College Basketball Preseason Round Table

Nov 10, 2017
Merry Basketballmas, friends. The best five months of the year are finally here, so we asked some of our writers to sit down and talk about what they’re most excited about for the upcoming seaso...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 9

Apr 6, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

Student Union Study Hall Episode 8

Mar 30, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...

Sweet 16 Matchup Preview: Baylor vs South Carolina

Mar 24, 2017
For most College Basketball programs, making the Sweet 16 is a tremendous achievement as well as a golden opportunity. That is certainly the case for South Carolina and Baylor, who will duke it out fo...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 7

Mar 23, 2017
  Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes...

Student Union College Basketball Postseason Awards

Mar 23, 2017
We have a very diverse range of opinions here at Student Union, but somehow we were all able to agree on three first-team All-Americans. Every single ballot submitted had Lonzo Ball, Frank Mason and C...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 6

Mar 16, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

Dime a Dozen Final Bracket

Mar 16, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers walk through the entire bracket and give their predictions. Be sure to join the Student Union Sports bracket challenge for a chance to win cool Student Union gear....

Which coaches should you trust with your bracket?

Mar 15, 2017
There are thousands of different metrics you could use when filling out your bracket. Speaking from experience, no matter how much basketball you watch you will always lose your pool to someone who pi...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 5

Mar 9, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Ben Shumate, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...

Dime A Dozen Podcast: Conference Tournament Preview

Mar 8, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers recap the Big 12 season that was with some postseason awards (2:20), debate who should be Big 12 Coach of the Year (11:25) and preview this week’s Big 12 Tournament in K...

Student Union Study Hall Episode 4

Mar 2, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

Dime a Dozen Podcast: Episode 10

Mar 1, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers go debate where every Big 12 team stands with regards to the NCAA Tournament (3:10), whether or not Bruce Weber will be fired (15:41), answer some mailbag questions from l...

College Basketball Trade Deadline Deals

Feb 23, 2017
In honor of the NBA trade deadline today, we decided to take a look at what some hypothetical trades would look like if trades existed in college basketball. Here are a few of our favorites. Kansas se...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 3

Feb 23, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

Rejected Kansas State T-Shirt Ideas

Feb 21, 2017
Kansas State fans don’t get the chance to celebrate very often. They’ve never seen their football team win a BCS/New Years Six bowl, and most of them weren’t alive the last time thei...

The Case for Tom Crean

Feb 16, 2017
“Fire Tom Crean!” If you’ve been on the internet for longer than about five minutes, these words have probably come across your screen more than a few times. These calls for Crean...

AL-right CBB Gambling Picks, 2/10

Feb 11, 2017
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown. Current Record: 17-23 What an ugly week for out betting lines when we had so much confidence. We got absolutely demolished and our lines wer...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode One

Feb 8, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes̶...

Dime a Dozen Podcast: Episode 9

Feb 6, 2017
Student Union’s Austin Brown and Jack Rogers try to make sense of a crazy week of upsets in the Big 12. We talk about Baylor’s two heartbreaking losses to Kansas and Kansas State (0:25), Scott...

AL-right CBB Gambling Picks

Feb 4, 2017
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown who are members of Team Joey Freshwater. Current Record: 14-16 We just can’t seem to find a winning week. With that being said, I am ne...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 8

Jan 30, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk Baylor’s win over Ole Miss (3:04), Carlton Bragg’s suspension and what it means for Kansas the going forward (6:46), preview Wednesday’s Baylor-Kansas matchup (...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 7

Jan 18, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk about Baylor’s brief stint at #1 (1:00), West Virginia’s inconsistency on the road (5:14), and Texas Tech’s home court advantage (8:27). Later Stephen Brunson j...

AL-right CBB gambling picks 1/14

Jan 14, 2017
How are YOU coping with the sad realization that there’s no more college football? Some turn their attention to the NFL, some use the spring months as a hiatus from sports and some have no choic...

Student Union College Basketball Mid-Season Awards

Jan 11, 2017
Pour some out for the first half of the college basketball season. Now that football season is over, America turns it’s eyes to the hardwood to fill the void left in their schedule. So far this ...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 6

Jan 5, 2017
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk Scott Drew and Baylor’s rise to the top of the polls (0:25), Kansas’ win over Kansas State (6:29), and discuss what it’s going to take to win the Big 12 this se...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 5

Dec 28, 2016
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers break down the current power rankings in the Big 12 (0:55) and answer a few mail bag questions from listeners (17:38). Student Union presents the Dime a Dozen podcast with...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 4

Dec 20, 2016
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers break down Kansas’ win over Davidson and their search for a consistent lineup (0:30), Oklahoma State’s victory over Wichita State and the emergence of Jeffrey Carroll ...

Baylor fans should be excited about Matt Rhule

Dec 6, 2016
For the first time in over six months, I woke up optimistic about the future of Baylor football. The days since Art Briles’ firing in May have been filled with pessimism, uncertainty and a barel...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 3

Dec 5, 2016
Student Union’s Austin Brown and Jack Rogers break down the dominance of the Big 12 across college basketball so far (0:30), Baylor’s hot start and their case for being ranked #1 in the country (4...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 2

Nov 17, 2016
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk Kansas’ win over Duke (2:40), Josh Jackson’s performance through the first two games (3:40), and Bill Self’s lack of physical fitness (11:15). Austin rants agai...

Dime a Dozen: Episode 1

Nov 11, 2016
Student Union presents the Dime a Dozen podcast with Austin Brown. Austin and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s ...

Approach the Bench: Week 8 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards

Oct 24, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia) West Virginia is good,...

The Best Friday Night Lights QB: A Debate

Oct 20, 2016
Written by Austin Brown and Brooks Hepp Friday Night Lights was the single greatest television series of all time. For five glorious years, the Dillon Panthers (and later the East Dillon Lions) became...

Approach the Bench: Week 7 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards

Oct 17, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) A lesser man might have panicke...

Approach the Bench: Big 12 Power Rankings Week 7

Oct 12, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE BREAK DOWN THE POWER RANKINGS IN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE. 1. Baylor (Last week: 1) Baylor was off this week which makes it kind of hard to bump them off the top spot. Th...

Approach the Bench: Week 6 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards

Oct 10, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – David Beaty (Kansas) It’s not often that Kansas...

Approach the Bench: Big 12 Power Rankings Week 6

Oct 6, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE BREAK DOWN THE POWER RANKINGS IN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE. 1. Baylor (Last week: 1) Baylor barely scraped by against Iowa State on Saturday. Any time a game comes down to...

Approach the Bench: Week 5 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards

Oct 4, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Gundy did his homework be...

Approach the Bench: Big 12 Power Rankings Week 5

Sep 28, 2016
After four weeks, I have come to the conclusion that we have absolutely no idea if anybody in college football is actually good this year. We’ve already seen some predicted favorites flame out a...

Approach the Bench: Week 4 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards

Sep 26, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Week 4 was far and away the best weekend of the season for the Big 12. Big 12 teams wen...

Approach the Bench: Week 4 Gambling Locks

Sep 23, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN IN WHICH STUDENT UNION’S AUSTIN BROWN GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMBLING LINES OF THE WEEK. Welcome back to your weekly excuse to troll me on Twitter. I imp...

Approach the Bench – Week 3 Gambling Locks

Sep 15, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN IN WHICH STUDENT UNION’S AUSTIN BROWN GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMBLING LINES OF THE WEEK. I did a terrible thing last week. I put my faith in Gary Pat...

Approach the Bench – CFB Week 2 Gambling Locks

Sep 9, 2016
After what was without a doubt the best opening weekend in the history of college football, week 2 appears to be a bit of a letdown. Week 1 featured a staggering 4 games between ranked opponents, this...

The Kickoff

Aug 13, 2016
Here at Student Union, we are getting excited for the upcoming college football season!  We have spent the entire summer preparing for our 2nd football season as a site. We’ve been working wit...

TCU Scores a Slam Dunk With Dixon

Mar 31, 2016
Jamie Dixon is coming home to Fort Worth to coach his alma mater.  Dixon played at TCU from 1984-87 and helped lead the Horned Frogs to back-to-back Southwest Conference championships during his tenu...

Student Union’s March Madness – Live Blog

Mar 16, 2016
Student Union presents a running commentary on the first round of the NCAA Tournament our top Contributors.  Join us by leaving comments in the blog or tweet @StudentUSports and our Contributors if y...

Big 12 Basketball: The CliffsNotes

Mar 14, 2016
Three Most Valuable Players: 1. Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Hield is far and away the best player that the Big 12 has seen since Blake Griffin.  He led the conference in scoring, free throw percentage, thr...

Can Baylor Succeed in March?

Feb 26, 2016
As Scott Drew burned his third timeout with just over 10 minutes to play in the second half of Tuesday night’s game against Kansas, you could feel the air being sucked out of the Ferrell Center as t...

The Big 12: Better Than Ever?

Feb 11, 2016
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.  That’s essentially the way that many critics have viewed the Big 12 conference over the past two decades.  The conference is known more so for its depth than b...

Why Jayhawk Fans Shouldn’t Be Worried

Jan 29, 2016
Are we sure they’re good?  I have asked myself that question about most of the teams in the Big 12 more times than I can count this season.  In a month where we’ve seen upsets, buzzer beaters, a...

Kruger’s Secret: Let it Marinate

Jan 22, 2016
Zero. That’s the number of current Oklahoma players who were alive the last time the Sooners were the number one ranked college basketball team in the country. It had been 26 long years since Skee...

Baylor’s Success Begins and Ends with Motley

Jan 12, 2016
Pour some out for the first half 2015-16 NCAA basketball season.  As much fun as it is watching traditional powerhouses pulverize glorified high school teams by 50 points, I think it’s safe to say ...