Podcasts about Marquette

Former Marquette golfer Hunter Eichhorn joins Wisconsin.Golf's Rob Hernandez to talk about his first four starts on the Korn Ferry Tour (12th on the points list), some of his travel highlights and what lies ahead.

Chris Dailey with Debbie Fiske after the Huskies win at Marquette Saturday

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops it is a simple podcast as there are over 130 games on the college basketball betting board for Saturday & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them! Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights3:13-Start of picks TCU vs Oklahoma St5:35-Picks & analysis for Clemson vs Duke7;41-Picks & analysis for California vs Boston College9:46-Picks & analysis for Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame12:02-Picks & analysis for Fordham vs Rhode Island14:20-Picks & analysis for Samford vs East Tennessee16:50-Picks & analysis for UCLA vs Michigan19:18-Picks & analysis for Northwestern vs Nebraska21:31-Picks & analysis for Kansas vs Iowa St23:38-Picks & analysis for Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt26:16-Picks & analysis for St. John's vs Providence28:43-Picks & analysis for Mercer vs The Citadel31:12-Picks & analysis for Furman vs VMI33:19-Picks & analysis for Florida St vs Virginia Tech35:16-Picks & analysis for East Carolina vs Rice37:38-Picks & analysis for Louisiana Tech vs Florida INternational40:57-Picks & analysis for Elon vs William & Mary43:36-Picks & analysis for Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan46:05-Picks & analysis for Pittsburgh vs North Carolina48:32-Picks & analysis for Kent St vs Ball St51:00-Picks & analysis for SMU vs Syracuse53:12-Picks & analysis for North Dakota St vs North Dakota55:42-Picks & analysis for Liberty vs UTEP58:02-Picks & analysis for Villanova vs Creighton1:00:07-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Xavier1:02:31-Picks & analysis for Penn St vs Oregon1:04:43-Picks & analysis for UL Monroe vs Texas St1:07:05-Picks & analysis for Kentucky vs Florida1:09:02-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Arkansas St1:11:23-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs Missouri St1:13:41-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs UT Arlington1:16:10-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs Old Dominion1:18:38-Picks & analysis for Tennessee St vs Morehead St1:20:45-Picks & analysis for Georgia vs Oklahoma1:22:46-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Colorado St1:25:18-Picks & analysis for Appalachian St vs James Madison1:27:29-Picks & analysis for Stanford vs Wake Forest1:29:55-Picks & analysis for Tarleton St vs Abilene Christian1:32:09-Picks & analysis for Portland St vs Northern Colorado1:34:20-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs UNC Wilmington1:36:19-Picks & analysis for Colorado vs BYU1:38:32-Picks & analysis for Louisville vs Baylor1:40:43-Picks & analysis for Miami vs NC State1:43:00-Picks & analysis for Duquesne vs St. Bonaventure1:45:31-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs Lindenwood1:48:07-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs Eastern Illinois1:50:23-Picks & analysis for UT Martin vs SIU Edwardsville1:53:04-Picks & analysis for Western Carolina vs Chattanooga1:55:31-Picks & analysis for Tennessee Tech vs Southern Indiana1:57:34-Picks & analysis for Wofford vs UNC Greensboro1:59:37-Picks & analysis for Purdue vs Iowa2:01:46-Picks & analysis for Weber St vs Eastern Washington2:03:56-Picks & analysis for Sam Houston vs Kennesaw St2:06:47-Picks & analysis for Toledo vs Bowling Green2:08:56-Picks & analysis for Grand Canyon vs San Jose St2:11:36-Picks & analysis for Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine2:13:42-Picks & analysis for Long Beach St vs UC Davis2:15:54-Picks & analysis for New Mexico St vs Jacksonville St2:18:09-Picks & analysis for Idaho St vs Idaho2:20:34-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan2:22:44-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs Fresno St2:24:52-Picks & analysis for LSU vs Tennessee2:27:10-Picks & analysis for Brown vs Dartmouth2:29:26-Picks & analysis for VCU vs Richmond2:31:49-Picks & analysis for Columbia vs Pinceton2:34:00-Picks & analysis for Texas Tech vs Arizona2:35:51-Picks & analysis for West Virginia vs Central Florida2:37:59-Picks & analysis for Cornell vs Pennsylvania2:40:03-Picks & analysis for Mississippi St vs Ole Miss2:42:44-Picks & analysis for Yale vs Havard2:43:50-Picks & analysis for UC Santa Barbara vs Cal Poly2:45:49-Picks & analysis for Tulsa vs Wichita St2:48:13-Picks & analysis for Memphis vs Utah St2:49:59-Picks & analysis for Virginia vs Ohio St2:51:04-Picks & analysis for Georgetown vs Connecticut2:54:05-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky2:56:03-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas vs Kansas City2:57:54-Picks & analysis for Hawaii vs CS Northridge2:59:55-Picks & analysis for Sacramento St vs Northern Arizona3:02:02-Picks & analysis for South Dakota St vs Oral Roberts3:04:10-Picks & analysis for Auburn vs Arkansas3:06:18-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Georgia Southern3:08:26-Picks & analysis for Texas vs Missouri3:10:16-Picks & analysis for South Dakota vs Alabama3:12:28-Picks & analysis for Troy vs Southern Miss3:14:06-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs Utah Tech3:16:14-Picks & analysis for Minnesota vs Washington3:18:15-Picks & analysis for Kansas St vs Houston3:20:07-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Montana3:22:19-Picks & analysis for UC Riverside vs UC San Diego3:24:17-Picks & analysis for CS Fullerton vs UC Irvine3:26:13-Picks & analysis for Nevada vs San Diego St3:28:19-Picks & analysis for Gonzaga vs Santa Clara3:30:19-Picks & analysis for St. Mary's vs Pacific3:34:07-Start of extra games UMBC vs New Hampshire3:35:54-Picks & analysis for Bucknell vs Boston U3:38:05-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs New Haven3:39:51-Picks & analysis for Chicago St vs Le Moyne3:41:40-Picks & analysis for Central Connecticut vs Fairleigh Dickinson3:43:21-Picks & analysis for Wagner vs Stonehill3:45:20-Picks & analysis for Navy vs Colgate3:47:05-Picks & analysis for Presbyterian vs UNC Asheville3:48:57-Picks & analysis for Mercyhurst vs St. Francis PA3:51:06-Picks & analysis for Army vs American3:52:56-Picks & analysis for Stetson vs Florida Gulf Coast3:54:52-Picks & analysis for Bryant vs Vermont3:56:42-Picks & analysis for West Georgia vs Central Arkansas3:58:33-Picks & analysis for High Point vs Gardner Webb4:00:16-Picks & analysis for Charleston Southern vs Radford4:02:10-Picks 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Another edition of the Intentional Foul starts with an end to the football season! Review of Super Bowl 61 plus halftime and the commercials. Brewers make another trade before pitchers/catchers report. What's this year looking like? Marquette hoops improving while Badgers notch a big win. Giannis isn't traded and may not be...ever. Bucks make a couple moves and are playing better? Plus the local hoops scene. All that and more in this hour and 20 minute episode! Tell your friends.

Coach Crean is back and brings his unmatched expertise, insight and opinions on all things IU and college basketball at large. What was it like for him to call the game between his former schools, Indiana and Marquette? How does he view the progress of the Hoosiers under first year Coach DeVries? What is the ceiling of the current squad, and how bright is the future of the program? And oh yeah... did you know he worked with Coach Cignetti decades ago when they both where at Pitt???Hear about all of that and more from one of our favorite guests, coaches, and humans of all-time... Tom Crean!!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Milwaukee Brewers call in to share some big things happening with the team. DZ gives advice to someone who needs to borrow money for the 2nd time from a friend. A woman ask if she's the jerk for leaving her kid behind on Valentine's Day. Alley and DZ took a trip to Marquette for something special and they share all of it.

The small community of Blair, WI was rocked when a cheese plant that's been there for decades said it was changing. Sarah Schmidt, communications coordinator for Associated Milk Producers Incorporated(AMPI) tells Jill Welke that the lure of the cottage cheese market became too much for their board of directors. In March, some 86 employees will be laid off while they transition the award winning cheddar plant into a top notch cottage cheese manufacturer. Schmidt says while some may question whether the cottage cheese phase has peaked, their numbers show it's just growing. Those same employees will largely be welcomed back to the "new" plant when it reopens in 2027. More spring-like weather for Wisconsin today with possible 50's by the weekend. That's the news that Stu Muck delivers. We've heard time and time again that with technology today, it's almost impossible for a human to be able to execute deals as quickly as a computer. Same thing goes if you're involved in an auction. Ashley Huhn from the Steffes Group tells Pam Jahnke about their Price App and what it offers anyone who downloads it. Huhn says by having this tool, you'll never miss a bid and be in the action as long as you want. The WI Ag Tourism Association has nominated 7 of its members from across the state for the Governor's Tourism Awards to be presented in March. Pam Jahnke runs down the nominees. Wisconsin's wine making industry may seem to be in its infancy, but it's far more advanced than you think. Take it from a California wine expert. Kiley Allan introduces us to Zoran Ljepovic, lecturer at UC Davis and a renowned wine maker. He says while California wines cannot be directly applied to Wisconsin, there are some shared lessons. In Wisconsin's cool climate, a 10–20% loss of vines due to cold snaps is considered an expected cost of doing business, whereas a 3–5% loss in a region like Napa would be seen as a major crisis. Ljepovic says he'd encouraged Wisconsin winemakers to move away from trying to replicate king varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and instead embrace and market local, specialized cultivars (such as Marquette) that thrive in the region. The wine expert also says beyond the technical challenges, he views wine as a historical and social art form intended to bring people together, noting that any wine, regardless of the grape, is worth enjoying if it is well-crafted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Ott & Paul Stone are ready for Valentine's Day Hoops! They share their favorite betting plays in 8 games on Saturday, February 14. Lines/projections subject to change. 00:00 Texas A&M at Vanderbilt 03:22 Kansas at Iowa State 07:19 Miami (FL) at NC State 11:11 Kentucky at Florida 16:09 Georgia at Oklahoma 21:02 Villanova at Creighton 25:36 McNeese State at East Texas A&M 29:33 Marquette at Xavier

In this episode, Todd Reed speaks with Kassy Slaughter about the current state of the construction industry, focusing on labor shortages, the impact of technology, and the importance of company culture. They discuss the challenges faced by the industry, including misconceptions about construction careers, the need for a cultural shift, and the role of data and AI in improving workforce engagement. Kassy emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive work environment and the need for actionable steps to attract and retain talent in the construction sector. Kassy shares about one of her favorite restaurants, Iron Bay in Marquette, MI and talks about her favorite pastime, kayaking. Thank you for listening and please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review the show on your favorite app.Here's where I ask a huge favor from you, I'm creating a newsletter as a way for you to share your thoughts on the episodes, share guest ideas and for me to give you insight into future episodes, and of course share great restaurants with you, please subscribe at  https://www.graybar.com/podcast#subscribe.Iron Bay Restaurant in Marquette: https://ironbaymqt.com/ To reach Kassy Slaughter on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassy-slaughter-morris-59164020/Learn more about Procore: https://www.procore.com/ On YouTube: https://youtu.be/KJT9ftw3K8I

Creighton vs. DePaul College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Creighton vs. DePaul Profiles Creighton at DePaul 9PM ET— Creighton has a mark of 13-11 and 7-6 in the Big East with road defeats against Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette as well as Georgetown. They won at Villanova and Xavier. DePaul enters at 12-12 on the year along with 4-9 in the Big East wit home wins against Xavier, Georgetown, Marquette and Seton Hall. Home losses in conference came against UCONN and St Johns.

00:00 – 21:35 – Lamar Wilkerson drops 41 as IU routs Oregon, Ivica Zubac discusses coming to the Pacers, Bears reportedly have an offer from Portage for a fully-funded domed stadium, Quinn Buckner tells a story about Bob Knight after they won the championship in 1976 that resonates today 21:36 – 36:44- Tom Crean joins us to discuss seeing his name going into the rafters at Marquette and getting together with his former players like Dwyane Wade, Lamar Wilkerson’s night against Oregon, other college hoops thoughts, how wide open it is this season, Cody and Luke Zeller, his thoughts on Bob Knight getting a statue at Assembly Hall 36:45 – 47:34 - Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and discusses the season-ending ACL teal for Johnny Furphy, his words of encouragement to Furphy, the Zubac trade and how it came to be, why he thinks the center position is coming back, roster construction and the salary cap, Bennedict Mathurin, screens with Zubac going forwardSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Crean joins us to discuss seeing his name going into the rafters at Marquette and getting together with his former players like Dwyane Wade, Lamar Wilkerson’s night against Oregon, other college hoops thoughts, Cody and Luke Zeller, his thoughts on Bob Knight getting a statue at Assembly Hall & MORE! Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 12:40 – The Hoosiers roll past Oregon in a night where they honor the 1976 championship team, Lamar Wilkerson drops 41 points, Darryn Peterson sits out as Kansas hands Arizona their first loss last night, Olympics last night, Johnny Furphy officially diagnosed with a torn ACL 12:41 – 21:34 – Morning Checkdown 21:35 – 43:02 – Lamar Wilkerson drops 41 as IU routs Oregon, Ivica Zubac discusses coming to the Pacers, Bears reportedly have an offer from Portage for a fully-funded domed stadium, Quinn Buckner tells a story about Bob Knight after they won the championship in 1976 that resonates today 43:03 – 1:09:06 – Colts thoughts: Should the Colts use the franchise tag on Alec Pierce or Daniel Jones, the guys debate what a fair contract for Pierce and Jones would be, Michael Pittman Jr. believes his future in Indy is cloudy heading into an uncertain off-season, Morning Checkdown 1:09:07 – 1:15:39 – Kevin and James discuss college hoops as we await Rick Carlisle calling in 1:15:40 – 1:28:03 – Can Purdue get back on track ahead of the NCAA Tournament?, why is Reggie Wayne being unfairly punished by the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite having HOF numbers? 1:28:04 – 1:51:00– Tom Crean joins us to discuss seeing his name going into the rafters at Marquette and getting together with his former players like Dwyane Wade, Lamar Wilkerson’s night against Oregon, other college hoops thoughts, Cody and Luke Zeller, his thoughts on Bob Knight getting a statue at Assembly Hall, Morning Checkdown 1:51:01 – 2:03:55 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and discusses the season-ending ACL teal for Johnny Furphy, his words of encouragement to Furphy, the Zubac trade and how it came to be, why he thinks the center position is coming back, roster construction and the salary cap, Bennedict Mathurin, screens with Zubac going forward 2:03:56 – 2:13:18 – Doesn’t sound like Ivica Zubac is playing for the Pacers soon, Siakam’s All-Star nod, cookie fightsSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Monday's college basketball results, talks to Blake Lovell of Southeastern 16 about the rise Florida is having in the SEC, the middle of the road SEC team, & teams that could ascend in February, & Greg picks & analyzes every Tuesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 1:44-Recap of Monday's Results15:26-Interview with Blake Lovell34:25-Start of picks UW Milwaukee vs IU Indy36:49-Picks & analysis for Vanderbilt vs Auburn39:39-Picks & analysis for North Carolina vs Miami42:35-Picks & analysis for BYU vs Baylor45:04-Picks & analysis for Virginia vs Florida St47:30-Picks & analysis for George Mason vs Richmond50:11-Picks & analysis for Rhode Island vs George Washington52:40-Picks & analysis for Notre Dame vs SMU55:06-Picks & analysis for Fordham vs St. Joseph's 58:12-Picks & analysis for Purdue vs Nebraska1:00:47-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Villanova1:03:07-Picks & analysis for Wisconsin vs Illinois1:05:53-Picks & analysis for Eastern Illinois vs Western Illinois1:08:14-Picks & analysis for Duke vs Pittsburgh1:10:14-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma St vs Arizona St1:12:20-Picks & analysis for Houston vs Utah1:14:52-Picks & analysis for Arkansas vs LSU1:17:47-Picks & analysis for Iowa St vs TCU1:20:02-Picks & analysis for Fresno St vs Utah St1:22:40-Picks & analysis for Colorado St vs Air Force1:25:02-Picks & analysis for San Jose St vs UNLV1:27:39-Picks & analysis for Washington St vs Gonzaga Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marquette vs. Villanova College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Marquette vs. Villanova Profiles Marquette at Villanova 7:30PM ET— Marquette enters play at 9-15 this year along with 4-9 in the Big East with road losses against Creighton, UCONN, St Johns, DePaul, Butler and Seton Hall. Villanova is 18-5 in the season and 8-3 in the Big East posting home wins against DePaul, Georgetown, Providence and Seton Hall. They lost at home against Creighton and St Johns.

Playground è lo spin-off di Potrero dedicato alle storie, alle voci e alle leggende del basket, raccontate in tre atti. In questa puntata il protagonista è Jimmy Butler: fame che diventa identità, attrito che diventa potere. Dall'infanzia spezzata a Houston fino alla strada più dura: junior college, Marquette, ultima scelta del primo giro. Poi la trasformazione in mito: “Playoff Jimmy”, la bolla 2020 e la corsa fino alle Finals, e ancora il 2023 dal Play-In alla finale, con notti che cambiano una serie da sole. Nel mezzo, i conflitti che lo definiscono: Minnesota e Miami, perché Butler non chiede armonia, chiede standard da titolo. E oggi la nuova caccia alla gloria a Golden State si scontra con la realtà più crudele: l'ACL che interrompe la corsa. Perché alcune leggende non sono lineari: sono combattute. A cura di Giuseppe Broggini e Fabio Ardizzone, con il contributo-assist a cura di Angelo Taglieri.Potrero, dove tutto ha inizio. Un podcast sul calcio italiano e internazionale.Su Como TV (https://tv.comofootball.com) nel 2026 potete seguire in diretta le partite della Saudi Pro League, Saudi King's Cup, Supercoppa d'Arabia, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa, Liga Profesional Argentina, Trofeo de Campeones argentino, Eredivisie, Coppa di Francia, Scottish Premiership, Coppa di Scozia, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Championship, Coppa di Portogallo, Supercoppa di Portogallo, HNL croata e tutti i contenuti di calcio italiano e internazionale on demand.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/potrero--5761582/support.

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Monday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan warns listeners to brace for market volatility as a wave of economic data and algorithm-driven trading threatens Wall Street, even as the underlying Trump economy remains relatively strong. He then exposes massive fraud inside Washington's $30 billion welfare system, explains a major court ruling that could finally end "catch and release" by allowing the detention of illegal migrants without bond, and breaks down why Democrats are quietly backing away from ICE body cameras amid fears the footage would expose activist violence. The episode turns global with explosive allegations of Deep State manipulation inside U.S. intelligence involving Tulsi Gabbard, violent left-wing attacks tied to the Olympic Games in Italy, and growing signs of national decline in the West as pride in the country collapses among younger generations. Bryan closes with unsettling political developments in the United Kingdom, a pivotal election in Japan that could ripple into U.S. markets, and promising medical research pointing to new treatments for brain health, mental illness, and epilepsy.   "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: February 9 2026 Wright Report, Wall Street volatility algos Bloomberg Goldman Sachs, TANF welfare fraud slush fund states, Mississippi volleyball stadium TANF, PPP loan fraud SBA audit, Fifth Circuit asylum detention without bond, end catch and release Trump DOJ, ICE body cameras Democrat opposition, Renee Good Alex Pretti video fears, Tulsi Gabbard intel whistleblower NSA fake calls, Deep State Crossfire Hurricane parallels, Italy Olympic left-wing terrorism Meloni, Marquette poll Democrats no pride, UK terrorist runs for office Birmingham, Keir Starmer Epstein fallout Labour, Japan election Takaichi supermajority yen carry trade risk, brain health aging cells epilepsy anxiety mitochondria

Seton Hall vs. Creighton College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Seton Hall vs. Creighton Profiles Seton Hall at Creighton 6PM ET—Seton Hall is 16-7 on the year and 6-6 in the Big East with road losses against St Johns, DePaul and Villanova. They won the road against Providence, Marquette and Georgetown. Creighton is 12-11 on the year and 6-6 in the Big East with home victories against Marquette, Georgetown and Xaviers. They lost at home against St Johns and UCONN.

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Connecticut vs. St Johns College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. UCONN vs. St Johns Profiles UCONN at St Johns 8PM ET—UCONN enters play at 22-1 and 12-0 in the Big East with road victories against DePaul, Xavier, Providence, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Creighton. St Johns sits at 17-5 and 10-1 in the Big East with home victories against DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall and Butler. They dropped a home game against Providence.

-It's been a rough stretch of basketball for the Jays, who were blown out at a bad Marquette team on Tuesday night; then, on Breast CancerAwareness night at a packed CHI Health Center, they were blown out again….85-58, as UConn showed why they are trending toward a 1-seed inthe NCAA Tournament-Was there mumbling from the fanbase about the current state of the team? What did Bill hear from the crowd?Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Kalshi and use my code SB60 for a great deal: https://kalshi.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Let It Fly Show is back! In this episode, Andy Markowski joins the show to talk everything Nebraska Basketball. Player, broadcaster, and coach, Andy has all the insights to break down the Huskers' track record so far, following their first loss, putting them 20-1.

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops it is a simple podcast as there are over 140 games on the college basketball betting board for Saturday & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them! Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:38-Start of picks Texas Tech vs Central Florida4:43-Picks & analysis for Duke vs Virginia Tech6:52-Picks & analysis for Georgetown vs Butler8:56-Picks & analysis for Cincinnati vs Houston11:17-Picks & analysis for Pittsburgh vs Clemson13:34-Picks & analysis for Campbell vs William & Mary16:14-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Seton Hall18:22-Picks & analysis for Ball St vs Toledo20:36-Picks & analysis for DePaul vs Xavier22;46-Picks & analysis for Robert Morris vs Fort Wayne24:50-Picks & analysis for Texas A&M vs Georgia27:21-Picks & analysis for San Diego St vs Utah St29:30-Picks & analysis for Samford vs Western Carolina31:35-Picks & analysis for UNC Greensboro vs The Citadel33:46-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Indiana St35:55-Picks & analysis for Virginia vs Boston College37:41-Picks & analysis for Texas vs Oklahoma39:51-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs Monmouth41:41-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Buffalo43:49-Picks & analysis for East Tennessee vs Wofford45:45-Picks & analysis for North Carolina vs Georgia Tech47:48-Picks & analysis for Hampton vs Towson50:09-Picks & analysis for SMU vs Louisville52:19-Picks & analysis for Arizona vs Arizona St54:41-Picks & analysis for Fordham vs George Washington56:30-Picks & analysis for North Carolina A&T vs Drexel58:30-Picks & analysis for Charleston vs Northeastern1:00:51-Picks & analysis for Ohio St vs Wisconsin 1:02:56-Picks & analysis for VMI vs Mercer1:04:57-Picks & analysis for St. Joseph's vs La Salle1:06:50-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville St vs Missouri St1:08:53-Picks & analysis for Idaho St vs Weber St1:10:54-Picks & analysis for Coastal Carolina vs UL Monroe1:13:15-Picks & analysis for Oral Roberts vs South Dakota St1:15:06-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs UT Arlington1:17:13-Picks & analysis for Fresno State vs Air Force1:18:58-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Arkansas St1:21:14-Picks & analysis for James Madison vs Southern Miss1:23:42-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Miami OH1:26:08-Picks & analysis for Lindenwood vs Morehead St1:28:23-Picks & analysis for Mississippi St vs Missouri1:30:34-Picks & analysis for NC State vs Wake Forest1:32:38-Picks & analysis for Baylor vs West Virginia1:34:47-Picks & analysis for Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee1:37:34-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs Tennessee Tech1:40:03-Picks & analysis for BYU vs Kansas1:42:19-Picks & analysis for California vs Miami1:44:15-Picks & analysis for Hawaii vs Long Beach St1:46:36-Picks & analysis for Georgia Southern vs Louisiana1:49:06-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs Abilene Christian1:51:50-Picks & analysis for Eastern Washington vs Northern Colorado1:53:36-Picks & analysis for Omaha vs Denver1:55:44-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Northern Iowa1:58:08-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs Eastern Illinois2:00:33-Picks & analysis for Davidson vs Richmond2:03:17-Picks & analysis for UT Martin vs Western Illinois2:05:49-Picks & analysis for Appalachian State vs Troy2:08:17-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Portland St2:10:59-Picks & analysis for UC Davis vs CS Bakersfield2:13:21-Picks & analysis for Indiana vs UCLA2:15:41-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs Texas St2:17:57-Picks & analysis for Utah Tech vs Tarleton St2:20:17-Picks & analysis for New Mexico St vs Kennesaw St2:22:43-Picks & analysis for Oregon St vs San Diego2:24:59-Picks & analysis for Northern Dakota St vs South Dakota2:27:35-Picks & analysis for Bradley vs Drake2:29:40-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma St vs Utah2:32:18-Picks & analysis for Eastern Michigan vs Massachusetts2:34:50-Picks & analysis for Dartmouth vs Brown2:36:55-Picks & analysis for Portland vs Washington St2:39:23-Picks & analysis for Princeton vs Columbia2:41:53-Picks 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In this episode of the 414 Sports Podcast, hosts Don and Big Jay delve into the current state of the Milwaukee Bucks, focusing on the potential departure of star player Giannis Antetokounmpo. They discuss the implications of Giannis's injury, the dynamics of trade scenarios, and the challenges facing the Bucks' front office and coaching staff.  The episode also discusses the recent coaching changes in the NFL, particularly focusing on the Green Bay Packers' new defensive coordinator, Jonathan Gannon.  The implications of these changes for the team's future and the importance of hiring the right staff. The conversation then shifts to college basketball, highlighting the performances of the Badgers and Marquette, and the challenges they face in retaining talent. Finally, the podcast addresses controversies surrounding the NFL, including Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame candidacy, the Pro Bowl's relevance, and the ongoing issue of minority hiring in coaching positions.

This week, we visit Marquette Michigan, a gem no matter the season. This fun town nestled on the shores of Lake Superior is home to Northern Michigan University and really knows how to embrace winter with a flurry of activities and festivals.We kick off the show with Susan Estler from Travel Marquette who gives us an overview of winter in MQT, and then quickly gets down to business with what we love the most, where to eat. You need to warm up at some point, right? And Marquette has an incredible restaurant scene to check out, from funky dive bars with great burgers (yes, we are looking at you Pat's Bar) to hip spots like The Delft Bistro, where you'll feel like you might be in a slightly larger city. Of course, we'll gush on and on about one of our favorites, and a must stop when in town, delicious Lagniappe, which is yes, located in a basement downtown. First and foremost, you don't want to miss the very popular (and fun!) Winterfest and Rail Jam which is happening January 31 to February 1, 2026. Billed as a "marathon of mountain culture", this weekend will feature ski races, live music, and a freesyle rail jam. A highlight is the Torchlight Parade happening Saturday night, please be sure to register at the front desk so you can get your glow on. Also, don't miss FRESH oysters apres ski at the famous T-Bar, you probably won't be finding those anywhere else in the Yoop this weekend. Sunday, enjoy more skiing and racing.Orignally opened in 1957 as Cliff's Ridge, Marquette Mountain Resort is beloved by both locals and visiting tourists alike. In winter, enjoy skiing and snowboarding via three chair lifts and a rope tow. In the warmer months, bring your mountain bike and explore the trails, or just strap on your hiking boots. Anyway you experience MMR, you are sure to have a great time. https://www.marquettemountain.com/Next, Jason Rolling, Race Director for the Noqueamon Ski Marathon, joins us to explain cross country ski racing to us, since there are several kinds of races you can paricipate in.  We found this extra helpful, because now we'll sound like we know what is going on during the Winter Olympics. Thank you Jason! Honestly, this race sounds like it's quite the experience. Jason also shares how important community support is for this race, from the volunteers, to local landowners granting permission for racers to cruise through their private land for the race. Just another reason to love our Yoopers. And, lookin ahead, the 2027 Noquemanon Ski Marathon will be held January 22nd-23rd, so you best start your training now.Finally, we meet Todd Poquette, Director of Adventure forthe Polar Roll, which is the largest fat tire bike race in Michigan, and part of the Great Lakes Fat Tire Series. There are three different races you can participate in on February 21, and we'll just leave you with the race's tag line...."it gets worse, before it gets better". Sounds like this one is for those with experience on the fat tire, we will be at the mass start, which sounds like it might be a little bit wild and right up our alley.We love Marquette, and hope that you do too. If so, be sure to check out the Respect Marquette pledge, and let's keep it amazing for all of us.

College admissions get stressful fast, and for many parents, it starts with the feeling that the rules keep changing and no one explains them clearly.Amy names that tension early in the episode, and Alexis White helps slow it down. Drawing from her work as a college expert and her experience as a parent, Alexis talks through the college process in a practical way. The focus stays on parenting through this stage with intention, prioritizing mental health, realistic expectations, and meaningful support for parents who want to guide their kids without letting stress take over family life.Rather than chasing prestige or checking every box, the conversation asks parents to pause and reassess. What actually fits your child right now? How do grades, activities, and testing reflect who they are, not who they are supposed to be? Alexis offers clear guidance on timing, essays, and decision points, with the reminder that consistency and perspective matter more than perfection.This episode centers on support for parents navigating a major transition. College admissions are treated as a developmental step, not a verdict. With more clarity and fewer assumptions, the college process starts to feel less intimidating and more workable.Episode Breakdown:00:00 College Admissions Stress and Mental Health for Parents01:27 Meet Alexis White, College Admissions Expert and Founder of A-List Tutoring07:15 How Parents Can Stay Sane During the College Admissions Process12:55 What Colleges Really Look For, Grades, Passion, and Context21:46 High School Roadmap for College Admissions, 9th Through 11th Grade29:01 College Essays Explained, Personal Statements, Supplemental Essays, and Parent Roles36:43 SAT and ACT Explained, Test Optional Policies and Score Strategy46:00 When to Hire a College Admissions Expert and Why 10th Grade Matters49:36 Should Teens Go to College, Life Skills, Independence, and Maturity55:51 Underrated Colleges to Consider, Marquette, Bowling Green, and Elon1:01:14 Scholarships and Athletic Aid, How Parents Can Find College MoneyConnect with Alexis White:Follow Alexis on TiktokFollow Alexis on InstagramVisit the Alexis College Expert website⁠⁠⁠⁠For More on this Episode: Read the full show notes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Marquette Mountain offers four season's of fun, through sun, and in the winter, tons and tons of snow. We talk with Kaet Johnson, the resort's general manager, about all there is to do and experience when you are here. First and foremost, you don't want to miss the very popular (and fun!) Winterfest and Rail Jam which is happening January 31 to February 1, 2026. Billed as a "marathon of mountain culture", this weekend will feature ski races, live music, and a freesyle rail jam. A highlight is the Torchlight Parade happening Saturday night, please be sure to register at the front desk so you can get your glow on. Also, don't miss FRESH oysters apres ski at the famous T-Bar, you probably won't be finding those anywhere else in the Yoop this weekend. Sunday, enjoy more skiing and racing.Orignally opened in 1957 as Cliff's Ridge, Marquette Mountain Resort is beloved by both locals and visiting tourists alike. In winter, enjoy skiing and snowboarding via three chair lifts and a rope tow. In the warmer months, bring your mountain bike and explore the trails, or just strap on your hiking boots. Anyway you experience MMR, you are sure to have a great time. https://www.marquettemountain.com/Find all the information you need to plan an amazing trip to the Marquette region at Travel Marquette.

Connor and Mike dive right into the Jays blowout loss to Marquette, who's currently last in the Big East.

Jon calls in to recap the BAD loss from Creighton last night against Marquette, where does #ThePath stand now? What can the Jays fix before facing UConn on Saturday?

Jacob previews Creighton's upcoming road test against a struggling Marquette team.

Creighton plays Marquette tonight as they continue to fight their way through the season.

Griffin Warner talks betting for this weekend. Griffin Warner delivered a wide ranging betting breakdown for the Friday January 23 slate, touching the NFL European soccer and college basketball while explaining how market movement and situational factors shaped his approach. In the NFL focus centered on a playoff matchup with New England favored by four and a half and a total of forty two and a half amid concerns about travel weather and quarterback volatility. Warner noted limited line movement but said his interest continued to grow on Denver, citing the difficulty of New England going on the road as a sizable favorite and the belief that the market may be overstating the drop off at quarterback. He outlined interest in Denver for the game and first half along with multiple under looks, emphasizing the value of the first half under at twenty and a half. The night game featured the Rams as short road underdogs in Seattle with the total dipping into the mid forty six range. Warner pointed to recent head to head results, injuries and special teams swings, arguing the teams are closely matched and that buying the Rams up to a field goal held value if the market allowed. The soccer card opened in Spain with Levante hosting Elche, where Warner leaned toward the road underdog and the under in a matchup between promoted sides. In Italy he highlighted Inter hosting Pisa, expecting the visitors to slow the match and identifying under three goals as the most appealing angle if the number rose. In France he discussed PSG on the road as a heavy favorite, preferring to wait for a larger plus price on the host rather than laying goals away from home. Germany's marquee rivalry between St Pauli and Hamburg drew interest primarily on a low scoring script, with Warner favoring the under given St Pauli's scoring issues. On the college basketball slate he touched on rescheduled games and several notable lines, including St Louis laying a significant number at St Bonaventure, Indiana favored at Rutgers, a rare large underdog role for Marquette at Butler, Michigan laying a big number to Ohio State, and Utah State at Colorado State where home court and roster absences factored into the handicap. Warner closed by reiterating his primary wager for the episode as Denver plus four and a half and shared a promotional discount for bettors looking to follow along. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy, Kev and special guest Tom Harkness discuss how the impossible happened in the Marquette loss and what to expect against Georgetown

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Thursday's college basketball results, talks to Mid Major Matt Josephs of ESPN Radio in Richmond about handicapping games that are scheduled earlier or later due to weather, the Atlantic 10 landscape, & teams providing value on team totals, & Greg picks & analyzes every Friday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 1:29-Recap of Thursday's Results16:40-Interview with Mid Major Matt Josephs33:21-Start of picks Tulane vs Charlotte36:15-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville St39:31-Picks & analysis for Kennesaw St vs Louisiana Tech42:34-Picks & analysis for East Carolina vs North Texas45:28-Picks & analysis for The Citadel vs East Tennessee48:05-Picks & analysis for St. Louis vs St. Bonaventure50:37-Picks & analysis for Indiana vs Rutgers52:57-Picks & analysis for Massachusetts vs Buffalo55:44-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Butler57:59-Picks & analysis for Akron vs Ohio1:00:25-Picks & analysis for Ohio State vs Michigan1:03:08-Picks & analysis for Utah State vs Colorado St1:05:32-Picks & analysis for Furman vs UNC Greensboro1:08:30-Picks & analysis for UL Monroe vs Appalachian St1:11:26-Picks & analysis for Western Illinois vs Southern Indiana1:14:38-Start of extra games Mercyhurst vs New Haven1:17:00-Picks & analysis for Chicago St vs St. Francis PA1:19:22-Picks & analysis for Wagner vs Le Moyne1:22:19-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs Stonehill1:24:45-Picks & analysis for Fairleigh Dickinson vs Central Connecticut1:26:59-Picks & analysis for Florida Gulf Coast vs Lipscomb1:29:14-Picks & analysis for Stetson vs Austin Peay1:31:20-Picks & analysis for High Point vs Radford1:33:45-Picks & analysis for USC Upstate vs Gardner Webb1:36:06-Picks & analysis for Charleston Southern vs Longwood Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jon and Aaron put the Packers season to bed with a final look and review.  Then they quickly run through the Bucks and the loss of KPJ again.  Then they discuss the Wisconsin and Marquette basketball teams.  There was a little sprinkling of Brewers news as well.  Lastly, the guys hit a few points of hockey and D3 basketball.  

As college students everywhere are returning to campus following winter break, some are struggling with substances. Those in recovery navigated the holidays soberly. And a few, like Tim Rabolt, are there to help anyone on a college campus who has substance use issues. Tim is the Program Manager for "Recovery at Marquette," an urban university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a Past Executive Director of the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE). Tim has 14 years of sobriety and is a proud girl dad to Nina. View Recovery at Marquette and their resources. The State of Wisconsin's Dose of Reality campaign is at Dose of Reality: Opioids in Wisconsin. More information about the federal response to the ongoing opiate crisis can be found at One Pill Can Kill. The views and opinions of the guests on this podcast are theirs and theirs alone and do not necessarily represent those of the host or Westwords Consulting. We're always interested in hearing from individuals or organizations who are working in substance use disorder treatment or prevention, mental health care and other spaces that lift up communities. This includes people living those experiences. If you or someone you know has a story to share or an interesting approach to care, contact us today! Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Subscribe to Our Email List to get new episodes in your inbox every week!

Georgetown vs. Villanova Pick Prediction by Tony T. Georgetown vs. Villanova Profiles Georgetown at Villanova 7PM ET—Villanova is 14-4 overall and 5-2 in the Big East with a home loss against Creighton with wins against DePaul. They lost to St Johns in Philadelphia. Georgetown enters play at 9-9 and 1-6 in the Big East with a road win at Marquette and losses against DePaul, Seton Hall and Creighton.

On today's edition of the Game Review podcast, Charlie talks about Indiana football winning the National Championship and what it means for other schools, Green Bay Packers need a new DC, Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette Golden Eagles recaps from their win on Monday. The podcast begins with Charlie discussing why anyone could be Indiana football. Both Wisconsin football and Marquette basketball should have a long look at what the Hooisers did. After that, Charlie discusses the Green Bay Packers' need for a new defensive coordinator. Who are the options that the Packers will look at? Plus, Charlie gives his rankings. Charlie recaps a positive game from the Milwaukee Bucks, then gives his take on what he saw from the Marquette Golden Eagles.

The Mayor of the Big East is back on the pod. John Fanta joins once again to give us the lay of the land in the Big East Conference as it stands today. From UConn rising back to the top to the struggles of Marquette and Georgetown. Who is his Big East Player of the Year and which teams are going to be making a push for the NCAA tournament. We also discuss what the Big East Presidents need to do to get this conference fully competitive again, how impressive DePaul and Villanova have been and so much more.Plus it's rivalry week as St. John's welcomes Seton Hall to MSG and we talk all things Red Storm as they are surging thanks to a four game winning streak.Follow the podcast on Twitter:@EyeonStormPod = Eye on the Storm Podcast#sjubb

Pug returns back to the podcast this week after a week off and we discuss the Packers off season and what we think the Packers do position by position. The Milwaukee Bucks continue to struggle and so does Marquette. The Wisconsin Badgers after starting to heat up after some big wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg give his takeaways from the FBI point shaving scandal, recaps Thursday's college basketball results, talks to Curtis Rogers of 710 Seattle Sports about the top teams in the sport being tested & the teams outside the top five that are ascending, & Greg picks & analyzes every Friday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:32-Thoughts on the FBI Point Shaving Scandal4:20-Recap of Thursday's Results18:26-Interview with Curtis Rogers36:05-Start of picks Crieghton vs Providence38:36-Picks & analysis for Toledo vs Kent St40:59-Picks & analysis for Baylor vs Kansas43:36-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs DePaul46:14-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Ball St49:05-Picks & analysis for Loyola IL vs Dayton51:46-Picks & analysis for Colorado St vs Boise St Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A social media feud between Emmanuel Acho and Kurt Warner over Jalen Hurts. Boomer defends the fired Chargers OC and Gio asks about Harbaugh's reasons not to come to the Giants. Jerry returns for an update—featuring his own call of St. John's/Marquette and Giannis booing his own fans. Plus, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti gets candid on firing Harbaugh, and we wrap with a look at Ty Simpson and the draft.

Steve Bisciotti gets candid on firing John Harbaugh while paying tribute to Mike Tomlin's 18-year run. Plus, hear Jerry on the call for St. John's/Marquette, and Giannis fires back at his own fans—if you boo him, he's booing back!

(00:00-15:33) Only one coach standing in the AFC North as Mike Tomlin steps aside joining John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski. Audio of Mike Francesa talking about John Harbaugh and then devolving into race horse talk. Straight cheeks. A-10 and WNBA quizzes. Mt. Rushmore of horny, older men.(15:41-43:17) Joined in studio by Blues insider, Jeremy Rutherford. Catching him up on new show alliances. JR saw Doug at the urinal at the Blues HOF event. Harrison's Brother Master is demanding to know which players were in attendance. Potential deals before the deadline. Wanting to see some of the young guys take some steps. JR does not wear a 5XL. Can a dip be a side? What to make of Colton Parayko? JR says Justin Faulk is most likely to be traded. Goalie Gate.(43:27-58:30) Is Carl Weathers still with us? Article in STL Today about Senator Eric Schmitt lobbying for SLU to join the Big East Conference. Marquette is sittin' this one out. National fame without a degree.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tap List is back with a new format! I take 10 questions whether it is from Wisconsin sports or general. Feel free to submit your questions on X or Instagram which will be listed below. Here's the topics for the first week Packers Should packers pull a Texans next year with Matt LaFleur? Packers dream coaching staff? Aaron Rodgers retirement party on Sunday? Bucks Is time to move on from Doc Rivers? Would you rather trade Ryan Rollins or KPJ? CBB/Marquette Favorite Marquette team that isn't the 2003 team PGA what does it say about Brooks coming back and other LIV guys choosing not to? General What's worse: OWI at 6p or 21 times over? Do I feel less as a man doing a workout program built for females? How far will you go to win a grudge with your wife Submit your questions here - www.x.com/tappingthekeg or www.instagram.com/tappingthekegsports

Founded by Michael Mabry and John Rothenberger nearly five years ago, One Play Development “saw the brokenness in the youth sports space and an opportunity to serve families and players in a really impactful way.”They say transformational coaching is at the heart of everything they do and they want to help people get to where they want to be. So, in order to achieve that goal, they tapped former Gonzaga (D.C.) head coach Casey O'Neill, Director of Mental Performance Alec Wortman and Marquette head coach Andrew Stimmel.Over the past year, One Play has taken a significant step forward, welcoming former Virginia assistant Kip Turner, former Rutgers assistant Eric Seremet, former High Point assistant Pat Tracy, former Hampton head coach Chazz Woodson, former Denver assistant Trevor Tierney, former Virginia Tech and William & Mary Head Coach Brooke Ireland, current PLL Whipsnakes midfielder Roman Puglise and development specialists Mugs Mickum and Dr. Abby Latona.To learn more about what One Play is, Mabry, O'Neill, Stimmel and Turner join the IL Podcast to discuss.

Big East Bar Room with Tyler and Ryan Cassidy2:15 Seton Hall10:00 UConn18:30 UConn vs Seton Hall Preview26:50 St. John's33:30 Around the Big East: Georgetown - When will Ed Cooley win? Surprising Villanova and Kevin Willard, Would you fire Kim English? What happened to Marquette?

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Monday's college basketball results, talks to Ben Wilson of VSNI about the west coast mid-major teams & how different many of them are from past seasons, the Big Ten landscape, & Tuesday's games, & Greg picks & analyzes every Tuesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:58-Recap of Monday's Results14:03-Interview with Ben Wilson33:39-Start of picks Villanova vs Providence36:23-Picks & analysis for Kent St vs Buffalo39:09-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs St. John's41:38-Picks & analysis for Texas A&M vs Tennessee44:25-Picks & analysis for Dayton vs Duquesne47:21-Picks & analysis for Virginia vs Louisville50:53-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Toledo53:38-Picks & analysis for Massachusetts vs Western Michigan56:21-Picks & analysis for Miami vs Notre Dame59:05-Picks & analysis for George Mason vs Loyola Chicago1:01:32-Picks & analysis for Boston College vs Clemson1:04:43-Picks & analysis for Illinois Chicago vs Northern Iowa1;08:05-Picks & analysis for Wisconsin vs Minnesota1:10:32-Picks & analysis for Central Michigan vs Miami OH1:13:09-Picks & analysis for Ball St vs Akron1:15:56-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Belmont1:18:37-Picks & analysis for Bradley vs Evansville1:21:18-Picks & analysis for Connecticut vs Seton Hall1:24:01-Picks & analysis for Indiana vs Michigan St1:26:19-Picks & analysis for West Virginia vs Houston1:28:49-Picks & analysis for Western Illinois vs Eastern Illinois1:32:00-Picks & analysis for Colorado St vs Fresno St1:35:00-Picks & analysis for Oregon vs Nebraska1:37:55-Picks & analysis for Florida vs Oklahoma1:40:40-Picks & analysis for Iowa St vs Kansas1:43:24-Picks & analysis for Grand Canyon vs New Mexico1:45:59-Picks & analysis for Georgetown vs Creighton1:49:18-Picks & analysis for Baylor vs Oklahoma St1:52:40-Picks & analysis for Alabama vs Mississippi St1:55:51-Picks & analysis for Florida St vs Syracuse1:58:46-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs San Jose St2:01:54-Picks & analysis for Maryland vs USC2:04:29-Picks & analysis for Boise St vs UNLV2:07:25-Picks & analysis for St. Mary's vs San Francisco2:10:19-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Eastern Michigan Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Griffin Warner and Big East Ben talk college basketball betting for this weekend. The Need for Seeds College Basketball Podcast delivered a focused betting breakdown for the January 3 weekend card, with Griffin Warner and Big East Ben targeting marquee matchups and market inefficiencies. The discussion opened with concern around Marquette, where Big East Ben described a team unable to close games under pressure, citing a late collapse against Seton Hall and criticizing the lack of in game adjustments. The betting slate began with Kentucky at Alabama, where the total sat at 172 and the Crimson Tide were favored by five and a half. Big East Ben backed Kentucky as a live underdog, pointing to elite perimeter defense, strong offensive rebounding, and recent form against Indiana and St. John's, while expressing skepticism about Alabama's consistency. Warner leaned toward the over, noting historically inflated totals in the series and expecting limited defensive resistance. Attention then shifted to Tennessee at Arkansas, a game that saw heavy market movement toward the Razorbacks. Big East Ben avoided the side but favored the over, emphasizing Tennessee's dominance on the offensive glass, Arkansas's reliance on three point volume, and matchup driven scoring opportunities in transition. Warner supported Arkansas at home, citing talent, environment, and perceived undervaluation relative to brand expectations. The Purdue at Wisconsin matchup generated agreement, with both analysts backing the Badgers plus six and a half. Wisconsin's defensive rebounding, home shooting splits, and the Kohl Center environment were highlighted as key counters to a Purdue team reliant on second chance points. The final game featured UCLA at Iowa, where Big East Ben projected a decisive Hawkeyes win, pointing to UCLA's road struggles, Iowa's discipline, depth, and home court strength. Warner agreed on Iowa's edge but ultimately selected the under, expecting a slower paced game aligned with UCLA's preferred style. Best bets closed the show, with Big East Ben locking in TCU minus one and a half at Baylor, questioning Baylor's cohesion and backing TCU's guard play and physicality, while Warner selected Wisconsin plus six and a half as his top position. The episode framed a weekend defined by home court value, rebounding edges, and selective totals plays rather than blind market favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Gangland Wire, Gary Jenkins sits down with Bob Cooley, the once–well-connected Chicago lawyer who lived at the center of the city's most notorious corruption machine. After years out of the public eye, Cooley recently resurfaced to revisit his explosive memoir, When Corruption Was King—and this conversation offers a rare, firsthand look at how organized crime, politics, and the court system intersected in Chicago for decades. Cooley traces his journey from growing up in a police family to serving as a Chicago police officer and ultimately becoming a criminal defense attorney whose real job was quietly fixing cases for the Chicago Outfit. His deep understanding of the judicial system made him indispensable to mob-connected power brokers like Pat Marcy, a political fixer with direct access to judges, prosecutors, and court clerks. Inside the Chicago Corruption Machine Cooley explains how verdicts were bought, cases were steered, and justice was manipulated—what insiders called the “Chicago Method.” He describes his relationships with key figures in organized crime, including gambling bosses like Marco D'Amico and violent enforcers such as Harry Aleman and Tony Spilotro, painting a chilling picture of life inside a world where loyalty was enforced by fear.   As his role deepened, so did the psychological toll. Cooley recounts living under constant threat, including a contract placed on his life after he refused to betray a fellow associate—an event that forced him to confront the cost of the life he was leading. Turning Point: Becoming a Federal Witness The episode covers Cooley's pivotal decision in 1986 to cooperate with federal authorities, a move that helped dismantle powerful corruption networks through FBI Operation Gambat. Cooley breaks down how political connections—not just street-level violence—allowed the Outfit to operate with near-total impunity for so long.   Along the way, Cooley reflects on the moral reckoning that led him to turn on the system that had enriched and protected him, framing his story as one not just of crime and betrayal, but of reckoning and redemption. What Listeners Will Hear How Bob Cooley became the Outfit's go-to case fixer The role of Pat Marcy and political corruption in Chicago courts Firsthand stories involving Marco D'Amico, Harry Aleman, and Tony Spilotro The emotional and psychological strain of living among violent criminals The decision to cooperate and the impact of Operation Gambat Why Cooley believes Chicago's corruption endured for generations Why This Episode Matters Bob Cooley is one of the few people who saw the Chicago Outfit from inside the courtroom and the back rooms of power. His story reveals how deeply organized crime embedded itself into the institutions meant to uphold the law—and what it cost those who tried to escape it.   This episode sets the stage for a deeper follow-up conversation, where Gary and Cooley will continue unpacking the most dangerous and revealing moments of his life. Resources   Book: When Corruption Was King by Bob Cooley Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:03 Prelude to Bob Cooley’s Story 1:57 Bob Cooley’s Background 5:24 The Chicago Outfit Connection 8:24 The Turning Point 15:20 The Rise of a Mob Lawyer 23:54 A Life of Crime and Consequences 26:03 The Incident at the Police Station 50:27 The Count and His Influence 1:19:51 The Murder of a Friend 1:35:26 Contracts and Betrayal 1:40:36 Conclusion and Future Stories Transcript [0:00] Well, hey guys, this is a little prelude to my next story. Bob Cooley was a Chicago lawyer and an outfit associate who had been in, who has been in hiding for many years. I contacted him about six or seven years ago when I first started a podcast, I was able to get a phone number on him and, and got him on the phone. He was, I think it was out in the desert in Las Vegas area at the time. And at the time he was trying to sell his book when corruption was king to a movie producer And he really didn’t want to overexpose himself, and they didn’t really want him to do anything. And eventually, COVID hit, and the movie production was canceled. And it was just all over. There were several movie productions were canceled during COVID, if I remember right. A couple people who I have interviewed and had a movie deal going. Well, Bob recently remembered me, and he contacted me. He just called me out of the clear blue, and he wanted to revive his book and his story. He’s been, you know, way out of the limelight for a long time. And so I thought, well, I always wanted to interview this guy because he’s got a real insider’s knowledge to Chicago Outfit, the one that very few people have. [1:08] You know, here’s what he knows about. And he provides valuable insight into the inner workings of the Outfit. And I don’t mean, you know, scheming up how to kill people and how to do robberies and burglars and all that. But the Chicago court system and Chicago politics, that’s a, that’s a, the, the mob, a mafia family can’t exist unless they have connections into the political system and especially the court system. Otherwise, what good are they? You know, I mean, they, they just take your money where they give you back. They can’t protect you from anybody. [1:42] So I need to give you a little more of the backstory before we go on to the actual interview with Bob, because he kind of rambles a little bit and goes off and comes back and drops [1:54] names that we don’t have time to go into explanation. So here’s a little bit of what he talked about. He went from being, as I said before, Chicago Outfit’s trusted fixer in the court system, and he eventually became the government star witness against them. He’s born, he’s about my age. He was born in 1943. He was an Irish-American police family and came from the Chicago South side. He was a cop himself for a short period of time, but he was going to law school while he was a policeman. And once he started practicing law, he moved right into criminal law and into first ward politics and the judicial world downtown. [2:36] And that’s where the outfit and the old democratic machine intersected. He was in a restaurant called Counselor’s Row, which was right down. Bob had an office downtown. Well, he’s inside that system, and he uses his insider’s knowledge to fix cases. Once an outfit started noticing him that he could fix a case if he wanted to, he immediately became connected to the first ward power broker and outfit political conduit, a guy named Pat Marcy. Pat Marcy knew all the judges He knew all the court clerks And all the police officers And Bob was getting to know him too During this time But Bob was a guy who was out in He was a lawyer And he was working inside the court system Marcy was just a downtown fixer. [3:22] But Bob got to where he could guarantee acquittals or light sentences for whoever came to him with the right amount of money, whether it be a mobster or a bookmaker or a juice loan guy or a crap politician, whoever it was, Bob could fix the case. [3:36] One of the main guys tied to his work he was kind of attached to a crew everybody’s owned by somebody he was attached to the Elmwood Park crew and Marco D’Amico who was under John DeFranco and I can’t remember who was before DeFranco, was kind of his boss and he was a gambling boss and Bob was a huge gambler I mean a huge gambler and Bob will help fix cases for some notorious people Really, one of the most important stories that we’ll go into in the second episode of this is Harry the Hook Aleman. And he also helped fix the case for Tony Spolatro and several others. He’s always paid him in cash. And he lived large. As you’ll see, he lived large. And he moved comfortably between mobsters and politicians and judges. And he was one of the insiders back in the 70s, 60s or 70s mainly. He was an insider. But by the 80s, he’s burned out. He’s disgusted with himself. He sees some things that he doesn’t like. They put a contract out on him once because he wouldn’t give somebody up as an informant, and he tipped one of his clients off that he was going to come out that he was an informant, and the guy was able to escape, I believe. Well, I have to go back and listen to my own story. [4:53] Finally in 1986 he walked unannounced they didn’t have a case on him and he walked unannounced in the U.S. Courthouse and offered himself up to take down this whole Pat Marcy and the whole mobster political clique in Chicago and he wore a wire for FBI an operation called Operation Gambat which is a gambling attorney because he was a huge gambler [5:17] huge huge gambler and they did a sweeping probe and indicted tons of people over this. So let’s go ahead and listen to Robert Cooley. [5:31] Uh, he, he, like I said, he’s a little bit rambling and a little bit hard to follow sometimes, but some of these names and, and, uh, and in the first episode, we’ll really talk about his history and, uh, where he came from and how he came up. He’ll mention somebody called the count and I’ll do that whole count story and a whole nother thing. So when he talks about the count, just disregard that it’ll be a short or something. And I got to tell that count story. It’s an interesting story. Uh, he, he gets involved with the only own, uh, association, uh, and, uh, and the, uh, Chinese Tong gang in, uh, Chicago and Chicago’s Chinatown. Uh, some of the other people he’ll talk about are Marco D’Amico, as I said, and D’Amico’s top aide, Rick Glantini, uh, another, uh, connected guy and worked for the city of Chicago is Robert Abinati. He was a truck driver. [6:25] He was also related to D’Amico and D’Amico’s cousin, former Chicago police officer Ricky Borelli. Those are some of the names that he’ll mention in this. So let’s settle back and listen to Bob Cooley. Hey, all you wiretappers. Good to be back here in studio gangland wire. This is Gary Jenkins, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective. And, you know, we we deal with the mob here once a week, sometimes twice a week on the podcast. And I have a special guest that hadn’t been heard from for a while. And, you know, to be honest, guys, I’ve kind of gotten away from the outfit. I’ve been doing a lot of New York stuff and Springfield, Massachusetts and all around the country. And I kind of got away from Chicago. And we’re going back to Chicago today. And I’m honored that Bob Cooley got hold of me. Now, you may not know who Bob Cooley was, but Bob Cooley was a guy. He was a mob lawyer in Chicago, and he really probably, he heard him as much as anybody’s ever heard him, and he did it all of his own accord. He was more like an undercover agent that just wasn’t officially designated an FBI agent rather than an informant. But anyhow, welcome, Bob. [7:37] Hello. Nice meeting you. Nice to meet you. And I’ve talked to you before. And you were busy before a few years ago. And you were getting ready to make some movies and stuff. And then COVID hit and a lot of that fell through. And that happened to several people I’ve talked to. You got a lot in common with me. I was a Kansas City policeman. And I ended up becoming a lawyer after I left the police department. And you were a Chicago copper. And then you left the police department a little bit earlier than I did and became a lawyer. And, and Bob, you’re from a Chicago police family, if I remember right. Is that correct? Oh, police, absolute police background, the whole family. Yes. Yeah. Your grandfather, your grandfather was killed in the line of duty. Is that right? [8:25] Both of my grandfathers were killed in the line of duty. Wow. In fact, that’s one of the reasons why I eventually did what I did. I was very, very close with my dad. Yeah, and your dad was a copper. [8:38] He was a policeman, yeah. And in fact, you use that term. I, for many, many years, wouldn’t use that word. It just aggravated me when people would use the word copper. To me, it would show disrespect. Oh, really? I said to us in Kansas City, that’s what we call each other, you know, among coppers. Oh, I know. I know. But I know. But, you know, I just, for whatever reason, one of the things that aggravated me the most, in fact, when I was being cross-examined by this piece of shit, Eddie Jensen, the one I wrote about in my book that was, you know, getting a lot of people killed and whatever. And he made some comment about my father. and I got furious and I had to, you know, my father was unbelievably honest as a policeman. [9:29] Everybody loved him because they didn’t have to share, uh, you know, but he was a detective. He had been written up many times in true and magazines and these magazines for making arrests. He was involved in the cartage detail. He was involved in all kinds of other things, but honest as the day is long. And, and, um, but, uh, again, the, uh, my father’s father was, uh, was a policeman and he was killed by a member of the Capone gang. And, uh, and when he was killed, after he was killed. [10:05] The, uh, well, after he got shot, he got shot during a robbery after he got shot, he was in the hospital for a while. And then he went, then he went back home. He went back home to his, uh, you know, to his house, uh, cause he had seven kids. He had a big family too. And, uh, stayed with his, you know, with his wife and, and, and eventually died. And when he died they had a very mediocre funeral for him. They had a bigger, much bigger funeral when Al Capone’s brother died. But during that time when I was a kid when I was about 13, 12, 13 years old, I worked among other places at a grocery store where I delivered to my grandmother. My grandmother lived in South Park which later became Mark Luther King Drive. She lived a very, very meager life because she basically had nothing. [11:09] What they gave them for the, at that time, what they gave them for the police department was a portion of the husband’s salary when they died, whatever. It was never a big deal like it is now, you know, like it is now when policemen get killed in the line of duty. and I’m thinking at the same time I’m thinking down the road, You know, about certain things from my past did come back to affect me. [11:38] Doing what I was doing, when I got involved, and I got involved absolutely with all these different people. My father hated these people. I didn’t, you know, I didn’t realize how much. I didn’t realize much when I was growing, you know, when I was growing up and whatever. And even when I was practicing law and when I opened up Pratt-Mose, I would have my father and mother come along with other people. And the place was all full of mobsters. I mean, we’re talking about, you know, a lot of Capone’s whole crew. A lot of the gunmen were still alive. In fact, the ones that ran the first award were all gunmen from Capone’s mob. And never said a word, never said a word about it. You know, he met my partner, Johnny Diaco, who was part of the mob, the senator, and whatever colitis could be. My dad, when my dad was dying. [12:38] When my dad was dying, he had what they didn’t call it, but it had to be Alzheimer’s because my dad was a unbelievably, he was a big, strong man, but he was never a fighter, sweet as could be to anybody and everybody. When he started getting bad, he started being mean to my mother and doing certain things. So we finally had to put him into a nursing home. When I went to see him in the nursing, and I had a close relationship with my dad because he saved my life many times when I was a kid. I was involved with stolen cars at school. I should have been thrown out of school. It was Mount Carmel, but he had been a Carmelite, almost a Carmelite priest. [13:25] And whatever, and that’s what kept me from being kicked out of school at Marquette when they were going to throw me out there because I was, again, involved in a lot of fights, and I also had an apartment that we had across the hall from the shorter hall where I was supposed to stay when I was a freshman, and we were throwing huge parties, and they wanted to throw me out of school. My dad came, my dad came and instead of throwing me out, they let me resign and whatever he had done so much, you know, for me. Yeah. [14:00] Now when I, when I meet, when I meet him up in the hospital, I, I came in the first time and it was about maybe 25 miles outside, you know, from where my office was downtown. And when I went in to see him, they had him strapped in a bed because apparently when he initially had two people in the room and when somebody would come in to try to talk to him and whatever, he would be nasty. And one time he punched one of the nurses who was, you know, because he was going in the bed and they wouldn’t, and he wouldn’t let him take him out. You know, I was furious and I had to go, I had to go through all that. And now, just before he died, it was about two or three days before he died, he didn’t recognize anybody except me. Didn’t recognize my mother. Didn’t recognize anybody. Yet when I would come into the room, son, that’s what he always called me, son, when I would come in. So he knew who I basically was. And he would even say, son, don’t let him do this to me when he had to go through or they took out something and he had to wear one. Of those, you know, those decatheters or whatever. Oh, yeah. [15:15] Just before he died, he said to me, he said, son, he said, those are the people that killed my father. He said, and his case was fixed. After, I had never known that. In fact, his father, Star, was there at 11th and State, and I would see it when everyone went in there. Star was up there on the board as if there’s a policeman or a policeman killed in the line of duty. When he told me that it really and I talked to my brother who knew all about all that that’s what happened, the gunman killed him on 22nd street when that happened the case went to trial and he was found not guilty apparently the case was fixed I tell you what talk about poetic justice there your grandson is now in that system of fixing cases. I can’t even imagine what you must have felt like when you learned that at that point in your life. Man, that would be a grief. That would be tough. That’s what eventually made me one day decide that I had to do something to put an end to all that was going on there. [16:25] I’m curious, what neighborhood did you grow up in? Neighborhood identity is pretty strong in Chicago. So what neighborhood do you claim? I grew up in the hood. First place I grew up, my first place when I was born, I was at 7428 South Vernon. Which is the south side, southeast side of the city. I was there until I was in sixth grade. That was St. Columbanus Parish. When I was in sixth grade, we had to move because that’s when they were doing all the blockbusting there in Chicago. That’s when the blacks were coming in. And when the blacks were coming in, and I truly recall, We’ve talked about this many times elsewhere. I remember knocking on the door and ringing the doorbell all hours of the day and night. A black family just moved in down the street. You’ve got to sell now. If you don’t, the values will all go down. And we would not move. My father’s philosophy, we wouldn’t move until somebody got killed in the area. Because he couldn’t afford it. He had nine kids. he’s an honest policeman making less than $5,000 a year. [17:45] Working two, three jobs so we could all survive when he finished up, When he finished up with, when we finally moved, we finally moved, he went to 7646 South Langley. That was, again, further south, further south, and the area was all white at that time. [18:09] We were there for like four years, and about maybe two or three years, and then the blacks started moving in again. The first one moved in, and it was the same pattern all over again. Yeah, same story in Kansas City and every other major city in the United States. They did that blockbusting and those real estate developers. Oh, yeah, blockbusters. They would call and tell you that the values wouldn’t go down. When I was 20, I joined the police department. Okay. That’s who paid my way through college and law school. All right. I joined the police department, and I became a policeman when I was 20. [18:49] As soon as I could. My father was in recruit processing and I became a policeman. During the riots, I had an excuse not to go. They thought I was working. I was in the bar meeting my pals before I went to work. That’s why I couldn’t go to school at that time. But anyhow, I took some time off. I took some time off to, you know, to study, uh, because, you know, I had all C’s in one D in my first, in my first semester. And if you didn’t have a B, if you didn’t have a C average, you couldn’t, you kicked out of school at the end of a quarter. This is law school. You’re going to law school while you’re still an active policeman. Oh yeah, sure. That’s okay. So you work full time and went to law school. You worked full-time and went to law school at the same time. When I was 20, I joined the police department. Okay. That’s who paid my way through college and law school. All right. I joined the police department, and I became a policeman when I was 20, as soon as I could. My father was in recruit processing, and I became a policeman. Yeah, yeah. But anyhow, I went to confession that night. [20:10] And when I went to confession, there was a girl, one of the few white people in the neighborhood, there was a girl who had gone before me into the confessional. And I knew the priest. I knew him because I used to go gambling with him. I knew the priest there at St. Felicis who heard the confessions. And this is the first time I had gone to confession with him even though I knew him. [20:36] And I wanted to get some help from the big guy upstairs. And anyhow, when I leave, I leave about maybe 10 minutes later, and she had been saying her grace, you know, when I left. And when I walked out, I saw she was right across the street from my house, and there’s an alley right there. And she was a bit away from it, and there were about maybe 13, 14, 15 kids. when I say kids, they were anywhere from the age of probably about 15, 16 to about 18, 19. And they’re dragging her. They’re trying to drag her into the alley. And when I see that, when I see that, I head over there. When I get over there, I have my gun out. I have the gun out. And, you know, what the hell is going on? And, you know, and I told her, I told her her car was parked over there. I told her, you know, get out of here. And I’ve got my gun. I’ve got my gun in my hand. And I don’t know what I’m going to do now in terms of doing anything because I’m not going to shoot them. They’re standing there looking at me. And after a little while, I hear sirens going on. [22:00] The Barton family lived across the street in an apartment building, and they saw what was going on. They saw me out there. It was about probably about seven o’clock at night. It was early at night and they put a call in 10-1 and call in 10-1. Assist the officer. Is that a assist the officer? It’s 1031. Police been in trouble. Yeah. And the squad’s from everywhere. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. So you can hear, you can hear them coming. And now one of them says to me, and I know they’re pretty close. One of them says to me, you know, put away your gun and we’ll see how tough you are. And I did. [22:42] Because you know they’re close. And I’m busy fighting with a couple of them. And they start running and I grab onto two of them. I’m holding onto them. I could only hold two. I couldn’t hold anymore. And the next thing I know, I wake up in the hospital about four days later. Wow. What had happened was they pushed me. Somebody, there was another one behind who pushed me right in front of a squad car coming down the street. Oh, shit. Yeah, man. And the car ran completely over me. They pulled me off from under the, just under the back wheels, I was told were right next to, were onto me, blood all over the place. Everybody thought I was dead. Right. Because my brothers, my one brother who was a police kid that, you know, heard all the noise and the family came in. I tried to prostrate my house and they all thought I was dead. But anyhow, I wake up in the hospital about three days later. When I wake up in the hospital, I’m like. [23:54] Every bone of my body was broken. I’m up there like a mummy. And the mayor came to see me. All kinds of people came to see me. They made me into an even bigger star in my neighborhood. The Count lives down the street and is seeing all this stuff about me and whatever. Jumping quickly to another thing, which got me furious. Willie Grimes was the cop that was driving this quad. He was a racist. We had some blacks in the job. He was a total racist. When my brother and when some others were doing their best to try to find these people, he was protecting them. Some of them, if they caught, he was protecting them. [24:48] I was off the job for like nine months when I came back to work. I never came to the hospital to see me. I mean, everybody came. Every day, my hospital went. Because one of the nurses that I was dating, in fact, she was one of those killed. That’s when Richard Speck wound up killing her and some of the others at the same time. It was at the South Chicago Hospital. Holy darn. What they did for me, I had buckets in my womb with ice. We were bringing beer and pizzas and whatever. Every day was like a party in there. When I finally came back to work, it was 11 o’clock at night. I worked out in South Chicago, and I’m sitting in the parking lot, and the media is there. The media, they had all kinds of cameras there. Robert Cooley’s coming back to work after like nine months. They wouldn’t let me go back. [25:51] I’m walking by the squads. And Willie was a big guy. He was probably about 220, a big one of these big muscle builders and all that nonsense. [26:04] He’s sitting in the first car. The cars are all lined up because when we would change, when we would change at like 11 30 uh you know the cars would all be waiting we jumped into the cars and off we go as i’m walking by the car i hear aren’t you afraid to walk in front of my car. [26:26] I look over and he had a distinctive voice i walk over to the car and i reach in and i start punching them, and I’m trying to drag them out of the car. The cameras, the cameras are, you know, they’re all basically inside. They’re all inside. You know, as you walk in there, they’re all inside there. When I do, I eventually walk up there. But the other police came, and they dragged me. They dragged me away, and they brought me in, and whatever. We got transferred out the next day out of the district. And the first policeman I meet is Rick, Rick Dorelli, who’s connected with, who’s a monster. He’s connected with them. And, and he’s the one who told me, he said to me, you know, we played cards and he realized I was a gambler, but I had never dealt with bookmakers. And he said, he says, yeah, you want to make some money? You want to make some easy money? Well, yeah, sure. You know, uh, you know, and thinking that’s, you know, working security or something like that, like I had done back in Chicago, you know, like I had done on the south side. And he said, I want you to make some bets for me with somebody who said. [27:43] And I remember him using the term. He said, I want you to be my face. He said, and I want you to make some bets for me. He said, and he said, and if you, if you’ll do it, I’ll give you a hundred dollars a week just to make the bets for me. And then, you know, and then meet with these people and pay these people off. And I said, sure. You know, I said, you know, why? He says, because I can’t play with these. people he said i’m connected with him he said and i’m not allowed to gamble myself he said but he told me he said i’ve got a couple people i take bets from i’ve got my own side deal going so i want you to do it i want you to do it and i’ll give i’ll give you to them as a customer, and you’re gonna be a customer and he’s and he tells people now that i got this other police He’s in law school. He comes from a real wealthy family, and he’s looking for a place to bet. He’s in Gambia. He’s looking for a place to bet. [28:47] So I call this number, and I talk to this guy. He gives me a number. When you bet, you call, and you do this, and you do that. And I’m going to get $100 at the end of the week. Now, I’m making $5,200 a year, and they’re taking money out of my chest. I’m going to double my salary. I’m going to double my salary immediately. Why wouldn’t you do it? That’s fantastic money at the time. So I start doing it. And the first week I’m doing it, it was baseball season. [29:19] And I’m making these bets. He’s betting $500 a game on a number of games. And he’s winning some, he’s losing some. But now, when I’m checking my numbers with the guy there, he owes, at the end of the week, he owes $3,500. [29:38] And now, it’s getting bigger and bigger, he’s losing. I’m getting worried. What have I got myself into? Yeah, because it’s not him losing, it’s you losing to the bookie. That’s what I’m thinking. I’m thinking, holy, holy, Christopher, I’m thinking. But, you know, I’ve already jumped off the building. So anyhow. I’d be thinking, you better come up with a jack, dude. It’s time to pay up, man. Anyhow, so when I come to work the next day, I’m supposed to meet this guy at one of the clubs out there in the western suburbs. [30:21] I’m supposed to meet the bookmaker out there. And Ricky meets me that morning, and he gives me the money. It’s like $3,400, and here’s $100 for you. Bingo. That’s great. So, okay. When I go to make the payment to him, it’s a nightclub, and I got some money in my pocket. Somebody, one of the guys, some guy walks up. I’m sitting at the bar and, you know, I hear you’re a copper. I said, pardon me? He says, I hear you’re a copper. He was a big guy. Yeah. I hear you’re a copper. Because at that time, I still only weighed maybe like, well, maybe 60, 65 pounds. I mean, I was in fantastic shape, but I wasn’t real big. And I said, I’m a policeman. I don’t like policemen. I said, go fuck yourself. or something like that. And before he could do anything, I labeled him. That was my first of about a half a dozen fights in those different bars out there. [31:32] And the fights only lasted a few minutes because I would knock the person down. And if the person was real big, at times I’d get on top and just keep pounding before they could do anything. So I started with a reputation with those people at that time now as I’m, going through my world with these people oh no let’s stay with that one area now after the second week he loses again, this time not as much but he loses again and I’m thinking wow, He’s betting, and I’m contacted by a couple of people there. Yeah. Because these are all bookmakers there, and they see me paying off. So I’m going to be, listen, if you want another place to play, and I say, well, yeah. So my thought is, with baseball, it’s a game where you’re laying a price, laying 160, laying 170, laying 180. So if you lose $500, if you lose, you pay $850, and if you win, you only get $500. [32:52] I’ve got a couple of people now, and they’ve got different lines. And what I can do now is I check with their lines. I check with Ricky’s guy and see what his line is. And I start moving his money elsewhere where I’ve got a 30, 40, sometimes 50 cent difference in the price. So I’d set it up where no matter what, I’m going to make some money, No matter what happens, I’ll make some money. But what I’m also doing is I’m making my own bets in there that will be covered. And as I start early winning, maybe for that week I win maybe $1,000, $1,500. And then as I meet other people and I’m making payments, within about four or five months, I’ve got 10 different bookmakers I’m dealing with. Who I’m dealing with. And it’s become like a business. I’m getting all the business from him, 500 a game, whatever. And I’ve got other people that are betting, you know, are betting big, who are betting through me. And I’m making all kinds of money at that time. [34:14] But anyhow, now I mentioned a number of people, A number of people are, I’ve been with a number of people that got killed after dinner. One of the first ones was Tony Borsellino, a bookmaker. Tony was connected with the Northside people, with DeVarco, the one they called DeVarco. And we had gone to a we had gone to a I knew he was a hit man, we had gone to a basketball game over at DePaul because he had become a good friend of mine he liked hanging with me, because I was because at that time now I’m representing the main madams in Chicago too and they loved being around me they liked going wherever I was going to go so I always had all kinds of We left the ladies around. And we went to the basketball game. Afterwards, we went to a restaurant, a steakhouse on Chicago Avenue. [35:26] Gee, why can’t I think of a name right now? We went to a steakhouse, and we had dinner. And when we finished up, it came over there. And when we finished up, I’d been there probably half a dozen times with him. And he was there with his girlfriend. We had dinner and about, I’d say it was maybe 10, 30, 11 o’clock, he says, you know, Bob, can you do me a favor? What’s that? Can you drop her off? He said, I have to go meet some friends. I have to go meet some friends of ours. And, you know, okay, sure, Tony, not a problem. And, you know, I took her home. [36:09] The next day I wake up, Tony Barcellino was found dead. They killed him. He was found with some bullets in the back of his head. They killed him. Holy Christopher. And that’s my first—I found that I had been killed before that. But, you know, wow, that was—, prior to that, when I was betting, there was i paid off a bookmaker a guy named uh ritten shirt, rittenger yeah john rittenger yeah yeah yeah he was a personal friend yeah was he a personal friend of yours yeah they offed him too well i in fact i he i was paying him i met him to pay him I owed him around $4,500, and I met him at Greco’s at my restaurant he wanted to meet me out there because he wanted to talk to me about something else he had a problem some kind of a problem I can’t remember what that was. [37:19] But he wanted to meet me at the restaurant so I met him at Greco’s, And I paid him the money. We talked for a while. And then he says, you know, I got to go. I got to go meet somebody. I got to go meet somebody else. I got to go straight now with somebody else. And he said, I’ll give you a call. He said, I’ll give you a call later. He said, because, you know, I want to talk to you about a problem that I have. He says, I want to talk to you about a problem that I have. I said, okay, sure. He goes to a pizza place. Up there in the Taylor Street area. That’s where he met Butchie and Harry. In fact, at the time, I knew both of them. Yeah, guys, that’s Butch Petrucelli and Harry Alem and a couple of really well-known mob outfit hitmen. Yeah, and they’re the ones that kill them. I’m thinking afterwards, I mean, But, you know, I wish I hadn’t, I wish I hadn’t, you know, I wish I could save him. I just gave him. Man, you’re cold, man. [38:34] You could have walked with that money. That’s what I’m saying. So now, another situation. Let me cut in here a minute, guys. As I remember this Reitlinger hit, Joe Ferriola was a crew boss, and he was trying to line up all the bookies, as he called it. He wanted to line them up like Al Capone lined up all the speaks, that all the bookies had to fall in line and kick something into the outfit, and Reitlinger wouldn’t do it. He refused to do it no matter. They kept coming to him and asking him his way. I understand that. Is that what you remember? I knew him very well. Yeah. He was not the boss. Oh, the Ferriola? Yeah, he wasn’t the boss, but he was kind of the, he had a crew. He was the boss of the Cicero crew. Right. I saw Joe all the time at the racetrack. In fact, I’m the one who, I’m the one, by the time when I started wearing a wire, I was bringing undercover agents over. I was responsible for all that family secret stuff that happened down the road. Oh, really? You set the stage for all that? I’m the one who put them all in jail. All of them. [39:52] So anyhow, we’re kind of getting ahead of ourselves. Reitlinger’s been killed. Joe Borelli or Ricky Borelli’s been killed. These guys are dropping around you, and you’re getting drawn into it deeper and deeper, it sounds to me like. Now, is this when you – what happens? How do you get drawn into this Chicago outfit even more and more as a bookie? Were you kicking up, too? Well, it started, it started, so many things happened that it just fell into place. It started, like I say, with building a reputation like I had. But the final situation in terms of with all the mobsters thinking that I’m not just a tough guy, I’m a bad guy. [40:35] When I get a call, when Joey Cosella, Joey Cosella was a big, tough Italian kid. And he was involved heavily in bookmaking, and we became real close friends. Joey and I became real close friends. He raised Dobermans, and he’s the one who had the lion over at the car dealership. I get a call from Joey. He says, you’ve got to come over. I said, what’s up? He says, some guys came in, and they’re going to kill the count. They want to kill the count. And I said, And I said, what? This is before the Pewter thing. I said, what do you mean? And so I drive over there, and he says, Sammy Annarino and Pete Cucci. And Pete Cucci came in here, and they came in with shotguns, and they were going to kill them. I said, this was Chicago at the time. It’s hard to believe, but this was Chicago. And I said, who are they? I didn’t know who they were. I said, who are they? I mean, I didn’t know them by name. It turns out I did know them, but I didn’t know them by name. They were people that were always in Greco’s, and everybody in Greco knew me because I’m the owner. [41:49] But anyhow, so I get a hold of Marco, and I said, Marco, and I told him what happened. I said, these guys, a couple of guys come in there looking for the talent. That are going to kill him because apparently he extorted somebody out of his business. And I said, who were they with? And he said, they were with Jimmy the bomber. They were with Jimmy Couture. [42:15] I said, oh, they’re for legit then? I said, yeah. I said, can you call? I said, call Jimmy. I knew who he was. He was at the restaurant all the time. He was at Threatfuls all the time with a lot of these other people. And I met him, but I had no interest in him. He didn’t seem like a very friendly sort of anyone. I could care less about him. I represented a lot of guys that worked for him, that were involved with problems, but never really had a conversation with him other than I. [42:53] I’m the owner. So I met with him. I wrote about that in the book. I met with them and got that straightened out where the count’s going to pay $25,000 and you’ll get a contract to the… He ripped off some guy out of a parlor, one of those massage parlors, not massage parlor, but one of those adult bookstores that were big money deals. Oh, yeah. So when I go to meet these guys, I’m told, go meet them and straighten this thing out. So I took Colin with me over to a motel right down the street from the racetrack, right down from the racetrack, and I met with him. I met with Pete Gucci. He was the boss of, you know, this sort of loop. When I get finished talking with him, I come back, and here’s the count and Sammy, and Sammy’s picking a fork with his finger and saying, you know, I rip out eyes with these. [43:56] And the count says, I rip out eyes with these. And I said, what the fuck is going on here? I said, Pete, I said, you know, get him the fuck out of here. And you all at the count said, what’s the matter with you? You know, these guys are going to kill him. And now the moment I get involved in it, he knows he’s not going to have a problem. You know, he’s pulling this nonsense. [44:23] So anyhow, this is how I meet Pete Gucci and Sammy Annarino. After a while, I stopped hanging around with the count because he was starting to go off the deep end. Yeah. Yeah. [44:39] And we were at a party, a bear party with, I remember Willie Holman was there, and they were mostly black, the black guys up there on the south side. And I had just met this girl a day or two before, and the count says, you know, let’s go up to a party, a bear’s party up there on Lakeshore Drive. If we go up there, we go to this party, it’s going to be about maybe 35, 40 people in there, one or two whites, other than the players. And other than that, we’re the only white people there. When we walk into the place, there’s a couple of guys out there with shotguns. It was in a motel. And you walk through like an area where you go in there, and there’s a couple of guys standing there with shotguns. We go in and we go upstairs and, hey, how are you? And we’re talking with people. And I go in one room. I’m in one room. [45:45] There were two rooms there. I’m in one room with a bunch of people and, you know, just talking and having a good old time. And the count was in the second room. And I hear Spade. He always called me Spade. Spade, Spade, you know. And I go in there, and he’s talking with Willie Holman. I remember it was one of them. He was the tackle, I think, with the Bears and a couple of others. And this whole room, all these black guys. And he goes, that’s Spade Cooley. He says, him and I will take on every one of you. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And we’re in a room, and he goes, that’s what he says. You know, him and I will take it on every one of you. And Willie did that. He calmed down. He’s telling him, calmed down. What the fuck? It was about a week or so after this. And because I had been out with the county, he’s calling me two or three times a week to go out. And we’re going, a lot of times it was these areas in the south side with a lot of blood. He liked being around Blacks. [47:00] That’s when I met Gail Sayers, and I met some of these others through him. But a lot of the parties and stuff were in the South Side out there, mostly Blacks and all. But we had gone someplace for dinner, and we’re heading back home. We’re heading back to my place, and we’re in his car. He had a brown Cadillac convertible. On the side of it, it had these, you know, the Count Dante press. And he always ran around. He ran around most of the time in these goofy, you know, these goofy outfits with capes and things like that. I’m driving and when we’re talking and I’m like distracted looking at him. And I’m waiting at a stoplight over there right off of Chicago Avenue. And as we’re there. [47:48] I barely touched the car in front of us, you know, as I’m drifting a little bit and barely touch it. There were four guys in the car and, you know, and the one guy jumps out first, one guy jumps out first and then second one, and they start screaming. And when the count gets out, the guy starts calling you, you faggot or something like that, you know, whatever. And as the other one gets out, I get out of the car. And the next thing I know, they jump back in the car, and they run through a red light, and they disappear. Somebody must have recognized them. One of the other people there must have realized who this is that they’re about to get into a little battle with. In fact, they ran the red light. They just ran the red light and disappeared. They come, no, no, no, no, no. And we go off to my apartment and I’m here with this girl, another girl I had just met a day or so before, because I was constantly meeting new people, uh, running around and, uh, we’re sitting on the couch. I’m sitting in the couch next to her and the count, the count was over there. And he suddenly says to her, he says, he says, this is one of the toughest people I’ve ever met. He said, and he says, tell her how tough you are. Tell her how tough you are. [49:10] I said, you know, I said, you know, you know, and he says, tell them how tough you are. And I said, John, you know, and he walks over, And he makes a motion like this towards me. And he barely touched my chin. But I thought he broke it. He then steps back and he goes, I got to cut this hand off. He says, you saved my life. He said, you saved my life. He said, the only two friends I’ve had in the world were my father and you. He says, I wasn’t even that crazy about my mother. That’s when I said then he goes and he stands and I’m looking at it now he stands up against the window I looked up on the 29th floor, he stands by the window he says get your gun he says and I want you to aim it at me, and say now before you pull the trigger and I’ll stop the bullet, I’ll stop the bullet this guy was nuts and I said I said, what? [50:28] He says, before you pull the trigger. [50:36] Tell me before you pull the trigger and I’ll stop the bullet. He wanted me to shoot him. He stopped the bullet. When I got him out of there, Now when he’s calling me, I’m busy. I’m busy. Once in a while, I’d meet him someplace. No more driving or whatever. That was smart. I hadn’t seen him in probably five or six months. And this is, again, after the situation when I had met with Anna Randall and Gooch and the others. I’m up in my office and I get a I get a call from the county, and he said and I hadn’t probably seen him even maybe in a month or two at all and he said, can I come over and talk to you and I was playing cards in fact I had card games up in my office and, we called him Commissioner. [51:41] O’Malley Ray O’Malley, he was the head of the police department at night. On midnights, he got there at 4 to 12. He started at 4 to 12 until midnights. He was the head of them. He was the commissioner. He was in charge of the whole department. He used to play cards up in my office. We had big card games up in my office. And when he’d come up there, we’d have the blue goose parked out in front. We’d have his bodyguard sitting out there by my door. When he was playing in the games. This went on for a couple of years. [52:15] I was at the office, but, you know, I’m at the office playing cards. [52:20] And I had a, it was a big suite. We had, you know, my office was a big office in this suite. We had about six other, you know, big, big suites in there. And so he comes over, he comes over to meet with me. And so I figure he’s in trouble. He’s arrested. He says, I’ve got a situation going. He says, well, you can get a million dollars. And he said, but if I tell you what it is, he says, and you’re in, he said, you got to be in. I’ll tell you what it is. I said, John, if I need money, I said, you get $2 million, then you can loan me if you want, but I don’t want to know what it is. I said, I just don’t want to know what it is. [52:59] It was about a week or two later. It was a pure later, basically. It was a pure later caper. Yeah, guys, this was like the huge, huge. And the one he set it up with was Pete Gucci, the guy that was going to kill him. That was the one who set it up. I knew that. I thought I remembered that name from somewhere. I don’t remember. They ended up getting popped, but everybody got caught, and most of the money got returned. No, no. No bit that the outfit kept, I understand, if I remember right. What was the deal on that? There was more to it than that. Just before that happened, I go up, and Jerry Workman was another lawyer. Actually, he was attorney up in the office, post-rending bank. When I’m going up into the office, I see Pete Gucci there. This is probably a week or so after the situation with the count. Or maybe even a little bit longer than that. I said, Pete, what are you doing? I said, what are you doing here? Jerry Workston’s my lawyer. Oh, okay. [53:55] Okay. He said, I didn’t know you were off here. I said, yeah. I said, Jerry’s a good friend of mine. Okay. And as I’m walking away, he says, you tell your friend the count to stop calling me at two, three in the morning. He says, I got a wife and kids and whatever. And I said to him, I said, Pete, you got no business dealing. I don’t know what it is. I said, but you guys got no business dealing involved in anything. You got no business being involved with him. And I walked away. I see him and I see him as he’s leaving. I see him as he’s leaving and say goodbye to him. Jerry was going to be playing cards. [54:39] It was card night too. Jerry was going to be playing cards in my office because the people would come in usually about 9 o’clock, 9.30 is when the game would usually start. I talked with Jerry. He had been in there for a while. He was arrested a day or two later. The fbi comes in there because he had stashed about 35 000 in jerry’s couch oh really that was his bond money he got that was his bond money if he got to get bailed out to get him bailed out that was his bond money that was there that’s how bizarre so i got involved in so many situations like this but anyhow anyhow now sammy uh, So it’s about maybe a week or two later after this, when I’m in the car driving, I hear they robbed a purulator. The purulator was about a block and a half from my last police station. It was right down the street from the 18th district. That was the place that they robbed. And not long after that, word came out that supposedly a million dollars was dropped off in front of Jimmy the bomber, in front of his place. With Jimmy the bomber, both Sammy Ann Arino and Pete Gucci were under him. They were gunmen from his group. Now I get a call from, I get a count was never, you never heard the count’s name mentioned in there with anybody. [56:07] The guy from Boston, you know, who they indicated, you know, came in to set it up. The count knew him from Boston. The count had some schools in Boston. And this was one of his students. And that’s how he knew this guy from Boston that got caught trying to take a, trying to leave the country with, you know, with a couple thousand, a couple million dollars of the money. Yeah, I read that. It was going down to the Caribbean somewhere and they caught him. And Sammy Ann Arino didn’t get involved in that. He wasn’t involved in that because I think he was back in the prison at the time. [56:44] Now, when he’s out of prison, probably no more than about maybe three or four months after all that toilet stuff had died down, I get a call from Sam, and he wants me to represent him because he was arrested. What happened was he was shot in a car. He was in a car, and he had gotten shot. And when they shot him, he kicked out the window and somehow fought the guys off. When they found him there in the car and in his trunk, they found a hit kit. They said it was a hit kit. How could they know? It was a box that had core form in it, a ski mask, a ski mask, a gun, a gun with tape wrapped around it and the rest of it. Yeah. And he’s an extra time. Mask and tape or little bits of rope and shit like that. I’d say no. So he was charged with it, and he was charged with it in his case, and he had a case coming up. I met him the first time I met him. He came by my office, and he said, you know, and I said, no, that’s not a problem. And he says, but I’ve got to use Eddie Jensen, too. [57:52] And I said, I said, what do you mean? I said, you don’t need Eddie. And he says, I was told I have to use him. Jimmy Couture, his boy, he said, I have to use him. I know why, because Eddie lets these mobsters know whenever anybody’s an informant, or if he’s mad at somebody, he can tell him he’s an informant, they get killed. And so I said, you know, that piece of shit. I said, you know, I want nothing to do with him. I had some interesting run-ins with him before, and I said, I want nothing to do with that worthless piece of shit. You know, he’s a jagoff. And I said, you know, I says, no. He said, please. I said, no. I said, Sammy, you know, you don’t need me. He knows the judge like I know the judge, Sardini. I said, you know, you’re not going to have a problem in there. I get a call from him again, maybe four or five days after that. He’s out of my restaurant and he says, Bob, please. He said, You know, he says, please, can I meet you? He says, I got a problem. I go out to the meeting. And so I thought, there’s something new. I want you to represent me. I want you to represent me, you know, on the case. And I says, did you get rid of that fence? He says, no, I have to use him. But I says, look, I’m not going to, I want, no, Sammy, no, I’m not going to do it. He leaves the restaurant. He gets about a mile and a half away. He gets shotgunned and he gets killed. In fact, I read about that a couple of days ago. [59:22] I know it’s bullshit. They said he was leaving the restaurant. It was Marabelli’s. It was Marabelli’s Furniture Store. They said he was leaving the furniture store. What they did was they stopped traffic out there. They had people on the one side of the street, the other side of the street, and they followed, they chased him. When he got out of his car and was going to the furniture store, They blasted him with shotguns. They made sure he was killed this time. After that happened, it’s about maybe three or four days after that, I’m up in my office and I get a call. All right, when I come out, I always parked in front of City Hall. That was my parking spot. Mike and CM saved my spot. I parked there, or I parked in the bus stop, or in the mayor’s spot. Those were my spots. They saved it for me. I mean, that was it, for three, four, five years. That’s how it was. I didn’t want to wait in line in the parking lot. So my car is parked right in front of the parking lot. And as I go to get in my car, just fast, fast, so walking, because he was at 134 right down the street from my office and he parks like everybody else in the parking lot so he can wait 20 minutes to get his car. [1:00:40] And, and, and Bob, Bob, and, you know, and when I meet up with him, I’m both standing and we’re both standing right there in front of the, in front of the, uh, the parking lot. And he was a big guy. He weighed probably about 280, 290, maybe more. You know, mushy, mushy type, not in good shape at all. In fact, he walked with a gimp or whatever. And he says, you better be careful, he says. Jimmy Couture is furious. He heard what you’ve been saying about me. [1:01:17] You’ve been saying about me. and something’s liable to happen. And I went reserved. I grabbed him, and I threw him up on the wall, and I says, you motherfuckers. I said, my friends are killing your friends. [1:01:34] I said, my friends, because he represented a number of these groups, but I’m with the most powerful group of all. And when I say I’m with him, I’m with him day and night, not like him just as their lawyer. Most of them hated him, too, because most of them knew what he was doing. Yeah most of these and most of these guys hated him and i said you know but i and and i just like you’re kissing his pants and i don’t know if he crapped in his pants too and uh you know because i just turned around i left that same night jimmy katura winds up getting six in the back of the head maybe three miles from where that took place yeah he was uh some kind of trouble been going on for a while. He was a guy who was like in that cop shop racket, and he had been killing some people involved with that. He was kind of like out away from the main crew closer to downtown, is my understanding. Like, you were in who were you in? Who was I talking about? Jimmy Couture? Jimmy Couture, yeah. He was no, Jimmy Couture was Jimmy Couture, in fact, all these killers, we’ll try and stay with this a little bit first. Jimmy Couture was a boss and he had probably about maybe a dozen, maybe more in his crew and, He didn’t get the message, I’m sure. [1:03:01] Eddie Jensen firmly believes, obviously, because it’s the same day and same night when I tell him that my friends are killing your friends. [1:03:14] He’s telling everybody that I had him kill, I’m sure. Yeah, yeah. Because it was about another few days after that when I’m out in Evanston going to a courthouse. And there you had to park down the street because there was no parking lot. Here I hear Eddie, you know, stay. I’m going to say Bob, Bob. And when he gets up, he says, Bob, he says, when I told you, I think you misunderstood. When I told you it was Jimmy Cattrone. it was it was jimmy katron was a lawyer that you know worked in out of his office close friend of mine too he was a good friend of mine it was jimmy it was jimmy katron that you know not because he obviously thought he believed so he’s got all these mobsters too bosses and all the rest thinking that i was involved in that when i when i wasn’t uh when i was when i wasn’t actually But it’s so amazing, Gary. And that’s one of a dozen stories of the same sort. I met unbelievable people. I mean, we’re talking about in New Orleans. We’re talking about in Boston. Now, if you were to say, who were you with? Always somebody’s with somebody. Were you with any particular crew or any particular crew. [1:04:41] Buzz, were you totally independent? [1:04:46] Everybody knew me to be with the Elmwood Park crew. And that was Jackie Cerrone before Michael, I mean, before Johnny DeFranco. That was Jackie Cerrone. Okay. That was Giancana. That was Mo Giancana. Mo was moving at the clubhouse all the time. That was the major people. [1:05:13] And where was their clubhouse? What did they call their clubhouse? Was that the Survivors Clubhouse, or what was the name of their operation? Every group had one, sometimes more clubhouses. Right. That was where they would have card games in there. They’d have all kinds of other things going. the place was full of like in Marcos I call it Marcos but it was actually Jackie Sharon’s when I first got involved Jackie Sharon was the boss who became a good friend of mine, Jackie Sharon was the boss and Johnny DeFranco was, right under him and then a number of others as we go down, our group alone we had. [1:06:04] Minimum, I’d say, a thousand or more people in our group alone. And who knows how many others, because we had control of the sheriff’s office, of the police department, of the sheriff, of the attorney general. We had control of all that through the elections. We controlled all that. So you had 1,000 people. You’re talking about all these different people who we would maybe call associates. It would be in and out of our club all the time. Okay. Yeah. We’re talking a number of policemen, a number of policemen, a number of different politicians of all sorts that we had. I knew dozens of people with no-show jobs there. We had control of all the departments, streets and sanitation, of absolutely urbanizing. We controlled all the way up to the Supreme Court. What about the first ward, Pat Marcy, and the first ward now? Was your crew and Jackie Cerrone’s crew, did that fall into the first ward, or were they totally there? How did that relate, the Pat Marcy and the politicians? And I found out all this over a period of time. [1:07:28] Everything had changed right about the time I first got involved with these people. All these people you’ve read about, no one knows they were still alive. I met just about all of them when I got connected over there with the first word. A lot of the, we were talking about the gunmen themselves. All the Jackie not just Jackie but I’m talking about Milwaukee Phil Milwaukee Phil and all the rest of them they were over there at Councilors Row all the time because when they were to meet Pat Marcy, what they had there in the first war and, It just so happened, when I started in my office, it was with Alan Ackerman, who was at 100 North, where all their offices were upstairs. The first ward office was upstairs. [1:08:22] And below the office, two floors below, I found out on this when I got involved with them, we had an office. looked like it was a vacant office because the windows were all blackened out. That’s where he had all the meetings with people. When Arcado or Yupa, anybody else, any of the other people came in, this is where he met them. When the people from out of town came in, we’re talking about when, what do you think? [1:08:58] But when Alpha, when Fitzgerald, when all these people would come in, this is where they would have their meetings. Or these are the ones who would be out with us on these casino rides. When these people came in, this is where they would do the real talking because we’d go to different restaurants that weren’t bugged. If this office was checked every day, the one that they had down below, and nobody, nobody, their office was, I think it was on the 28th floor, the first ward office. You had the first ward office, and right next to it, you had the insurance office when everybody had to buy their insurance. Obviously at upper rates big office connected to the first ward office when the back there’s a door that goes right into into theirs but the people were told you never get off or you get off you get off at the office floor but then you you walk you you get off it and i’m sorry you get off it at the. [1:10:11] You don’t get off at the first ward office you get off at one of the other offices one of the other offices or the other floors and when you come in there, then you’ll be taken someplace else after that a double shop that’s where they would go and in fact when I had to talk to Petter Cary messages or whatever people like Marco couldn’t talk to Marcy. [1:10:41] Only a few people could. Only people at the very top level could. Marco, he was a major boss. He could not talk to Marco. If he needed, you know, whatever. Marco D’Amico. Marco was, you had, Marco was the one right under Johnny DeFonza. Yeah. Marco’s the one that was in charge. He was the one who was in charge of all the gambling. Not just in Chicago, but around all those areas in Cook County. We had not just Chicago. They were also the ones that were in charge of all the street tax, collecting all the street tax. That’s where the big, big money was also. Everybody paid. What happened was in the 70s, right as I got involved