Chris Distefano Sets A Strict and Moronic Line on Sports Fandom
On last week’s episode of Barstool Sports podcast ‘Bussin’ With The Boys’, comedian Chris Distefano and former Titans offensive tackle/show host Taylor Lewan talked about the i...
Big 12 + AAC College Football Preview
This week, Luke, Diaz, and Hop take a look at two of the deepest conferences in college football in the Big 12 and American Athletic. In the Big 12, Texas and Oklahoma headline their final season in t...
Is It Saturday Yet? BIG 10 + MAC College Football Preview
The guys continue with their conference previews, this time focusing on the Big 10 and MAC. With some friendly faces & past guests from the MAC, Diaz, Hop, and Luke find it challenging to select a...
Breaking Down Each of the Preseason AP Top 25 Teams
Do you feel it? Do you reealllyy feel it? Can you smell it? Can you smell all those smells? The burgers. The pasta salad… The beer. We have the first collegiate football rankings of the year and...
My Top 10 Films of the Decade: 1970s
Last year, I gave my top ten films from each decade, spanning back to the 1970s. Well, I’m doing it again this year. I’ve seen probably 300-400 new movies in that time frame and I expect my lists ...
2023 Michigan Wolverines Football Preview
The Michigan Wolverines have made it to back-to-back college football playoffs. They have won two straight Big Ten titles as well and they are going to try to three-peat in the Big Ten in 2023. Jim Ha...
2023 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Preview
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to the College Football Playoff in 2023. Ohio State brings back a ton of talent on offense and the defense looks to take a step forward under second yea...
2023 Michigan State Spartans Football Preview
The Michigan State Spartans took a huge step back in 2022 as they went 5-7 last season. In the year prior, they won 11 games and were a top ten team in the country. Head coach Mel Tucker has a lot of ...
2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Preview
Penn State is looking to build off of last season’s success. They have 14 total returning starters and are poised to push Michigan and Ohio State for the Big Ten title in 2023. This Nittany Lions te...
2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Preview
P.J. Fleck has helped Minnesota win nine games in back to back seasons. This team has the potential to be a sneaky team in the Big Ten West. Just when you think they are out, the Golden Gophers have f...
2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Preview
The Matt Rhule era is officially underway in Lincoln. Nebraska had some tough years with Scott Frost as the head coach of the program. Frost failed to win more than five games in a season and the Corn...
2023 Northwestern Wildcats Football Preview
Everything is changing in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern has their first season without Pat Fitzgerald since 2006. The Wildcats have won just four games in the last two seasons. A whole culture chan...
2023 Purdue Boilermakers Football Preview
The Purdue Boilermakers are in the middle of a shake-up heading into 2023. Purdue has a first year head coach in Ryan Walters, who last season was the Illinois defensive coordinator. Last year, this t...
2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Preview
Greg Schiano’s second stint has not been great so far. He is 12-22 in those three seasons, which is not like what he did in his first stint at Rutgers. However, this could be a season where Rutg...
2023 Maryland Terrapins Football Preview
Last year, Maryland won eight games, which was the most they have won in a single season since 2010. Head coach Mike Locksley has bounced back the last two seasons and they think they have a chance to...
Previewing the 2023 Venice Film Festival
One of the biggest film festivals on the planet is taking place in about a month in Venice, Italy. That is, of course, the Venice International Film Festival. 2023 marks the 80th installment of great ...
From Strength to Strength: Understanding the Fitness Culture of the NFL
Image Source The NFL is the most physically-demanding sport in the world, and for good reason – athletes must possess a unique combination of speed, strength, agility, and endurance to participa...
2023 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Preview
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a Big Ten West contender for awhile now. They haven’t won under seven games in a season since 2012. Kirk Ferentz has been a staple for this Iowa program since 1999. Last ...
2023 Indiana Hoosiers Football Preview
The Indiana Hoosiers are trying to improve from their 6-18 record over the last two seasons and have won only two Big Ten games since the 2021 season. Head coach Tom Allen wants to get this team on tr...
2023 Illinois Football Preview
The Fighting Illini had its first winning season since 2011 last year. They also won five games in the Big Ten which is something they haven’t done since 2007. Head coach Bret Bielema has his work c...
2023 Wisconsin Badgers Football Preview
The Luke Fickell era in Madison is officially underway. Wisconsin is looking to get back to the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2019. The Badgers are poised for a run at the Big Ten West t...
Picking Each Power Five Conference Champion in 2023
ACC: Florida State The ACC is a split conference between a handful of good teams like Florida State, Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Clemson. And then there’s the bottom tier teams like Virgini...
Is It Saturday Yet? TCU LB Johnny Hodges Interview
Second-team All-Big 12 LB Johnny Hodges from TCU joins the boys to talk about the incredible season the Horned Frogs had, culminating in a Fiesta Bowl win and national championship game appearance. Jo...
Raiders Add Corner Depth With Former Raven Marcus Peters
While we’re still in a bit of a dead period leading up to the NFL season, we finally saw a noteworthy signing. The Las Vegas Raiders inked four-time All \-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters to a one-y...
Christopher Nolan Breaks The Mold of Biopics, Making ‘Oppenheimer’ a Riveting Historical Thriller
On Thursday night I went to the Enfield Cinemark to see Christopher Nolan’s 12th feature film, Oppenheimer. The film chronicles the shaky life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his extensiv...
Happy Birthday Philip Seymour Hoffman: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday to the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. The legendary actor would have been 56 today, but he sadly passed away in 2014. Hoffman left behind a legacy as one of the greatest actors eve...
Can The West Virginia Mountaineers Get Above The Mediocrity Hump?
The West Virginia Mountaineers have been mediocre since the start of the Neal Brown era in 2019. They haven’t gotten more than six wins in a season and haven’t contended for the Big 12 title in ye...
UCF Knights: The Big 12’s Newest Challenger
The UCF Knights have left the AAC and have joined the Big 12. It is now Gus Malzahn’s second power five conference that he has coached in his coaching career. The UCF Knights have a good group comin...
Can the Texas Tech Red Raiders Build Off Last Season?
The Texas Tech Red Raiders took a huge step forward in 2022. They won their last four games and finished with eight wins, the most wins since 2013. Optimism is high in Lubbock, Texas right now. The Re...
TCU Horned Frogs: College Football Playoff Hangover?
The TCU Horned Frogs are coming off a season like they haven’t seen since 1938, which was the last time they won the national championship. In Sonny Dikes’ first season as head coach of TCU, h...
2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys Preview
The Oklahoma State Cowboys haven’t had a losing season since 2005. Gundy’s streak will be put to the test this season. A lot of question marks on the offensive and defensive side of the football m...
Diaz: Way Too Early 2024 NFL Mock Draft
In my mind, it’s never too early to do an NFL mock draft. For many people, the NFL draft is currently an after thought, but my draft clock hasn’t stopped. Here is my way to early mock draf...
Ranking Christopher Nolan’s Filmography ahead of ‘Oppenheimer’
We finally made it to the release of Christopher Nolan’s 12th feature film, Oppenheimer. The film will be a biopic thriller that follows the development of the world’s first nuclear weapon...
Can Texas be “back” before leaving the Big 12?
The Texas Longhorns enter their final season in the Big 12 with a lot to prove. Some think Texas moving to the SEC is a bad move for them long term. However, if Steve Sarkisian gets this team to finis...
2023 Oklahoma Sooners: One Final Hurrah In The Big 12
The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to come back from a beyond disappointing 2022 campaign. Brent Venables is entering year number two and is looking to get the Sooners back on track in 2023. Oklahoma lo...
The Original Barbenheimer: ‘The Dark Knight’ vs ‘Mamma Mia!’
Today marks the fifteen year anniversary of the original Barbenheimer rivalry: the release of both The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia!. Maybe they called it “The Dark Mia!“? Or perhaps “T...
Kansas State: Back To The Big 12 Title Game?
The Kansas State Wildcats are looking to build off a successful run last year that included a Big 12 Championship. Last year was the best record in the Chris Klieman era. Kansas State won their first ...
2023 Kansas Jayhawks Football Preview
The 2022 Kansas Jayhawks had their best overall season since 2008. Kansas has the tools to take that step forward again in 2023. They have Lance Leipold entering his third season and they have some ke...
2023 Iowa State Cyclones Preview
Matt Campbell has changed the culture of Iowa State football in his tenure as the head coach for the Cyclones. He has brought winning football to Ames, and Cyclones fans are always happy that he is th...
2023 Houston Cougars Preview
The Houston Cougars are entering their first season in the Big 12. For head coach Dana Holgorsen, it is his second stint in the Big 12. Houston is entering a new era in a power five conference with te...
Cincinnati Bearcats: From Top Team In The AAC To Mediocre In Big 12?
The Cincinnati Bearcats are officially starting a new era in 2023. They are in a new conference and have a new head coach to lead the charge of the new era for the Bearcats. Scott Satterfield is the n...
2023 Baylor Bears Football Preview
The Baylor Bears had some hype around them last season after they won the 2021 BIG 12 Conference Title. However, 2022 was a real disappointment for Baylor. They finished 6-7 and it led to some changes...
BYU Cougars: First Year In Big 12 Jitters?
A new era begins for BYU as they join the Big 12 after a dozen years of being an FBS Independent team. However, the road will be tough for the first year Big 12 team. BYU has a new defensive coordinat...
Will Vanderbilt Finally Get Out Of The SEC Cellar In 2023?
The Vanderbilt Commodores are searching for their first bowl appearance since 2018 and their first winning season since 2013, back when James Franklin was their head coach. It has been a rough stretch...
2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs Preview
Mississippi State is officially in the Zach Arnett era as he takes over for the legendary head coach Mike Leach. They are doing away with the air raid offense, as they bring in a new offensive coordin...
Will Ole Miss Football Bounce Back After Late Season Slide?
The Ole Miss Rebels came out with a great start last season. They won their first seven games and then proceeded to lose five out of their last six games. Ole Miss’ head coach Lane Kiffin had a lot ...
Can South Carolina Make It Three Straight Bowl Trips?
South Carolina had two huge wins over Tennessee and Clemson that helped the Gamecocks finish on a high note in 2022. They come into 2023 with the chance to take a step forward. However, a lot of quest...
Francis Ford Coppola Is Back With ‘Megalopolis’ set to drop in 2024
An earthquake has just shaken the film community, and I say that in the best way possible. While so much of the news in the world of film has surrounded Barbie and Oppenheimer, we just got an update o...
Is Missouri An SEC Sleeper Team In 2023?
The Missouri Tigers have had two winning seasons since joining the SEC in 2016. Their head coach Eli Drinkwitz has had three starting quarterbacks the last three seasons and none of them have worked o...
Tennessee Volunteers: A Threat In The SEC in 2023
The Tennessee Volunteers came out of nowhere in 2022. In Josh Heupel’s second season he got Tennessee their first ten win season since 2007. Does year three have the potential to be better than year...
Texas A&M Football Will Not Disappoint In 2023
Texas A&M is poised for a big comeback in 2023. They were easily the biggest disappointment in all of college football a season ago. It was the worst season Jimbo Fisher has had as a head coach. F...
Happy Birthday, Tom Hanks: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday, Tom Hanks. The two-time Academy Award winning actor celebrates his 67th birthday today. To honor him, I’ll be ranking my five favorite performances from the actor regarded as ...
Does Kentucky’s Bowl Streak Continue?
Mark Stoops has been the best thing for this Kentucky football program. Before Stoops arrived, Kentucky hadn’t had a 10 win season since 1977. Stoops has had two in his tenure at Kentucky. He is als...
Does LSU Have A Better Year Two Under Brian Kelly?
The LSU Tigers enter year two of the Brian Kelly era with some positive momentum. LSU won the SEC West last season and will look to do the same thing in 2023, but this time clinch a spot in the colleg...
Can Georgia Football Get The Three-Peat?
The two-time defending champions are looking to be the first team to three-peat since Minnesota did it in 1934-1936. Georgia has lost a ton of talent from last year’s national championship team. How...
Is Auburn Back From Their Mediocre Stint?
The Auburn Tigers are entering year number three without Gus Malzahn. The Brian Harsin experience didn’t work so the Tigers had to go in a different direction. Auburn brings in Hugh Freeze and all e...
Is Arkansas Heading For Another Winning Season In 2023?
The Arkansas Razorbacks are looking to get their third straight winning season under Sam Pittman in 2023. After having a fantastic 2021, the Razorbacks came into 2022 with some confidence. However, a ...
Coaching, Players and Fans: How Technology Has Changed The NFL Game
Picture Credit The NFL is America’s most beloved sporting league, its stories deeply woven into the national tapestry. This professional American football league has seen significant transformat...
Happy (Belated) Birthday Tom Cruise: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday, Tom Cruise. The critically acclaimed actor celebrated his 61st birthday this week and to celebrate, I’m giving my five favorite performances from the whacko scientologist who has...
Betting Trends You Should Know
Sports betting is a popular form of gambling that has become increasingly mainstream and widespread due to advancements in online betting technology. It involves placing wagers on the outcomes of prof...
Will Alabama Be Back In The College Football Playoff In 2023?
The Alabama Crimson Tide come in after not making the College Football Playoff for the second time in the last four seasons. Alabama comes into the 2023 campaign with a new signal caller and some turn...
Will Boston College Football Put Up A Fight In 2023?
The Boston College Eagles are in a position where they won’t make a run at the ACC title game, but they could be a thorn in the ACC’s side. The Jeff Hafley era hasn’t been what Eagles fans would...
Gene Stupnitsky and Jennifer Lawrence Revive the Raunchy Summer Comedy Genre with ‘No Hard Feelings’
On Monday night, I went to see Gene Stupnitsky’s second feature film, No Hard Feelings, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman at the Enfield Cinemark. Along with Lawrence and Feldm...
2023 Virginia Cavaliers Football: A Team Of Mystery
The Virginia Cavaliers are looking to bounce back after the tragedy that happened during the football season in 2022. They’re starting quarterback transferred to NC State and that leaves a big h...
Wes Anderson Has Announced The Framework For His New Film Starring Benicio del Toro
This year is a big one for Wes Anderson. He recently released his romantic, science fiction comedy film Asteroid City that has been met with split audience reception. Anderson released the highly anti...
Can Virginia Tech Football Bounce Back In 2023?
The Virginia Tech Hokies had their fewest wins since 1992 last season. They also snapped a 28 year bowl streak as well. Nothing went right for first year head coach Brent Pry. The Virginia Tech Hokies...
Can Wake Forest Football Keep The Bowl Streak Alive?
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have had seven consecutive winning seasons. They enter the 2023 season with 19 wins since 2021. Wake Forest, however, lost their starting quarterback to the transfer port...
Should We Expect Another Good Season From Syracuse Football?
The Syracuse Orange are looking to build off of a great campaign in 2022. However, this Orange team needs to replace their fantastic running back in Sean Tucker. Last year was their second winning sea...
Happy (Belated) Birthday Paul Thomas Anderson: Ranking His Nine Feature Films
Happy belated birthday, Paul Thomas Anderson. One of the most influential directors of the past thirty years celebrated his 53rd birthday yesterday and I wanted to go through his filmography and rank ...
Does UNC Football Live Up To Potential In 2023?
The UNC Tar Heels are looking to build on their success since Mack Brown came to town. Since 2019, the Tar Heels have made a bowl each and every year. This year they have a chance to contend in the AC...
Three Potential Landing Spots For WR DeAndre Hopkins
As we approach the 2023 NFL season, one big question looms: where will DeAndre Hopkins play this season? Hopkins is a five time All-Pro pass catcher and has recorded six seasons over 1,000 receiving y...
Top Five 2023 College Football Season Win Totals Provided by @BayouBets225
Season Review: 2022 Recap Welcome back, fellow Union members! If you read and followed my college football season win totals preview from 2022, then you went a perfect 4-0. Kansas and LSU were our two...
Are Dark Times Ahead For Pittsburgh Football in 2023?
The Pittsburgh Panthers are in for a rebuild in multiple spots in 2023. Despite winning 20 games the last two seasons, the Panthers have some new faces that I don’t think will fit in with what Nardu...
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Doesn’t Add or Subtract to His Legacy; It’s Purely Middle of the Road
On Thursday, I attended Amherst Cinema in Massachusetts to see Wes Anderson’s 11th and most recent feature film, Asteroid City. The film’s cast was comprised of a cavalcade of stars such a...
Any Chance The U Is Back In 2023?
We have been waiting for the University of Miami to be back in the college football landscape for a while now. However, since their Orange Bowl appearance in 2017, the U has been alright at best. With...
Is A Culture Building At Georgia Tech?
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are definitely an interesting team coming into 2023. After a 5-7 season where head coach Geoff Collins got fired after a 1-3 start, the then interim head coach Brent Ke...
Will Louisville Make Noise In The ACC?
With Scott Satterfield leaving, the Louisville Cardinals didn’t know what the future was going to hold. Once the job opened up, they decided to call former quarterback and native son Jeff Brohm back...
2023 Heisman Trophy Big Board
The Favorites USC QB Caleb Williams There isn’t much to add to the conversation about Williams being the Heisman favorite. He won it last year after passing for 4,537 yards and 42 touchdowns whi...
I’ve Seen Over 50 2023 Movie Releases This Year. Here Are My Top 5 Thus Far
As we near the halfway mark of 2023, I have begun to comprise my rankings of 2023 movie releases. So far, I’ve seen 52 releases and I have to say, it’s been an interesting year in film. Th...
Building The Best Fantasy College Football Team in 2023
Offense QB: Caleb Williams, USC Williams is returning to USC after winning the Heisman Trophy last season. It’s a no-brainer that he’s the best quarterback and player in the nation. RB: Bl...
Breaking: San Diego State Is Leaving The Mountain West Conference
We have some big news coming out of the Mountain West Conference. According to ESPN, San Diego State gave the Mountain West a written notice this week that the school “intends to resign from the...
Should You Buy Into Florida State’s Hype? Seminoles Win Total Best Bet
If there is one team that has some serious buzz around them heading into the 2023 season it is one hundred percent the Florida State Seminoles. Mike Norvell helped lead this Florida State team to a 10...
Can Blue Devils Continue Success? Duke Football Win Total Best Bet
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off a 9-4 season that ended with a 30-13 Military Bowl victory over UCF. They took a big step forward last season with first year coach Mike Elko. Duke is returning a b...
Are The Tigers Back? Clemson Football Win Total Best Bet
Clemson added another ACC championship last season. However, this upcoming season might be the toughest that the Tigers have had in nearly a decade. After missing the college football playoff for the ...
Is It Saturday Yet? Ohio QB Kurtis Rourke Interview
MAC Offensive Player of the Year and Ohio QB Kurtis Rourke joins the show to discuss his monster season that unfortunately ended with a torn ACL. Kurtis talks about his recruiting journey and the tran...
2025 Softball Spotlight: Miranda Rollins
Playing great consistently is something every athlete strives for in their career. However, some people don’t aim to be the greatest. Miranda Rollins is the ultimate mix of a great player and a ...
Diaz: My Most Anticipated Films For The Second Half Of 2023
2023 hasn’t been anything short of an interesting year in film. So far, we’ve seen wildly entertaining sequels like John Wick: Chapter 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Spider-Man: Ac...
Top Landing Spots For Former Vikings Running Back Dalvin Cook
Earlier today, the Minnesota Vikings cut four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook after six seasons. This was a long awaited move as it had been rumored for over a month now that the team and Cook ...
Bills Add To Their Pass Rush By Signing Leonard Floyd
The rich continue to get richer. As the sun rose on the east coast this morning, the Buffalo Bills and GM Brandon Beane worked out a deal with former Bears and Rams pass rusher Leonard Floyd. Floyd re...
The Tech-Touchdown: How Digital Advancements are Changing Coaching in the NFL
Picture Credit The NFL, an iconic symbol of American culture and passion, is no stranger to innovation and evolution. The sport has seen significant transformations since its inception, and technology...
Way-too-early Week 1 NFL Bets
Although we are still 96 days away from the glorious Chiefs-Lions opening game (but who’s counting?), the buzz of the NFL is year-round. Looking this far ahead, we can snag great value on lines ...
Robert Eggers Fourth Film, ‘Nosferatu’, Has Wrapped Filming
Robert Eggers fans can now rejoice. The very talented and meditative director has just wrapped on the filming of his upcoming film Nosferatu. The film is a remake of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu. Wi...
Tristen Newton Is Coming Back To UConn, Translation: UConn Is Going Back-To-Back
There’s big news coming out of Storrs, CT today as senior guard Tristen Newton has withdrawn his name from the 2023 NBA Draft and will be running it back with the Huskies. Newton pulled a Jordan...
Predicting the AFC’s Divisional Champions for the Upcoming NFL Season
As summer slowly gets underway, the excitement for the upcoming NFL season intensifies. The preseason is just a matter of months away and then, the curtain will officially raise on September 7th when ...
Diaz: Ranking My Ten Favorite Martin Scorsese Films As We Approach ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese has been in the news recently due to his interview with Deadline where he said “I’m old. I read stuff, I see things, I want to tell stories, and there’s no more time. Kurosaw...
Harvard Football continues to take L’s both on and off the field
The Ivy League, the nation’s best and brightest, or so they claim. We all know about the extensive academic rivalry that Ivy League holds amongst one another, but in athletics, the rivalry rages...
Grading NFC Quarterback Situations
NFC East Dallas Cowboys: B Of all the quarterbacks in the NFL, the one who garners the most hate is Dak Prescott. Prescott is a good quarterback, but his biggest deficiency is that he struggles to sta...
The Denver Nuggets Will Win The NBA Finals
After sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers last night, there is no doubt in my mind that the Denver Nuggets will win their first ever NBA Championship in franchise history. The Nuggets are giving me 2011 D...
For The First Time Since 2010 Fincher, Nolan, Villeneuve, and Scorsese Are All Releasing Films
2023 is already shaping up to be an elite year of cinema. One that could rival 1999, 2007, and 2014 which feels wild to say. A reason for this preemptive praise is due to the directors who are releasi...
The Major Implications of the Heat’s Dominance in the Eastern Conference Finals
With the Nuggets sweeping the Lakers, one piece of the NBA Finals is set in stone. Now, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are waiting to see who their opponent will be. As of right now, it looks like the H...
UTSA WR Joshua Cephus Interview
UTSA stud WR Joshua Cephus joins the guys fresh off his 985 yards and 6 touchdowns this previous season. On the show, the guys ask Joshua what the key to the Roadrunners’ success recently has be...
Diaz: Way Too Early NFL Award Picks
MVP: Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (+650) It’s time. This upcoming season feels like Joe Burrow’s time to elevate his play and win league MVP. Cincinnati revamped their offensive line w...
Charlie Day’s ‘Fools Paradise’ Isn’t The Worst Movie Of The Year, But It’s Close
I want to preface this blog by saying that the past two weeks I’ve felt like shit. My allergies are curb stomping me and I’m struggling to get sleep. Today, I went to the movies to see Cha...
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Isn’t Just the Best Movie of the Year, It’s the Best MCU Movie Ever
Congratulations, James Gunn. You outdid yourself once again. In his filmography, he has few misses and as his career has progressed, his films have gotten better and better. As of right now with Guard...
Diaz: My NFL Top 100 Ballot
Yesterday on Twitter, I saw the NFL Films account release some of the ballots for the NFL Top 100 and I felt obliged to pencil in my own ballot. While I’m not an active player in the NFL, when I...
Grading AFC Quarterback Situations
AFC East New England Patriots: C+ If you live in the Boston sports market like myself, you’d think that the sky was falling. The way in which dipshit reporters like Tom E. Curran and Ben Volin t...
Robert Pattinson Is Gearing Up For A Packed Slate Of Films
One of last year’s big winners was Robert Pattinson with his role as Batman in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. He cultivated a loyal following of film bros (including myself) that are excited for...
How the NFL Is Using Virtual Reality to Change the Game
Credit The NFL is no stranger to embracing cutting-edge technology to improve and revolutionize various game aspects. One such technological advancement that’s making waves is virtual reality (V...
The Best Movies Set In Major American Cities
Boston: The Departed (2006) Honorable Mention: Good Will Hunting (1997), Mystic River (2003) Boston has a boatload of mid-tier films and a small upper echelon of great films. The best film coming out ...
Legends Lingo Podcast ft. Mike Kadlick of CLNS Media
Mike Kadlick of CLNS Media joins the show to talk everything Boston sports! Topics Include: – Patriots 2023 Draft Class! – What Juju has to say about the Patriots offense – Bruins wi...
7 Fun Ways to Enjoy Soccer with Friends
Soccer, the beautiful game, captures the hearts of millions worldwide. It’s a sport that transcends boundaries and brings people together, regardless of age, gender, or background. In today’s ...
May The 4th Be With You: Ranking The First Six Episodes of the Star Wars Franchise
6. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Rating: 1/5 Stars This is just a movie that explains taxes in the most complicated way imaginable. The first time I watched it as a kid, ...
2023 NFL Draft Grades: NFC Edition
NFC East Philadelphia Eagles: A+ Best Pick: Georgia DT Jalen Carter (9) A Howie Roseman masterclass. I read how a lot of GMs are upset with the praise Roseman is getting, but my comment to them is to ...
Happy Birthday Wes Anderson: Ranking His Ten Best Feature Films
Happy birthday, Wes Anderson. One of the most talented directors of this generation turns 54 years old today. He’s cemented himself in the annals of film history with his unique style of directi...
The Teams Who Won And Lost The 2023 NFL Draft
Winners Philadelphia Eagles The jokes getting stale, but before it expires I’ll say it, IT’S THE PHILADELPHIA BULLDOGS. It’s not a bad thing, but if the University of Georgia and Kir...
The Twelve Best Remaining NFL Free Agents: Post NFL Draft
OLB Leonard Floyd A common theme you’ll see on this list it good players that father time is trying to catch. Floyd is one of those guys. The 30 year-old pass rusher has actually been remarkably...
12 Best Available Players After Round One of the 2023 NFL Draft
Kentucky QB Will Levis Maybe the most intriguing storyline of the whole draft is Will Levis’ slide out of the first round. He’s a good quarterback with tight mechanics, but his game is a t...
2023 NFL Draft Best Bets
Happy Draft Day everyone. It’s a beautiful spring day here in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and I’m so fired up for one of my favorite days of the year. This years NFL Draft presents a lot o...
Diaz: 2023 NFL Draft Big Board
1. Alabama OLB Will Anderson Jr. At the start of the 2022-2023 season I said Anderson was the best player in the nation. I stand by that notion as the draft nears. He totaled 27.5 sacks and 152 tackle...
Diaz: Final 2023 NFL Mock Draft
1. Carolina via CHI: Alabama QB Bryce Young What more is there to say? Young has solidified himself as the consensus QB1 of the draft and if Carolina traded up to not take either him or Stroud, then t...
Is it Saturday Yet? Buffalo QB Cole Snyder Interview
Interview with Cole begins at the 25:13 mark! Buffalo QB Cole Snyder joins the guys to talk about his experience in the transfer portal going from Rutgers to Buffalo, re-learning being a starting quar...
Is it Saturday Yet? Miami (OH) QB Aveon Smith Interview
Luke, Diaz, and Big Hoppa are back to take a look at the biggest stories in college football, including a Deion Sanders update and a look at the transfer portal. Then, Miami (OH) QB Aveon Smith joins ...
How To Tailgate Like A Pro As You Cheer On The Las Vegas Raiders This Season
Picture Credit Are you ready to fully embrace the spirit of Raiders fandom this season? Tailgating is one of the best ways to get together with fellow supporters and cheer on your favorite team. So, y...
Winners and Losers of the Aaron Rodgers Trade
Yesterday, Aaron Rodgers was officially traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets after 18 seasons. The details of the trade are that Rodgers, the Packers 2023 first-round pick, and 2023 ...
Looking At Directors’ Best, Worst, And Most Underrated Films: Part One
I recently saw a Tik Tok of someone going through director’s filmographies and breaking down their best, worst, and most underrated films. After seeing that, I felt obliged to add my input. When...
Six Players Whose Draft Stock Was Impacted by the 2023 March Madness Tournament
March Madness is one of the peak periods for sports betting in Canada and the United States. But as fans sweat out backdoor covers and pray for comebacks, what is also abundantly clear is the impact t...
Ole Miss Two-Sport Athlete Tywone Malone Enters The Transfer Portal
Ole Miss defensive tackle Tywone Malone becomes one of almost a thousand players to enter the transfer portal this offseason. It was first reported by Matt Zenitz of On3.com that the 6’4 run stu...
Legends Lingo Podcast: Celtics vs Hawks Preview | Historic Season for the Bruins | Red Sox Can’t Get it Right
Topics Include: ⚾️ Why are the Red Sox off to such a bad start? 🏒 What does this record mean to the Bruins? 🏒 Will this historic season be capped off with a cup? 🏀 Celtics vs Hawks previe...
Should Kevin Durant Making The 50-40-90 Club Count This Season?
One of the most illustrious clubs in all of basketball is the coveted 50-40-90 club. While an NBA Championship is the end goal of every season, players are trying to solidify a legacy and they can do ...
Legends Lingo Podcast: Rough Start for the Red Sox | Mac Jones Rumors | Bruins Close Out Regular Season
Topics Include: ⚾️ Red Sox awful start 🏀 Celtics closing out their season 🏀 what the Celtics playoff picture would look like 🏈 Mac Jones trade rumors – they are DUMB 🏈 D’Andrea...
Canadian University Football’s Biggest Game Comes to Kingston
The 58th Vanier Cup, Canadian University Football’s Biggest Game, will be hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, on November 25, 2023. This is the first time that Kingston has ...
Diaz: The Masters Best Bets
To Make The Cut Tiger Woods -165 No golfer is more synonymous with a course than Tiger Woods is with Augusta National. Since 1997, Tiger has won five times and placed top ten 14 times. In addition, si...
The Best Masters Concession Stand Order
Tomorrow, the greatest tournament in sports begins. That’s the Masters. The sacred grounds of Augusta National will be littered with golf fanatics and not a speck of trash. Some of the worldR...
It Took Me 8 Years and 7 Brackets To Predict the 2023 NCAA Champion
The year was 2008. The Midwest region saw 4, double-digit seeds win their opening-round matchups. Later, in the second weekend, Mario Chalmers and Kansas would defeat a Steph Curry-led Davidson to go ...
2023 Men’s National Championship Best Bets: Strictly Huskies
UConn -4 First Half -115 The Huskies have played five tournament games thus far, and in the past three games, when the competition became more intense, UConn has played their best basketball. In their...
Irv Smith Jr. Believes He is the Bengals “Missing Piece.” Here’s Why He’s Not
This year’s free agency period has been an absolutely wild one. We’ve seen Derek Carr sign with the Saints, Jalen Ramsey get dealt to the Dolphins, and tense discourse between Lamar Jackso...
Legends Lingo Podcast: Patriots Mailbag w/ Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald
Topics Include: – Pats Mailbag questions with Andrew Callahan! – Red Sox opening day predictions and thoughts – Should the Bruins win the Cup now? – Will the Celtics make a run...
2023 Student Union Sports All-NFL Draft Team: Defense
DT: Jalen Carter, Georgia Barring any advances in Carter’s off the field issues, he should be the first interior defensive lineman drafted. He is probably the second best defensive player in the...
San Diego State Aztecs Fight Their Way to Houston
In the Southern Regional Final, it was two programs that have had two very different types of seasons. The Creighton Blue Jays really struggled without their star big Ryan Kalkbrenner (0-6 in games wi...
2023 Student Union Sports All-NFL Draft Team: Offense
QB: CJ Stroud, Ohio State This year’s draft class is loaded with talented quarterbacks, but I find the cream of the crop quarterback to be Ohio State’s CJ Stroud. Stroud has a big arm and ...
Happy 60th Birthday To Quentin Tarantino: The Ten Best Characters In Tarantino Film History
Happy birthday to one of the most influential directors of the past four decades. Quentin Tarantino, the man famous for history rewrites and over-the-top violence celebrates his 60th birthday today. T...
The Best Directorial Debuts Of All Time
In any industry or career, everyone starts somewhere. For film makers, having a great first film can skyrocket their career to unexpected heights. Here are a few of the greatest directorial debuts of ...
Alabama falls, Creighton surges late in South Region Sweet Sixteen
The South Regional held so much potential with a few high level programs being able to meet up. We saw Creighton/Baylor, and we could have seen either of those teams matchup with Arizona. However, the...
Legends Lingo Podcast: Juju to the Patriots | Red Sox Opening Day News | Pats Free Agency Rumors
Topics Include: 🏈 Juju signing 🏈 Gesichi signing 🏈 Hopkins to Pats? ⚾️ USA in WBC final ⚾️ Kluber to start opening day 🏀 Is Mozla to blame for Celtics? Subscribe below on Apple Pod...
The Biggest Takeaways From NCAA Wrestling Nationals
This years college wrestling season has come and gone and was, once again, unfortunately overshadowed by March Madness. Personally, I prefer March Mat-ness over March Madness, but to each their own. T...
Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Atlantic Emerge as Cinderella Stories in Columbus
#16 Fairleigh Dickinson (20-15) vs. #1 Purdue (29-5) And the Belle of the Ball has finally arrived. After a pretty chalky first half of the day, we see only the SECOND ever men’s No. 16 seed upset a...
Recapping the NCAA Tournament First Round from Columbus
#10 USC (22-10) vs. #7 Michigan State (19-12) It was the battle to see who really is the ultimate warrior. In the first half we had a see-saw of action as the Spartans of MSU pulled out ahead early, a...
Old Faces New Places: Ranking The New CBB Head Coaches
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been so much fun to watch thus far. Since the start of the tournament we have seen multiple head coaches on the move, including three of them that coache...
Diaz: Recapping My Time Covering The DIII Women’s Basketball Semifinals
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to cover the NCAA Division Three women’s basketball semifinals at Trinity College. Fans of Transylvania University, Christopher Newport University, Smith Colle...
Ranking The Last 15 Best Picture Winners From Worst To First
15. The Artist (2011) Anytime I write about movies and do some sort of ranking, I note that films are subjective. Everyone has a preference and I think every film has at least one fan. For The Artist,...
2023 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Finals Predictions
125: #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs #2 Pat Glory (Princeton) Matt Ramos pulled off one of the greatest upsets in NCAA history yesterday as he not only beat, but pinned Spencer Lee. That’s a great win...
Vikings Sign CB Byron Murphy, DE Marcus Davenport to bolster defense
As a Vikings fan, free agency has always felt daunting. For some reason, we are never under the cap and never have ample money to spend. This leads to us parting ways with franchise favorites and elit...
First Four: Mississippi State vs Pittsburgh Prediction
The NCAA tournament is back ladies and gentlemen and I am beyond excited. Tonight we have a first four matchup between two teams in power five conferences. We have the Mississippi State Bulldogs takin...
Keeping Up With 2023 NFL Free Agency
The 2023 offseason is underway and the fireworks have been going off for hours now. We’ve seen veteran defenders find new homes and a treasure trove of tackles land in new cities. It’s an ...
Betting Guide To The 95th Academy Awards
It’s Oscars Sunday and while it won’t be as eventful as last year, it should be a fun one. This year there is a lot of buzz with movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water ...
The end of an era for the Minnesota Vikings
An era is over in Minnesota. At the start of last season I began to see the writing on the wall. The thing is, it never really hit me until this past week. With Eric Kendricks and Adam Thielen carryin...
Predicting Where Top NFL Free Agents Will Sign
In case you missed it, yesterday I took a look at where free agent RT Taylor Lewan could potentially end up. Today, I take a broader look at the rest of the class and where they could and should sign ...
2023 Conference USA Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Conference USA basketball tournament should be an interesting one. There are a couple of teams that are fighting to get in via an automatic bid. However, only one of these top three teams wil...
Legends Lingo Podcast: Patriots Free Agency Rumors | Bruins Trade Deadline Talk
Topics Include: 🏀 Celtics not closing out games. Cause for concern? 🏒 Bruins trade deadline talk 🏒 if the Bruins do not win it all is it a failure? 🏈 Lamar Jackson to Patriots? 🏈 DeAndr...
Three Landing Spots For Free Agent Tackle Taylor Lewan
About a month ago, the Tennessee Titans freed up cap space by releasing veteran offensive tackle Taylor Lewan. Lewan is a high energy pass protector, but has been plagued by injuries the past few seas...
2023 PAC-12 Tournament Predictions
The PAC-12 is not as one-sided as you might think this year. UCLA and Arizona are definitely the two best teams in this tournament. However, there are some teams that are being slept on that could eas...
2023 Big Ten Tournament Predictions
This Big Ten conference is full of competitive teams that are consistently beating up on one another. There is a “favorite” in Purdue, but I am not sold on the Boilermakers. I have seen th...
2023 Big 12 Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Big 12 tournament is going to be the best conference tournament in the country hands down. Looking ahead there are so many good matchups from the quarterfinals all the way to the finals. There is ...
2023 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 SEC basketball season has been one of the more interesting conferences in all of college basketball. There are six to seven good teams that could make nice little runs in not only the confere...
2023 Big East Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Big East tournament is always a fantastic tournament from start to finish. If there is any conference where we can see a good tournament run by an underdog, this would be the tournament. There is ...
Owens: Instant Reaction to Jim Boeheim’s retirement
It was time. In fact, it’s been time for a few years now. But today the news is officially official: Jim Boeheim will no longer be the head coach for the Syracuse men’s basketball team. In...
20 Songs You Need On Your Spring Playlist
We are slowly approaching spring and when the seasons change, your playlist should as well. In the winter, my playlist consists of some older funk music that’s a bit more somber like Simon and G...
2023 Big West Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big West basketball tournament should be an intriguing one. There are two top dogs and a couple of under the radar teams that can make some noise here in the conference tournament. No matter ...
2023 MAAC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 MAAC tournament looks to have a winner before the tournament starts. There is a clear cut favorite that is way above the level that this conference is offering. However, there is some value h...
2023 WAC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 WAC tournament is completely up for grabs here. There is no clear-cut favorite, but there are two teams that look to be a tier above the rest. However, in this conference, anybody can beat ea...
2023 ACC Tournament Predictions
The 2023 ACC tournament has got the potential to see the most upsets in all of the conference tournaments that will be played this year. There are no really good ACC teams, as the majority of the team...
2023 Atlantic 10 Tournament Predictions
The Atlantic 10 tournament is going to be one of the best conference tournaments in the country. There are four to five teams that can win this tournament and I am beyond excited to see how it plays o...
Vikings Release Eric Kendricks And More Free Agent News
The NFL offseason is off to a hot start. We’re seeing franchise quarterbacks find new homes and All-Pro players being released. I love the offseason and the chaos of it makes it thrilling to fol...
Three Way Too Early 2023 Heisman Bets
It’s March 1st. Spring games are still about 2 months away, but the Heisman is on my mind. When is the best time to beat Vegas? When they’re focused on college basketball! You can BET that...
SE Missouri State vs Tennessee Tech Best Bet
This is an OVC Conference title matchup that I saw the potential of, but never knew we would actually be getting it. SE Missouri State vs Tennessee Tech will be a good way to kick off the tournament f...
2023 Southland Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Southland tournament has some potential intriguing matchups that I am looking forward to seeing if we get them. However, I really do think this is a two team race. Now don’t get me wrong, I ...
2023 Big Sky Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big Sky Tournament is going to have a lot of fun games and will be very entertaining. There is no clear-cut favorite to win this tournament, and I can see three teams vying at the chance to r...
2023 America East Basketball Tournament Predictions
The America East has been dominated by Vermont the last couple of months. However, after a bad non-conference start, I think the Catamounts are in trouble. There are a couple of teams here that can up...
2023 SOCON Basketball Tournament Predictions
The SOCON tournament has the potential to be an intriguing one from the mid-majors. I see two teams that can win this tournament. Here, I’ll break it all down and feed the people a winner. The B...
2023 Summit Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Summit conference tournament is a two horse race to the title. There is a clear favorite in Oral Roberts and a team that will keep them on their toes in South Dakota State. Oral Roberts hasn&...
The Best Four Film Runs From Directors
Film is an interesting field. We’ve seen many directors make or break their careers with one singular film. We have also witnessed directors go on steady runs that last an entire career like Sta...
2023 CAA Basketball Tournament Predictions
The CAA conference tournament could cause a little drama. There are three to four teams that have a chance at winning this conference tournament. This tournament is one that I am watching extremely cl...
Bob Diaco Has Somehow Found Another Job In College Football
The word of the day is retread. Usually when I think of retread coaches, I think of NBA coaches like Frank Vogel or Ty Lue. Sometimes I’ll reference football coaches like Ben McAdoo. Today, we&#...
2023 WCC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The WCC tournament has been a one to two horse race over the past decade or so. WCC powerhouses are none other than Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. Both teams have made multiple NCAA tournaments over th...
2023 Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Missouri Valley doesn’t have a clear-cut favorite to advance to the NCAA tournament. There are four to five teams that can win this MVC tournament. We have had some good Missouri Valley game...
Top 10 Returning Quarterbacks For The 2023 College Football Season
Honorable Mention: Dillon Gabriel (Oklahoma), Spencer Rattler (South Carolina) 10. Cameron Rising (Utah) At the start of last season, I thought that Cam Rising with a full season under his belt would ...
2023 Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Ohio Valley conference tournament is about to be underway and this should be an interesting tournament from start to finish. There is one team with better odds than anybody else in the conference ...
2023 NEC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The NEC conference tournament takes place on the 1st of March and we have a very exciting bracket. There is no clear-cut favorite and any one of these teams could win the NEC conference tournament. La...
2023 Big South Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big South tournament has the potential to be an interesting mid-major tournament. There is no clear cut favorite to win this conference tournament title and it might be one of the more intrig...
3/1 The Don’s Best NCAAB Bets
We had yet another winning day in betting on the conference tournaments. We went 5-3 (+1.68u) and it puts our record to 8-3 (+5.18u) in conference tournament bets so far. That is a 72.7% success rate ...
2/28 Best CBB Conference Tournament Bets
Yesterday, was the first day of the conference tournament season. Boy was it a good one for your boy. That is right we hit all three of our Atlantic Sun bets including Bellarmine spread and moneyline....
2023 Patriot League Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Patriot League regular season title was Colgate’s from start to finish. They lost one game in conference and it was by one point to American. Other than that they finished six games ahead of...
2023 Horizon Conference Tournament Predictions
The Horizon conference tournament kicks off and we are ready for the chaos that could come from with it. Last year we saw Wright State take home the crown and earn their ticket to the NCAA tournament ...
2023 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Preview
The 2023 Sun Belt conference tournament should be a very, underrated tournament. There is no clear cut favorite to win this tournament and I can see four to five teams that could secure the title. Las...
2023 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Predictions
The Atlantic Sun tournament is the first tournament of the 2023 conference tournament. Last year’s winner Bellarmine, who was still transitioning, couldn’t even play in the NCAA tournament...
Best Round One A-Sun Conference Tournament Bets
The Atlantic Sun Conference tournament kicks off today with two first round matchups. The day kicks off with the 8th seed Bellarmine taking on the 7th seed North Florida. The other matchup is the 10th...
The best Director-Actor Combinations
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro Favorite Films: The King of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) This is coming from a biased view point, but Scorsese and De Niro together is the be...
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 th...