Empty Bottle Sports

Football is back!!! Kinda...we discuss the offseason practices and recruiting of Illinois football and our overall thoughts on Bret Bielema so far into his tenure. There's also Illini and Bears draft picks to celebrate! Plus you'll never guess what Danny chose for his drink. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

We sleep in May. March Madness returns! We discuss our personal teams, dark horse teams, overrated teams, and our Final Four predictions. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Corey takes the reigns of this week's show to give Danny and Zane a break. We talk the crazy world of NFL and the dispute over MLBs Hall of Fame process with Barry Bonds. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Could last weekend's divisional round been the best weekend of NFL games ever? Will Brady and Rodgers return next year? Grab a drink with us and join the fun!

We're now halfway through the season and have a better picture of the college basketball landscape. We hit our teams Illinois, Michigan, Marquette, Drake, Texas A&M while discussing possible dark horse title contenders. We also talk ourselves off the ledge about the Chicago Bulls' struggles. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Gerry makes his inaugural debut to discuss his Bears' ineptitude. We also somehow find our way back to Joey B and the 2019 LSU Tigers. Grab a drink with us and enjoy! 

We're back after our holiday break to discuss the turnover on the Bears and the Illini. How embarrassing was George McCaskey's press conference? Grab a drink with us and join in!

Two losses to division rivals to talk about for the Bears (same old same old) buuuuuut we also get to talk about Bret Bielema's first recruiting at Illinois. Heavy in-state prospects and a Chicago Bears connection in this class. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

We're not sure how much we can take more of this Bears season but we strut on anyway. We also discuss some Ayo Dosunmu and Illinois Athletics. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

USC, LSU, Notre Dame, and many others make coaching changes. We also discuss the conference championship games and Heisman hopefuls. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

We're back after our Thanksgiving hiatus to discuss two wins! Illinois and the Chicago Bears both knock off their rivals. How do the Illini build off some marquee wins and will we see more development out of Justin Fields and the offense? Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

The Illini find a way to get another ranked win on the road while the Bears stumble on national television. What needs to be done as both teams enter the bye week? Grab a drink with us and join in!

Quinn and Corey join on the show to break down Illinois, Marquette, and Michigan. We also dive into the rest of the college basketball world including our picks for the major conferences and Final Four. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

We recap the Illini and Bears losses this past weekend and decide who was the worst team. Its a debate we have often actually. Grab a drink to join the sorrow!

"lets just do whatever" Connor Harty makes his inaugural appearance on the show to discuss where Michigan goes from here. Later, Josh (regular) talks about that dude in Green Bay and his MVP spot. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Joakim Noah makes his return to the United Center and we discuss our greatest memories. Quinn and Corey also take give their takes on this week's games. We also address the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Football Team scandals. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Illinois upsets Penn State and the Bengals dominate the headlines. Are they a contender or pretender? Zane and Danny also discuss their early impression of the Bulls and Blackhawks. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

On this week's edition of the Illinois Football/Chicago Bears recap, we have a major upset to talk about! The Illini walk away with a momentum changing win and change the outlook for the season. Meanwhile, the Bears get exposed by Tom Brady and the Bucs. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

The LSU or USC debate continues and takes...an interesting turn. Isaiah makes his first appearance on the show and helps Yadiel and Danny create their super parlay. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Ed Orgeron is leaving LSU prompting the debate of what the best job is: LSU or USC......or is it Washington State??? We also dive into the rest of the college football and NFL world. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

We discuss the "Discount Double Check" boogie man continuing to haunt the Bears and how they move forward from here. We also address the Illinois roster changes and how we stack up against playoff hopeful Penn State. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Football season has arrived and Andrew and Danny break down the 2021 Fighting Illini. We break down the new coaching staff, super seniors returning, and our season outlook. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!

Josh joins the show to break down the dark horse of the Eastern Conference and their offseason additions. Are we too high on the Bulls with our predictions? Grab a drink with us and find out!

Danny and Andrew break down the Bears win over the Raiders and what they need to do for future success. We also talk about the Illini and their embarrassing Homecoming loss against Wisconsin. We even dabble in some White Sox talk...Grab a drink with us and enjoy! 

You all know what episode it is. It's the preview episode which means Danny and Corey are putting together a nasty parlay with the aide of first time guest Quinn from "Bettin Boys" to give the assist. Danny also springs a surprise assignment for the guests this week. Grab a drink with us and enjoy!