Went ahead and applied for the MileagePlus Club Card. No fee first year. Didnt see a downside to having it...
I got the 7-10 day notice on the website, then the e-mail 20 min later said 30 days... 8 Hours later, Im approved for 20k. No Recon.
Thats 40k from Chase in 20 days... Time to hit the Garden hard for a year or so.