B1G Talk (Pigskin and Hardwood)

Welcome to Episode 88! Dalton & Sam are recapping and previewing #B1G football this week! Recaps Did the guys take anything out of the Ohio St. win, in South Bend, against the Irish? Where does the "blame" go, for Notre Dame, only having 10 on the field for the game-winner? How about Purdue's lackluster performance against Wisconsin? Penn St. blanks Iowa, what does this do for their thoughts on ea...

Welcome to Episode 87! Dalton & Sam are back to talk about some B1G football! First, they will recap a couple of games from last week that piqued some interest! Ohio St. FINALLY scored a lot of points against Western Kentucky! Buckeye fans are thrilled, right?! Washington went into East Lansing and blew out a reeling Spartan squad! How do the guys feel about both of those teams? The guys will then...

Welcome to Episode 86! Dalton & Sam are talking about B1G questions coming out of week 2! Wisconsin goes out west and gets beat by Washington St., after a dominating week 1 win over Buffalo. Ohio St. beat Youngstown St. 35-7... and fans are in a panic! Sam, we're sure, has a strong opinion! Nebraska struggled mightily against Colorado. Do the guys still have confidence in Matt Rhule? Previewing th...

Welcome to Episode 85! Dalton & Sam have football to talk about! Reactions and previews abound! Illinois struggled, but still won! Is it Toledo is that good or is Illinois not as good as they were last season? How about Penn St?! They had a GREAT showing against West Virginia, offensively, are the Nittany Lions REAL contenders for the #B1G East division? Ohio St. "struggled" offensively in Bloomin...

Welcome to Episode 84! The college football season is underway! Dalton & Sam are going to talk about the NEB/MINN game and what their prognosis is for the Huskers & Gophers, after only one game! They go over the weekend's opening games that involved #B1G teams and talk about the lack of great matchups to start the season! Dalton, since he was out last week, will talk about who he thinks will win e...

Welcome to Episode 83.1! Dalton is out, so Sam is in the main chair, and Tony fills in! We're getting close to the CFB season's kick-off, and the guys are getting excited! First, they're talking about the University of Michigan's self-imposed suspension of head coach Jim Harbaugh. They've talked about it before, but now they are talking about whether they feel it will be enough for the NCAA to "ca...

Welcome to Episode 82.1! Dalton & Sam are back with some MORE CFB talk, Basketball Hall of Fame Induction talk, and NCAA shenanigans! Former Purdue basketball coach, Gene Keady was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this last weekend, and Sam will give his take on just how special it is! Also, the guys will talk about the AP Top 25 and the #B1G (current & soon-to-be) involvement! Lastly, th...

Welcome to Episode 81.1! TONY joins Dalton & Sam this week! Shortly after last week's show where the guys talked about the real possibility of Arizona moving to the Big 12 and that could lead to other things... IT HAPPENED! It was almost like they could see the future! SO, the gents will talk all about the moves and what they see happening! They also will cover what Chip Kelly said his thoughts we...

Welcome to Episode 80.1! FOOTBALL IS BACK and the guys are champing at the bit to get the season up and going! Dalton & Sam will review the preseason #B1G predictions and talk about their thoughts! In the final year of divisions, they will go through the East and break down the top 5 teams and how they feel it might play out! Will the Wolverines three-peat their way to Indianapolis? Can Ohio St. s...

Welcome to Episode 79.1 Take 2! This week, Dalton is coming back from #B1G Media Days in Indy, so Tony joins Sam! The NCAA seems to be getting ready to suspend the University of Michigan head football coach, Jim Harbaugh, for the first four games of the upcoming season. How will this affect the Wolverines starting the season? Will they even "notice" him not being at the helm, if he does indeed get...

Welcome to Episode 78.1! We're in the "dog days" of summer, but that doesn't keep Dalton & Sam from chatting about a couple of things that have a #B1G flavor! The Basketball Tournament kicks off next week! The B1G has FOUR teams (with official ties to conference universities) in the field of 64! We will meet those teams, and talk about the evolution of TBT! THEN, the guys will talk about the recen...

Welcome to Episode 77.1! After a two-week hiatus... "THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!" Dalton, Sam & Tony get back together to talk about the recent goings-on in the #B1G! They will be breaking down the B1G players taken in the #NBADraft, at the end of June, along with the news that the PAC conference will not be getting a network media deal, but rather it looks like they will go Direct-to-Consumer! How...

Welcome to Episode 76.1! Dalton & Sam are talking about the 2024 & 2025 #B1G football two-play opponents for each team along with each protected matchups (or lack thereof)! We talk about the current rankings of the PGs in MBB, and where there might be some "issue" with the rankings. With summer right around the corner, it seems like a great time to do some GRILLIN'! SO, Sam is going to ask Dalton...

Welcome to Episode 75.1! We are getting the band back together this week! Tony & Dalton are in this week, just like old times! We revisit some of the news of those players returning to school, and then we will dive deeper into other teams that regained some of their talents and where that puts those teams. Taking into consideration that Michigan St. & Purdue as 1a & 1b... who rounds out the guys'...

Welcome to Episode 74.1! Tony is in for Dalton, and there is a lot to talk about! With it being June, the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, there are a few the guys will talk about! Keisei Tominaga returns to Nebraska! What does that do for what the Cornhuskers can do next season? Zach Edey has decided to come back to Purdue and play another season in West Lafayette. Will the Boilermakers m...

Welcome to Episode 73.1! Dalton & Sam have a PACKED show! The #B1G baseball tournament is in full swing & there are still 2 undefeated teams (IOWA & UMD)! Why did they need to mess with the "traditional" way of playing a double-elimination tournament?! The BIG topic is how sports are moving towards putting their big games behind the paywall! What are their thoughts on how successful this will be?...

Welcome to Episode 72.1! Dalton & Sam are a little banged up, but are still at it and doing an abbreviated show today! Spring is in the air, and the #B1G conference is in "swing!" 6 softball teams kick off their NCAA Tournament today, while the baseball season turns to the final weekend of the regular season with the champion (MD & IU) & the final spot in the B1G Tournament (MSU & PUR) all still u...

Welcome to Episode 71.1! Dalton is on vacation so Tony joins Sam this week! They'll be talking about Hunter Dickinson's remarks about money being one of the main reasons he chose Kansas as his transfer choice. Is this a growing trend where the players will openly talk about money being a driving factor for their decisions? Zach Edey is a projected 2nd-round pick for the #NBADraft. What do the guys...

Welcome to Episode 70.1! Dalton & Sam are talking about the Hunter Dickinson news of him transferring to Kansas! What does this mean for the B1G Conference? The guys are joined by former Michigan St. Spartan, Moe Ager! He gives his thoughts on the transfer portal, NIL, and how his experiences in college might have been different if he was in TODAY'S NCAA. He also talks about what he's up to now, a...

Welcome to Episode 69.1! Dalton & Sam are talking about the first round of the NFL Draft & the B1G players taken! They're also talking about the best-available players, from the conference, still on the board for the remainder of the draft! They shift to men's basketball & talk about each team's home/away "one-play" schedules! Which teams have it "easy" and which are the toughest? #HEADLINES retur...

**PROGRAMMING NOTE** We are going down to one (1) show, a week, until the end of July. With that being said, our show, during that time, will be on Fridays! Welcome to Episode 68.1! Dalton and Sam are all over the place! B1G players are in action or will be in the news very soon! NBA Playoffs: the guys talk about those B1G players who are still hooping in the playoffs! NBA Rookie of the Year: Whil...

**ATTENTION! FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE WILL ONLY HAVE ONE SHOW PER WEEK!** Welcome to Episode 67.1! Dalton & Sam are talking about the Transfer Portal, with men's & women's basketball! Is Juwan Howard one "failed" season away from being on the hot seat? We'll talk a little about who might be the front-runners to the B1G men's basketball season next year. The guys shift to the B1G players taken in...

Welcome to Episode 66.2! A special treat, Tony, joins Sam for this Friday's show! We're putting a final bow on both the men's and women's seasons and getting Tony's reaction and perspective on both NCAA Tournaments! What are his thoughts on such a crazy and unpredictable men's tournament? How about the women and where that NCAA tournament puts the women's game? After the half, we talk about where...

Welcome to Episode 66.1! Dalton & Sam are recapping the Final Fours on the men & women fronts! MBB Are we surprised by the outcome of the UCONN triumph? Does the championship make the Huskies a Blue Blood? Does the stretch of missing the NCAA lend to them NOT being one? Is Michigan St. blue blood? Which would you prefer? 25 straight NCAA bids, multiple conference titles, 8 Final Fours, but only 1...

Welcome to Episode 65.2! Sam is talking about both men's Final Four games! FAU/SDSU Game analysis Team Breakdown Prediction UCONN/MIAMI Game analysis Team Breakdown Prediction He makes his pick on who will cut down the nets, on Monday, as well! Sam talks about the #B1G representative, Iowa's game against the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks! Game analysis Team Breakdown Prediction It's Friday,...