College football players unionizing, cats and dogs living together... mass hysteria! Well, hold up. In light of this week's ruling by the NLRB, Chet Coppock says the NCAA could put this whole episode to bed if they do the right thing and promise to financially take care of players' present and future health concerns.

Coppock On Sports is brought to you by the suburban taxi specialists at American Taxi! With less than two months until the 2014 NFL Draft, what is Coppock's advice for Bears' fans? Increase your dosage of Prozac! But seriously... the Bears look to have a couple solid options with the 14th overall pick.

Hold up Vegas! Are you seriously discounting the Blackhawks' chances to repeat as Stanley Cup Champs??? The way Coppock sees it, NOBODY in the West -- not San Jose, not Colorado, not Anaheim -- will take down Chicago in a seven game series. Mark it down: Blackhawks and Bruins will meet again in June.

Game time! Long-ball time! Daily Coppock time! As Chet Coppock kicks back and watches this year's NCAA Tournament unfold, there is one guy he misses the most -- Robert Montgomery Knight. Sure, the legendary Indiana coach was the very definition of irascible, but that's part of the reason Chet misses the guy.

Try to forget about that crazy idea to make Devin Hester a wide receiver. And yeah, in 2014, Hester is just another guy at Halas Hall. But Chet Coppock would rather you remember the pure brilliance that Devin Hester displayed when he was the most feared kick-return man in the National Football League.

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi! In this episode, Chet Coppock contends that Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan is the most under-recognized, under-appreciated coach in all of major college sports -- basketball OR football. Absolutely nobody wants to face the Badgers in the NCAA Tournament!

Heads up hardball fans! MLB has just passed a new rule regarding home plate collisions. Chet Coppock would like to know exactly how this going to work. When catchers themselves are coming out against the new rule, you have to wonder when the league might figure out they have gone too soft.

We build em up. Then we tear em down. In this episode of COS, Chet Coppock takes to town the so-called analysts who are already disparaging the NFL prospects of former Texas AM QB Johnny Manziel. Hey! Talking heads, maybe shut up and let Johnny Football take a couple snaps first.

Does anybody in Chicago really believe Derrick Rose when he says he'd like to make a comeback to the Bulls this season? After the tease job D-Rose pulled on the city last year, Chet Coppock thinks Rose might be better served to keep his mouth shut about his plans to return.

As always, Coppock on Sports is brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi. With a couple of weeks before pitchers and catchers report, Chet wants to let new Cubs skipper Rick Renteria know that he MUST NOT take his club's bleak 2014 season personally, or he'll risk losing his sanity.