Rob is back after Bears cut down to their 53. Who are these guys, what players made the practice squad, and are we in for a regression? Plus, some fun name games and player comps and an update on the Bears Stadium. Episode 99, turning 100 next week!

Fantasy Football Guru Zorba Zettler breaks down all things FF for 2026 including position groups, who he's targeting and fading, hot takes and predictions and where Bears players are going to land. Huge draft week!

We finally get my Uncle Steve Trimarco and my Dad to answer some long standing baseball questions and how my Uncle Steve got to attend the 1959 White Sox World Series. If you love baseball, you'll love to hear their old school perspective.

We get into the big boys and the see who can survive the gauntlet of the college football season to win a National Title. These are teams 12 thru 1. There can be only one.

Matt breaks down Hold My Beer Sports College Football Preseason rankings and we start with teams 13-25. We use a series of metrics including Strength of Schedule, Return Production, Schedule, Key Players and of course the power of the general public to see what Vegas has to say about win total. The hype machine is back!

I reach into my rolodex and pick out my brother, Northwestern Alum, and Chairman of NUWAVE, Dave Scalzo. We discuss what NUWAVE does, how they made this state of the art stadium come to life, the future of Northwestern athletics and who's going to win the Iowa/Northwestern game. Tons of insight from the inside and you'll be buying a ticket to a Northwestern game after you hear this.

High School football is back in Illinois and we have the new voices of Neuqua Valley back with Justin Mascari and sidekick Freddie Rook. We cover some storylines coming into the season, the new playoff format, the top 10 teams, and other interesting teams and matchups.

HOF'er Greg Long is back with fellow New Yorker and Regis alum Albert DeGrasse and his pursuit to play 365 rounds of golf in 365 days in all 50 states for the REACH program. We discuss his cause, what he hopes to re-learn about America, the logistics of the trip and how he got his wife to go along with it. Every guy's bucket list dream. So follow, support and donate to Albert and his cause and you can follow all his exploits on Instgram @nowdrivingtheusa and donate through his website www.nowdrivingtheusa.com

The soccer guys Rob Varak, Chris Kuehner, and Mike Sweeney have the final word on this epic 2026 World Cup hosted in North America. We recap Spain's victory over Argentine, the England vs France consolation game, when will we see the national teams again and how much impact this event had on the American view of soccer.

The soon to be new voice of the Missouri Tigers and HMB HOF'er Jack Thormeyer brings first timers Sean Traynor and Patrick Thompson to the HMB studio to discuss the Cubs second half of the season. We discuss the first half, the MLB All-Star Game, did the Cubs get enough representation, pitching injuries, how Counsell is handling the lineup, trade deadline options and a potential 2027 lockout. We also have some hot takes on Banana ball and if it's good for the game. These guys are in deep so we look into the crystal ball and predict what's going to happen.