Moose & Roons

A Wednesday edition kicks off with a recap of an amazingly wild first weekend of the NCAA Tournament including out favorite moments and predictions for the rest of the way, we talk NFL Free Agency (15:17) as well as where the Bears may go the rest of the way and in the draft, Roons gives a Blackhawks post mortem as their playoff hopes officially ended last night ending a 9-season streak, we talk Opening Day (32:50) and the White Sox decision to start James Shields, Tiger did Tiger things again (37:43) and contended at Bay Hill this weekend so we recap that and talk Major chances this season, we both air a grievance (46:03) with the students at our alma mater of Illinois Wesleyan and dying tradition on their hands, we play Buy or Sell (50:27), with some NBA topics, World Series favorites, and self-driving cars. We open the mailbag (1:01:30) and reveal our dream foursomes, and let things go off the rails in our Shutdown (1:11:44). Keep sending your mailbag questions for Ep 50, subscribe on iTunes and Google Pla

Tiger's back in contention so naturally we open things up with a recap of his T-2 finish at the Valspar and what indicators it might give us for his season going forward, we move onto NFL Free Agency (16:23) including our very active Chicago Bears, Moose airs a grievance with the NCAA Tournament selection committee (31:53), we play Buy or Sell (37:17)with some football topics, and Roons Shuts it Down with the help of a special guest! As always we thank you for tuning in, please keep doing so as well as rating, reviewing, and subscribing on iTunes and Google Play, and send us all your mailbag questions!

Moose is back from Spring Training for Episode 46 and starts things off with a full report of what it was like covering baseball in Arizona, we talk NFL Free Agency (16:00) including the Bears and Jarvis Landry and much more, we talk golf (28:14) including Phil's thrilling win at the WGC Mexico and the landscape of golf just a month out of Augusta, Roons airs a grievance (34:59) on Jay Williams' plea to college basketball players, we recap the B1G Tournament (38:55) as Michigan caught fire for the 2nd straight year, but now must wait close to two weeks before the NCAA Tournament starts, we move on to Buy or Sell (42:45) with topics including the Bears and Quenton Nelson, Steve Kerr's idea for college basketball players, The Oscars, and Chex Mix, Roons reveals he's now a Game of Thrones guy (1:01:20), and Moose shuts things down (1:02:38). As always we appreciate everyone for tuning in, please continue to subscribe/rate/review on iTunes, subscribe now on Google Play as well and please send us your feedback!

We kick off episode 45 of the pod with a recap of the Honda Classic, ranging from Tiger's performance to Justin Thomas' win and kicking a fan out, from there we transition to Spring Training (18:00) and talk White Sox injuries and the Cubs "boring" Spring, we break down some of the Bears' cuts (31:00) and discuss what this could mean for their offseason additions, we talk USA/Canada Gold Medal game as well as the Blackhawks selling at the deadline(38:38) and Roons breaks down the moves made and what it could mean for the future of the club (bonus Brunch talk included), Moose airs a grievance (51:02) with the NCAA, we play Buy or Sell (59:07); topics include NFL Combine, NBA Draft, Blake Bortles' contract and the Cali lifestyle, and Roons shuts things down (1:13:00) with a Blackhawks State of the Union. Thanks again for tuning in, please subscribe on iTunes and leave comments/recations! We're now also on Google Play in addition to iTunes and SoundCloud! And please start sending us your mailbag questions for Ep

It's a special Buy or Sell edition of the pod where we go back and forth with Buy or Sell questions on the biggest topics throughout our city and the entire sporting world. From the Bears roster decisions, to NBA All-Star Weekend, the MLB dominos starting to fall, NFL topics, and even debating movies we cover all you need to know! Please hit us up with your feedback, continue to follow us on social media and tune in each and every week! This week in edition to SoundCloud and iTunes we'll also be available on Google Play!

The Cubs made the first big free agency splash and we talk about what Yu Darvish means for the Cubs and the league, From there we transition to the new look Cavs and the renewed sense of excitement in the NBA (11:47), we find a way to talk football and discuss Johnny Football's attempt at a comeback as well as Larry Fitzgerald's place among the NFL's greatest WRs amidst his announcement of returning for a 15th season (26:12), Moose talks about his trip covering the pro-am at Pebble Beach (40:00), Roons airs a grievance on the NHL's lack of awareness and refusing to send players to the Olympics (46:30), we play buy or sell with topics ranging from Jake Arrieta to McDonald's Happy Meals (54:09), and Moose shuts it down with a tribute to Chicago's first responders (1:02:12)

Episode 42 takes a deep dive into Super Bowl LII and we break down everything we saw, liked, didn't like and more from the big game, the Bulls #TankWatch is back in full force, Moose airs a grievance on the city of Philadelphia, we play buy or sell talking Nick Foles, LeBron and the Cavs, Winter Olympics and Super Bowl commercials, we open the mailbag up on Chicago championship eras, Roons has an update on The Godfather while Moose lets a major spoiler slip, and Roons shuts things down with a tribute to greatness. Thank you as always for tuning in, please continue to like us here on SoundCloud and rate and subscribe on iTunes! Send along your mailbag questions as we'd like to start answering multiple each show!

Episode 41 is live with a Super Bowl preview, NBA talk as Blake Griffin is shockingly dealt and the Bulls deal for Niko Mirotic falls apart, we discuss some Bears free agency targets, Roons airs an NHL grievance, we play buy or sell with MLB Hot Stove, XFL topics, and much more, we talk Super Bowl set ups, where and how we watch, food choices, prop bets, and Moose shuts things down! Thanks as always for listening, keep rating, liking, subscribing and thanks for tuning in!

Episode 40 begins with a recap of the AFC and NFC title games and the greatness of what's going in in New England, Roons airs a grievance with the Blackhawks and offers up some possible solutions and we go around the NHL for a bit as well. Tiger is #back this week at Torrey Pines so of course we give our best preview of what we expect to see. We play buy or sell with a wide variety of topics ranging from LeBron to Pilates, we debut a new segment "The Best Thing I Read All Week" and Moose shuts things down. As always thanks for tuning in, continue liking, subscribing and reviewing on iTunes and SoundCloud and continue sending us your feedback!

Episode 40 begins with a recap of the AFC and NFC title games and the greatness of what's going in in New England, Roons airs a grievance with the Blackhawks and offers up some possible solutions and we go around the NHL for a bit as well. Tiger is #back this week at Torrey Pines so of course we give our best preview of what we expect to see. We play buy or sell with a wide variety of topics ranging from LeBron to Pilates, we debut a new segment "The Best Thing I Read All Week" and Moose shuts things down. As always thanks for tuning in, continue liking, subscribing and reviewing on iTunes and SoundCloud and continue sending us your feedback!

A day late, but we're live no less with Episode 39 kicking things off with a recap of the wild NFL Divisional Round and predictions of Championship Weekend, we talk the surprisingly exciting Bulls and Zach LaVine's return as well as some off-court drama around the NBA (23:00), Corey Crawford could be lost for the season and we break down the different paths the Blackhawks can take going forward (31:20), Moose airs a grievance with modern day college sports (38:05), we play Buy or Sell with a White Sox question as well as a few other fun topics, we discuss the Bears new coaching hires (56:37), and Roons shuts it down with a tribute to the great Keith Jackson (59:42). Thanks as always for tuning in, please continue to check in every week, send us your feedback, like on SoundCloud, and rate and review on iTunes!

Getting right to it, on Ep. 38 we break down an instant classic that was Alabama vs Georgia last night, we talk Matt Nagy and the Bears (23:11), we talk NFL Wild Card weekend (35:55), Roons airs a grievance (42:06), we play Buy or Sell with some Cubs and Bulls talk (46:30), for the first time ever we reach into the archives to re-address an old Mailbag question (56:45), and Moose shuts it down (59:44). Make sure as always to like us here on SoundCloud, rate and review the episode on iTunes and subscribe!

Back and better than ever in the first episode of 2018, we kick things off recapping the day in college football, especially the two playoff games that lived up to the hype. We talk all things Bears and their head coaching search (25:11), we predict each conference's Super Bowl rep (37:27), Moose airs his grievance with the College Football Playoff (42:44), we play Buy or Sell (48:02), we react to the first Masters commercials of 2018 (59:27), and Roons shuts it down with a salute to Vegas (1:00:54). We both would like to thank all of you who stuck with us in 2017 and hope you continue with us in 2018 and far beyond. Continue to like us on SoundCloud, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and send us your feedback. Happy New Years, Moose & Roons listeners!

We're live with Episode 36, our New Year's Bowl Pick 'Em special. If you want to win some money, tune in, fade our picks and get rich! Moose and Roons make their picks on all 5 New Year's Day games and will once and for all settle the golf bet. Starting Tuesday Jan. 2, we'll be back to our normal weekly schedule each and every Tuesday! Enjoy the football (while it lasts) and Happy New Year to all of our listeners!

It's a Festivus miracle! On our favorite fictional holiday we give all of you the gift of a special edition of the Moose and Roons Podcast: an interview with NBA expert Mark Schanowski! Mark breaks down all you need to know about the Bulls rocky start, their unlikely win streak, possible moves to come, the NBA Draft, NBA Finals predictions and much more! Thank you all for being such loyal listeners to the Podcast, and have a very Merry Christmas!

After an abysmal city-wide losing streak, all Chicago does is win on W. Madison St and we dive into what's going right for the United Center's co-tenants, we begrudgingly and briefly discuss the Bears flop in Detroit (20:08), baseball's hot stove is heating up on both sides of town (26:18), after a week off we make our lock of the week picks (29:18), we dance on the Packers' grave after they're eliminated from postseason contention (32:26), Moose hits us with his grievance (32:55) and discuss a controversial weekend of officiating in the NHL, we play Buy or Sell (39:34), give a special shoutout to a new member of the hole-in-one club (47:47), and Roons shuts it down with an ode to Corey Crawford (49:40). Thanks again for tuning in each and every week, we hope you enjoy our podcast and appreciate all the support we get! Please continue to rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes, like us on SoundClud and send us your feedback! Most importantly, on behalf of Joe and I we'd like to wish all the Moose and Roons list

We're back with Episode 33, Moose is live from the Denver airport and we discuss travel preferences, break down the Bears big win over the Bengals, we talk Giancarlo Stanton headed to the Bronx (17:40)and all the goings on in Winter Meetings, Roons airs an Oreo-related grievance (27:25), we play Buy or Sell including the age old window seat or aisle seat debate (31:31), should Devin Hester be enshrined in Canton (41:00), and Moose shuts it down with a tip of the cap to our favorite former Bears quarterback (46:46). As always we appreciate everyone for tuning in, please continue to send us your feedback and mailbag questions, keep liking on SoundCloud as well as subscribing and reviewing on iTunes!

We open up Ep 32 with Tiger talk and the encouraging signs we saw from his comeback this weekend, next it's another week and another disheartening effort from the Beloved Bears (10:36), the CFP final four is set and we preview it as well as discuss whether or not the committee got it right (22:15), Moose airs his grievance with the CFP committee (33:11), we play Buy or Sell including some Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes talk (37:26), we make our locks of the week pick (51:30), open up the mailbag about our dream doubleheaders (54:28), and Roons shuts it down (58:13). As always we appreciate everyone who listens, please be sure to like us on SoundCloud, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and give us your feedback!

We kick things off with the Chicago team deserving of our time, the Blackhawks who seem to be hitting their stride going 4-0-1 in their last 5 games, we break down what went wrong with the Bears in Philly (P.S. it was everything) and where they go from here (10:40), we follow that up with some talk around college football including a behind the scenes look at covering Mike Riley's dismissal from Nebraska (23:30), Roons airs a grievance on the Bulls and Jordan Bell (40:45), we play Buy or Sell (44:11), and Moose shuts it down (59:56). Make sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes and make sure to send us all your feedback!

We kick things off with a recap of the Bears heartbreaking loss to Detroit, including an impressive 2-minute drill led by Mitch Trubisky, we make our lock (fade) of the week picks (15:06, we talk rivalry week coming up in college football (17:34), Matt's Hockey Minute returns with an update on the current state of our Chicago Blackhawks (23:40), we prepare ourselves for the return of Tiger Woods (28:37), It's Moose's turn to host the Airing of Grievances (32:30), we play Buy or Sell featuring Baker Mayfield's need for an "apology" as well as other fun topics (34:11), we host the Inaugural Moose & Roons Thanksgiving Plate Draft (46:03), and Roons Shuts it Down (58:29). We both want to wish all of our listeners and their families a Happy Thanksgiving, and while we hope to continue growing that number we're especially grateful for those who have stuck with us since Episode 1! Happy Thanksgiving to all!