The Big Rigs

The Rigs returned after an extended absence. Did we miss anything? Pete gives us a quick update on the Nashville office, Ric celebrates a championship, and we welcome a representative of Chicago to the show. Did we coerce an apology out of Chicago?

The Rigs return before the biggest weekend in the history of Purdue athletics. Ric is locked in before heading out to Phoenix with the social media team, Pete is laying on the couch accepting credit from all sources, and Dean is mentally preparing for a world where Matt Painter is a national champion. We break down the Final Four matchups, toss out a few picks, blindfold Ric, and head out.

The Rigs return in their attempt to get back on a regular recording schedule. We kick things off with breaking down the...Women's tournament? After clearing up Ric's confusion about home games in the women's tourney, we get into the men's tournament. Pete watched a few of the games, Dean was too busy on an absurd Vegas rampage to appreciate much of the action, and Ric's already hearing Boss music...

The Rigs return thanks to March Madness bringing family together. We provide a brief state of the union before diving into the nation's favorite tournament. We breakdown each region, attempt to keep the Purdue discussion to the Midwest region, troubleshoot Pete's internet, and review Pete's Vegas ban appeal. Finally, we close out with some motivational speaking from Rig to Rig before signing off....

The Rigs return with a special Super Bowl episode. We break down the game, Ric catches some extra Zzzz's while recording, and the Rigs lament this being the final football episode of the season. Finally, after a few minutes of semi-serious discussion, we wake up Ric and get into some hipfire picks...hopefully some of them hit. We wrap up with some post-show brainstorming for pod life after footbal...

The Rigs return after a wild Conference Championship weekend. We recap each conference's championship game, trying to figure out where the Ravens go from here, and if the Lions' coaching cost them a Super Bowl trip. Ric then delivers his overcooked dumb take while Dean & Pete try to wrangle some sense into him. We quickly hit college basketball because we always find a way to work the Patriots...

The Rigs return after forgetting our WiFi password again. After conducting the pre-show meeting during the first segment, we dive into the NFL playoffs. Ric is falling asleep watching the Ravens, Pete wants people fired, and Dean is perplexed about people not rooting for Detroit. We then cover the Jim Harbaugh hire to appease the large Charger fanbase. Finally, we have to cover some unfortunate sp...

The Rigs return and you're going to want to be sitting down for this one...because it's a long one. It's not Thanksgiving but Ric is very thankful for what his Patriots have given him over the years and he shares those sentiments with us. Meanwhile, Pete celebrates a Michigan championship while taking multiple station breaks for Dean to edit later. We then cover the looming changes in college foot...

The Rigs return after the holiday break and we're fired up. We start off the year by announcing some firings at Big Rig HQ before a special 2 on 1 handi-cap match as Dean tries to convince Ric & Pete that the Rose Bowl was not a great game. We then cover the almost-disastrous end to the Sugar Bowl for Washington before previewing the National Championship. We pivot to the NFL, previewing the h...

The Rigs return with another weekly episode to stick under the Christmas tree. In an attempt to learn from last year's mistake, we break down the College Football Playoff semifinals, lay down our predictions, and define the standards for being a "winning coach". Pete and Ric fight and then bond over a future parade on 5th ave, Dean recaps the Purdue squad's regular season predictions, and then we...

The Rigs return with their 41st episode for those who struggle with the roman numerals like Pete. We start off with Pete admitting his mistake with the Ohtani news and we discuss a new word in the Rigs vernacular. We then pivot to a pair of Ric sob stories as we discuss the Red Sox and the state of Bill Belichick with the Patriots. After wiping the tears, Ric lets us in on a little conspiracy invo...

The Rigs return with breaking news that'll shock the sporting world. In other news, Pete tells us the long list of things that has to happen before the World Series is back on in New York while Ric is just sad about the state of the Red Sox. We pivot over to the NBA and in the In-Season tournament where Pete has another important share for the listeners and we talk about an Indiana professional sp...

The Rigs are on fire...returning for a third weekly episode in a row. We start off by breaking down conference championship weekend and the college football playoff rankings. If you listen long enough, you'll hopefully find out what is going to happen...and wonder what Pete's deal is with FSU. We then pivot over to NFL, where Ric can't figure out why his cookies taste like crap and Dean welcomes s...

The Rigs return and finally string a pair of weekly episodes together. In celebration of 1 year of episodes, we have an extended episode with a little bit of everything to share with your friends and family at Thanksgiving. We start off with a breakdown of Eagles-Chiefs, the state of the NFL, and have a group counseling session for Pete and the Jets. In typical Rigs fashion, we eventually move ove...

The Rigs return after recovering their password. Honest mistake. We start with Pete and Dean giving Ric a free counseling session on what it's like being a fan of a basement-dwelling football team. The Rigs continue to be directionally-challenged but we manage to pick our winners of every NFL division. We move over to college football where we're jumping on the Michigan scorched earth bandwagon an...

The Rigs return with a marathon of a pod that has been chopped down for your listening pleasure. We lead off with baseball as Dean tries to hold back his tears with his 2023 Astros sob story and Pete tries to cover up that he's afraid of snakes. After taking a station break for an important phone call, we discuss Pete's favorite sport and James Harden's ongoing battle with the Sixers. We then disc...

The Rigs return with a new paint job...a metaphorical one...and the boys are buzzing...well at least Pete is. We start on a high note with the Jets and Zach Wilson turning the corner (or at least "a corner"), before diving into depressing matters of Anthony Richardson being done for the season and the Patriots being horrendous. We do our weekly state of the union for the Bears and discuss the best...

The Rigs return in their attempt to maintain a weekly schedule and Pete is fired up. We skip the pre-show meeting and jump right into things. Chicago has lit the bat signal, so the Rigs have boots on the ground to try to save the Bears. The NFL season is almost a quarter over, so we discuss which teams are already looking to the off-season as well as Ric's thoughts on NFL locker room amenities. Wh...

The Rigs return after a long hiatus thanks to a poorly-scheduled Euro trip. Since nothing happened while we were away, this is a short episode. Pete takes us down memory lane of opening weekend for the Jets and gives us the state of the union of the Zach Wilson Jets (with a shoutout to Mark Sanchez). Dean's team is somehow 2-1 but their stud rookie cannot finish a game, so that's something. Meanwh...

The Rigs return just in time for the start of the NFL season...but first, we recap a fun opening weekend of college football. Pete celebrates a big Colorado win (albeit with an unfortunate betting mishap), Ric tries to convince us that he didn't order a CU jersey from China over the weekend, and Dean is still upset about TCU making last year's playoff. Also, Purdue still stinks (Not National news)...

The Rigs return on the other side of a long, hot summer of baseball and the juices are flowing! Ric can barely contain his excitement, despite his frustrations with FOX's score-bug. Pete is still coming down from the high of the Minnesota-Nebraska rock fight, but takes some time to school us on "culture" as well as drop some facts about Minnesota's defense (CITATION NEEDED). Dean attempts to give...

The Rigs return with their thirtieth episode and are about tapped out on summer baseball. Pete is ready to turn the tables on Ric, Ric's excited about yet another jumbotron, and Dean might still be asleep after Vail. We read into 5 minutes of preseason action, try to catch up with all of the conference realignment, and successfully avoid an extended Purdue segment. Instead of doing picks, we discu...

The Rigs return with an update on the Yankees historic run and Pete's dealings with lawnmower customer support. Fortunately for Big Rig Nation (and unfortunately for Pete), the pod keeps receipts so we call in the Replay booth to hold ourselves accountable. We then take a dive into the NFL, discussing aging running backs trying to find work in the AFC East, Jim Irsay going off the rails again, Pet...

The Rigs return...and so have the Yankees? Pete can barely control his excitement about the Yankees future, and Ric & Dean are happy for him. We run through MLB news, trade deadline discussions, and discuss the requirements for not getting booed in the Bronx. We then scratch the football itch and discuss the Jets future, some throwback uniforms, running back compensation, and start listing out...

The Rigs return thanks to Carlos Rodon finally making his Yankees debut. We recap the first half of the MLB season, the Home Run Derby, and Ric getting texts from exes about the Red Sox. We then take a quick look at the Vegas Summer League, an even quicker look at the NFL, and then discuss Pete's second-favorite B1G school making national news. Finally, we close with picks because apparently Dean...