Another fresh column from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Ira’s good friend Sean Sullivan, Bill Currie Ford general manager, will personally help you get the best value on your next vehicle purchase. Just ask for him.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When it comes to taking care of off-season business, the Bucs have a matched pair of edge rushers to lock up. (more…)

Another fresh column from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Ira’s good friend Sean Sullivan, Bill Currie Ford general manager, will personally help you get the best value on your next vehicle purchase. Just ask for him.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

There’s a big man lurking out there who might solve a big problem for the Bucs.

As the 49ers prepare to run all over the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay fans are wondering whether their favorite team is ever going to once again boast a credible ground game to complement all those passing yards. (more…)

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Episode No. 2 of this week on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, presented by general manager Sean Sullivan at the Bill Currie Ford showroom, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is reflecting, as well as firing away as he prepared for a visit to the Super Bowl. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

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Another fresh column from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Ira’s good friend, Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan, will personally help you get the best value on your next vehicle purchase. Just ask for him.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

This silver anniversary comes with the highs and lows of a typical marriage. (more…)

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It’s the twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast! It’s always a fun ride, much like all the ones at the Bill Currie Ford showroom, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports has plenty on his mind, presented by Bill Currie Ford. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

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Enjoy Ira’s new column. And remember to visit Ira’s good friend Sean Sullivan, general manager of Bill Currie Ford. He personally will take care of you!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When it comes to getting the dirty job done, the Bucs come up short. (more…)

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Back at the Bill Currie Ford showroom, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is very feisty in the latest Ira Kaufman Podcast, always a must-listen for Bucs fans presented by Bill Currie Ford. A special guest joins Ira and the Bucs chatter flows. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. Remember, all 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The rest of the NFC South is backing up to the Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay went 2-4 in the division during the first year of the Bruce Arians era, but there are tangible reasons to believe the Bucs are the team on the rise in this group — particularly if Jameis Winston remains under center and fixes his turnover issues. (more…)

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Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, Ira Kaufman, went to Baltimore and Canton in the past week where he chatted all about the Bucs during his notable travels. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is a must-listen for Bucs fans presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles. Episode 5 of 2020 is free-wheeling and fun. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co., local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. Remember, all 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com.

Ira’s award-winning column pops three times a week. Click through here to shop the great end-of-year deals at BillCurrieFord.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs would be wise to take a lesson from a former employee. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

At the end of a marathon meeting, we walked out both exhausted and inspired. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

You never know who you’re going to run into at an airport terminal.

In this case, the dapper man sitting at the gate in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, waiting for his Tuesday morning flight to Canton, was the one and only Ron Wolf. (more…)

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The twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast is a must-listen for Bucs fans presented by Bill Currie Ford. Ira has loads on his mine today in already the third episode of 2020. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. Remember, all 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com.

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Bill Currie Ford presents the incomparable Ira Kaufman Podcast! The twice-weekly affair is a must-listen from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe. The Bucs offseason is here and the podcast’s intensity ramps up. So much is on the Bucs buffet. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

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Strong insight on the new TAMPA TWO from Bucs legend Derrick Brooks and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, Ira Kaufman. The playoffs are here!! Presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating, a production of The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Shafted. Again. (more…)

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Presented by the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles at Bill Currie Ford, Ira Kaufman is fired up for the first podcast of 2020. A whirlwind of Bucs topics are on the table, and there’s a special guest and an announcement. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is always a must-listen. Thanks also to Big Storm Brewing Co. & Pin Chasers.

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

All 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com. Click through to shop the best prices of the year. See their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles and remember, your trade-in will never be worth more than it is before Jan. 1.

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No matter what decision is reached in the executive suite halls of One Buc Place, there needs to be a different dynamic under center for this franchise next fall.

Let’s assume Jameis Winston remains the starting quarterback for Tampa Bay in the 2020 season opener. That’s not exactly a stretch, despite the growing number of Winston skeptics who are making their feelings known on this No. 1 Buccaneer web site. (more…)

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What a wild finish to the 2019 season and the Ira Kaufman Podcast is all over it, presented by the amazing year-end deals at Bill Currie Ford.  The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is all here for you in Podcast 1 of this week. And as always, thanks also to Buffalo Wild Wings and Pin Chasers.

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

All 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com. Click through to shop the best prices of the year. See their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles and remember, your trade-in will never be worth more than it is before Jan. 1.

Ira’s award-winning column pops three times a week. Click through here to shop the great end-of-year deals at BillCurrieFord.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The season ended as it began, with Bucs beating Bucs in Heartbreak City.

In Week 1, it was a home loss against the 49ers under the weight of 4 turnovers, including a pair of pick-6s thrown by Jameis Winston. (more…)