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B1G Talk (Pigskin and Hardwood)

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B1G Talk has two separate shows, as of 9/1/2025! B1G Talk: Pigskin & B1G Talk: Hardwood! Pigskin is brought to you by Q, Andre, and Bowden, talking about all things B1G football! From previewing the upcoming week's games to reacting to the previous week's games, they'll have in-depth conversations about all the key developments in the conference. Hardwood is still working on determining who will host, but they will cover the same topics about things happening in the conference, on the court! Both shows will come to you twice during the season, and once a week in the offseason!

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E65.1: Women's & Men's Final Four Talk, How Disappointing Was Purdue's Season & a NAME CHANGE! 29.03.2023 1:01:50

Welcome to Episode 65.1! Dalton & Sam are talking about the Final Four on both sides, women & men! WBB The gents talk about the ONE team who reached the Final Four, the Iowa Hawkeyes! Led by Caitlin Clark's 40+ point triple-double, the Hawkeyes advance to Dallas to take on the number one, overall, seed, South Carolina in a heavy-weight battle! How about Maryland and their battle against the Gameco...

E64.2: Sweet Sixteen Breakdown, Final Four Predictions & HEADLINES! 24.03.2023 1:03:33

Welcome to Episode 64.2! #MarchMadness continues! Dalton is back and we're talking Sweet Sixteen! SWEET SIXTEEN Michigan St. represents the #B1G in the third round GREAT game against the 3-seeded Kansas St. Wildcats, in Madison Square Garden. 3 other games, last night ARK/UCONN FAU/TENN ZAGS/UCLA Preview Friday's Games our Final Four picks from the teams remaining! It's Friday, so #HEADLINES retur...

E64.1: MBB: Only 1 Remains! MSU Long Run, PUR Worse Than Thought? WBB: 3 Have a Sweet Weekend, Final Four Chances! 23.03.2023 58:44

Welcome to Episode 64.1! Dalton is out until Friday, but Sam has PLENTY to talk on! The men's & women's #NCAA tournaments kicked off! Sam will talks about the action inside the #B1G conference on both sides of the ball! He was in Columbus for the 1st & 2nd rounds, and has some sound bites from some of the coaches there! Purdue coach, Matt Painter Michigan St. coach, Tom Izzo Then-FDU/Now-Iona coac...

E63.1: HAPPY MARCH MADNESS! Both Men's & Women's Tournament Breakdown! 15.03.2023 59:56

Welcome to Episode 63.1! HAPPY MARCH MADNESS! Dalton & Sam are talking about BOTH men's & women's tournaments! What is the ceiling for each of the teams, and where do the guys have them going in THEIR brackets? EXTREMELY SHORT SHOW NOTES, BUT THEY CONTAIN SO MUCH! Sam will bring you Friday's show from Columbus, as he covers the first two rounds of NCAA Tournament games (PUR/TXSO/FDU; MSU/USC & oth...

E62.2: Dalton Returns & We're Talking ALL B1G Tournament, Post-Season Awards & NCAA Tournament! 10.03.2023 1:00:32

Welcome to Episode 62.2! Short and sweet show notes today! Dalton returns! We're Talking: Post-Season Awards, including All-B1G (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & Honorable Mention) Men's B1G Tournament & Potential NCAA journeys! Might not seem like a lot, BUT OH YOU HAVE TO LISTEN! IT'S PACKED! Halftime: BFYTW Podcast

E62.1: WBB: B1G Tournament Reaction & Bracketology; MBB: Final Weekend Reaction, Post-Season Awards & Bracketology! 09.03.2023 59:14

Welcome to Episode 62.1! **NOTE** This episode was recorded BEFORE either of the Men's B1G Tournament games took place on Wednesday. Sam is talking about B1G Tournaments & Bracketology on both sides of the basketball! WBB Iowa walks away on top! Was the historic loss to Ohio St detrimental to Indiana? Which game was the most intriguing? Bracketology from Charlie Creme With all B1G games done, are...

E61.2: MBB: PUR Wins Title Outright & Bracketology; WBB: B1G Tournament Underway, Who Can Make an NCAA Run & HEADLINES! 03.03.2023 1:01:35

Welcome to Episode 61.2! MBB Entering the final weekend Huge cluster of teams jockeying for seeding B1G Tournament next week! Purdue clinches the outright regular-season championship. Does the win in Madison "right" the ship? How many teams are in/on the bubble for the #NCAATournament? Sam looks at the Bracketology according to Mike DeCourcy's latest projections! Halftime: Beer'd Al Podcast & From...

E61.1: GameDayGabi Joins Sam! MBB: PUR Gets a Share of Title, Twitter Poll Results Talk; WBB: B1G Tournament Kicks Off & Post-Season Awards 02.03.2023 56:46

Welcome to Episode 61.1! Dalton's at the Women's B1G Tournament, so he's not in this week, but not to worry! Today, we welcome a guest host! GameDayGabi, contributing writer to Hammer & Rails (Purdue sports media outlet) joins Sam for the show! MBB Purdue, although they lost to Indiana on Saturday, clinched at least a share of the #B1G title with Northwestern's loss at Maryland. Does it take away...

E60.2: MBB: B1G Weekend Could Bring Us a Champ, Twitter Poll Talk & NW Going Far; WBB: Final Weekend Finalizes Seeding For Tournament & HEADLINES! 24.02.2023 54:13

Welcome to Episode 60.2! Sam is going "Star Wars" (solo), again today! MBB Twitter Poll Who is the Freshman of the Year in MBB? Braden Smith-PUR Fletcher Loyer-PUR Jalen Hood-Schifino-IU Other (comment) Sam addresses why Hood-Schifino & Brice Sensabaugh (OSU) fall short. Northwestern Meteoric improvement from last year Mike DeCourcy talked about them Revisit a couple of clips about the Wildcats Co...

E60.1: WBB: We Have An Outright Champ In IU, UMD Throttles IOWA & Bracketology; MBB: Mike DeCourcy Joins the Show Talks Bracketology & Other Storylines! 22.02.2023 1:01:06

Welcome to Episode 60.1! WBB We have an OUTRIGHT Champion in the Indiana Hoosiers! #8 Maryland DISMANTLES #6 Iowa to eliminate the Hawkeyes from contention. We are going to dive into that game. What is it about GOING to College Park? Good teams go there and get beat convincingly, ON BOTH women's & men's basketball! Bracketology- Charlie Creme (ESPN) Projections What does the tournament look like f...

E59.2: MBB: NW Alone In 2nd, Collins COY?, PUR Sliding/New Concerns; WBB: IU Close to Clinching, MD Most Athletic? & Special HEADLINES. 17.02.2023 1:02:00

Welcome to Episode 59.2! Dalton returns and the guys will talk ALL about #B1G basketball! MBB Northwestern ALL ALONE in 2nd! Does ANYONE know the last time Northwestern won a basketball championship?! Sam's WAY OFF, and he went a long time back! Purdue Is there a new concern for Purdue? They've lost 3 of their last 4 1.5-game lead in the conference. Coaching Kevin Willard(MD) is doing a great job...

E59.1: MBB: NEB Playing Spoilers, NW Taking Down #1 PUR & OSU Woes; WBB: IU Paces the League, OSU & MICH Could Contend & Special HEADLINES! 15.02.2023 52:02

Welcome to Episode 59.1! Sam is going solo, again, today! MBB Nebraska beats two top-half teams, back-to-back! Could the Huskers play a spoiler to some teams? Or Northwestern taking down #1 Purdue! Wildcats host #14 Indiana Wednesday night! What has happened in Columbus? The Buckeyes haven't won in over 3 weeks. HALFTIME: Grab Em In the Brisket Podcast, Married with Television Podcast & Sticker Mu...

E58.2: WBB: IOWA/IU Battle For 1st, Terps & Buckeyes Might Have Some Say; MBB: Braden Smith FOY? & Charlie Wills Joins the Show! 10.02.2023 1:11:38

Welcome to Episode 58.2! Dalton returns! WBB Iowa & Indiana battled, in Bloomington, with the Hoosiers expanding their conference lead to 1.5 games! Are we sold Iowa is now only playing for 2nd? How about Maryland, lurking in the weeds? AND Ohio St. MIGHT not be out of the talk, either! MBB There is still a cluster of teams vying for 2nd place! Braden Smith is Sam's Freshman of the Year Has Dalto...

E58.1: MBB: PUR/IU Collide, Who Will Come Out On Top Of the Cluster & Bracketology; WBB: IU & Iowa Lead the Way, OSU Deciding Who Win & Don't Sleep On the Terps! 09.02.2023 58:11

Welcome to Episode 58.1! Sam is flying solo for this episode! MBB #B1G weekend Rutgers takes down Michigan St Iowa clips Illinois Waters get murkier than ever! #1 Purdue v. #21 Indiana Game of Two Halves. Sam uses the PUR/IU game to talk about Kevin Willard's statements Did the game "matter" for Purdue? Can the answer be "yes" AND "no?" Conference Standings 10 teams STILL within 2 games of one ano...

E57.2 MBB: Kevin Willard Speaks On Nation's Best Player & 10 Teams w/in 2 Games: WBB: 4 Teams in Top 10, Bracketology! & HEADLINES! 03.02.2023 1:00:13

Welcome to episode 57.2! #B1G basketball MBB Maryland coach, Kevin Willard, said WHAT about Zach Edey?! 10 teams, after Purdue, are within 2 games of one another. What do we expect from some of those teams who are jockeying for position in the NCAA tournament? Ohio St. just can't get it going NOW they are running the risk of missing ANY post-season play. WBB 4 teams are in the top 10, led by Ind...

57.1: MBB: OSU In Free-Fall, 7 Teams 1 Game Apart & Bracketology; WBB: OSU Hits the Skids & IU Leads the Pack! 01.02.2023 57:36

Welcome to Episode 57.1! We’re back with B1G men's & women's basketball talk! MBB 12 Teams w/in 3 Games Going to make for a VERY interesting second half of the conference season! Ohio St. Greatly underachieving, recently. They’ve lost 7 of 8… are they in BIG trouble? After Purdue The next 7 teams are separated by ONE game! Indiana After winning 4 straight, they lose to Maryland Looked like they...

E56.2: MBB: PUR Keeps Rolling, MSU Beats Iowa; WBB: IU Reaches Top, PUR Upsets ILL & HEADLINES! 27.01.2023 58:24

Welcome to Episode 56.2! It was a #B1G night in both men's & women's basketball! Men's BB Purdue goes to Ann Arbor & comes out with a 75-70 win to go to 9-1 in the conference. Sam has a question about this Purdue team, for Tony. Michigan St. hosted Iowa, and the Spartans hold, Hawkeye star, Kris Murray to 5-13 shooting (0-5 from three) and only 11 points (11 below avg.). Indiana is starting to hea...

E56.1: MBB- ONE in Top 25, Mid-Season Awards; WBB: 3-team tie at the top & Buckeyes-Unbeaten No More! 25.01.2023 58:40

Welcome to Episode 56.1! We have some surprise guests in the intro music! We're all about #hoops today! MBB ONE (#1) #B1G team is in the AP top 25 Does this look bad for the conference, overall? Other than Purdue, at the top, and Minnesota, at the bottom; 12 teams are within 2 games of one another! Mid-Season Awards COY POY FOY 1st team HALFTIME: Grab 'em In the Brisket Podcast & Married with Tele...

E55.2: B1G MBB/WBB Seasons All Over the Place, Boilers & Buckeyes Pacing the way & HEADLINES! 20.01.2023 1:02:27

Welcome to Episode 55.2! We're talking #B1G basketball! Men's Basketball: Michigan St. beats #23 Rutgers, handily, in East Lansing! Scarlet Knights fall into a tie for 2nd w/MSU The conference seems to have settled into 1. Purdue; 2-14 Everyone else Ohio St. has struggled & it doesn't appear to get ANY easier for them, going forward Do Sam & Tony think the Buckeyes should be worried? Indiana went...

E55.1: Is Jim Harbaugh REALLY Staying, B1G MBB Season Craziness & Tourney Projections! 18.01.2023 53:43

Welcome to Episode 55.1! Jim Harbaugh & Michigan Week 4 of talking about this! He and the university president, Santa Ono, released statements Announced Harbaugh will be returning to the Michigan sidelines, next year. Do the guys believe this ends the talk of him leaving? Men's Basketball The season is upside-down in so many ways! Rutgers is performing at a HIGH level that has gotten them some lof...

E54.2: B1G Commissioner Leaving for the NFL, Jim Harbaugh Talk AGAIN, B1G MBB/WBB & HEADLINES! 13.01.2023 1:01:10

Welcome to Episode 54.2! Kevin Warren #B1G commissioner has accepted the President & CEO job with the Chicago Bears! Where is the conference headed? Does this, potentially, derail any of the things Warren worked on doing prior to leaving? Who is on the list to replace him? Jim Harbaugh Like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, "Jim Harbaugh is considering a move to the NFL... again." Where might he be ne...

E54.1: CFP National Championship Reaction, Jim Harbaugh Talk, & Men's BB! 11.01.2023 1:01:08

Welcome to Episode 54.1! The college football season came to an end Monday night! 2023 National Championship Game TCU/UGA The Bulldogs blow the game open in the 2nd quarter and cruised to a second straight national championship. How did the guys see the game? At what point did they decide they could dedicate less time watching? Where do the teams head after this season? Did anyone see Nick Saban...

E53.2: CFP National Championship Preview, Early Jim Harbaugh Talk, Men's BB & HEADLINES! 06.01.2023 59:55

Welcome to Episode 53.2! We are celebrating ONE year with this week's shows! CFP National Championship Game TCU/UGA How do the Bulldogs prepare for Frog QB, Max Duggan? Does the fact TCU beat Michigan, the way they did, help their chances of winning? Is Kirby Smart going to let his players believe the headlines? Is 12.5 points too much to favor Georgia over TCU? Jim Harbaugh & Michigan NCAA rules...

E53.1: CFP Semis Reaction, Should OSU/MICH be "Happy?" & Number One Upset! 04.01.2023 1:00:43

Welcome to Episode 53.1! The B1G football season came to an end this last weekend, and we're going to talk about the #CFP semifinals! Fiesta Bowl TCU/MICH Was as simple as Michigan got in its own way? Did Michigan go away from its identity during the game? Are the officials to blame? Did TCU set the table by punching the Wolverines in the mouth and then hang on at the end? Did the most talented te...

E52.2: B1G Coaching Hires (pt. 3), More CFP Semis Chat, B1G Basketball Upsets & HEADLINES! 30.12.2022 1:00:46

Welcome to Episode 52.2! We are wrapping up the year by wrapping up our B1G coaching changes! B1G Coaching Changes Today: Purdue-Ryan Walters takes over after Jeff Brohm departed for Louisville. How do the guys like this hire? Is this a shift completely away from offense to concentrate on the defense? College Football Playoff Would we be shocked if any outcome came from the two semis? Are we set...