Odds on Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub Moving to Texas
- Odds are against radio talk-show and UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan and former MMA fighter turned comic Brendan Schaub moving to Texas
- Both insist they’ll relocate to the Lone Star State because of its lax coronavirus restrictions. Should anyone believe them?
- Examination of the odds and the possibility that they might follow through on their boasts is assessed in the ensuing story
Does anyone take Joe Rogan or Brendan Schaub seriously?
Both insist that they’re moving to Texas to get away from California’s restrictive coronavirus lockdown regulations.
Well, Willie Nelson famously said, “You can always tell a Texan but you can’t tell a Texan much,” so it would appear that both Rogan and Schaub would be right at home in the Lone Star State.
Regardless, oddsmakers aren’t buying the bravado of either man. A betting line of -400 is being offered that MMA fighter turned comedian Schaub won’t be going deep into the heart of Texas.
Rogan is an even longer shot. He’s at odds of -500 not to pull up stakes and head to Texas.
Rogan Proposes Exit to Texas
Who else is old enough to remember when Rogan only portrayed a conspiracy theory-spinning crackpot on the sitcom NewsRadio? Turns out he wasn’t acting, just merely acting out his deepest beliefs.
Odds Joe Rogan Moves to Texas Before 2022
| Outcome | Odds |
|---|---|
| No | -500 |
| Yes | +300 |
Odds taken May 15th
Railing against California’s stringent COVID-19 lockdown policies during an interview with automaker and fellow out-there bigger than life personality Elon Musk, Rogan, 52, announced that he might move to Texas if things don’t change.
Texas began relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 1st.
The actor turned podcaster is a lower-case version of Alex Jones – the two, not surprisingly, are friends – and his particular brand of pop culture intellectualism has found an audience. For sure, it’s mostly among guys who like tattoos, consume mass quantities of energy drinks and refer to each other as “brah.”
It isn’t just them, though. It can’t be. Rogan’s podcast is among the top downloads from the iTunes Store. His YouTube channel tops six million subscribers.
Rogan preaches living a lifestyle off the grid, so perhaps the question shouldn’t be about whether he’s moving to Texas. The real puzzling aspect is what is a man’s man like Rogan doing living in the La-La land that is California?
I’m sure Joe Rogan, whose entire show is based on daily in-person interviews with entertainers, is going to permanently move away from Los Angeles. https://t.co/OkTnKn4VMV
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) May 14, 2020
Making all kinds of bank, that’s what. Last year, Rogan earned a reported $30 million from his podcast alone.
Anyone think he’s going to risk that by leaving the land of celebrity opportunity for Texas? Those who do probably also plunked down $24 for a pound of the mushroom coffee that Rogan peddles on his show.
You know, the brew that’s infused with lion’s mane and chaga to keep the caffeine at bay and support clean, focused energy.
Pick: No (-500)
Stump the Schaub
If you Google Brendan Schaub, one of the first links that comes up is “Why is Brendan Schaub famous.” Seems a valid question.
Odds Brendan Schaub Moves to Texas Before 2022
| Outcome | Odds |
|---|---|
| No | -400 |
| Yes | +250 |
It can’t be for his MMA record. He lost four of his last six bouts before retiring in 2015. LA-based Schaub turned to comedy and launched a podcast.
Hey! While everyone else opens up. Los Angeles says, “Hold my mask, Aug 1st sheep” 🤦🏻 pic.twitter.com/FCLhbNpS0I
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 13, 2020
Schaub is outraged by people like Dr. Anthony Fauci, who actually are trying to save lives. Who wouldn’t prefer to get their coronavirus advice from someone who used to get kicked in the head for a living rather than the country’s #1 infectious disease expert?
Fauci wants to flatten the curve. People like Rogan and Schaub appear more interested in thinning the herd.
But like most in talk radio, it’s all an act.
Pick: No (-400)
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
