Dear Patrick, Is Alabama Overrated?
The short answer? Yes. The long answer? Yes, absolutely. Thanks to fellow Student Union writer Cody Goggin, we publish a Top 25 College Football Poll every week compiled of our picks and rankings among the contributors. Thanks to another SU writer, PJ Guippone, my hot takes have been exposed. In a piece published simultaneously with […]
It’s Time for Notre Dame to Move On
After a great start to the 2017 season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have fallen apart at the seams once again. Just last year, the Fighting Irish finished a dismal season with a 4-8 record. In 2017, they’ve already surpassed doubling last year’s win total, but it isn’t enough. Like every year with Brian Kelly […]
Nine People You’ll Meet Playing Basketball at the Rec
If you’ve been to your school’s rec center this year, you’ve probably come across a game or two of pickup basketball. While we all believe in our talents and think we can shoot like Devonte’ Graham or rebound like DeAndre Ayton, everybody stems from one of these nine characters you’ll meet on the court. The […]
Five Takeaways from Oklahoma’s Win Over Kansas
#12 Oklahoma played host to #5 Kansas in a Tuesday night Big 12 match with potentially serious implications on the conference’s standings. After KU held a lead for much of the second half, an interesting strategy and some key makes allowed for the Sooners and Trae Young to regain the lead with a minute remaining. […]
SU25: Basketball Edition
*extreme Pitbull voice* “We’re bringing it, we’re bringing it, we’re bringing it back.” We’re a blog of many talents, but ranking the top 25 college basketball teams isn’t necessarily one of them. The weekly segment where we compile our contributors rankings into a top 25 is back, but this time, we’re dipping into some basketball […]
SU25: Basketball Edition
“We’re a blog of many talents, but ranking the top 25 college basketball teams isn’t necessarily one of them.” – Me, Patrick Norton, two weeks ago. After Villanova, Virginia and Purdue, last week’s one, two and three seeds, lost throughout the week, we saw a considerable shakeup to our top 25. The Kansas Jayhawks saw […]
A Jayhawk’s (Half-Hearted) Prayer for Keller Chryst
In the name of James “The Father” Naismith, Bill “The Son” Self and the Almighty Mark “The Holy Spirit” Mangino: A reading from the Book of Jayhawks: Brothers and Sisters, I’ll be straight forward with you; a quarterback won’t solve a heavy majority of KU football’s issues. But if you watched a half of Jayhawk […]
SU25: Basketball Edition
“We’re a blog of many talents, but ranking the top 25 college basketball teams isn’t necessarily one of them.” – Me, Patrick Norton, three weeks ago. “…Basketbal…” – Also me, last week. Only nine days remain in the month of February and synonymous with the last few weeks, we’ve seen a few shakeups in the […]
National Lampoon’s College Vacation
Did somebody say… VACATION? With all of this talk of vacation out of South Bend, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, I can’t help but dream of a warm beach somewhere with the waves crashing against the shores, sand mixing in my hair and me, keeping my shirt on to avoid any embarrassment. Instead, I’m stuck in […]
SU25: Basketball Edition
“We’re a blog of many talents, but ranking the top 25 college basketball teams isn’t necessarily one of them.” – Me, Patrick Norton, four weeks ago. Conference tournaments begin this week, so we’re getting dangerously close to our final SU25 until football season. Only twenty-seven teams received votes for our top 25, so what happened […]
Apply to Become Pitt’s Head Coach Today!
Only a few hours removed from Kevin Stallings’ release, the University of Pittsburgh is working on finding a new head coach for their men’s basketball team through… the internet? If you have any interest in becoming the next Pitt basketball coach, you can apply here https://t.co/LpBymMz9Wx — Craig Meyer (@CraigMeyerPG) March 9, 2018 That’s right. […]
Oklahoma Sucks, Nothing Is Real, This is Bullsh*t.
I quit. I just left the Student Union Sports Slack channel. I am a rogue writer right now. This is RIDICULOUS. Besides “5+ turnovers per game” Trae Young, how in the WORLD did Oklahoma make the tournament? 18-13! 8-10 in the BIG 12, 1(!)-8 on the road in conference play, lost in the first round […]
“Academics” in the NBA Playoffs: Crafting Nine Collegiate Starting Lineups
Remember watching the tournament a couple weeks ago and being continuously bothered by Jerry Rice’s voice speaking on behalf of the NCAA about how student-athletes are students first? Well, I do. The message of the ad was also to say “hey, being a student-athlete can help you gain the skills necessary for the real world […]
The Wicked Witch Is Dead
Praise the lord, Sheahon Zenger isn’t in Kansas anymore, and from the looks of it, David Beaty doesn’t appear to be far behind. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod sent out a staff-wide email, which served as a press release, to announce the firing of the athletic director on Monday morning. The release cited “lack […]
I Was Julius Caesared by Not Being Invited to Last Week’s Student Union Summit
This past weekend, Student Union Sports held its first annual SUS Summit somewhere near Atlanta, Georgia. To receive an invite, you had to be one of the top dogs at the blog, producing content and page views more routinely than Antonio Cromartie conceives lil’ Cromartie’s. If you buy into the Student Union #brand and help […]
Ten Things To Do at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
With at least one more season of David Beaty unfortunately on the horizon, it’s apparent that the only reasons to attend a Kansas Jayhawks football game is for Family Weekend, you know somebody on the team or if you’ve got plans to get plastered at The Hawk immediately afterwards. With KU being a dry campus, […]
Student Union CFB Preview: Illinois
The Fighting Illini have been in the rebuild stage for what feels like an eternity. Their games have been hard to watch with glaring issues on all three phases, but it’s all developmental and while 2017 may not have been the most competitive showing, it takes a few seasons like those to eventually right the ship. […]
Student Union CFB Preview: Kansas
The Jayhawks have one of the most negative outlooks you can find in the game. With new Athletic Director Jeff Long in the building, the writing is on the wall for head coach David Beaty. With three wins in three seasons, another projected failure ahead in 2018, basketball season can’t come soon enough in Lawrence, Kansas. […]
What Could’ve Been: The Jim Harbaugh/Kansas Saga
Everybody’s favorite milk-drinking, red meat-devouring, chicken-avoiding, khaki-wearing football coach resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he belongs, but Jim Harbaugh’s journey to the Big House nearly took a major detour nearly a decade ago. After allegations of verbal abuse in the locker room plagued the team’s on-field success, Mark Mangino and the University of Kansas […]
Dear Vanderbilt University, Please Hire Jay Cutler.
After the news out of Vanderbilt that athletic director David Williams would be resigning, Clay Travis dropped into the conversation with an absurd suggestion for the university’s next man up: Jay. F***ing. Cutler. Yes. PLEASE yes. Pump it into my veins. Quarterback extraordinaire Jay Cutler enjoyed a successful career at Vandy, which led to an impressive […]
KANSAS FOOTBALL IS GOING BOWLING
Cancel the Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ football program IMMEDIATELY. 55-14? Are you kidding me? KU just put up 55 points on a team that only allowed 52 to THE Ohio State. Urban Meyer on the hot seat? My mind is scrambled. I just called the game for KJHK 90.7 FM – Lawrence and I’m currently waiting […]
#SU25: Week 4
Alabama (10) Clemson (2) Georgia Ohio State Oklahoma LSU Stanford Washington West Virginia Notre Dame Auburn Penn State Mississippi State Virginia Tech UCF Oklahoma State TCU Oregon Wisconsin Michigan Miami (FL) Iowa Texas A&M Boston College Michigan State Others receiving votes: Duke (15), USF (10), BYU (6), Syracuse (5), NC State (4), Kentucky (4), Boise […]
Notre Dame: Legit Contender. No! Don’t Hang Up!
A big victory on Saturday night against #24 Virginia Tech once again proved to the nation that Notre Dame is not messing around in 2018. With wins over Michigan to begin the season, now two consecutive weeks topping Stanford and Virginia Tech, the Fighting Irish have set themselves up very nicely to make a run […]
Kansas Football: At Least We Have Volleyball
Well, you can’t win ’em all, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they have two wins already in 2018, so they won’t lose ’em all either. Another fantastic defensive outing washed away with an inconsistent offensive attack and #NotGreat coaching. Ah yes, a classic Kansan tale. David Beaty is the Wicked Witch of Campus North. Against […]
By God, Texas IS Back.
They actually did the damn thing and took down #7 Oklahoma! After losing to B1G powerhouse MARYLAND(!) in the first game of the 2018 campaign, it seemed as though Texas was on it’s way to another disappointing end result under Tom Herman. Five wins in a row has ceased that talk though, including taking down […]
LSU Punts Away Perfect Season
Noooo! Not like this, Coach O! Florida? LSU’s defense has been so good all year, but it was a pick-6 that finally ended the Tigers’ perfect season bid. Joe Burrow couldn’t get it done through the air, throwing for 191 yards and two interceptions, including the pick-6 late in the fourth quarter. Nick Brosette scored […]
Land of Lincoln: Norman, Oklahoma
Well that’s that. The Stoops family is no longer when it comes to the staff of the Sooners. This is Lincoln Riley’s team now. Has been for a year and now he’s shocked the nation in having the guts to fire a Stoops from an Oklahoma football coaching staff. After a heart-pumping defeat at the […]
Marching Bands: College Football’s Secret Weapon
The age-old debate about whether the NFL product is better than the NCAA’s commodity is easily settled: the NFL lacks marching bands. The Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins escape blame here as they do possess marching bands at their home games, but every other professional football team is on blast here: live music with brass, […]
Heisman Watch: The Year of the Back
Quarterback, that is. Remember before the season began when everybody assumed the college quarterback landscape was weak and that any of the talented running backs would be a shoe-in for the coveted trophy. Well, everybody was wrong. We’ve hit the halfway point of the 2018-19 season and five quarterbacks lead the charge in the hunt […]
SU25: Week 7
We’re halfway through the 2018 college football season and our rankings are starting to take tremendous form. More confidence in Michigan and Texas in actual rank, but not too much change in the teams in the top 25. LSU and Florida created a seismic shift with the Gators pulling off a thrilling upset in the […]
College Hockey: Postgame Presser Week Four
We are about a month into the season and there is not much time left before conference play gets fully underway. All two of our pollsters (myself and Patty Norton) have our say after an action-packed weekend. My Poll St. Cloud State Ohio State Notre Dame Providence Penn State Minnesota Duluth Denver Union College Minnesota […]
College Hockey is About to Get B1Gger.
The legitimacy of the account is in question without a blue checkmark and some questionable posts in the past, but this tweet is certainly getting plenty of attention in the college hockey universe. With the Chicago Blackhawks recently sponsoring studies for the University of Illinois to conduct gauging certain levels of interest and possibility of […]
Beaty Fired, It’s Basketball Season
After four years of David Beaty football in Lawrence, new AD Jeff Long announced the football program would be moving in a different direction come season’s end. Beaty will exit the scene with the seniors in three weeks after The Jayhawks take on Texas at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on November 23rd, leaving Beaty […]
Fight On: Ranking The Best College Fight Songs
Call ’em the best, most memorable, most recognizable: fight songs become ingrained in your mind, even if you can’t remember the associated school. When you listen to this list, there’s a chance you’ll either be pulled back into the student section of your alma mater for one more fourth quarter comeback, or you’ll remember the […]
#SU25 Basketball: Preseason
It’s that time of the year again! The college basketball season tips off tonight with the Champions Classic taking place in Indianapolis. The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Michigan State Spartans, and the Duke Blue Devils match up with John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats. A few new faces join the ranks this season after impressive tournament […]
Campus Cover 043: Blind Resume Test
The Campus Cover is the always off-topic, sometimes correct college football gambling podcast presented by Student Union Sports. Not only do we have your picks of the week, but PJ and Cody give you endless nonsense throughout. You can find us on Twitter @CodyGoggin @pjguip1 @TheCampusCover @StudentUSports This week Anthony Ventura (@anthonyjvent1) and Patrick Norton […]
The Experience: Ranking The Best College Stadium Traditions
Traditions: The sacred ceremonies that make college football and basketball unlike any other experience imaginable. Just about every college has ’em and just about every alumni remembers their school’s pregame or postgame ritual like they were in the student section last Saturday. We’ve covered the best bands in the land. We’ve argued over the most […]
Les Miles to Kansas: Wave the Grass?
Ever since the announcement was made that David Beaty would not be returning for the 2019 season, rumors began flying around Lawrence regarding the next head football coach. But today, sources to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger confirmed that the Kansas Jayhawks were finalizing a deal with longtime coach Les Miles. The Dark Ages Dating back […]
Kyler Murray Wins Heisman
After one of the longer Heisman presentation shows of recent memory, this time filled with awkward segments and enough missed jokes to make you think a Kansas quarterback was making them. Where was I? Oh, right! It was finally announced just after 9 PM ET that Oklahoma Sooner’s quarterback Kyler Murray was victorious in the […]
Electrifying Finish in First Responder Bowl
Does this mean the under hit? Asking for a friend.
2018 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Preview
Folks, the College Football Playoff is finally here, and we’re just hours away from the first semifinal. This year’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is sure to excite when two undefeated squads enter Jerry’s World for the opportunity to make it one step closer to glory. How They Got Here: Clemson Tigers Clemson found themselves in […]
2018(19?) Playoff Final Preview
Monday night, the culmination of the entire college football season, but what year is Monday’s College Football Playoff Final taking place in? Is this the 2018 Natty or the 2019? I’ve had that question for a while and haven’t found a definitive answer, so feel free to give your own input on my Twitter poll: […]
Silvio De Sousa, Kansas Hosed by NCAA
Well, that’s that. Silvio De Sousa banned from the NCAA until 2020-2021. Held out for all of the 2018-19 season this point, hope remained with the Jayhawks that they might get their big back before March. Back in October, Adidas rep TJ Gassnola testified De Sousa’s guardian accepted $2,500 from Gassnola. De Sousa has not […]
#SU25 Basketball: Week (1)5!
Football season is over, but there is some good news: The Patriots can’t win March Madness. But the Patriots of college basketball find themselves atop our first #SU25 rankings of the regular season. Coach K has the Blue Devils rolling, but the Volunteers are staying close behind. We casted our votes before Tuesday night’s action, […]
Illinois Basketball: B1G Tournament Champions
Speak it into existence. Brad Underwood’s squad is trending upward, and while they sit at 9-15, an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament is up for grabs in March. The path to the madness is far from an easy one, but if Illinois performs with the same level of intensity and execution they possessed against […]
Is Bill Self On The Hot Seat?
Nope. Carry on. While you’re here, check out why I think Illinois has a shot at an auto-bid this March.
What Happened to The Jayhawks?
It’s finally over. Fourteen years stopped at a screeching halt. Oh well. For the 2018-19 Kansas Jayhawks, it’s time to learn and move on. No longer at the top of the Big XII mountain, doubters finally have the ammunition to attack Bill Self; fourteen-time Big XII Champion, one-time national champion. I’m not the type to […]
College Coaches: I Scream, You Scream, Tom Izzo’s A Bit Extreme
Fact: Old Guys Like Yelling At Young Guys With Tom Izzo caught on camera berating Aaron Henry during Michigan State’s first round victory against the Bradley Braves, coaching tactics have been placed under the Twitter microscope over the past few hours. Really?! We’re just getting around to this now? College coaches have been acting out […]
Jayhawks of the Midwestern: The Curse of the Bruce Pearl
Turns out that the Kansas Jayhawks losing the Big XII regular-season title for the first time in fourteen years wasn’t an elaborate rouse by Bill Self to catch the rest of the March Madness field off guard after all. At the hands of Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers, the season ended in the Round of 32 […]
What In The World Is This: Instagram Algorithms
You’re scrolling through Instagram, still in bed trying to decide whether or not to head back to sleep for another hour or start your Saturday before noon. Then the biggest WTF moment of the day occurs when you scroll upon an ad for something related to the dream you had last night. “How’d it know? […]
2019 CFB Preview: Kansas Jayhawks
In the year of our lord, two-thousand and nineteen, anticipation builds before students crowd Jayhawk Boulevard for the fall semester. For the first time in a long time, there’s genuine excitement surrounding the Kansas Jayhawks football program. They say Les is more in Lawrence, and now we’re just weeks away from seeing just what “more” […]
2019 CFB Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini
The Kansas of the B1G, the Illinois Fighting Illini haven’t found much success for the better part of a decade. Entering year four of the Lovie Smith Experiment, which hasn’t yielded many positive results, there’s hope, but little supporting evidence that they’ll make a leap to the next level in 2019. And after receiving a […]
2019 CFB Preview: American Athletic Conference
This is UCFs conference now. A few formidable FBS opponents, but the Knights own the headlines when it comes to the American Athletic Conference. The AAC is yet to receive respect in the eyes of the Playoff Committee, but maybe 2019 is the year for a breakthrough. However, it’s UCF or bust. While Central Florida […]
SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1
It’s that time of the year again: A bunch of college bloggers outsmarting the pros at other sites. It’s the return of the SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1 edition! Reigning champion Clemson Tigers find themselves already 1-0 after throttling Georgia Tech on Thursday’s season opener. They slot right back into the #1 seed to begin […]
Dear Tennessee Volunteers & Phillip Fulmer, Hire Us.
The Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff has proven they’re incapable of doing anything right. They can’t beat a two win Sun Belt team, nor can they take down an Independent team that hasn’t won 10 games in a season since 2011. To make matters worse, the Vols lost to both of these teams at home. You, […]
SU25: 2019 CFB Week 3
As we enter 2019 CFB Week 3, this is one of the final weeks we’ll see the Playoff caliber squads beating up on the cupcakes and FCS school. In case that’s your thing, don’t fret, Kansas still has to play the rest of the Big XII. This week also separates the bowl contenders from the […]
How To: Write a Blog for Student Union Sports
Hello friends, it’s your friendly neighborhood Editor-In-Chief Patty Takes here. Today, we’re going to quickly dissect how to write a blog for Student Union Sports, things that must be checked off BEFORE submission, and how to stand out and ensure you make the homepage. Step 1: Get Familiar with WordPress Old Farts: Remember Classic Editor? […]
New! Schiano Reuniting With Scarlet Knights
Greg Schiano is reversing course and returning to Piscataway. A Rutgers program Schiano helped restore former glory at between 2001 and 2011 is less than a shell of its former self in its current state. Before embarking on a (short-lived) head coaching career in the NFL, Schiano held a 68-67 record with the Scarlet Knights. […]
Illinois Basketball: Certifiably Good
Things are clicking for the Illini. A big win in Champaign on Wednesday night gives the Illinois basketball program their first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since Tyler Griffey sealed the deal against the #1 Hoosiers in 2013. The times have changed considerably for the Illini since that game: A program that seemed destined […]
2019 Redbox Bowl: Cal vs. Illinois
One of the better stories of the college football season comes to an end today when the Illini (6-6) take on the Golden Bears (7-5) this afternoon in the 2019 Redbox Bowl. With bowl season in full swing, it’s a bragging rights game for the schools and conferences. How They Got Here: California Golden Bears […]
2019 Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Arizona State
The 2019 Sun Bowl is moments away from kickoff in El Paso, Texas with the Seminoles set to clash with the Sun Devils. While both teams squeaked into postseason play, records don’t show the full story. Herm Edwards and the Sun Devils created a formidable opponent for any team ASU faced. As for Florida State […]
Illinois Struggles: Blip or Major Malfunction?
After shocking the conference with a seven game win streak, things have cooled down quickly in Champaign. At a time, it seemed the Illini were the only squad capable of winning on the road in the Big Ten. Now they’re looking for a way to correct their recent woes. As Illinois struggles, their 2020 destiny […]
Bet Against Us: February 17th, 2020
I own a career 5-14 record in online sports betting. I’m not good. I don’t claim otherwise. Don’t follow my betting advice. I did not know how to place a parlay bet until today. Knew what it was, but not how to actually place one. That said, I *do* get by with a little help […]
Bet Against Us: February 18th, 2020
Things don’t always flow in our favor. A Notre Dame buzzer-beater victory over the Tar Heels devastated yesterday’s parlay. But it really hit the fan when Xavier and St. John’s decided to play H-O-R-S-E to end the first half. A near eighty-point showing doomed the under from the beginning. However, let’s not dwell on the […]
Ayo returns, leads Illini past #9 Penn State
When Ayo Dosunmu slipped and suffered a potentially devastating knee injury a week ago, nobody genuinely cared about the unfortunate outcome of the game. While the Illini dropped their home rematch with Michigan State, Ayo was the only thing that mattered. The season’s alive if Ayo returns, but focus was solely on his longterm health. […]
Bet Against Us: February 19th, 2020
Success! 2-1 last night gets us back on track. But February 19th is a new day, so go ahead and bet against us. Dayton saved our asses and covered -3.5 against VCU last night with the help of some clutch last-second free throws. Baylor and Oklahoma followed through nicely and didn’t sniff the 135 total […]
Travis Etienne: America’s Running Back
Travis Etienne isn’t leaving Clemson. At least not this year, anyway. But that didn’t stop one of the nation’s best running backs from having fun with the life-altering decision. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft passed in mid-January. Etienne waited until the waning moments of the deadline to announce his return […]
Raise a Glass to Freedom: Coronavirus Survival Guide
We’re all reeling. Priority #1 is our health, but we can focus on our well-being while sulking about the effects on our daily lives. No sports. No restaurants and bars. Some of us are out of work. Some home from school. In the long run, self-quarantining is what brings our world back. In the short-term, […]
Kofi Cockburn Declares for NBA Draft
It’s Instagram official. Kofi Cockburn declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is testing the draft waters, but leaving a return to the Illini starting rotation as an open possibility. A difference maker in the paint, Cockburn played a major role in the successful season in Champaign. Before the […]
Reliving The Last Dance… for the first time.
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I thought I understood the impact of Michael Jordan on the city, on the game of basketball and on the world. I was born in 1999, eleven months after the Bulls reached the promised land for the final time. I never saw MJ play with “BULLS” across his […]
Josh Rosen and the Bears: Match Made… Somewhere
When the Arizona Cardinals selected Josh Rosen with the tenth selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, the UCLA quarterback didn’t hold back when barking about the newly found chip on his shoulder. The fourth quarterback selected in the top ten, Rosen claimed the other teams in the mix made a mistake passing on the Torrance, […]
First Annual Student Union Madden Tournament
Starting today we will beginning the first annual Student Union Madden Tournament. This will take place over the next couple of weeks and can be viewed on our Twitch channel as well as from links on our Twitter page. The Format This tournament will be setup with two random groups playing a full round-robin within […]
Stanford Eliminating Eleven Varsity Sports
Stanford University announced Wednesday morning their plan to cut eleven varsity sports from the school’s athletics department budget. Programs facing elimination upon conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year include: men’s fencing women’s fencing field hockey lightweight rowing men’s rowing co-ed sailing women’s sailing squash synchronized swimming men’s volleyball wrestling Many athletics departments throughout the country […]
Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports
Didn’t J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood and a few more people just sign an open-letter unironically canceling “cancel culture”? Yet, here we are. As some may remember, the Ivy League made headlines this past spring as the first conference to cancel their basketball tournament ahead of March Madness. With the COVID-19 pandemic unsolved and […]
Campus Cover Episode 44: New Beginnings and a New MLB Season
Campus Cover Episode 44: New Beginnings and a New MLB Season. The Campus Cover is making its triumphant return! The former Student Union podcast has risen from the dead. Campus Cover is back and bigger than ever. Not only will we have the podcast component, but we will also be recording video episodes, posting video […]
Campus Cover Episode 045: Stanley Cup Playoffs with Rob Reese
On this week’s episode of Campus Cover, the guys are joined by Rob Reese, the Fantasy Editor for NHL.com and the host of the Fantasy on Ice podcast. They talk about the resumption of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and what teams have the best shot to win.
NHL Qualifiers Underway: Don’t Throw Your Money Away
We’re a couple days into the NHL Qualifiers as well as the seeding round robins. Do-or-die hockey, one of the best events in sports, but a seemingly impossible path to pocket some cash on your favorite sports books. Whether it’s forgetting how wretched a team’s defense truly is, how dynamic a power play unit is […]
Heart Attack Hawks Return, Steal 2-1 Advantage
Even if just for one night, the magic returned. When the Chicago Blackhawks entered the NHL Western Conference bubble in Edmonton, Alberta two weeks ago, expectations weren’t high. A Stanley Cup run remains unlikely, but a late-night, late-game thrilling victory over the hosting Oilers leaves the Heart Attack Hawks one win away from an official […]
NHL Qualifiers: Six Elimination Games & Picks
Backs against the wall, Friday sets up as an exhilarating slate full of eliminators in the NHL Qualifiers. All six games today, starting with Florida-New York at 11 am (CST) in Toronto, could result in an elimination. Let’s make some extra spending cash heading into the weekend. *all game times listed Central Standard Time **all […]
Big Ten’s Kevin Warren Indirectly Responds to Justin Fields, Permanently Cancels 2020 Fall Sports
The Big Ten ensured the world on Wednesday night there would be no fall sports in 2020. The conference has no plans to overturn its sport-altering decision, cancelling all fall sports competition in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference confirmed their stance and doubled down in stating they would not readdress the issue further. […]
The Chicago Bears: A Look Inside the 2020 Season
After a troublesome 2019 season, the Chicago Bears are looking to rebound in a major way one year later. Quite possibly a much different looking offense, it’s the defense that must return to 2018 form to propel this team into a deep playoff run. 2019 Record: 8-8 (4-2 in NFC North) One of football’s sport’s […]
AFC East Preview: Campus Cover Episode 048
Give the 2020 AFC East Preview from the Campus Cover a listen. Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin) and Patrick Norton (@pdnorton3) give their best bets for this NFL season. We look at Cam Newton, Josh Allen, and of course Ryan Fitzpatrick. We will be posting these division previews every day this week so make sure to keep […]
New England Patriots: 2020 NFL Preview
For the first time in a long time — twenty seasons — the offensive huddle of the New England Patriots is missing #12 Tom Brady. It’s a new era for the NFL’s 21st century dynasty. 2020 poses new challenges, but new opportunities for Bill Belichick’s crew. 2019 Record: 12-4 (5-1 in AFC East) In Tom […]
AFC South Preview: Campus Cover Episode 049
On episode 049 of the Campus Cover, Cody Goggin and Patrick Norton cover the AFC South. In 2020 this division looks to have a wide open race at the top, but are there certain teams that they prefer to others? Take a listen for our best bets and analysis on the 2020 AFC South. You […]
NFC East Preview: Campus Cover Episode 050
On Episode 050 of the Campus Cover, Cody Goggin and Patrick Norton take a look at this year’s NFC East. We analyze the divisions, give our best bets, and maybe even reveal who one of us likes to win the NFC. You can listen to all of our NFL preview series here, with a new […]
The Case To Not Extend Allen Robinson
There is no case. Extend your #1 wide receiver.
The Pessimism Party: The Bucks, Siakam, AD, and Westbrook
In this episode, Student Union’s Chief Editor and friend of the show Patrick Norton joins Tyler to discuss the pessimism surrounding teams and players in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. They begin by talking about their Denver Broncos vs Chicago Bears NFL bet and discuss the Chris Paul trade rumors and what those […]
Campus Cover: Ep. 56 & 57 – Week 2 NFL Picks with Bryce Hopwood
The Campus Cover podcast welcomed Bryce Hopwood of Student Union’s Lecture Hall podcast this week. The weekend’s spread is only comparable in size to the table on Thanksgiving Day. The Browns and Bengals kicked things off on Thursday night with more scoring than David Duchovny at a swingers party. Fifteen more games between now and […]
Running It Back: Giants @ Bears, Week 2
For the third straight season, the Chicago Bears find themselves staring down the barrel of a relatively uninteresting New York Giants squad. Led by Saquon Barkley, there’s hope for Daniel Jones to flourish under new leadership, but a substandard offensive line could spell trouble for New York. Traipsing into Soldier Field to face a confident […]
NFL Week 3: Campus Cover Podcast (Ep. 058)
Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin) and Patrick Norton (@pdnorton3) give their best bets for NFL Week 3. They include their three favorite bets of the week, two parlays, and a teaser of the week. If you enjoy the episode, please let us know on twitter or by leaving a review!
NFL Week 4: Campus Cover Ep. 059
Pat and Cody preview NFL Week 4 action. Last week each host went 1-2 on single best bets with Cody also getting a big 4-1 win on a teaser. Give it as listen as they give their best bets for the week, moneyline parlays, and another teaser! The Campus Cover is the best sports betting […]
Todd Haley & Arthur Blank: Match Made in Heaven
Todd Haley made waves on social media this morning when he posted a link to the Google search of his own name. While the common theory is a social blunder from an inexperienced Twitter user (Haley only has 268 tweets), this tells me something more. Haley’s search is clearly the former NFL coach checking his […]
Hottest Seat in Town: Who’s Axed Next?
Dan Quinn and Bill O’Brien didn’t survive the winless beginnings for the Falcons and Texans. Who’s next on the list? Only one winless team remains in the league, but the list of candidates committing frequent fireable offenses grows and grows week by week. In Quinn and O’Brien’s case, interim coaches got victory number one in […]
Quinton Spain’s A Perfect Fit for Bears: Ryan Pace, Please…
Where is the general manager of the Chicago Bears? After a 5-1 start to the 2020 campaign that saw fourth-year QB Mitchell Trubisky benched halfway through Week 3, it seems the man at the forefront of the half-decade roster overhaul is staying in the shadows, behind the scenes. Not typically prone to commanding the spotlight, […]
Campus Cover Ep. 62: NFL Week 7 w/ Jonathan Terry
The Campus Cover guys welcomed back Jonathan Terry of the Not Gonna Lie Podcast to discuss the first third of the NFL season. Cody, Patrick and JT discussed the board heading toward the weekend, each listing three picks and one parlay before discussing the biggest surprises of the year to date. Need convincing before betting […]
Campus Cover: NFL Week 13 (Episode 069)
Pat and Cody preview NFL Week 11 action. Give it as listen as they give their best bets for the week, moneyline parlays, and another teaser! The Campus Cover is the best sports betting podcast out there (in our opinion at least). We touch on betting, fantasy football, DFS, and have regular interviews. Follow us […]
Lecture Hall 12/8: Heaven’s Dinner Table Snake Draft
Welcome back to Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. This week we bring in some SU friends to do a snake draft of what dead people we’d love to have dinner with. Supreme leader Liam, Patrick “Patty Takes” Norton, and Luke “Big Takes” Maiers join the […]
Campus Cover Ep. 070: CFP Preview
After a few weeks off, Cody and Patty discuss the college football playoff, including analysis of both games and a look at the futures on BUSR. This week I also took a dive into the CFP odds to analyze the best way to play the odds. Please give this a read, listen to the episode, […]
Wildcard Weekend: Campus Cover Episode 071
Pat and Cody preview NFL Wildcard Weekend action. Give it as listen as the guys break down each game of the weekend! The Campus Cover is the best sports betting podcast out there (in our opinion at least). We touch on betting, fantasy football, DFS, and have regular interviews. Follow us @TheCampusCover on Twitter.
NFL Wild Card Weekend: Mayhem & Madness Awaits
The longest week of the NFL season is finally coming to a close. Of the fourteen teams qualified for the postseason, twelve match up on Saturday or Sunday. The reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers earned a bye week. Everybody else is fighting to keep the dream alive of […]
Lecture Hall 1/19: Moments in History Snake Draft
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall, hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we brought back the snake draft squad, Patrick ‘Patty Takes’ Norton and fearless leader Liam, for another draft. This time taking the topic of “moments in history.” Class is in session so sit […]
“Sell The Team”: Once Wishful Thinking, Now An Apathetic Outcry
The Chicago Bears met their drawn out demise at the hands of the New Orleans Saints less than two weeks ago. Yet, heading into conference championship weekend, the dread feels existential. This isn’t a new feeling. When Ted Phillips failed upward into a promotion to his current position as Bears CEO, any situation that saw […]
Big Game Prop-aganda: Best Bets, Props for SBLV
When the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete for the 55th Lombardi Trophy this upcoming Sunday night, the game forever becomes emblematic of the season endured over the course of the past six months. That’s the case with every Super Bowl, too. But the meaning of Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium […]
Campus Cover Ep. 074: Super Bowl LV Preview
It’s the Super Bowl! The big game deserves our biggest podcast of the season. We have prop bets, sides, totals, and everything in between for the last episode of the 2020-21 NFL season. The Campus Cover is the best sports betting podcast out there (in our opinion at least). We touch on betting, fantasy football, […]
JJ Watt Released: What’s Next?
In a surprising twist to the NFL offseason, the Houston Texans and all-world defensive lineman JJ Watt mutually agreed to part ways on Friday morning. Watt’s reign as one of the league’s most dominant forces isn’t over, but for the time being, his career in Houston is over. With the Texans opting for a new […]
Quarterback Controversy: Why it’s Wilson, Watson or Bust for Chicago
In the history of the Chicago Bears, no quarterback has eclipsed 4,000 passing yards in a single season. Erik Kramer fell just shy with 3,838 in 1995, followed by Jay Cutler with the four next best season totals. Just six quarterbacks reached 3,000 yards in a single campaign, eleven total seasons among them. The Bears […]
Campus Cover Ep. 075: NBA Top Shot Mania
NBA Top Shot is blowing up on social media and we’re here to help teach you about it! Cody Goggin and Jonathan Terry give their experiences with Top Shot and answer questions around it while convincing Patty Takes to join. Cody also wrote a starter guide earlier this week that you can check out here. […]
Speaking Into Existence: Russell Wilson to Chicago
July 22nd, 2021 Fresh air, warm breeze, blinding sun, and nothing but smiles surrounding the practice field at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in Chicago Bears history. The fairytale of the 8-8 Bears never received their storybook ending, and it was glaringly obvious the slipper didn’t […]
Les Miles, Kansas Part Ways Amid Resurfaced Allegations
Two years after signing on to build the football program in Lawrence, Kansas, Les Miles’ harrowing past flooded with sexual misconduct allegations while in charge of the Louisiana State Tigers resurfaced last week, leading to a sealed fate, a job opening and a situation not likely to disappear any time soon. Miles, hired in 2018 […]
Ryan Pace & Matt Nagy Are Who We Thought They Were
…and ownership let ’em off the hook. The late Dennis Green was spot on in his assessment of the Chicago Bears back in 2006; he was simply fifteen years too early. Sunday night’s blowout loss in Los Angeles confirmed our worst fears: Matt Nagy’s brain remains broken. Ryan Pace’s roster configuration is one giant step […]
Bad News Bears: Understanding The Whys
After a pummeling at the hands of a well-rested, better coached, better schemed, more talented — just better in every sense — Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad on Sunday, the Chicago Bears possess the third lowest points scored per game average — just 14.4 per contest. Matt Nagy’s Bears have eclipsed twenty points just three times […]
Bears Have One Option Come Monday: Fire Everybody
Sunday’s matinee against Minnesota marks the likely end of the Matt Nagy era in Chicago. Unfortunately for a fanbase in limbo, nobody’s quite sure of the fate of failed general manager Ryan Pace, and CEO Ted Phillips probably isn’t going anywhere either. That’s the reality of being a Bears fan right now. A team with […]
Good Riddance, George McCaskey: Even The Good Days Go Awry
When word broke of the Bears firing Matt Nagy, the entire city of Chicago awaited a final decision on embattled General Manager Ryan Pace. Since Pace’s arrival this time in 2014, things haven’t exactly panned out as expected or promised. Within a fifteen minute stretch that separated the news of Nagy and Pace, reports of […]
Illinois Basketball: Healthy, Primed for March
When the Illini enter Mackey Arena in West Lafayette to take on the #3 Purdue Boilermakers on Tuesday night, the expectation is for a hard-fought battle between two of the best teams in the Big Ten. Purdue and Illinois are two of the best teams in the country. The rankings reflect as such. But in […]
DeRozan, Donovan & Bulls: Seeing Red & Raising Expectations at All-Star Break
The NBA’s Cinderella story is blooming from fairy tale into reality; the Chicago Bulls sit atop the Eastern Conference tied with the Miami Heat at the NBA All-Star Break. From “worst signing of the off-season” to MVP conversation, DeMar DeRozan’s innate ability to carry a team plagued by injuries is paying dividends, and now a […]
The Bulls Have 99 Problems, Unfortunately Billy Donovan is an Important One.
Lonzo Ball’s final game in his inaugural season in Chicago took place on January 14th. Patrick Williams returned to action on March 21st following surgery to repair damaged ligaments in his wrist sustained in the fifth game of the season. Alex Caruso missed nearly two months with a broken wrist following a nasty fall caused […]
Five Level-Headed Takeaways From The First Round of The 2022 NFL Draft
1. Christian Kirk broke the receiver market. Kirk’s contract at the start of free agency with the Jaguars was equal to throwing a hanging breaking ball to Barry Bonds; a no-brainer home run for one party, a head scratcher for the other, and a pivotal teaching moment for the rest of the class. Kirk inked […]
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: NFC Predictions, the $100 competition, and Bills-Rams Preview
On Today’s Episode if Not Gonna Lie presented by Student Union Sports, Jon and Pat finish up their standings projections with the NFC. Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints to the Conference Championship? Could the Bears really punch a ticket to Wild Card Weekend? Additionally, the guys break down new segments to the show […]
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: NFL Week 4 Wrap-Up – Colts, Bears Talk & Week 5 Picks
Shocking development! Jon and Patrick are already sick and tired of watching their teams this NFL season. Through four weeks, the Indianapolis Colts have lost more games than Patrick predicted for the entire season on Not Gonna Lie’s 2022 season preview. Additionally, Pat shares his disdain with the Bears, but his excitement in finally winning […]
Don’t Push The Panic Button on The Chicago Bears – Yet.
With an inexperienced roster and fresh coaching staff all organized by a first-time general manager, expectations for the Chicago Bears in 2022 often included severe growing pains. However, that pain is tolerable because of the idea of visible and measurable growth. Through six weeks and four excruciating losses, some within sports media and an agonized […]
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: NFL Week 10 | Justin Fields, Josh Allen, Packers, Jeff ‘Sunday’ & Week 11 Picks
The Jeff Saturday Experience is 1-0 and the Indianapolis Colts could provide a highly entertaining storyline throughout the final eight weeks of the NFL season. Jon and Pat talk about Saturday’s immediate impact on the locker room and what this means for the Colts moving forward. Pat rambles about why Justin Fields provides such a […]
Student Union Sports Super Bowl Predictions
Site Owner Liam Smith “This is a tough one for me. I don’t like the idea of Patrick Mahomes winning his second Super Bowl and potentially kicking off a decade of Chiefs’ dominance. With that said, I think the Chiefs are still the lesser of two evils. Historically, I’ve hated the Eagles, their franchise, their […]
Illini Hoops’ March Outlook: An Astronomical Ceiling & Floor on Earth’s Core
As the regular season winds to a close, and with conference tournament play waiting eagerly at the scorer’s table, the big picture is a jumbled mess. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. When has the field of 68 ever been clear-cut in February? But when it comes to sniffing out the tried-and-true contenders for a […]