Mike and John welcome USC podcaster USCJ to the program. We preview the 2025 Trojans and USCJ provides his considerable expertise to the questions we have about this year's edition of The Men of Troy. Can USC make the playoff? USCJ podcast on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMsJqxIzmGCozkRTarblzIw USCJ on Twitter: https://x.com/USCJ32

Mike and John discuss Paul Finebaum's comments about Big Ten fans. Then the guys preview the Michigan Wolverines and Nebraska Cornhuskers respectively.

Mike and John welcome Cory to preview the 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes. This is the last episode of our Big Ten team preview series! Cory on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMiLIhpLOu8gIGmriuSdhXQ Cory on Twitter: https://x.com/FromTheHawkeye

Mike and John talk about the possible future of a certain Big Ten true frosh QB before the guys turn their attention to previewing the season for the Michigan State Spartans and Washington Huskies respectively.

John and Mike welcome Ryan to the show to help preview the Purdue Boilermakers. Despite his affinity for Purdue's greatest rival, Ryan is surprisingly high on this year's Boilermakers. The guys also discuss some of the biggest storylines from Big Ten Media Days. Ryan's All4You podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jc14k74qz0SLnFzbWAX0W Ryan's twitter: https://x.com/BtownBucketBoy Ryan's All4You podcast on twitter: https://x.com/all4youpod  

John and Mike ask Ty about how he got his start in podcasting and how 'The Solid Verbal' became the most popular independent college football podcast. Then the guys turn their attention to previewing the Penn State Nittany Lions. Can Penn State win the national title this year? The Solid Verbal on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal The Solid Verbal on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-solid-verbal-college-football/id270037732 The Solid Verbal on Twitter: https://x.com/SolidVerbal Ty on Twitter: https://x.com/tyhildenbrandt

Mike and John are joined by Doug from the QB11 show to preview the 2025 Oregon Ducks. The show starts with a review of SEC media days before the guys turn their attention to all things Oregon. Doug on Twitter: https://x.com/DouglasTS QB11 Show on Twitter: https://x.com/QB11Show QB11 Show audio on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Mike and John briefly discuss the propaganda coming out of SEC Media Days before previewing the Maryland Terrapins and the Northwestern Wildcats.

Mike welcomes guest Galen from Crimson Cast to discuss all things Indiana football going into the 2025 season. Can Cignetti recreate the magic of last season? We answer that question and much more. Crimson Cast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimsoncast/id485301452 Crimson Cast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/9xzuxLWU5Fs?si=NCTYJX41_wCSi9el Galen on Twitter: https://x.com/CrimsonCast

Mike and John talk college football current events before previewing UCLA and Rutgers.

Mike and John welcome JR of 'The Big Ten Huddle' to the show to preview the 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes. We also talk about the latest college football news including the Wisconsin/Miami saga and rumors the Big Ten might move to unequal revenue sharing. JR's site The Big Ten Huddle: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBigTenHuddlePodcast JR's twitter: https://x.com/jrs_rankings

Mike and John are joined by the GophersGuru himself, Daniel House, to preview all things Minnesota for the upcoming football season. The guys also briefly discuss the House Settlement and also the news that UCLA and Penn State will partner with Private Equity. Daniel House Gopher website: https://gophersguru.com/ Daniel House twitter: https://x.com/DanielHouseMN

The guys welcome Big Ten Ted to the show to preview the 2025 Wisconsin Badgers. Ted and the guys also discuss the tension between the SEC and Big Ten over the proposed College Football Playoff format as well as their initial thoughts on the new House Settlement. Big Ten Ted Youtube:    / bigtented   Big Ten Ted Twitter: https://x.com/BigTenTed

Mike and John are joined by special guest 'B1G Kurt' of the 'Eyes on B1G' podcast to preview the 2025 Illinois Illini. We go in depth on all things Illinois football. We also talk Kurt's take on our Big Ten coach rankings and more!   'Eyes On Big' podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eyes-on-b1g/id1432850519 Kurt's twitter: @B1GKurt

Mike and John discuss the raging fight over the potential upcoming changes to the college football playoff selection format. The guys also discuss other bits of Big Ten and CFB news.

Mike and John discuss a plethora of college football news before talking the new IU mascot. The guys also give their suggestions for Big Ten mascot rebrands.

Mike and John briefly discuss the Brett Bielema contract extension, the Big 12 and ACC want more autobids, and the CFB Playoff goes to a straight seeding model. Then the guys give their 'bold predictions' for every Big Ten team and for the conference as a whole.

John and Mike talk about various college football news from new information about the expanded playoff to a new Clemson/Notre Dame series to the latest Belichick drama out of North Carolina. Then the guys rank every program in the Big Ten based on their performance from 2011-2025.

Mike and John briefly discuss the Bill Belichick drama as well as the newest SEC 'demands' of the college football playoff committee.  In the main part of the episode the guys rank all the Big Ten head football coaches from 1-18. 

The guys discuss how each Big Ten program has progressed from last season until now and what the vibes are like surrounding each program at this moment. This is an idea the guys borrowed and appropriated from the Split Zone Duo national college football podcast. You can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/@SplitZoneDuo