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Big Ten Spring Mailbag '25

Mike and John discuss Dan Wetzel's provocative statements on the 'College Football Enquirer' Podcast. Then the guys take mailbag questions on topics ranging from recruiting to the proposed SEC/Big Ten Challenge to which schools the guys would cheer for if they could no longer (gasp) be Gopher fans.
Time Stamps Below:
7:15 College Football Enquirer Podcast/Dan Wetzel discourse
14:15 Mailbag Questions

We Pick Big Ten Vegas Over/Unders. Plus One Thing Every Big Ten Team Needs to Fix Going Into 2025.

Mike and John discuss the new ACC agreement and what it means going forward. Then, the guys discuss one thing every Big Ten team needs to do to improve in 2025. Finally, Mike and John pick 'Over' or 'Under' on each Big Ten Team's Vegas Projected Win Total.
Time Stamps Below:
4:52 We talk about the new ACC agreement, which has a very ‘Peace in Our Time’ vibe to it
15:14 One thing for every Big Ten team to improve on in 2025
1:14:41 We take the Vegas projected team win totals and pick ‘Over’ or ‘Under’ for each Big Ten squad.

Big Ten Coaching Hot Seats. The Death of Spring Games. Plus We Rank Every Big Ten Campus

In this episode the guys kick it off briefly talking about Big Ten Media Days moving to Las Vegas this year. Mike and John then lament the death of Spring Games. The main part of the episode takes all 18 Big Ten head coaches and the guys rate them 1-5 on how close or far away they are from the hot seat. Finally, Mike and John rank every Big Ten campus based on how much we would like to live there. Time Stamps Below:
4:17 Big Ten Media Days to Las Vegas
8:53 The Death of Spring Games
19:02 Big Ten Coach Hot Seat Rankings
1:29:30 Big Ten Campus Rankings

The Big Ten and SEC Take Charge of the College Football Playoff.

The guys discuss the latest reporting on the future of the college football playoff. Then, they rank every Big Ten team based on school colors/uniforms.

Big Ten Preseason Assistant Coaching Changes and Our Ideal Fall Saturday

John and Mike go through the recent assistant coaching changes in the Big Ten. Then the guys break down their ideal Fall Saturday watching college football. Time Stamps Below:
10:40 The guys discuss the recent assistant coaching changes throughout the Big Ten Conference
59:13 Mike and John describe their ideal fall Saturdays.

Jim Knowles to Penn State, 5 Things to Change About College Football, Dream Big Ten Coach Draft

Knowles to Penn State thoughts, 5 things each John and Mike would do to improve college football, and the guys draft their dream Big Ten coaching staffs. Time Stamps Below:
6:30 Jim Knowles Shocks the World By Leaving Ohio State for Penn State
21:33 John and Mike Each List 5 Things To Change About the Current College Football World
52:40 Dream Big Ten Coaching Staff Draft

Ohio State Wins The CFB Playoff National Championship and We Grade Each Big Ten School’s ’24-’25 Football Season:

Mike and John discuss ESPN's Peter Burns and his coping with the new reality of CFB. They then briefly discuss the Xavier Lucas drama. The guys do an depth review of the national championship game. Finally, they grade each Big Ten team's '24-'25 football season.
Time Stamps Below:
7:40 ESPN’s Peter Burns doesn’t want to face the new CFB hierarchy
17:52 Xavier Lucas drama with Wisconsin and Miami
22:32 Ohio State/Texas Recap
44:29 Big Ten Team Grades

Big Ten Semi-Final Review and CFB National Championship Preview

Mike and John discuss the ACC raiding the Big Ten for two prominent Defensive Coordinators. Then the guys discuss John's Twitter run in with CFB pundits Ari Wasserman and Andy Staples of On3. The guys review both college football playoff semi-final games. Finally, the guys preview the CFB National Championship game between Ohio State and Texas.

Big Ten Bowl/Playoff Recap and CFP Semifinal Preview ’24:

John and Mike discuss the Big Ten's postseason success and the pundits who are upset about it. Then, the guys recap all the Big Ten Bowl Games before previewing both college football playoff semifinal games. Time Stamps Below:
4:40 Big Ten Post Season Success And The College Football Pundits Who Are Upset About It 30:46 Rutgers/Kansas State
40:11 USC/Texas A&M
48:24 Nebraska/Boston College
57:12 Iowa/Mizzou
1:08:51 Michigan/Alabama
1:17:57 Illinois/South Carolina
1:26:31 Washington/Louisville
1:32:30 Minnesota/Virginia Tech
1:45:30 Penn State/Notre Dame Preview
1:53:02 Ohio State/Texas Preview

Big Ten Bowl and Playoff Preview and Review

The guys talk about the histrionic, pro-SEC media bias coming mostly from ESPN pundits. Then, they recap the first round playoff games before previewing the Big Ten bowl games and 2nd round playoff games. Time Stamps Below:
4:52 The guys discuss the college football media and how ESPN’s top pundits are biased for the SEC
29:08 Notre Dame/Indiana Review
39:48 Penn State/SMU
47:02 Ohio State/Tennessee
55:29 K-State/Rutgers
59:56 Texas A&M/USC
1:04:00 Boston College/Nebraska
1:08:41 Iowa/Mizzou
1:15:04 Michigan/Alabama
1:18:46 Illinois/South Carolina
1:25:52 Penn State/Boise State
1:31:27 Ohio State/Oregon
1:41:52 Minnesota/Va Tech
1:51:41 Washington/Louisville