Podcast Of Champions - Pac-12 Football Podcast

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that featured a pair of top-11 teams losing on the road, a few of the conference front runners cruising to decisive wins and Indiana with another comfortable victory, becoming the first program in the Big Ten to reach bowl eligibility. Ohio State took Iowa out to the woodshed and the Buckeyes are making an argument that they should be considered the best team in the country. Oregon didn't play the cleanest game, but they cruised to a Friday night win over Michigan State in Eugene. Penn State was playing with its food a bit, but eventually put away UCLA in Happy Valley. Washington got revenge for the national championship game last season, securing the victory over Michigan in Seattle. Minnesota finally got a conference win and stormed the field after upsetting USC. Indiana went on the road and took care of business against Northwestern to start the season 6-0. Wisconsin got a

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that includes a rematch of the national championship game between Michigan and Washington. The Wolverines are heading to Seattle to take on the Huskies and both teams look extremely different that the programs that met back in January. New head coaches, new quarterbacks, new rosters and UW is hoping for a new result following its disappointing loss to Rutgers last weekend. The action gets started Friday night with a Michigan State squad trying to bounce back from getting blown out by Ohio State with a tough trip to Oregon. The Saturday slate kicks off with UCLA at Penn State and Purdue at Wisconsin for the morning games. Next up Ohio State gets its toughest test when Iowa comes to Columbus plus Indiana at Northwestern and Rutgers at Nebraska. The nightcap has that Michigan at Washington game plus USC visiting Minnesota. This is the second full week of full Big Ten conferenc

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five featuring the only ranked on ranked matchup with No. 19 Illinois falling on the road to No. 9 Penn State. Rutgers also got a big win over Big Ten newcomer Washington, USC needed a second half comeback to take out Wisconsin, Oregon rolled over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Michigan snuck by Minnesota while Ohio State, Nebraska and Indiana blew out Michigan State, Purdue and Maryland. The guys talk about their picks against the spread this week with Ryan going 7-1 and David 4-4 plus they update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. 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 Podc

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five including No. 19 Illinois traveling to No. 9 Penn State, No. 3 Ohio State traveling to Michigan State to take on its first real competition of the season, Maryland going to Indiana to take on the shockingly still unranked Hoosiers, and much more. They also discuss the decision by USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander to step away and redshirt this season instead of continuing his role as a rotational player on the Trojans defensive line. This is the first week of full Big Ten conference action, with every game being a conference matchup. The only two teams on byes this week are Iowa and Northwestern. 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 please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 12 games in the Big Ten conference for week four including Michigan running all over USC, Illinois leaving Nebraska with a victory, Rutgers securing a road win over a Power Four opponent in Virginia Tech, Iowa pounding the rock against Minnesota, Indiana pasting Charlotte, Washington shutting down Northwestern plus Ohio State and Penn State rolling Marshall and Kent State. The conference did take a few tough losses with Oregon State blowing out Purdue, LSU doubling up on UCLA and Boston College taking down Michigan State. The guys talk about their horrible picks against the spread this week and update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. 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 subs

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week four games in the Big Ten showcased by the biggest Big Ten conference game to date, with No. 11 USC going to Ann Arbor to take on No. 18 Michigan. The guys start off talking about a big Friday night B1G clash with No. 24 Illinois heading to Lincoln to take on No. 22 Nebraska on Fox. The Saturday slate starts off slow but picks up steam with USC at Michigan plus UCLA at LSU, Rutgers at Virginia Tech, Northwestern at Washington, Iowa at Minnesota, Michigan State at Boston College and Purdue at Oregon State. The guys give their previews for all of the week four 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 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 voic

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 13 Big Ten week three games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, discuss how their picks against the spread went (Ryan was 6-4, David 5-5) and update their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. They also talk about the latest news in the conference realignment world where the Pac-12 is raiding the Mountain West, taking San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State and Colorado State in an attempt to rebuild the once proud Conference of Champions. There were a lot more blowouts this week than what we have seen so far this season, some that were good for the conference and some that were bad. The Ducks pasted Oregon State on the road while Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan State won by a combined score of 101-3 against overmatched opponents. But in more important games Wisconsin wasn't competitive against Alabama, Notre Dame spanked Purdue 66-7, Washington State topped the Huskies in the Apple Cup and Michigan struggled to be

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week three games in the Big Ten showcased by another SEC vs. B1G matchup with the No. 4 Crimson Tide visiting Wisconsin for Fox's Big Noon Kickoff game. Besides that massive matchup between the Power Two conferences we have a pair of rivalry games with Oregon heading to Corvallis to take on Oregon State in what was previously known as the "Civil War" and Washington State goes to Seattle to face off with Washington in the Apple Cup. We also have Purdue hosting a reeling Notre Dame squad, Maryland in a DMV showdown at Virginia and the second conference showdown of the season with Indiana coming to the Rose Bowl to face UCLA (a team that is in Los Angeles). The guys give their previews for all of the week three games and make their picks against the spread. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 15 Big Ten week two games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, brag about how they each went 8-3 picking against the spread this week and of course as a bonus to our former Pac-12 listeners unveil their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings in all their glory. There were some crazy results across this conference this weekend and overall it certainly wasn't as a good of a showing as the B1G had in the opening weekend. On the good side Ohio State, Indiana, USC and Minnesota won by a combined score of 229-3 and all four covered the spread plus Illinois upset No. 19 Kansas and Nebraska crushed Prime and CU. On the bad side Michigan got rolled by Texas, Iowa lost to rival Iowa State, Duke handled Northwestern in 2OT and Oregon needed a last-second field goal to beat Boise State. The guys give their thoughts on each and every game from the weekend and praise the teams that handled their business while panning the teams that f

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods put week one in the rearview mirror and look ahead to an exciting slate of 15 B1G games in week two, featuring one of the biggest out of conference games of the season with No. 3 Texas visiting No. 10 Michigan. Besides that massive Big Ten vs. SEC top-10 matchup Colorado comes to Lincoln and the Cornhuskers are looking for revenge following last season's loss to the Buffs, No. 21 Iowa hosts rival Iowa State, No. 19 Kansas visits Illinois, Boise State heads to Eugene to take on No. 7 Oregon, Northwestern host Duke and Michigan State heads to Maryland for the first Big Ten conference game of the season. The guys give their previews for all of the week two games and make their picks against the spread. 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 subscr

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 18 Big Ten week one games. The guys break down USC's huge win over LSU in Las Vegas, as well as Penn State's demolition of West Virginia, Minnesota's disappointing home loss to North Carolina, and all the action in between. Additionally, the boys unveil their first Big Ten power rankings, arguably the most important rankings in college football. Who will be No. 1? Who will be No. 18? Why will it be UCLA? 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 pr

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are shifting gears from season previews to season predictions with both hosts picking each and every game for all 18 Big Ten teams. They guys share which programs they feel will make the conference championship game, which teams have a legit shot at making the playoffs, which can make a bowl game and which will likely struggle in the newly expanded conference. With week one of the season now upon us, Ryan and Dave will continue their tradition of previewing and picking each and every game against the spread. Typically in week one of Pac-12 play they would pick 11 or 12 games, but this year there are 18 Big Ten games on the slate, from Thursday to Sunday, so the guys will have a lot of games to preview. 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 $1000 deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please su

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan State First up we welcome back Bill Bender from the Sporting News to talk about a pair of Big Ten programs, the Northwestern Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers. David Braun took over a Northwestern's program that was in disarray last season but surprised everyone by winning 8 games and Big Ten Coach of the Year. He will try to improve on that mark in 2024 with a tougher schedule and most home games on Martin Field while Ryan Field is rebuilt over the next two seasons. Ryan Walters is also heading into year two of his Purdue tenure and is looking to move the program forward after a 4-8 campaign in 2023. Next we welcome in Stephen Brooks from SpartanTailgate to talk about the major disruption this Spartans program went through after the abrupt firing of Mel Tucker followed by hiring away Jonathan Smith from Oregon State. We talk about numerous MSU footb

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Penn State and Iowa. First up Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joins the show to talk about what head coach James Franklin has planned for the 2024 college football season and if this Penn State program can finally get over the hump and make an appearance in the now expanded College Football Playoffs. We'll talk about some of the major changes to the roster, bringing in a pair of new coordinators and the progress of quarterback Drew Allar. Next we welcome in David Eickholt from HawkeyeInsider to talk about how head coach Kirk Ferentz plans to improve Iowa's offense that was one of the worst in FBS last season. The Hawkeyes have been exceptional on defense and special teams, but the limitations on offense have prevented Iowa from achieving anything beyond winning the Big Ten West. Even with divisions eliminated, Iowa's schedule is still very manageable and another appearance in the confer

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Nebraska and Maryland. First up Brian Christopherson from Huskers247 joins the show to talk about what head coach Matt Rhule has been up to this off-season as he tries to turn things around for the Huskers with their first bowl bid since the 2016 season. The biggest addition to the roster was five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and all eyes will be on the freshman to see if he can get Big Red back to national relevance once again. Next we welcome in Jeff Ermann from InsideMDSports to talk about the job head coach Mike Locksley has done in College Park since taking over in 2019. Locksley is coming off three-straight bowl-winning seasons but he has never had a campaign with fewer than five losses (non-Covid years). The Terps were picked to finish 11th in the now 18-team Big Ten, mostly because they need to replace the all-time Big Ten passing leader in Taulia Tagovailoa. As usual Ryan

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Michigan and Minnesota. First up Zach Shaw from The Michigan Insider joins the show to talk about what new head coach Sherrone Moore had to say during Big Ten Media Days, what the off-season has been like after winning the national championship, the winning streak against Ohio State and how Moore and company can keep the Jim Harbaugh culture going. Next we welcome in Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to talk about the what head coach P.J. Fleck discussed at Big Ten Media Days, what his plans are for year eight of his tenure and what life will be like with no more Big Ten West. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. 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 t

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Ohio State and Indiana. First up Dave Biddie from Bucknuts.com joins the show to talk about what Ryan Day had to say during Big Ten Media Days, hiring Chip Kelly to run the offense, the importance of getting over the Michigan hump and being picked to win the conference. Next we welcome in Jared Kelly from Peegs.com to talk about the Indiana Hoosiers including what head coach Curt Cignetti had to say in Indianapolis and what the expectations are for the Hoosiers heading into what should be a wild college football season with an expanded conference and playoffs. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. 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

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are kicking off their Big Ten season previews with Illinois and Rutgers. First up Jeremy Werner from IlliniInquirer.com joins the show to talk about what Bret Bielema has been up to this off-season getting the Fighting Illini ready for an expanded and improved Big Ten conference. Next we bring in Rutgers expert Brian Dohn to talk about Greg Schiano's second stint at the Scarlet Knights head coach. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. 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 ht

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio for the official launch of the new version of the POC, where we shift from covering Pac-12 football (RIP) to covering Big Ten football. Dave and Ryan will now focus on this new super conference, with former Pac-12 programs Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC joining the 14 existing Big Ten schools. Even though Ryan and Dave are the foremost authorities on all things B1G, they are bringing special guest Bill Bender from the Sporting News to spread more Legends and Leaders knowledge as we head into Big Ten media days next week. Bill will discuss some of the major storylines from the off-season including rule changes, the coaching carousel, roster turnover, high profile matchups on the schedule and the overall integration of the Pac-4 into the Big Ten culture. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your You

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio talking about the latest development in the conference realignment craziness, with UCLA forced to pay rival Cal $10 million a year for three years in "Calimony," taking a chunk out of the Bruins Big Ten media rights windfall. On Tuesday the UC Board of Regents adopted the Calimony proposal to help the Golden Bears' athletic department after the Bruins left the Pac-12 for greener pastures. UC system president Michael Drake originally recommended the $10 million per year amount last week and intended to extend those payments through 2030. Following the vote they (thankfully for UCLA) scaled back the payments to just three years with the possibility to revisit the decision at that time. The guys also have made a decision about the future of the podcast with the Conference of Champions holding on through its final weeks of existence. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the Y