Brennen Roberts co-hosts with a breakdown and spirited conversation on all these topics:

• The Polar Vortex is on the way!
• The autopsy of the Bears loss to the Rams and the season
• College National Championship analysis
• Duke sues their starting QB for trying to leave
• Ole Miss QB sues to get a 6th year of football
• The transfer portal is closing...now what?
• Way to early college football rankings for next year
• DRAFT: Best Cinderella Stories
• Greenland: What's all the interest about?
• Student loan borrows saved...for now
• Illinois' estate tax is ridiculous

Brennen Roberts co-hosts and Scott Presley reports on Illini basketball on this episode of Bub’s Pub. We will also cover these great stories…

• Brennen recaps the Bears playoff victory over the Packers
• The cheese grater foam hats story
• Rams vs Bears drama and predictions
• Alex Bregman signing for the Cubs tops a great Chicago day!
• Amateur tennis player wins $1M by beating pros
• College basketball point shaving scandal
• Scott Presley breaks down Illini basketball
• College QB has been with 7 schools in 7 years
• Private Equity becoming involved in college sports
• Movie Draft: Best Los Angeles based/themed movies
• Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri
• The best of the Consumer Electronics Show
• AI powered "Doctronic" to prescribe medication
• Oswego to build 24,000 seat Cricket stadium

Brennen Roberts co-hosts with our eye on everything sports, world news, and a draft of the best vacation drinks!

• Cancun vacation craziness
• Illinois State falls short in the FCS championship game
• Bears: ready for playoffs and reviewing our predictions
• College football: bowl games and portal chaos
• DRAFT: Best Vacation Drinks
• Minnesota fraud scandal - Is this the tip of the iceberg?
• U.S. and Venezuela: drugs, oil and where do we go from here
• Bold Predictions for 2026

Jim Melton is our guest reporter on the Illinois State Redbirds and their FCS Championship game versus the Montana State Bobcats. Brennen and I also break down these hot topics…

• Hilarious Christmas stories with the Roberts family
• Bears versus the 49ers – the good, bad, and the ugly
• Can the College Football Playoffs be fixed?
• College Bowl game highlights and predictions
• Jim Melton reports on Illinois State & The FCS Championship
• NBA draft pick comes back to college to play at Baylor
• Movie Draft: Best New Years Themed Movies
• 2026 Geopolitical predictions and updates
• Student loans beware of wage garnishments
• Jarrett Payton fondly remembers Walter Payton
• $400,000 of lobster stolen!

Scott Presley and Cory Donberger call in with special reports, and Brennen and I count down to Christmas holiday.

• Bears mind blowing win over the Packers
• Will the Bears move to Indiana???
• Scott Presley reports on Illini basketball dismantling Mizzou
• Illinois State & North Central Football Teams are going to the championship!
• Cory Donberger reports on the online threats to young kids
• DRAFT: Best Dramatic Christmas Movies
• The funeral of the U.S. penny
• Disney strikes a deal with Open AI
• Our favorite "feel good" stories of 2025

Josh Bartzen is back with a preview and in-depth analysis of this weekend’s Bears/Packers rematch! Brennen and I break down the world and these topics…

• The Heisman Trophy recap and Diego Pavia fail
• The HUGE difference in college football budgets
• Michigan football update and coaching dominoes
• Chase Daniel coaching opportunity?
• Illinois State football in the FCS semifinals!
• GAMESHOW: Is this Bowl Game real?
• Bears vs. Browns game recap
• Josh Bartzen previews the Bears/Packers rematch
• Philip Rivers come back game at 44 years old
• Rob Reiner: Draft tribute to a great actor & director
• Body20 workout experience was amazing!
• Netflix documentary - "Sean Combs: The Reckoning"

Brennen Roberts is back as we cover a ton of breaking news…

• Michigan Head Football Coach is fired and arrested!
• 44-year-old Philip Rivers coming out of retirement for the Colts
• Preview of Bears vs Browns game
• The Pope blessed the White Sox with the #1 pick!
• Big Ten Championship & the upcoming bowl games
• Georgia football suing a transferred player
• World Cup draw - How did the U.S. Team do?
• Michael Jordan in court for his NASCAR Team
• DRAFT: Funniest Christmas Movies
• Lawsuit against AI engine Perplexity
• Paramount's hostile takeover of Warner Brothers
• $12B payout to farmers...Is it enough?
• She made $14M on OnlyFans, now is against it.
• Drunk Raccoon - Brennen's spirit animal!

Josh Bartzen and Tim Orkfritz join us for a special Bears vs. Packers postgame episode to review the game and discuss the College Football Playoff brackets!