Synopsis
The Podcast of Champions discusses Pac-12 athletics. Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the Conference of Champions on the football field, basketball court and more.
Episodes
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Recapping post-Christmas bowl games and previewing the B1G New Year's bowls and CFP quarterfinals
30/12/2024 Duration: 01h15minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the three post-Christmas bowl games with Rutgers losing a heartbreaker to Kansas State, USC coming from behind to beat Texas A&M and Nebraska holding on to take down Boston College in Yankees Stadium. The guys also preview the next round of bowl games for New Year's with Iowa, Michigan, Washington. Illinois and Minnesota all in action. They also will preview and pick the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs with Penn State facing off against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve and Ohio State getting a rematch against Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on App
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Recapping First Round of Playoffs, Previewing Post-Christmas Bowl Games
23/12/2024 Duration: 01h09minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the first round of Playoff games from Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State. The fellas then also talk about the other bowl games for the Big Ten, including Rutgers vs. Kansas State in the Rate Bowl, USC vs. Texas A&M in the Vegas Bowl, and Nebraska vs. Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at bigtencast@gmail.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices
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Previewing Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Opening Round
18/12/2024 Duration: 57minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the Big Ten in opening round action in the CFP. Indiana kicks things off on Friday with the Battle for Indiana against Notre Dame. On Saturday, Penn State takes on SMU, while Ohio State tilts against Tennessee. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at bigtencast@gmail.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Recapping the Big Ten Championship Game, Previewing Bowl Season
13/12/2024 Duration: 01h21minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 45-37 win for Oregon in the Big Ten title game against Penn State. The fellas also talk about bowl season, with four Big Ten teams heading to the Playoff. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at bigtencast@gmail.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Recapping the final week of the B1G regular season, including Michigan's epic win over Ohio State
03/12/2024 Duration: 01h49minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including Michigan's epic 13-10 win over No. 2 Ohio State in The Game. We also recap No. 1 Oregon's blowout win over Washington in their rivalry game. In non-conference action, USC fell to Notre Dame, while UCLA closed strong to beat Fresno State to end the season. We also recap Minnesota beating Wisconsin, Iowa declining to offense at all against Nebraska and still winning, Illinois winning a tight one against Northwestern, Rutgers blowing out Michigan State, and Purdue being sacrificed at the altar of Cignetti. The guys also preview the B1G Championship Game between No. 1 Oregon and No. 4 Penn State. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the
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Previewing the final week of the regular season in the Big Ten, including UW/Oregon and Michigan/OSU
27/11/2024 Duration: 01h13minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including rivalry matchups between Oregon and Washington in a nightcap and Michigan and Ohio State in the 9 a.m. slot. We'll also preview non-conference matchups for USC, against Notre Dame, and UCLA, against Fresno State. In other conference action, Minnesota takes on Wisconsin, Nebraska travels to Iowa, Illinois plays Northwestern, Rutgers matches up against Michigan State, and Purdue does whatever it does on the road at Indiana. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at bigtencast@g
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Recapping week 13 in the Big Ten, including No. 2 Ohio State finally hanging an L on No. 5 Indiana
24/11/2024 Duration: 01h15minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the win for No. 2 Ohio State over No. 5 Indiana. We'll also recap the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State kicked things off, with the Spartans winning and hanging onto their hopes of bowl eligibility. No. 25 Illinois won a wild and crazy one against Rutgers, and we'll also recap No. 4 Penn State's treacherous trip to Minnesota. Rounding out the action, Iowa traveled to Maryland, Northwestern traveled to Michigan, and Wisconsin and Nebraska fought to see who will emerge as a bowl team from the game. The guys also discuss how chaos in the other Power Four conferences helped the Big Ten in the College Football Playoffs landscape. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simul
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Previewing week 13 in the Big Ten, including the HUGE top 5 matchup between Indiana and Ohio State
21/11/2024 Duration: 01h31minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the titanic matchup between No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Ohio State. We'll also preview the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC, with both teams scrapping for bowl eligibility. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State will kick things off for the weekend, with the Spartans hanging onto hope of bowl eligibility. In a pair of potentially dangerous road games, No. 25 Illinois travels to suddenly resurgent Rutgers, while No. 4 Penn State will have to take on a feisty Minnesota team in Minneapolis. Rounding out the action, Iowa travels to Maryland, Northwestern travels to Michigan, and Wisconsin and Nebraska fight to see who will emerge as a bowl team from the game. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of o
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Recapping week 12 in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon escaping Wisconsin with a narrow win
18/11/2024 Duration: 01h33minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon's treacherous trip to Wisconsin that nearly turned into a loss. They also recap UCLA's loss to Washington, which saw the Huskies earn bowl eligibility. The guys also cover No. 2 Ohio State's systematic beatdown of Northwestern, while Illinois took care of business against Michigan State. No. 4 Penn State decimated Purdue, while Nebraska lost yet another one-score game on the road at USC. Finally, they'll talk about Rutgers picking up its sixth win against Maryland. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or c
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Previewing week 12 in the Big Ten, featuring No. 1 Oregon heading on the road to Wisconsin
14/11/2024 Duration: 01h12minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon traveling to Wisconsin on Saturday night. We'll also preview UCLA heading to Washington, in a game that could be decisive for both teams in terms of bowl eligibility. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ohio State will take on Northwestern in Evanston, while Michigan State will travel to Illinois, needing the win to keep dreams of bowl eligibility alive. No. 4 Penn State will be the latest top 10 team to decimate Purdue, while Nebraska will see if it can be the latest team to eke out a close win over USC in Los Angeles. Finally, we will preview Rutgers heading to Maryland, in another battle of teams fighting for bowl eligibility. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube
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Recapping week 11 in the Big Ten, including No. 8 Indiana surviving a scare against Michigan
11/11/2024 Duration: 01h18minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including No. 8 Indiana surviving a scare at home against Michigan. We'll also recap UCLA's upset win over Iowa, as well as Minnesota dropping its first game in five weeks to Rutgers on the road. Meanwhile, No. 1 Oregon hosted Maryland, and despite some early struggles, pulled away for a comfortable, though not pretty, win. Washington went into State College and got trounced by No. 6 Penn State. Finally, Purdue was offered up at the altar to No. 2 Ohio State, with the Boilermakers failing to score a point and losing 45-0. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or lea
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Previewing week 11 in the Big Ten, with Washington traveling to Penn State and Iowa taking on UCLA
07/11/2024 Duration: 01h06minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including Washington's trip to No. 6 Penn State on Saturday evening. We also cover Iowa's Friday night trip to the Rose Bowl to take on a suddenly surging UCLA team. Minnesota will look to continue its winning streak on the road at Rutgers. The Killer Cignetti and the No. 8 Hoosiers will try to stay undefeated -- and get to ten wins -- against Michigan at home. Meanwhile, No. 1 Oregon will host Maryland, which has played terribly in two of its last three games. Finally, Purdue will be offered up at the altar to No. 2 Ohio State, with the Boilermakers a 38-point dog. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a
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Recapping week ten in the Big Ten, including Ohio State's win over Penn State and much more
04/11/2024 Duration: 01h14minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week ten games in the Big Ten, including Ohio State's 20-13 win over Penn State in Happy Valley. We also cover No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana exerting their dominance over the Michigan schools on the road. Minnesota continues to surge, with a convincing win over Illinois on the road. In unranked action, Iowa blew out Wisconsin, and Northwestern won the battle of the basement against Purdue. USC once again finished just one play away from a win against Washington, while UCLA held on against Nebraska for its second straight win. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting
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Previewing week ten in the Big Ten, including a clash between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State
31/10/2024 Duration: 01h15minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week ten games in the Big Ten, with the big headliner the titanic clash between No. 4 Ohio State traveling to Happy Valley to take on No. 3 Penn State at 9 a.m. on Saturday. No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana have tricky road trips of their own, with the schools heading to Michigan to take on Michigan and Michigan State respectively. No. 24 Illinois will host a surging Minnesota, that just blew out Maryland at home and is looking for its first ranked win of the season. In unranked action, Iowa takes on Wisconsin, while Purdue will host Northwestern in a battle for the basement. USC takes on Washington in a Pac-12 rematch, while UCLA travels to Nebraska to see if it can get win No. 3 after a bye week. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC ple
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Recapping week nine in the Big Ten, including No. 4 Ohio State's close call with Nebraska
28/10/2024 Duration: 01h27minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week nine games in the Big Ten, which featured three top ten teams in action, and two of them receiving scares from their opponents. On Friday, Rutgers went to Los Angeles to take on USC, and it was all Trojans, with the game eventually ending in a comfortable blowout. Saturday, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State each received scares from Wisconsin and Nebraska respectively before ultimately prevailing. No. 20 Illinois proved to be no match for No. 1 Oregon, while Northwestern struggled to do much of anything against Iowa. Minnesota crushed Maryland, while Michigan proved to be a little too much for Jonathan Smith and the Spartans in year one. As always, the killer Cignetti continued to roll with a convincing win over Washington at home. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonu
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Previewing week nine in the Big Ten, featuring No. 20 Illinois traveling to No. 1 Oregon
24/10/2024 Duration: 01h41minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week nine games in the Big Ten, which features several intriguing matchups, headlined by a ranked-on-ranked tilt on Saturday. The action will get started on Friday at 8 p.m. with Rutgers traveling to USC to take on the Trojans. Both teams are coming off of a loss, with the Scarlet Knights dropping a home game to UCLA and USC losing to Maryland on the road. On Saturday at 9 a.m., Nebraska, fresh off a blowout loss to Indiana, heads to No. 4 Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes, while Washington heads to Bloomington to see if it can somehow stop No. 13 Indiana and the fighting Cignettis. At 12:30, we get our ranked-on-ranked matchup, with No. 20 Illinois, which controlled its home game against Michigan last week, traveling to No. 1 Oregon, which had no issues blowing out Purdue 35-0 last week on the road. Also at 12:30, Northwestern travels to Iowa and Maryland travels to Minnesota. In the evening slate at 4:30, No. 3 Penn
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Recapping week eight in the Big Ten including Indiana's reign of terror taking out Nebraska
21/10/2024 Duration: 01h31minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight that featured the buzzsaw that is Indiana football as the Hoosiers absolutely dismantled Nebraska 56-7. The action got started on Friday night with Oregon's trip to Purdue, shutting out the Boilermakers who scored 49 points the previous week. In the Saturday morning games we saw Indiana roll, Illinois take down Michigan in the only battle between ranked teams and UCLA getting a rare long travel victory, edging out Rutgers for the Bruins first Big Ten win. Later we saw Maryland rush the field after upsetting USC 29-28, Michigan State looking better at home against Iowa and Wisconsin bringing Northwestern back to reality. Dave went 5-2 in his picks and is back to .500 while Ryan dropped a bit going 3-4 but still 8 games above .500 overall. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! U
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Previewing week 8 in the Big Ten featuring No. 24 Michigan on the road at No. 22 Illinois
16/10/2024 Duration: 01h06minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight, including another ranked-on-ranked matchup with No. 24 Michigan coming off a bye on the road taking on No. 22 Illinois coming off that 50-49 overtime thriller. Both teams are 2-1 in conference play and need a victory to keep any hopes of making the conference championship game alive. Outside of that game in Champaign, the rest of the slate doesn't pack the punch that we saw last weekend. Friday night the hot Oregon Ducks will try to avoid a letdown on their long trip to face Purdue. Nebraska is 5-1 and could jump into the rankings with a win over No. 16 Indiana. UCLA is back on the road for one of the longest trips in the conference, taking on Rutgers in Piscataway. USC has a similar-length road trip taking on Maryland and Iowa heads to East Lansing to take on Michigan State. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube
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Recapping week seven in the Big Ten including Oregon topping Ohio State in an instant classic
14/10/2024 Duration: 01h36minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven that featured a top-3 matchup between Big Ten blueblood Ohio State visiting the new kid on the block Oregon. The massive buildup to the game was warranted as the contest itself delivered all of the drama, excitement and huge plays by elite athletes for all 60 minutes. When the dust settled the Ducks were victorious but both teams came away looking like they can be national championship contenders. Penn State also showed it can be a contender with an exciting overtime win in the Coliseum against USC, Iowa put an absolute beatdown on Washington and Wisconsin made a statement blasting Rutgers by 5 touchdowns. on the road. Northwestern got the weekend off to a good start by dismantling Maryland on Friday night, Minnesota got a narrow win in the Rose Bowl nightcap and Illinois edged Purdue 50-49 in overtime. The guys were terrible picking games against the spread, with David goi
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Previewing week 7 in the Big Ten including the HUGE battle between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon
09/10/2024 Duration: 01h06minIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven, including a titanic clash between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country. No. 2 Ohio State takes on No. 3 Oregon in Eugene, which figures to be a raucous environment. No. 4 Penn State also goes on the road to take on a wounded but dangerous USC team in the Coliseum. Washington heads east to see what it can accomplish against Iowa, while Minnesota heads west to see if it can keep its momentum going against UCLA. Wisconsin will see if it has found something on offense when it heads to Rutgers, and we'll get our first look at Illinois since the Penn State loss when it takes on Purdue. Friday, Maryland takes on Northwestern, which has had a bad start to conference play. As always, the fellas preview all the games and make their picks against the spread. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC