It's the week before the first game week, so it's time for an annual BHGP tradition: Marc Morehouse is here to drop a knowledge bomb on the Iowa depth chart.  But, before that, Brent Yarina of the Big Ten Network drops by to just talk about some stuff, like why Shonn Greene was missing from his list of the top five halfbacks of the BTN era.  Yarina's on for about the first half-hour, with Mas Casa taking the last hour.  What I'm saying is, it's a long podcast.

As our conference preview podcasts continue, as we discuss SEC SPEED with our good friend Kleph, editor of Roll Bama Roll, supporter of Hayden Fry, and closet Iowa fan. We discuss Alabama -- a lot of Alabama -- as well as John L. Smith's impact on southern football, Mark Richt's lack of control, Tennessee's batshit insanity, and just how many books will be present for Vandy-Northwestern in September.

Our series of conference previews continues, with Joe from The Key Play(@thekeyplay) joining us to talk about the ACC and scipiotex of Barking Carnival(@barkingcarnival) previewing the Big XII. We also shoehorn in some Greg Davisdiscussion, because, well, why the hell not.

Nine months ago, we podcasted with Chris and Kevin.  The topics of conversation included whether Joe Paterno would retire, whether Jay Paterno had a chance of inheriting the throne, and what was wrong with the Nittany Lion offense.Nine months later, Joe Paterno and Jay Paterno are both gone, the offense is just about the least offensive thing about their reign, and Bill O'Brien presides over the smoldering rubble of a once-great program now reduced to, if not death, then intensive care.  So on the day where we all found out that the Penn State we've known forever is gone and quite unlikely to return anytime soon, we brought Kevin and Chris back to discuss the fallout.

We like all different conferences, we like every kind of fair.  Look around, you bet we'll be there.  Hot metal in the sun, pony in the air, MAC and Big East at the fair.What I'm saying is, we're going to loosely preview the other conferences over the next few weeks, starting tonight with a podcast favorite -- Alan of Over the Pylon -- to discuss the Mid-American Conference and a first-timer -- Mark Ennis of Big East Coast Bias -- to talk BEAST FOOTBALL.  They're both excellent.  Trust us.

With both the reigning defensive player of the year and a newly-minted starting quarterback coming from the Iowa football program, the CFL has become must-watch offseason television. Of course, that means we have to understand Canadian football, and that's not exactly the easiest thing to do. Here to make sense of it for us is Andrew Bucholtz, editor of Yahoo's Canadian football blog, 55 Yard Line, and a longtime Friend of the Pants.

You might remember how we kind of dismissed Chick-Fil-A as completely overrated and thoroughly mediocre a couple of weeks ago.  Many took umbrage, but none did so with the class and charm of Senator Blutarsky, proprietor of Get the Picture, keeper of the Mumme Poll, and fan of all things Georgia Bulldog.  It was an issue that needed resolution, so Blutarsky joined us for the Season Four premiere of Black Heart Gold Podcast.  There's some playoff stuff here, too, because he's probably written more on the issue than anyone.Also, there's a new theme song.  Just FYI.

It's the last week of March, so it's time for a BHGP tradition: The Wrestlemania Preview Podcast. This year, Ross and I are joined by Tom Holzerman (the proprietor of Walls of Jerichoholic and regular participant in #RawIsTwitter) and Jackson Young (who you probably know as Smokin' Herb Grigsby). We had fun.

WOAH DOUBLE PODCAST: A rare two-podcast week, you guys! I talked Iowa hoops, Big Ten tournament, coaching changes, and beer with Justin VanLaere of Hawkeye Nation dot com. Mostly, it was just a chance for us to catch up with one of our favorite Iowa writers and a Friend of the Pants.