The guys welcome Big Ten Ted to the show to preview the 2025 Wisconsin Badgers. Ted and the guys also discuss the tension between the SEC and Big Ten over the proposed College Football Playoff format as well as their initial thoughts on the new House Settlement.

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Mike and John are joined by special guest 'B1G Kurt' of the 'Eyes on B1G' podcast to preview the 2025 Illinois Illini. We go in depth on all things Illinois football. We also talk Kurt's take on our Big Ten coach rankings and more!

'Eyes On Big' podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eyes-on-b1g/id1432850519

Kurt's twitter: @B1GKurt

Mike and John discuss the raging fight over the potential upcoming changes to the college football playoff selection format. The guys also discuss other bits of Big Ten and CFB news.

Mike and John discuss a plethora of college football news before talking the new IU mascot. The guys also give their suggestions for Big Ten mascot rebrands.

Mike and John briefly discuss the Brett Bielema contract extension, the Big 12 and ACC want more autobids, and the CFB Playoff goes to a straight seeding model. Then the guys give their 'bold predictions' for every Big Ten team and for the conference as a whole.

John and Mike talk about various college football news from new information about the expanded playoff to a new Clemson/Notre Dame series to the latest Belichick drama out of North Carolina. Then the guys rank every program in the Big Ten based on their performance from 2011-2025.

Mike and John briefly discuss the Bill Belichick drama as well as the newest SEC 'demands' of the college football playoff committee. 

In the main part of the episode the guys rank all the Big Ten head football coaches from 1-18. 

The guys discuss how each Big Ten program has progressed from last season until now and what the vibes are like surrounding each program at this moment. This is an idea the guys borrowed and appropriated from the Split Zone Duo national college football podcast. You can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/@SplitZoneDuo

The guys briefly talk about Curt Cignetti's eyebrow raising presser before launching into their 2025 dream Big Ten roadtrip in which Mike and John each pick a different Big Ten game to attend each week this fall. The guys chart their road trip from Labor Day all the way up through Rivalry Week.

The guys welcome Mizzou fan Chris onto the podcast this week to do our hypothetical Big Ten vs. SEC gridiron challenge. They also talk about life in the SEC with Chris before finishing the episode with our ideal SEC/Big Ten replacement Head Coach.