Coppock On Sports: The Chet Coppock Podcast

The NFL has built an empire, but sometimes you wonder how they get anything right. Chet Coppock is shocked by the NFL's decision to fine Bears rookie linebacker Jon Bostic $21K for what everybody else in American calls a legitimate football move. Hey NFL, you keep fining players like this and you'll run your league into the ground.

Coppock on Sports -- brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi -- has a message for Cubs skipper Dale Sveum. You got it right the first time! When Sveum benched star SS Starlin Castro for day-dreaming, he got it right. But as Coppock explains, you fumbled away the teachable moment the very next day.

The AP preseason college football poll is hot of the press! Not surprisingly, Alabama is on top, but Chet Coppock says that won't last long after 'Bama goes down to the Aggies. That should leave the door open for Ohio State and what might be a huge October 5th matchup for the Buckeyes in Evanston, IL.

Face it, the NFL had to do something about the Pro Bowl. But does anybody care about the changes? Host Chet Coppock offers his take in this edition of Coppock on Sports brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi -- simply the best private taxi service in the Windy City!

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by American Taxi, Chicago's premier transportation service! Former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis is back in the news, calling his new Kansas players "crap." Um, Charlie, remember when you said you spoke for ND? Well, maybe you shouldn't be speaking for anyone.

Memo to Brian Urlacher from Chet Coppock... now is when the hangover begins. Now is when you'll begin to feel the absence of professional football in your daily routine. Given the nature of his competitive spirit and the way he exited Halas Hall, Chet wonders if Urlacher will ever be ok with the new normal.

Chicago's baseball teams are going nowhere, so guess what sports fans???? It's JAY CUTLER TIME!!!!! Yes, that's right, Chet Coppock wants to see Cutler start to deliver on his talent this fall. Especially if the QB wants to cash in with a new contract in Chicago next year.

It would be far too easy to talk about why the White Sox should fire Robin Ventura. Whet Coppock really wants the South Siders to do is go out and hire the next Billy Martin. The Sox need a manager who can give the club a new sense of purpose and light a fire in their bellies.

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by American Taxi, the finest transportation company in the Windy City. Speaking of Chicago, Chet Coppock wants you to circle October 5th on your calendars for what could be the biggest victory in the history of Northwestern football. Go U, NU.

Let's face facts, the "Mid-Summer Classic" is now the "Mid-Summer Snoozefest." Host Chet Coppock explains why MLB's All Star festivities are basically professional wrestling in double knits! For starters, Chris Berman calls the Home Run Derby. And as for the game itself, nobody truly competes or wants to pitch more than an inning!

Host Chet Coppock suggests it may be time for the White Sox to deliver a pink slip to rookie manager Robin Ventura. While they appear to have competent MLB players on the field, they are completely dysfunctional as a team! It's not out of the question that this disaster of a squad could set a new team record for most losses.

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by American Taxi, the best transportation company in the Windy City! Now, what on earth could Arlington Park (the horse track in suburban Chicago) have to do with the Chicago White Sox??? Well, sit back and let Chet Coppock connect the dots for you.

Pitching for the Chicago White Sox must feel like pitching in Cook County jail. In this episode of COS, host Chet Coppock laments the talent of Sox starter Chris Sale, whose skills worthy of AL Cy Young consideration are being utterly wasted by the team of buffoons surrounding him.

Sorry Bears fans, but the Devin Hester golden era is official over. Well, actually, it ended about three years ago. Chet Coppock will be the first to admit that Hester's heyday was brilliant, but his current skill set -- and his disastrous turn as a WR -- leave no other conclusion to be made.

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by the best transportation company in the Windy City -- American Taxi! In this episode of COS, somebody's ears must be burning because Chet Coppock mentions that Blackhawks captain Jonathan Towes hadn't found the back of the net thru the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final.

Reggie Jackson was a one-of-a-kind athlete, but Chet Coppock sees the same kind of magic in the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane. Kane is a bona fide superstar who makes sure he shows up on the scorecard when the lights are the brightest and the biggest games are on the line.

NBC's coverage of the NHL playoffs is rock solid television, but Chet Coppock has one complaint -- the milquetoast analysis of "between the glass" Pierre McGuire. The guy's commentary is like warm beer on a 95-degree day. Get Jeremy Roenick out of the studio and onto the ice!

Coppock on Sports is brought to you by the fine folks at American Taxi. So did last week's MLB Draft change your life? Or better yet, were you aware that last week's MLB Draft took place? Chet Coppock isn't surprised given that MLB draft picks might be the least projectable things in pro sports.

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The Chicago Bears have finally decided to retire Mike Ditka's No. 89. Host Chet Coppock wonders what the heck took the team so long?!? First as a fan, and then as a broadcaster, Coppock can attest to the fact that this honor is long overdue. Congratulations Iron Mike!