After what feels like a month of no Bears football, our boys return to the field this upcoming Monday night in a place that brings back dark 2024 Matt Eberflus feelings - Washington, DC. No need to focus on the past, though, this is benjohnson's time to shine. Let's see him cook after a bye week. Plus, Ohio State-Illini talk as we look to Big Nude Saturday visiting Champaign again for Illinois's upset bid against the number one Buckeyes.

The Bears have turned the corner and there's no looking back. Benjohnson is quickly making the team in his own insane image and Caleb has the clutch gene that no Bears quarterback has ever possessed, at least in our lifetime. The Bears may be 2-2 but it feels like they're 17-0 because they might never lose again. Come along for the ride, and fall in love with benjohnson with us.

Turns out the Bears don't have to be all the way back if they never left. Huge game this weekend in Las Vegas as benjohnson's red hot offense has clearly taken full flight. Will the Bears enter an early bye week at 2-2? For Dan's health, they better. Rick Feelsmen is on a hot streak himself, dominating the computer with his can't-miss picks. The Illini had a bye week at Indiana and look to bounce back against USC. Plus tons more, on this week's Zero Doinks.

Pretty dark times for Bears fans, as it appears our boys suck absolute eggs again. Will the famililar dumb face of Matt Eberflus on the opposing sideline be the cure for what ails the 2025 Bears? Is Donnell Wolford still available to play CB? It's time for benjohnson's offense to shine, hopefully in Week 3. Otherwise we might officially become a CPAP and Illini football podcast.

We are choosing to move forward, after briefly acknowledging another heart-wrenching defeat and a week's worth of new worries and questions, but remaining steadfast and positive. This is a new era, and we must take direction from our fearless leader benjohnson without hesitation. And we must defeat the flaccid Lions. All this, plus top-10 Illini football talk and much more.

Thank god week one has arrived and we can watch the official arrival of the benjohnson era. What do the boys consider a successful season for the rookie coach and second-year QB in 2025? Is JJ McCarthy actually scary the more we learn about him? Who is the 3rd biggest celebrity to come out of Justin Jefferson's hometown and why does he have one of the world's weirdest names? So many things to cover this episode, including the return of gambling shart Rick Feelsmen, Jerry Sandusky's impact on the Green Bay Packers, America's first punters-only fantasy segment, a look ahead to the Number 11 (!) Illini's first road test and an update from the CPAP Boys. Welcome back, Bears. We missed you.

The Ben Johnson Era is here and we are avoiding the noise that surrounds camp. Dan and one of his 14 daughters visits Bears practice but doesn't know what he's looking at, besides George McCaskey. Full disclosure: nearly the majority of this episode is dedicated to a new segment about being on CPap machines. We're getting older, but not more mature. Go Bears, we love you.

What does the Chicago Bears 2025 schedule release have in common with Dave Coulier in a movie theater? Find out on this episode of Zero Doinks as the boys tick through all 17 obvious wins, starting with Monday Night Football in Week 1 against JJ McCarthy and the Vikings. Thanks for listening, we love you and want to bathe you.