Jayhawks Have Plenty of Depth in 2018-19, but How Will It Play Out? A Look at KU’s Potential Lineup Combos
The Jayhawks have a DEEP team this year. They have so many different ways they can throw out a lineup. What we’re going to look at is what lineups the Jayhawks can and should use this coming season....
The Johnny Rambos Podcast – The Investigation Episode
This week we investigate where LeBron James will sign in free agency, what happened in Janoris Jenkins basement, The Trevor Lawrence hype train, fact or fiction – who fucked who in the NBA and N...
Keeping Up with the Rivers
Some drama series’s write themselves and don’t require the fake excitement for television purposes. The Rivers Family drama is one that absolutely is real and happening from a sports fan&#...
Lonnie Walker Loves Hitler
Lonnie Walker, the freshman phenom from Miami was drafted in Thursday night’s NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs with the 18th overall selection. Numerous draft analysts called this the steal of...
Why hasn’t SlamBall blown up yet?
For those of you who don’t know, SlamBall is a sport which has been described as football and basketball combined into one. SlamBall is the sport with trampolines, dunking and big hits. Most spo...
Woj uses his thesaurus to dominate Draft Night
The best part of every NBA draft is the leaked picks on Twitter. Before every pick officially leaves Adam Silver’s kinda creepy looking lips, the NBA world is already aware of who is going where...
Luka Doncic wouldn’t have made it in American basketball because of his model mother
As you all know, Luka Doncic was selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks then shipped to the Dallas Mavericks in last night’s NBA Draft. It was a huge moment for the Croatian superstar, mayb...
2018 Draft Class Making Shoe Deals a Big Deal
Today is the day. Draft day. For 60 of the world’s brightest young stars, this is the night that will change their lives forever. The NBA provides its family with countless opportunities and res...
The greatest red headed basketball players of all time
The 2018 NBA Draft is tonight and with a few gingers in the running, it made me start to wonder who the greatest red-headed basketball players of all time were. So here is a list perfectly compiled of...
The Kevin Knox anxiety attack
During the NBA combine an executive from a team asked Kevin Knox if he had a child, which Knox politely answered “no.” Then the executives kept pressing him, saying that they had learned h...
Campus Cover 32: NBA draft special and other stuff
Welcome to the Campus Cover, a gambling (~kinda~) podcast that uses that as the main point to talk about everything in sports. Hosted by PJ Guippone and (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), we ta...
Kansas Jayhawks 2018-2019 potential lineups
The Jayhawks have a DEEP team this year. They have so many different ways they can throw out a lineup. What we’re going to look at is what lineups the Jayhawks can and should use this coming season ...
Strike Up The Band…
If you don’t know by now, all of us here at Student Union love music. We grade NBA draft prospects based off of Ye songs.. Hell, we even give out our favorite songs of the week for Friday Fire. ...
Marvin Bagley is my new favorite player
Draft day is under a week away and the best young players in the nation are anxiously awaiting the lips on Adam Silver’s phallic head to utter the words “And with the _____ pick in the NBA...
Will Uber’s Announcement Lead to More Coaches Being Fired?
Everyone knows that to be an elite coach for pretty much any college program you need to be good at two things: recruiting and dealing with/covering up crimes. I’m not saying all athletes are crimin...
Surprise, Surprise, the NCAA Does Something Bad Again
On a day where something actually went well for the NCAA, in only the way they can, they found a way to fuck it up. Two days before announcing that changes were coming to the transfer rule, the NCAA a...
NBA draft prospects as songs from “ye”
On the first day of this wonderful month of June, Kanye West released his highly anticipated album, which he named “ye.” It was greeted with extremely mixed opinions, with even some of the...
LeBron James and HBO Announce New NCAA Documentary
LeBron James, coming off yet another NBA Finals loss, has switched teams again, this time partnering with HBO to bring a new student-athlete focused NCAA documentary to the network this fall. Typical ...
A case for Bamba at number one
People have been asking me a lot recently about what I like to do for fun. “What are your hobbies?” they ask me, expecting a normal response of something like “Oh I love riding my bi...
The Kendall Jenner Basketball Curse
With the recent news that Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons are dating, I thought to myself how bad of a move it must be to date anyone who has ever appeared on the television show Keeping up with the Ka...
Lottery mock 1.0 on day one of the combine
The NBA Draft order is set after the results of the Lottery were revealed. For the second half of this week, the draft combine is taking place, which accomplishes 3 main things for me. One is this, by...
Breaking down Kansas Basketball roster for 2018-2019
Oh, how I miss the Kansas Jayahwks already. After an up and down season, which resulted in so many ups, including a Final Four, it is time to look towards next season. Kansas continues to load up on i...
“Happy Holidays, Commissioner”
This past December, I delivered Commissioner Mike Slive and his wife Liz their annual mason jar of cheese potato soup. The delivery is a tradition that we’ve been doing since who knows how long, and...
Life Tips: Provided by a Washed Up College Graduate
Well folks, college has been an amazing four year ride, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to leave. But it’s time to face reality…I’m officially a washed up post g...
Acceptable reasons to be a fan of a college
I feel like I should include a trigger warning at the beginning of this because people really value their fandom. People create reasons to love teams and they convince themselves that it is a valid ra...
“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...
Why Fans Are The Greatest Thing In All Of Sports…
As many of you have heard by now, we had a tragedy occur this weekend. The Humboldt Broncos were a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and heading to a semifinal series when their team bus was struck...
IU’s Juwan Morgan declares for draft…but what does that really mean?
This morning, Juwan Morgan officially declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent. As an Indiana fan, my very first reaction to seeing this news frightened me, but it’s not as bad as it ...
The SU Sports Podcast: Ft. Tommy Smokes of Barstool Sports
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
The Ramblers hit the diamond
Today, Wrigley Field was filled with champions as the 2015 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs invited the 2018 South Regional Champion Loyola-Chicago Ramblers to their home ballpark. Loyola, who made ...
DeVry vs Troy State
I’ve been working on this article for a while, and while college basketball is over and done with for the season, I still think this is one of the more interesting and intriguing games played in...
Wiscansin is about to win all of the Natty’s
“We Can’t Believe It Either” I was only 9 when the song “I Can’t Believe It” by T-Pain came out. My old iPod Nano would play the song and I’d be bobbing my he...
The Masters: Student Union Edition
“Hello friends and Welcome to a Tradition like any other… The Masters: Student Union Edition” -Jim Nantz The Master’s are here. The next stop on the Tiger Comeback tour has hit...
Campus Cover 028: Nova’s Natty Rang
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of college betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
The Buzzer-Beater, Sixth Edition: Goodbye, College Basketball
Welcome to the sixth edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you from San Antonio, TX, where I ...
Best College Entrances/Traditions Pt.2
WE ARE BACK….. A lot of people loved and hated my last one… So with the official college “offseason” starting, I’m gonna be cranking these out weekly. In my last one, a...
Woman Crush Wednesday — Villanova Flute Girl
Sister Jean aside, I wanna take a second to talk about the most meaningful and awesome moment that came out of an otherwise boring as hell National Championship game between Michigan and Villanova. Th...
1 v 1 game of Final Four heroes
For those of you that were not too deeply involved with baseball season yet or didn’t get lost down the Tiger rabbit hole in preparation for the Masters this weekend, I’m assuming you were...
How We Got Here
Another season of men’s hoops has come and gone, and as we sit here watching Villanova celebrate their second National Championship in three years, let’s take a look at the building blocks...
Jay Wright has created a powerhouse like no other
Now about twelve hours removed from Villanova’s second national championship in three years, it is clear this victory is bigger than this season. Of course, the Wildcats absolutely waltzed to th...
Villanova’s Best Pro Ever
Following Villanova’s second title in three years, I will take a look at the best pro player to ever come out of Villanova, Kyle Lowry. This opinion comes straight from Student Union’s residen...
Recruiting Crystal Ball: Romeo Langford
With the college basketball season wrapping up, we begin to look towards next season. One of the best parts of the offseason is learning all the new faces joining your team, whether they be transfers ...
Ogunbowale Hits Shot for the Ages; Irish Win National Championship
I don’t believe what I just saw! Arike Ogunbowale for Notre Dame became a legend this weekend as she nailed not one, but two crazy game-winners en route to a National Championship. The shot to w...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume VI
We’re back, folks! After a few weeks on the job for me and a few weeks of off-the-grid redneck shenanigans for Joey, we’ve returned to give you an Easter edition of the best question and a...
Closing the Book on Loyola’s Cinderella Run
In one of the best Cinderella runs ever, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers took down everyone in their path to make it all the way to the Final Four in San Antonio. At the end of the first half, it looked a...
Quick Preview of Villanova vs Kansas
1 Villanova vs 1 Kansas 8:49 PM Case for Villanova: Nova is the most complete team in the tournament, they can go down low and beat you. Then, once you start protecting the rim hard, they will take th...
Sister Jean vs. El Presidente
Saturday Night. Final Four. Loyola-Chicago vs. Michigan in what should be a battle for the ages… Or an absolute blowout depending on how much you buy into this Ramblers team. But let’s be ...
March Madness: Review, Preview, and Predictions
Wow. If you didn’t know why they call it “March Madness”, what has happened over the last two weeks is all you need to see. I will try to recap all the madness that has happened, giv...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast Episode 21 – Average Joe SZN
The greatest episode in Johnny Rambos Podcast history. We talk about March Madness, watching porn before Iphones, white guys with permission to say the N word, Boomerangs on instagram, pooping in bars...
The NIT Championship: The Battle for 69th Place
Tonight, Utah and Penn St square off in the NIT championship to battle for the title of 69th place… nice. Winning the NIT Championship should feel NICE and the victor should hold a special place i...
Stanley from The Office is now Leader of Morale for Loyola Chicago
By now, you have heard everything about Loyola Chicago: from the Rambler’s small stadium to Sister Jean (or Sister Lavar), to Alumni coming out to celebrate this small school’s Cinderella...
Loyola Chicago: The Cinderella We Need
An 11 seed in the Final Four. I can’t remember a Cinderella story this good since Ron Baker took #9 Wichita State to the Final Four in 2013. In this years tournament there have been no shortage of u...
Syracuse Basketball: Matthew Moyer to Transfer
Syracuse redshirt freshman forward Matthew Moyer has announced via Twitter that he will be leaving the program. Moyer saw significant action in the first part of the season this year, but averaged jus...
Gonzaga Invited to Join the Mountain West
LOS ANGELES: In approximately two weeks the University of Gonzaga will have the chance to become the 12th member of the Mountain West conference. Rumors surrounding Gonzaga’s potential move to...
Purdue… Just not Elite
Friday night, the Boilermakers watched the Red Raiders of Texas Tech end their season in heartbreaking fashion as Purdue yet again saw their year come to a disappointing conclusion, this time in the S...
College Coaching Carousel: Dan Hurley to UConn
For many, March is a month of basketball madness where anything can happen. I mean Virginia did lose to a school no one heard of until a month ago in UMBC. However, this time around I’m not talk...
Remember that time Nevada didn’t foul?
There are certain things in sports that just do not need to be over thought. If your best hitter is at the plate, don’t play percentages and use a pinch hitter. If it’s 4th and 1 on your o...
Is Sister Jean rooting for Nevada tonight?
Since Loyola-Chicago took the floor last weekend, there has been an equal amount of camera time on the team and a woman who can not really stand on her own or even celebrate like a normal sports fan. ...
Sweet 16 Predictions
Alright, everyone breathe. I don’t know what happened last weekend. I literally have no idea. Arizona got blown out, Cincinnati blew a 22 point lead, North Carolina didn’t fare well against Texas ...
No Mid-Majors. No Fun.
Yes, this article was written a few days ago and it’s not necessarily breaking news any more. But it took me a full day to analyze this because I really wanted to see if Fox Sports’ Jason ...
After Missing Out on Hurley, What’s Next for Pittsburgh Basketball?
After six successful seasons at the helm of URI basketball, Dan Hurley has been hired by the University of Connecticut as the newest head basketball coach, per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Once again, a...
Campus Cover 026: Sweet Sixteen
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of college betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
Sister Lavar: College Basketball’s Heel
Lavar 3:16 “For God So Loved The World That He Sent Me Amazingly Talented Yet Ugly Suns, And If The Lakers Believe In Them, Then Their Franchise Shall Be Saved” In The Name Of The Baller, ...
Why I Love/Hate Sports Betting…
So, March Madness is now in full swing. Sister Jean is carrying a team on her back, Nova looks like a lock for the Natty, and UVA has made history by blowing it. Now, I know what you’re thinking...
BREAKING (Literally): Isaac Haas’s Elbow
Purdue was riding high following a dominant 74-48 victory over Cal-State Fullerton, but their championship hopes were quickly crushed as they learned the fate of star big man Isaac Haas. Haas, a 7R...
UMBC Wins on the Court and on Twitter
The University of Maryland Baltimore County, better known as UMBC, made history Friday night, becoming the first 16-seed to win an NCAA Tournament game, defeating Virginia 74-54. While the Retrievers ...
The WalkOns: Episode 7 – Oklahoma is ASS CHEEKS
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME TO THE NUMBER ONE sports podcast on Student Union; probably the #1 sports pod in the entire world, honestly. This week the gang of Frank, Andy, and Anthony talk a wide var...
Buffalo Dominates Arizona for Massive Upset
Wes Clark scored 25 points, Jeremy Harris added 23 and 13th seeded Buffalo Bulls pulled off the biggest upset of the NCAA Tournament’s opening round. They absolutely rolled over the No. 4 seed...
The NCAA Hates Dogs, Among Other Things
I never thought I could meet someone who hates dogs, but then I heard the news that the NCAA has banned the Butler Bulldog mascot, Butler Blue III, from the Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit. How...
S-E-Crean: America’s Favorite Coach Is Back
“Guess Who’s Back, Back Again…” -Eminem That’s right, America’s favorite coach Tom Crean is back in the college basketball world. On the first day of March Madness,...
Ramblers Get HUGE Buzzer Beater to Knock Off Miami
Donte Ingram hit a 3-pointer from the March Madness logo at half court just before the buzzer, lifting Loyola-Chicago over Miami 64-62 in a Thursday thriller. This win means the Ramblers can celebrat...
March Madness Breakdown with Aaron Torres
Aaron Torres came on Austin Montgomery’s radio show this week to break down the Final Four. Trip starts with Aaron and Austin recapping their encounter in Vegas (1:00-5:00). The interview then...
March Madness — Round of 64 Predictions
Ohhhhhh Babaaaaaayyyyyy !!!! Can you just smell the air? It smells like drama, upsets, heart break, excitement and joy. It smells like the unknown. That must mean its March. South Region (1) Virginia ...
Campus Cover 025: Ultimate Tourney Extravaganza
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. America’s favorite college gambling podcast, the Campus Cover, is hosted by Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin) and PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) as they talk all ...
Stop pretending you know anything about the bracket
Alright so I have good news and bad news. The good news is its March. This means the greatest playoffs in the world are live and with them, sports gambling will run rampant through schools, friend gro...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 2
After writing the first part of this so-called “guide”, everything is still confusing. Add on to the fact that filling out a bracket can be both nerve-racking and disastrous. “Who th...
Embrace the Madness of March
Trying to predict March Madness has become a national pastime, but the NCAA tournament can be extremely frustrating. Favorites lose, sleepers rise and Cinderella teams bury your perfect bracket. And ...
Vegas Odds for Every Team in the 2018 NCAA Tournament
?Updated Vegas TITLE ODDS on all 68 teams! pic.twitter.com/Oej7xdChrB — RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) March 12, 2018 Above are the odds for every single team in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournamen...
ACC Check-In #6: Sad Notre Dame Fan Rant
A few things to discuss before I get into the meat of the my predictions for the first weekend of the tournament. Everything about Sunday sucked, except the return of Sunday (and now collarless) Tiger...
My Argument against Xavier and Villanova
Listen, I like college basketball about the same as the next guy on this website. It’s exciting and March Madness is probably the most exciting time of all. However, when the brackets were relea...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 1
As a huge football guy, I’m not shy in saying I probably haven’t watched about 30-40% of the March Madness teams play at all. I do love basketball and play it or will watch it when itR...
Who Got Screwed this Time Around?
The bracket for the 2018 men’s NCAA tournament is here, and you know what that means: It’s time to spend the next 24 hours griping about who got screwed by the selection committee. I mean,...
On the anniversary of the buzzer-beater that never was and 6 overtimes
On this day in 2009, the Syracuse Orange and the UConn Huskies battled in what is not only one of the best games in Big East history, but one of the best games in the history of college hoops. Followi...
Upset Alert: Beware the Madness of March
Every year we have teams in the first round that devastate the majority of our brackets. Whether it be for the long term like the 2011 VCU squad or a one win and done like the 2014 Mercer team, lower ...
My Six Upsets For Round One
Providence (10) Over Texas A&M (7) Friday, March 16th 12:15 pm EST Line: Texas A&M (-4.5) I’m not sure what other people think, but I do consider a 10-seed over a 7-seed an upset. This i...
Top 5 Sleeper Teams in this Years NCAA Tournament
The madness did not wait until March this season (See what I did there?). It took over men’s college basketball in 2017-18, which could mean we’re in for a wild March. This also means you ...
My Worst Nightmare
As an Ohio State fan there are 2 things in this world that truly make me happy; Ohio State winning, and Michigan losing. Unfortunately for me and Ohio State fans everywhere, when the brackets were rel...
The Selection Sunday Show is a DISASTER
TBS…. YOU BLEW IT Now, as a diehard sports fan, I love Selection Sunday. Seeing my teams get seeded and crying at the thought of them losing on national TV….Talking crap to friends because...
Selection Sunday Drinking Game
Let’s be honest: nothing goes together better then drinking and sports. So in preparation for the biggest sporting event of the year, why would we not make it even more enjoyable by making it in...
Who’s In and Who’s Out?
With all the craziness surrounding college basketball these last few weeks, it has been hard to follow what has been going on with every team and every conference that has March aspirations. Every day...
WAC Tournament Championship: GCU Needs to Unseat New Mexico St to punch first tourney appearance
In the WAC Championship, the cool new kid in town is authoritatively ready to overthrow the longtime alpha on the playground. This matchup sets up the perfect narrative theme that pits together old s...
Lope Nation: GCU Wins First Conference Tournament Game in School History
The Lopes beat UMKC in 77-74 thriller to claim the school’s first-ever conference tournament victory. However, the game was never pretty for the Lopes. GCU came into the contest as 13 point favorite...
It’s Canyon Time! Lopes Ready for Tournament Debut
After a long four year probationary period, the Lopes finally have a chance to compete in the WAC Conference tournament in Las Vegas. The Lopes finally get their spotlight under the Vegas lights, and ...
Udoka Azubuike to miss Big 12 Tournament
This is exactly how I am feeling at this exact moment in my life. The evil sharks are swimming, and I’m about to lose my mind. Here is the official statement by Kansas coach Bill Self: ...
ACC Check-In #5: Tournament Preview
I know by this time this is published there will be a few games already complete, but I want to discuss the tournament a little bit anyway and give a rundown of my hypothetical predictions. Games comp...
Dan Stoddard: The Real Founder of #ComebackSZN
As I was exploring the wide world of college sports on the internet late last night, I came across the headline, “38-year-old bus driver makes College basketball team – end of Season Updat...
Austin Montgomery Live: Interview with The Athletic’s Aaron Torres
https://soundcloud.com/studentusports/austin-montgomery-live-interview-with-aaron-torres Aaron Torres came on Austin Montgomery live community radio show on Radio Phoenix Tuesday to preview the...
The Future of the Point Forward Position
So there I was, Thursday, March 1st at Quicken Loans Arena having the pleasure of watching LeBron James face off against my very own Philadelphia 76ers. While enjoying my time at the game, the similar...
Dancing Like it’s 1999!
For the first time since 1999, the College of Charleston has booked it’s ticket to the NCAA tournament. The Cougar’s gained their coveted spot among the field of 68 teams after winning the Colonia...
Sean Miller’s Next Move
Sean Miller has proved to the media and the University of Arizona that he is innocent of the ESPN claim that he paid DeAndre Ayton $100,000 to attend Arizona. He was put in front of cameras at the Uni...
Summit League Championship Preview: South Dakota Civil War
South Dakota (-1.5) @ South Dakota St This installment of the South Dakota Civil War will include high stakes as the winner of will punch their ticket to the big dance. The Dakotas split the season ...
Michigan Wolverines: Poised For A Title Run
For the second straight year, Michigan has won four games in four days to become Big 10 champions. Now back-to-back champions, last year was more surprising, but this year was not really expected. Las...
Selection Sunday butchering the best day in College Hoops
Brace yourself for a very different Selection Show on Sunday. All teams will be unveiled in alpha order (grouped by Auto-Bid and At-Large) in first 5-10 mins. Than matchups will be slotted into seeds/...
Another March Buzzer Beater as Kent State downs N. Illinois
Kevin Zabo had 19 points, including a layup as time expired, and Jalen Avery scored eight of his 13 points in the final seven-plus minutes to help Kent State slip past Northern Illinois 61-59 on Mo...
BYU Upsets No. 20 St. Mary’s to Advance to WCC Title Game
Yoeli Childs scored a career-high 33 points to lead BYU to a win over No. 20 Saint Mary’s 85-72 in Monday night’s West Coast Conference (WCC) Tournament semifinal matchup. Childs was 13 o...
The WalkOns: Episode 5 – The Fortnite Craze
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME TO THE NUMBER ONE sports podcast on Student Union; probably the #1 sports pod in the entire world, honestly. This week the gang of Frank, Andy, and Anthony talk a wide var...
College Basketball Storylines to Watch as March Arrives
Photo via Associated Press The best month of the year is here. No, it’s not because of my birthday on March 18th, but rather because the prime of the college basketball season is here. Yet, this sea...
Beat the Spread: Saturday Edition
Well gamblers, this is it. The last Saturday of the college basketball regular season is here before the real chips hit the table. Let’s keep the delay to a minimum and get right to the picks so...
Rutgers Reconfirms I Am The Smartest Person I Know
November 10, 2017: I inform the world that Rutgers will be a dominant force in basketball this season. People thought it was an outlandish joke simply to support my Knights. If you read the article th...
The Team That No One Is Talking About: Saint Mary’s
As I have stated on the Student Union Podcast several times, the Saint Mary’s Gaels are the best team that no one knows about. The people in sports media are making that possible by giving them ...
Student Union Bet of the Day 3/2
Ball State (19-11) @ Northern Illinois (11-18) 8:00 Pm EST The Pick: Ball State -2.5 Ball state is going into this game riding a 2 game losing streak while the home team Northern Illinois is riding a ...
On the Bubble Teams That Could Grab an At-Large Bid
There are two types of teams capable of stealing NCAA tournament bids. The first is a standout team in what is expected to be a one-bid conference losing in its conference tournament and suddenly land...
The SU Sports Podcast: Featuring Barstool’s Frank Fleming
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Louisville Loses on a Choke Job For the Ages
Coming into Thursday’s senior night matchup against the #1 Virginia Cavaliers, the Louisville Cardinals were among Joe Lundardi’s last four in as a bubble team. This team knew that with a ...
Breaking: Sean Miller and Alonzo Trier Will Return for Arizona’s Game vs Stanford
It has been a crazy day for the Arizona Wildcat basketball program and their fans. At noon Arizona time, the university held a press conference for Sean Miller where they denied the information in E...
Xavier Clinches Share of Big East Regular Season Title
Step aside, Villanova, Xavier is the new king of the Big East….at least for now. For the first time in its newer existence, the Big East has a regular-season champion NOT named Villanova. Xavie...
Things less secure than John Calipari’s job
Today, USA Today came out with their annual report of college basketball coaches’ salaries. And as usual, the list is filled with some noteworthy numbers that could either be salaries or distanc...
2018 ACC Tournament Preview
Photo via Gerry Broome/Associated Press March is officially here, and March means that before we can enjoy the beloved NCAA Tournament, we get to enjoy the appetizers first: Conference tournaments. Th...
Student Union Bet of the Day
NC State (20-9) @ Georgia Tech (11-18) The Pick: NC State -2.5 NC State has been red hot recently as they have won 4 straight games with their last loss coming to an impressive North Carolina squad. G...
Is Mizzou a Contender?
Mizzou would be a top 25 team no doubt, maybe even top 10, if Michael Porter Jr. was healthy all season. But without him, they are 19-11 and projected to be a 9 seed. Jontay Porter, the younger brothe...
B1G Tournament: Day 2
We’re one day into the Big 10 Tournament and March 1st is finally here. March Madness is coming up quick, Big 10 Network will have live action all day tomorrow, and the Indiana University Greek Life...
Why The Hell Is The B1G Tourney In NYC?
What the hell was the Big Ten thinking? Now, I get that New York is a very big city and Madison Square Garden is a big name venue, but what the actual hell. The team that is closest to MSG is Rutgers ...
I Miss The Old John Groce
2/27/18 — The day John Groce finally lost his shit. John Groce, head coach of the Akron Zips men’s basketball team, has been mad plenty of times before. A few angry faces once or twice a g...
Why Virginia is the best team in the Nation
Defense travels. End of blog. Ok well obviously not end of the blog but that is one of the big reasons why this Virginia team is different then the others before this one. Below are a couple of other ...
Should Collin Sexton be allowed to play?
Collin Sexton was originally suspended for being part of the original FBI investigation and was ineligible for the first game of the season, but played in every game after. This past weekend another r...
Mid Major Game of the Week: San Diego St vs Boise St Preview
The Broncos will be traveling to play the Aztecs in Viejas arena for this Mid Major matchup. The Broncos have the better record and best player on the court in Chandler Hutchison, but it is no easier ...
Beat the Spread Picks February 27th
Beat the Spread picks for Tuesday is back. After a disappointing 1-3 yesterday, Alex and Austin are hoping to get back on track. The boys tried to record a radio segment this afternoon, but the phone ...
Stop blaming the kids for the NCAA scandals
The NCAA finds itself in a situation much like that one Nazi’s face in The Raiders of the Lost Ark: melting slowly into a pile of dank and disgusting evil goop. With scandal after scandal arisin...
Duke Upset by VT: A Hokie’s perspective
Last season, Virginia Tech dominated a #7 ranked Duke team in an 89-75 home win. Grayson Allen notably sat that game out after throwing a temper tantrum only a few days prior. However Allen’s pr...
Done with the One and Done
Many controversies and discussions have hit the NCAA in almost every aspect of the organization and the sport. However, one has remained a constant: the one and done. Since its inception in 2006 by th...
Timeline of Sean Miller’s “Wiretap”, Ayton Scandal Doesn’t Match
Our competitors, 247 Sports, were on a DEEP (not so deep) dive into the DeAndre Ayton, Sean Miller “case” that the FBI has brought to our attention. 247 sports put some pieces together, and saw th...
Today I got Flustered and Now I Hate Bison
Let’s Set The Stage 2018 has not quite been the year of Clemson Carl. I kicked off the year by losing all of my money on Clemson in the CFP semis… then Georgia in the finals… then New Englan...
The Buzzer-Beater, Fourth Edition: Oh, Hai Mark (Emmert)
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you from Tuscaloosa, where...
Pair of Buckeyes Win Postseason Awards
The Big Ten regular season officially wrapped up on Sunday, and the whole conference is now in postseason mode as Michigan State gears up to defend their #1 seed in the conference tournament starting ...
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 tournament...
The Jerome 2018 – Staff Picks
*Jim Nantz voice* Hello friends. Conference Tournament season is upon us. If you’re like me, you’ve pounding beers since 6 a.m. trying to psych yourself up for the Kennesaw State vs. Jacks...
What if the FBI Wiretapped College Football Head Coaches cell phones
Cheating goes on in pretty much every single aspect of recruiting in basically every sport. I can guarantee whatever school you go to your rowing team has probably cheated, for God’s sake even t...
Best Power Five Basketball Programs of All Time
The Kansas Jayhawks have just made history, by winning 14 straight Big 12 conference championships, overcoming UCLA’s 1967-1969 streak that made history and seemed unbeatable, until Saturday, Fe...
ACC Check-In #4: Virginia Clinches
Winners Miami This was the biggest week for Miami all season. They stumbled through a 3 game losing streak and had to win each of this week’s games. They did (barely) win both, and they reached ...
Kansas Clinches 14th Straight Big 12 Title
Excuse me if I get a little emotional here, but, I could cry tears of happiness. For 70% of my life I have rooted for the Kansas Jayhawks. As a fan base, we have seen some incredible wins, amazing pla...
RE: Official Statement Revisions
President of the NCAA, Mark Emmert, released a statement regarding the many allegations and FBI probes against NCAA issues. While the sentiment was good, his past and general sliminess are not. If I h...
Sean Miller Could Learn From HBO Shows Like ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Sopranos’
You only do two days no how. The day you go in and the day you come out. pic.twitter.com/CVT3psaTAQ — Student Union (@StudentUSports) February 24, 2018 So for those of you who don’t know yet, ...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For
It’s senior night all across the nation in college basketball and the regular season is coming to a close. In the week before conference tournament week, there are some interesting matchups, despite...
Ohio State Escapes Bloomington with a Game Winning Three in Double OT
Chris Holtmann and the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes certainly had their work cut out for them on Friday night as they were tasked with traveling to Bloomington and enduring the hostile fan base of the I...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume V
We’re back on-time! This week, I’m in Tuscaloosa for the Easton Bama Bash against Florida State, Georgia State, and Northern Iowa. Joey is back too after a “damn refreshing” ...
BREAKING NEWS: Sean Miller’s 100K Wiretap Call Intercepted
My original plan tonight was to write a nice, long overview of the NCAA scandal that was farther unveiled early Friday morning with the release of financial records of ASM Sports, an agency used by ma...
Some bold predictions with March around the corner
Today, in the midst of my daunting class schedule, I received a text message while walking from my second-to-last class to my last class. March is just around the corner and it is something a lot of p...
SDSU’s Malik Pope suspended in wake of CBB scandal
*Queue “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen* Anddddddd once again, another player is suspended for taking a bribe. This CBB investigation is almost Sherlock Holmes-like and it’s ju...
Michael Porter Jr. is back, maybe
Before the season began, Missouri’s stud freshman, Michael Porter Jr., was the number one draft pick according to many analysts. Following two minutes against Iowa State in a game that was suppo...
The SU Sports Podcast Episode 15: Scandal Season
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
The WalkOns: Episode 4 – No One Uses Email Anymore, Anthony
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME TO THE NUMBER ONE sports podcast on Student Union; probably the #1 sports pod in the entire world, honestly. This week the gang of Frank, Andy, and Anthony, and first ever...
Virginia or brick wall, my column
Instead of writing my midterm essay, I flipped on college basketball, like I very often do. Virginia is hosting Georgia Tech in their home arena currently and despite the fact that Virginia games are ...
Louisville Gets Screwed, Hard
The NCAA didn’t even buy Louisville dinner first before proceeding to absolutely fuck them. In case anyone forgot how confusing and cruel the NCAA is when it comes to punishing programs, this Louisv...
Beat the Spread Radio: Segment 1 w/ Austin and Alex (2/20/18)
http://https://soundcloud.com/austin-montgomery-460660492/austin-montgomrey-live-beat-the-spread-segment-with-alex-wilcox Austin and Alex are back to give you their picks of the day. Alex was kind eno...
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 ...
This should be the year of the Mid Major
With a good amount of this college basketball season under my belt, I feel comfortable making a couple conclusion. Every team, with the exception of (maybe) three, sucks. Every conference, with the ex...
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. “…Basket...
The Buzzer-Beater, Third Edition: Who Do You Trust?
Welcome to the third edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you from beautiful Hattiesb...
Why This Year is Abnormally Bad for College Basketball
As a general sports fan, I enjoy college basketball and the craziness that March Madness brings, along with no one knowing what is going to happen next. However, during the regular season, I would lik...
ACC Check-In #3: Duke Makes A Statement
As the postseason approaches rapidly, each conference game becomes more important. Duke came back strong after a down week, while Clemson’s seeding potential took a hit. Winners NC State The Wol...
Kansas Jayhawks Craziest Year Yet
YEARSSSSSSSS off my life. Mini heart attacks, a quarter-million ulcers growing in my stomach, stress level to the max, sleepless nights, migraines that are lasting a lifetime. All because of this Kans...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume IV
Another late week, for which we apologize. I’m in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Alabama softball’s appearance in the Black and Gold Tournament at Southern Miss. My travels did, however, r...
Saturday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Photo via Getty Images Okay, bear with me here. I may have started slow, as I enter Saturday 3-6 since I started last week, but Tuesday for me was like an ongoing SportsCenter sequence of “Bad Beats...
The Mysterious Case of The Arizona Cheerleader Ejection
The desert has been known to do very, very weird things to people. Tonight was no exception. During the rivalry Arizona, Arizona State game, before a free throw mid way through the second half, the re...
Beat the Spread with Austin and Alex
Beat the Spread and ATS Picks have collaborated to make the best college basketball gambling column in the country. Both Alex Wilcox and Austin Montgomery have been on a role as of late. Alex has wo...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Valentine’s Day Edition
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Beat the Spread: Super Tuesday Perfect Parlay
Super Tuesday is the perfect day to get your bank roll up. The Beat the Spread Column has taken a short break, but we are back to make you guys money. We are hoping for a 3-0 day as we try to hit this...
SU bracketology breakdown: Big East
On Sunday, the tournament selection committee released their early top 16 tournament seeds. A lot of it is fairly perplexing. A Michigan State team that beat Purdue on Saturday and is three in the mos...
Life on the Bubble
I’m not sure about you all, but I think this college basketball season is going by too fast. Part of that may be that the upsets started early and happened often and all the changes in the pol...
Tuesday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Well, how about that for a rough start? Okay, well it wasn’t that rough. In my first picks addition on Monday night, I went 0-2 in the first two games, although I may add that Notre Dame was c...
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, Virgi...
ACC Check-In #2: Notre Dame Bounces Back
A busy week in the ACC had Virginia take its first conference loss, Duke continue to fall (a little), and Syracuse and Notre Dame keep their seasons alive. Winners Virginia Tech A huge week for the Ho...
The Buzzer-Beater, Second Edition: NCAA Bracket Preview Released
Welcome to the second edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you beachside from Oran...
Monday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Picking college basketball games. Is there anything less stable? You might as well flip a coin because college basketball is literally where, as the great Jon Rothstein says, the unexpected becomes th...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume III
We apologize for the lateness of this week’s advice column from America’s favorite psychologist, Joey Freshwater. I was in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach working Alabama softball and Joey w...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch
College basketball is nearing March, the best time of the year. However, there’s still plenty of tough conference matchups over the next couple weeks, and this weekend that are sure to bring some su...
The Name of the Game: A Guide to the Fanatic’s Psyche
There are only ten seconds left on the clock and so many challenges are forming a barrier between you and your goal. What are you going to do? Roll over and face defeat or fight on? You would think I ...
The Disaster in Fort Collins
Other than being the second best University in the State of Colorado, the Men’s Colorado State basketball team is in a tsunami of trouble. Men’s Head Basketball Coach Larry Eustachy is set...
Farewell to Larry Eustachy, America’s most problematic basketball coach
The Denver Post reported Thursday afternoon that a source inside the Colorado State basketball program has indicated that head coach Larry Eustachy will be fired. Eustachy is currently on administrati...
The WalkOns: Episode 2 – The Philadelphia Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME to the NUMBER 1 sports podcast on Student Union. Probably the number 1 sports pod in the entire world if I had to say so myself. This week the gang of Frank, Andy, and Ant...
Ohio State Basketball is Overrated
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article saying how we need to talk about Ohio State basketball more. Am I saying I was wrong? no, I’m never wrong, but I may have overstated it. Everything I said w...
Bill Self to shift things up in starting lineup
Big news coming from Lawrence, Kansas. Bill Self has just about had it with this team and a specific individual. This team can do absolutely nothing to surprise me anymore. They can lose in the Round ...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Trivia Edition
Todays Episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast features the first round of the Student Union Trivia Tournament of Champions (Its a working title…) Writers competing include Johnny Rambos, PJ...
ACC Check-In #1: Virginia Keeps Rolling
Welcome to the first weekly edition of the ACC Check-In. I’ll be doing updates for these last few weeks of the season and into March Madness. Essentially, I’m going to group the teams into...
The Buzzer-Beater, First Edition: The Curious Case of Alabama
Welcome to the first edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This past weekend, I was at home spending some time wi...
Weekend Edition: What to Watch
College basketball is nearing March, the best time of the year. However, there’s still plenty of tough conference matchups over the next couple weeks (and this weekend) that are sure to bring some s...
St. John’s Stuns Duke in the Garden
St. John’s broke their eleven game losing streak in miraculous fashion by upsetting the #4 ranked Duke Blue Devils in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. The two historic program...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume II
Last week, I introduced the ultimate nickel-psychologist Joey Freshwater, and the positive response was overwhelming. We got a lot of questions sent in for the second edition of this advice column;...
College Mascots I Would Not Fight
Maybe it’s just me, but every sporting event I go to I size up the mascot (except you Uga, I just want to pet you). For example, I’m fairly confident I could annihilate Brutus the Buckeye....
Campus Cover 024: Hoops Hot Takes
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
College hoops trade machine
The NBA trade deadline is upon us and a week and has been heating up recently, with a blockbuster deal sending Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons in return for roughly the entire city of Detroit. Ma...
Why This is Cincinnati’s Year
To outside viewers, seeing the Cincinnati Bearcats in the top 10 brings up two things: 1) memories of the old Huggins teams that were consistently ranked in the late 90’s and early 2000’s ...
The WalkOns: Episode 1
Welcome ladies and gents to the first recording of The WalkOns with your favorite writers Frank Fanelli, Anthony Ventura, and Andy Jones. In this episode we talk about literally anything you can think...
Game Preview: Indiana Hoosiers vs. #17 Ohio State Buckeyes
Just two days after dropping a close one to the #3 team in the nation, the Indiana Hoosiers are back on the road tonight against the #17 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite their 12-10 record (5-5 in ...
KenPom’s Unluckiest College Basketball Teams So Far
For those unfamiliar with the statistical site kenpom.com, it is essentially a mecca for a fan of statistical analysis and college basketball. Started by Ken Pomeroy, the website’s archives date...
Big East Beat: midseason review
With six weeks remaining until everyone’s favorite CBS overindulgence, Selection Sunday, conference seasons are in full swing and the field of 64 is starting to come into view. Lunardi’s w...
Who’s going to win the Big 12?
We’re approximately halfway through the NCAA regular season and most Power 5 conferences look like they have a solid projected regular season champion. For instance, Virginia is looking like the fav...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 9: SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Tiger Is BACK
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends, and teammates. Two of ...