Big Ten Media Days: Are Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana the Class of the Conference?
The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college footballShow Notes
Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel are live in Chicago for Big Ten Media Days! On today's program, the guys break down their biggest takeaways from the podium and ask a massive question: Are Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana the undisputed new "Big Three" and the class of the conference?
Plus, Stew shares details from his exclusive sit-down interview with the Big Ten Commissioner, and the guys look ahead to crucial Thursday storylines for Lincoln Riley and Penn State.
Later, the crew reacts to the historic news of Ohio State and Notre Dame adding sponsorship patches to their iconic jerseys.
The mailbag is packed this week. Ralph Russo answers your questions
Most Dominant Seasons Ever: The guys tackle a heavy question from Jason in Columbia, SC, ranking four legendary individual seasons since 2000: Tim Tebow (2007), Cam Newton (2010), Joe Burrow (2019), and Travis Hunter (2024). Is Hunter's dual-award season actually crazier than Shohei Ohtani? Blue Blood Urgency: Which historic program needs a successful campaign the most to avoid sliding into complete irrelevance in this new era of player compensation? Coordinators Under Pressure: Bryan from Atlanta asks which coordinators across the country are facing the absolute most heat, whether they are stepping into championship expectations or trying to fix struggling units.
Timestamps 0:52 - Bret Bielema’s comments 4:49 - Stew on his convo with Tony Petitti 13:26 - Bruce’s takeaways from day 1 of media day 15:09 - Matt Campbell & Penn State 16:18 - USC & Lincoln Riley 23:15 - Stew is concerned about Michigan 24:50 - Dante Moore & Oregon discussion 25:49 - Stew on Oregon 27:45 - Jersey Patches 31:23 - Audible Mailbag 31:56 - Question 1: Blue Blood schools 35:57 - Question 2: Most impressive individual seasons 39:33 - Question 3: Coordinators under pressure 44:02 - Gift card for Mailbag winner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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