JUSTIN FIELDS AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL W/ MELVIN BUCHANAN

BET ON CHICAGO has a fever......for BASEBALL! Which means it time for the Cubs Consigliere's Shaun Graves and Dom Fortini to hop back on the show and dish out their favorite Cubs Hottest Takes with Spring Training underway!

We react to the re-signing of Cody Bellinger, will the Cubs add any more before Opening Day and then our favorite hottest takes, current over/under's and MORE!

BET ON CHICAGO returns breathing fire as Joey rips into both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox for different, but equally disappointing offseasons heading into Spring Training 2024.

BET ON CHICAGO warmly welcomes back to the show Author, Professional Speaker and Executive Coach Rob Sullivan to talk about his new book 'A Trek Within: Finding Your Inner Compass'

A fantastic conversation that covers a lot of ground! Rob discusses the joys, frustrations, discoveries and lessons learned writing 'A Trek Within', we talk dreams, dealing with stress, fear and learning to sharpen and listen to your inner intuition!

Always a pleasure having him on! 'A Trek Within: Finding Your Inner Compass" is available now and also available Audio-Only on Amazon today!

BET ON CHICAGO welcomes Chicago Sports Historian Jack Silverstein to canvass the current plight across all Chicago Sports and tease his upcoming book '6 Rings: The Bulls, The City and the Dynasty that Changed the Game"

On today's show we discuss the phenomenon that was the 90's Bulls, Chicago culture in the 90's, the current state of the Chicago Bears and the future for Justin Fields! Excellent, deep-dive conversation on all things Chicago Sports!

BET ON CHICAGO returns with a fantastic returning guest, College Football expert Melvin Buchanan!

We discuss what's right and wrong with Justin Fields and can he be saved? Then we dive into College Football to talk: Coach Prime and Colorado, the impact Deion is having with future HBCU coaching opportunities, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and MORE!

Always wonderful having Melvin on, love his perspectives!

BET ON CHICAGO checks one off the bucket list welcoming legendary Chicago actor Joe Mantegna and Hollywood and Ivy host Brigham Avery!

Cubs are fighting for the playoffs (1:35) Joe Mantegna reveals the most surprising part of this Cubs season (3:43) Where each of us was located that fateful night in 2016 (5:00)

The Great Cubs of the past + the fantastic Hollywood and Ivy dedicated to your favorite celebrity Cubs fans! (9:04)

And we wrap up the pod discussing whether the Cubs will make the playoffs, Glengarry Glen Ross, Notre Dame vs Ohio State and MORE (14:20)

A Must-Listen Episode with a true LEGEND!

BET ON CHICAGO returns to preview the 2023 Fantasy Football Season with Tuddy Guy + Rotoballer.com's David Rispoli!

Which position group is the hardest to handicap in 2023 (1:30) We reveal our Man Crush + MANTASY pick of the season (4:55) We pick our League Winner's (13:17) League Loser's (22:35)

The most underrated players in fantasy (30:18) Overrated (37:07)

And we wrap up the pod talking Tight End's (Do we have to...?) And our favorite sleepers and rookies! (43:17)

BET ON CHICAGO is so excited to welcome CHGO's Cody Delmendo to talk all things Chicago Cubs!

What a difference one season makes (1:36), Where were YOU for the summer of Mike Tauchman (5:55), Players like Tauchman + Christopher Morel rising to the occasion (11:11)

The biggest surprises and the 'What If's' that have delighted us so far this season (20:10) David Ross: A conversation (28:49)

Biggest concern: a suddenly shaky starting rotation (40:07), Could a player in the minor leagues make an impact come September? (48:11)

Cody is a FANTASTIC follow @Cody_CHGO and his Cubs coverage is some of the best in the business, Knowledgable, Passionate, Hilarious. Highly recommend following his work and checking out this conversation!

BET ON CHICAGO emerges from out of the sewer and out of our shells to talk about the 1990 CLASSIC TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES with Michael 'Biscuits' Ehmann and Writer/Producer Jake VanKersen!

In a year of amazing movies, TMNT is a box office smash (2:20) We look back on how we each saw this movie for the first time (3:30), Jim Henson disapproved of the dark, gritty tone of the movie but WE LOVE IT......does that make us messed up? (12:30)

We reveal who our favorite Turtle was growing up (19:30) Elias Koteas' Casey Jones (22:10) Talking Daddy Issues and Shredder (24:20), The unfortunate history of Judith Hoag's April O'Neil experience (38:37)

Regular or Menthol? We wrap up the pod revealing the Winner's and Loser's of TMNT (46:23) PLUS our Hot-Take thoughts on TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze! (55:30)

A hilarious trip down memory lane with two old-school friends! Jump back in the nostalgia time machine and join us for a great conversation!

BET ON CHICAGO continues its long-running Movie Pod Series with the 1991, based-in-Chicago, Ron Howard classic BACKDRAFT! Guest panel Jeff Meacham (ABC's Blackish) and Dan Sanders-Joyce (Lone Star 9-1-1) jump into the fire to discuss:

Chicago in the early 90's: rewatching Backdraft (1:51) The INCREDIBLE year that was 1991 at the movies (5:11), Best Visual Effects: T2: Judgement Day changes the game forever vs the practical effects masterpiece of Backdraft (7:10)

What is Director Ron Howard's movie-making aesthetic? (11:48), The pure joy that is Kurt Russell: Movie Star (16:25), Does Russell's Steve McCaffrey have a death wish? (28:34)

Dan's Acting Dojo: William Baldwin (33:58), De Niro vs Donald Sutherland (41:39), The "Jaws" effect but with Fire (49:03)

And we wrap up the pod nominating our Winners+ Losers of Backdraft (52:01), We talk America and Bruce Hornsby music (58:11) and debate the greatest movies that contain 'elements' as villains in cinema history!