B1G Talk (Pigskin and Hardwood)

Welcome to Episode 52.1! Dalton returns for his final show of 2022! B1G Bowl Week has begun, and the guys are going to preview BOTH of the CFP semifinal games! Peach Bowl OSU/UGA Can the Buckeyes rebound from their last game and shock the Bulldogs? Did Ohio St. make enough adjustments, in their time off, to close the hole exposed against Michigan? Fiesta Bowl TCU/MICH Are the Horned Frogs equipped...

Welcome to Episode 51.2!  In the spirit of the holidays, Sam & Tony want to wish everyone a HAPPY FESTIVUS! B1G Football Coaching Hires, to date Last week: Nebraska-Matt Rhule This week: Wisconsin-Luke Fickel Next week: Purdue-Ryan Walters The Pac 12 Targets Expansion Who will "replace" UCLA & USC in 2024? What does it say about how they see themselves with their targets? Men's Basketball Gonzaga...

Welcome to Episode 51.1! Fast approaching the holidays, and we're talking MORE B1G BOWLS! Tony brings up that Wendy's didn't retaliate to the attack Dalton gave them! BOWL GAME PREVIEWS Reliaquest Bowl- MSST/ILL Is this still interesting with the Illini who are sitting out, and their DC has left? Do we think the Bulldogs will perform well, after losing coach Mike Leach? Citrus Bowl- LSU/PUR Aidan...

Welcome to Episode 50.2! Wrapping up finals week with some fun B1G conversation! We're talking stockpiled time off, teachers getting a substitute, AND colleges getting "substitute coaches" for bowl games! Drew Brees Hired as a Special Assistant Coach for Purdue's Citrus Bowl appearance What do we think about the "hire?" What do we think this means for him, going forward? Where does Brees rank on t...

Welcome to Episode 50.1! It's Finals Week on campuses, this week!  We're going over FOUR of the NINE B1G bowl games.  How will they ACTUALLY look when the laundry takes the field? Guaranteed Rate Bowl OKST/WIS Pinstripe Bowl SYR/MIN Duke's Mayo Bowl MD/NCST Music City Bowl IOWA/KY HALFTIME: Super Media Bros & 500 Section Lounge Men's Basketball New #1 in the AP and Coaches polls Purdue comes in at...

Welcome to Episode 49.2! College Football Playoff We aren't breaking down the CFP semis, but we are going to talk about how we have 4 teams ranked. Who could win the championship? Do we realize how close we were to having Alabama in the playoffs? Jeff Brohm Leaves Purdue Going to Louisville, where he was QB in college Is this a step-up or lateral move? Will they get someone hired soon or wait it o...

Welcome to Episode 49.1! CFP Semifinals TWO B1G teams in! Should Alabama have been put in over Ohio St. or TCU? Are we surprised Bama wasn't put into the semi-finals? Did the committee get it right? Should conference championship games count AGAINST a team if they lose? Is the B1G conference better off with divisions? Do people outside of Ann Arbor & Columbus want to see Ohio St. & Michigan play 3...

Welcome to Episode 48.2! We are previewing the only B1G game! Purdue v. Michigan PUR QB Aidan O'Connell lost his brother earlier this week. Would anyone blame him if he chose NOT to play? Do we think he'll play? Blake Corum is out, and Mazi Smith has been charged with a gun crime. ----Will there be a detraction from the overall Wolverine performance? Does Purdue have any shot? Does a Purdue win hu...

Welcome to Episode 48.1! We are recapping the 3 B1G games that decided the divisional titles!  NEB/IOWA  What transpired in IOWA CITY, on Friday?  Was it shocking?  What was the difference between the Huskers and Hawkeyes?  Matt Rhule to Lincoln... we will brush a little upon it!  PUR/IU  Boilers clinch their first trip to Indy & the B1G Championship game by winning the Old Oaken Bucket Which woul...

Welcome to Episode 47.2! We are previewing the 3 B1G games that will decide the East & West Divisional crowns! NEB/IOWA Dalton was wrong, and NOT JUST ONCE?! We'll take it! Can Nebraska be the stick in the spokes of the Hawkeye bandwagon? Is the defense good enough to win in spite of the offense's ineptitude? Is there a chance, even with a win, could AT LEAST one Ferentz not be coaching at Iowa ne...

Welcome to Episode 47.1! We have so much, we are splitting this week's show into TWO parts! Today, we are going over last week's games! MIN/IOWA Mo Ibrahim rushed for 263 yards, and STILL lost the game! Iowa's defense continues to perform at an elite level, keeping Iowa in the driver's seat to go back to Indy. If Tanner Morgan plays, does the game come out differently? NW/PUR Boilers stay alive in...

Welcome to Episode 46! The weather is starting to turn cold all throughout the Midwest, and the B1G teams are not phased! Did we create a new show name to operate under before USC & UCLA join the conference?! RECAPS PUR/ILL Boilers had the better running game Chase Brown's 100 yd/gm rushing streak ended at 10 Didn't seem the Illini wanted to play There are so many FIRST LAYER scenarios, the Boiler...

Welcome to Episode 45! RECAPS IOWA/PUR What happened to the IOWA offense?! How about both sides of the ball for Purdue?! Are we concerned about Purdue after losing 2 straight? MSU/ILL Spartans stun Illini, in Champaign, with suspensions Did anyone see this happening? OSU/NW Does the 21-7 win show faults with the Buckeyes? Did we see the warm-up FG die? How do the Buckeyes gear up for each season?...

Welcome to Episode 44! Recaps OSU/PSU Are the Lions the toughest opponent Ohio St. & Michigan have played? Maybe Penn St. is better than originally thought? MSU/MICH Spartans started out quick... what happened?! What does the suspension to Jacoby Windmon do for his DPOY chances? ILL/NEB Does this set the table for their matchup against Purdue as a West division championship? Should the B1G do a re...

Welcome to Episode 43! Recaps MIN/PSU Nittany Lion defense put their foot down and made a statement. Gophers didn't have the same fire on offense without Tanner Morgan PUR/WIS Game wasn't as close as the final score indicates. Is Illinois NOW the only contender in the west? Is this these teams' last chance at going to Indy? INTERESTING FACT: The West could have a how many team tie?! IOWA/OSU Bucke...

Welcome to Episode 42! Week 7 Recaps WIS/MSU Is Jacoby Windmon cementing the DPOY award with his performances this season? Our takeaways from the Spartans' 2OT win over the Badgers Was this more that WIS lost the game and not MSU won? NEB/PUR Does the 43-37 tell the story of the game? Boilermakers' schedule playing out well for a west run to Indy. MIN/ILL Are the Illini a legitimate contender in t...

Welcome to Episode 41! Recaps IOWA/ILL Do we buy into Illinois? Did the win against the Hawkeyes make the Illini viable? PUR/MARY Did the win against Maryland make the Boilermakers the favorite in the west? Does the schedule make the game against Illinois the game to decide whether Purdue goes to Indy? OSU/MSU The Buckeye offense still isn't full-strength. Is Ohio St. far-and-away the number 1 tea...

Welcome to Episode 40! We have A LOT to cover from last week! ILL/WIS Talk/react to the Paul Chryst firing at Wisconsin, in-depth. Were there underlying things that led to his dismissal? MICH/IOWA What did we learn, if anything, from this outcome? Should we be worried about anything? PUR/MIN Did this game feel like it was a West division championship game? How are we feeling, after 5 weeks, about...

Welcome to Episode 39! Week 4 Recap/Analysis WIS/OSU MARY/MICH IOWA/RUT MIN/MSU Week 5 Previews MSU/MARY MICH/IOWA PUR/MIN HALFTIME: The Muck Podcast & BFYTW What happens if the UC Board of Regents says, "No Cal, then No UCLA?" #HEADLINES We are proud members of #OddPodsMedia & ASAP Network! Find at on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram (@big10plus4), on Facebook (Big 10+4), and find us at oddpodsmedia.co...

Welcome to Episode 38! RECAPS MSU/WAS PSU/AUB PUR/SYR NEV/IOWA OK/NEB PREVIEWS (all B1G matchups) MIN/MSU WIS/OSU IOWA/RUT HT: Beer'd Al Podcast & Infectious Groove Podcast B1G men's basketball schedule, for next year is out!  We highlight a few things we noticed in the schedule of games for us to get excited over! Dalton presents a scenario where the end of the basketball season could become more...

Welcome to Episode 37! Funbelt Conference Sunbelt Conference teams laying down BIG UPSETS this week! Does App St. stand a chance of moving to a larger conference? Mess In the West Iowa The offense is abysmal & scoring drives are LESS THAN STELLAR! Does Kirk Ferentz fire his Offensive Coordinator, son Brian, or does he “stand by his OC?” Who is evaluating the talent on this team? Offensive weapons...

Welcome to Episode 36! WE ARE PACKED! B1G Week 1 game reaction ND/OSU talk Biggest takeaways from the first full week of games! Michigan playing two quarterbacks in Week 1 and promising the same in Week 2 against Hawaii Low-Octane Week 2 lineup WK 2 Notable Match-Up: Iowa/Iowa St Who wins? Will it get better for the Hawkeye offense? Halftime- Infectious Groove Podcast & The Muck Podcast College Fo...

Welcome to Episode 35! We have games to analyze and pour over! We also have games to preview/predict!  It. Is. Good. To. Be. In. September! As we head toward the Labor Day holiday weekend, we talk about the B1G game played so far this week, Penn St. & Purdue! What took place? Take-aways. Who is responsible for the loss, more, for the Boilermakers? Did Penn St. establish any better feelings people...

Welcome to Episode 34! We welcome Tony Hollandsworth into the Big 10+4 family! The guys talk about REAL football games! WOOHOO! Nebraska and Northwestern kick off the B1G conference season with a matchup in Dublin Ireland! The guys will predict how they think this game will play out! There's also the Wyoming/Illinois game! Can the Illini go into their conference games undefeated? How will the West...

Welcome to Episode 33! Dalton returns this week, and it is PACKED with great things! For the entire first half, we have Rapheal Davis (@RaphealDavis3), from the Big Ten Network (played at Purdue)!  He talks about his life in basketball What he's doing to give back to the community that helped raise him while growing up, with his "Bigger Than Basketball" program We talk about how he was able to cat...