Bigger Ten
170 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Covering everything Big Ten, because somebody has to provide equal time with all the SEC SIDs masquerading as college sports media.
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Bigger Ten: Confidence Picks | Nebraska Forecast: Pain
September 16, 2021 22:31 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBSteve and Aaron make their picks for this weekend's big slate of B1G games.
Bigger Ten #068 | Ducks Embarrass Bucks, Hawks Pound 'Clones
September 15, 2021 23:44 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss all the notable B1G action from week 2 of the college football season.
Bigger Ten: Confidence Picks | Big Games Upcoming for Hawkeyes, Buckeyes
September 10, 2021 13:01 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBSteve and Aaron make their picks for this upcoming weekend's action.
Bigger Ten #067 | Penn State, Iowa Flex | Looking Ahead to a Weekend Trifecta
September 08, 2021 22:53 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss the Penn State-Wisconsin aftermath, what (if anything) we can learn from Iowa vs. Indiana, and look ahead to this weekend's trifecta of Iowa-Iowa State, Oregon-Ohio State, and Washington-Michigan.
Bigger Ten: Confidence Picks | Ohio State Should Roll
September 02, 2021 21:35 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire provide their quick handicaps for every Big Ten football game this upcoming weekend.
Bigger Ten #066 | Same Movie, Same Result for the Cornhuskers
September 01, 2021 23:11 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discus Nebraska's humiliating loss to Illinois to start out the Big Ten football season. Then, the duo look ahead to this weekend's most intriguing matchups: Iowa vs. Indiana and Wisconsin vs. Penn State.
Bigger Ten #065 | Game Week! | Trouble at QB for Penn State, Northwestern?
August 26, 2021 20:02 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire look ahead to this weekend’s intriguing matchup between, uh, Nebraska and Illinois. They also discuss whether Penn State and Northwestern fans should be concerned about the most important position on their teams.
Bigger Ten #064 | Quinn Ewers and the NIL Wild West | Rock Chalk, B1G Jayhawks?
August 10, 2021 20:58 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBSteve and Aaron discuss some of the big stories coming out of Big Ten football over the past week, including the Quinn Ewers dilemma and continued chatter about Kansas joining the Big Ten.
Bigger Ten #063 | BTN Bus Tour Predictions | Realignment Analysis
August 04, 2021 20:22 - 33 minutes - 31 MBSteve has 5 predictions for what he thinks he’ll hear from the BTN crew during their upcoming fall practice bus tour. Aaron decides whether those predictions are fake news (or not). Steve also provides his analysis on the latest rumors on conference realignment.
Bigger Ten #062 | Realignment Restlessness | Penn State to the ACC?
July 28, 2021 21:40 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBSteve and Aaron break down the bomb dropped on college football in the last week.
Bigger Ten #061 | College Football Crystal Ball
July 14, 2021 21:16 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBSteve Deace breaks down his top 25 predictions for the upcoming college football season, and Aaron McIntire determines whether they're fake news or not.
Bigger Ten #060 | Anonymous B1G Coach Quotes
July 01, 2021 12:23 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBSteve and Aaron review selections from Athlon's college football preview magazine's anonymous coach quotes.
Bigger Ten #059 | Objections to College Football Playoff Expansion?!
June 16, 2021 21:06 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBSteve and Aaron break down some of the biggest objections to the forthcoming expansion of the College Football Playoff.
Bigger Ten #058 | B1G Football Over/Unders
June 03, 2021 12:57 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss DraftKings' release of Big Ten regular season win totals for the upcoming season. Also, the pair discuss PFF's simulation of the Big Ten football season, and who has the biggest chance of winning the conference crown.
Bigger Ten #055 | 5 B1G Predictions for the Next 5 Years
May 19, 2021 21:16 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBSteve Deace has 5 predictions for events that'll happen in and around the Big Ten over the next five years.
Bigger Ten #056 | Post-Spring Football Questions
May 06, 2021 02:06 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire examine some of the questions emerging after spring practice for both the east and west divisions of the Big Ten.
Bigger Ten #055 | So Long, Barry
April 14, 2021 21:14 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss the looming departure of a behemoth of a presence in Big Ten athletics: Barry Alvarez. Then, the duo talk about why you shouldn’t pay any attention to way-too-early top 25 college basketball rankings (especially this year), and whether Indiana is making yet another mistake in their hiring of Mike Woodson as men’s basketball coach.
Bigger Ten #054 | Big Ten, Big Flop
March 24, 2021 21:26 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss what went wrong for the Big Ten at the NCAA Tournament.
Bigger Ten #053 | NCAA Tournament Preview
March 17, 2021 22:11 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire congratulate Illinois, discuss some astounding stats regarding the Big Ten and this NCAA tournament, and make their picks.
Bigger Ten #052 | Big Ten Tournament Preview
March 11, 2021 16:56 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBSteve and Aaron preview the Big Ten basketball tournament, and make their picks for the final weekend of intra-conference play.
Bigger Ten #051 | One and Only Bracketology
March 03, 2021 21:23 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBSteve and Aaron break down Steve’s only bracket prediction of the year for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Bigger Ten #050 | NCAA Tournament Top 16 Preview
February 17, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBSteve and Aaron react to the official selection committee top 16 preview for the NCAA tournament. The duo also discuss a potential culture problem with Sparty and Michigan’s return into the Big Ten basketball fray.
Bigger Ten #049 | Big Ten Schedule Observations
February 11, 2021 00:07 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBSteve and Aaron are back breaking down their big takeaways from the Big Ten football schedule release.
Bigger Ten #048 | Final B1G Recruiting Rankings | Tournament, or Makeups?
February 03, 2021 21:09 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss how the Big Ten shook out after national signing day, and what the biggest surprises were. They also take a look at Big Ten basketball, and whether there should be a tournament as scheduled, or just a week of makeup games.
Bigger Ten #047 | 2021 Football Preview: Team Talent Ratings
January 20, 2021 22:02 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire take a look at the former’s initial “Total Team Talent” ratings for the country, and then for the Big Ten, and discuss their takeaways. They also pay respects to the unmitigated gauntlet Minnesota basketball just went through, and discuss the latest NET rankings.
Bigger Ten #046 | Bama. Buckeyes. Beatdown.
January 13, 2021 23:16 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire talk about the accomplishment that this college football season has been and, despite the beatdown they received, how good it was to see a Big Ten team in the National Championship once more.
Bigger Ten #045 | Top (Big) Ten Predictions for 2021
January 07, 2021 00:01 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBSteve and Aaron discuss their big predictions for the Big Ten conference for the coming year.
Bigger Ten #044 | Ohio State vs Northwestern It Is
December 16, 2020 22:23 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire talk about all the big stories coming out of the Big Ten from the past week, and look ahead to “Champions Week,” including Ohio State’s matchup with Northwestern for the Big Ten title. The duo also discuss Lovie Smith’s tenure at Illinois and where that program should go next as well as how Big Ten hoops are looking after conference play.
Bigger Ten #042 | It’s Ohio State’s Conference and We’re All Living in It
December 09, 2020 21:28 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire discuss the Big Ten’s rule change to allow Ohio State to compete in the Big Ten championship game without having played at least six games. They also discuss how Indiana’s success may be here to stay, and Big Ten hoops flexing on the ACC once more.
Bigger Ten #041 | Buckeyes Unbeaten No More
December 02, 2020 20:39 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire take a look back at biggest stories breaking in the Big Ten, including the Buckeyes’ winning streak coming to a close against their bitter rivals, the coronavirus. Also, the duo talk about Michigan’s implosion and signs of life in East Lansing.
Bigger Ten #040 | Big Ten Football: Good, Bad, and Ugly
November 24, 2020 21:25 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBSteve and Aaron are back once again to break down the game of the year so far in the Big Ten between Ohio State and Indiana. They also take a look at Northwestern’s dominance in the West as well as Penn State and Nebraska’s woes.
Bigger Ten #039 | Upstarts and Underachievers
November 11, 2020 21:54 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down the big storylines following week 3 of the Big Ten football season.
Bigger Ten #038 | Week 1 Overreactions
October 28, 2020 22:09 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire decide whether the biggest stories coming out of week 1 of the Big Ten football season are overreactions, or just reactions.
Bigger Ten #037 | Big Ten Football is Back: Week 1
October 21, 2020 21:54 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire dissect some interesting Big Ten football trends heading into the first week of the season, and preview all the action coming up this weekend.
Bigger Ten #036 | Top 10 Predictions for the Big Ten Football Season
October 14, 2020 21:57 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire go on the record with their Big Ten football records and storyline predictions.
Bigger Ten #035 | Top 5 Big Ten Headlines
October 07, 2020 22:36 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire talk about who's opting back into the Big Ten football season, who's staying out, and a key injury for Wisconsin.
Bigger Ten #034 | Top 5 B1G Schedule Observations
September 23, 2020 21:55 - 26 minutes - 24 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down their biggest observations from the Big Ten's schedule release for the upcoming football season.
Bigger Ten #033 | B1G Takeaways
September 17, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down their big takeaways from the announcement that Big Ten Football is indeed coming back.
Bigger Ten #032 | Days of Our Big Ten Lives
September 10, 2020 19:32 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBSteve and Aaron discuss the latest drama out of and surrounding the Big Ten.
Bigger Ten #031 | The Big Ten is Losing the PR War
September 03, 2020 11:53 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down how the Big Ten is now in full-on panic mode.
Bigger Ten #030 | Clarification, Confusion, and Consternation
August 25, 2020 22:12 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBSteve and Aaron discuss the latest news and drama out of the Big Ten.
Bigger Ten #029 | The Fallout
August 19, 2020 21:45 - 38 minutes - 35 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down all the Big Ten drama from the past week.
Bigger Ten #028 | Top 5 Ways the Big Ten ****** Itself
August 12, 2020 21:03 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire survey the rubble of the Big Ten’s self-made ground zero, after the conference announced it’s cancelling college football this season.
Bigger Ten #027 | Top 5 Big Ten Football Schedule Release Observations
August 05, 2020 22:28 - 43 minutes - 40 MBSteve and Aaron discuss their thoughts on the release of the Big Ten football schedule for 2020.
Bigger Ten #026 | Top 5 Big Ten Takeaways from Phil Steele’s College Football Preview
July 29, 2020 21:21 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down the top 5 Big Ten-related observations from Phil Steele’s annual college football preview magazine.
Bigger Ten #025 | Pick Six Previews: Top 5 Things to Watch in the Big Ten
July 22, 2020 20:28 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBBrett Ciancia from Pick Six Previews joins Bigger Ten to discuss the top 5 things to watch heading into this Big Ten football season. You can check out his 2020 college football preview magazine here: https://picksixpreviews.com/2020-season-preview.html, and use promo code BIGGER TEN for a discount.
Bigger Ten #024 | Top 5 Big Ten Scheduling Strategies
July 15, 2020 21:17 - 34 minutes - 32 MBSteve Deace reveals his top 5 scheduling strategies for the Big Ten football season.
Bigger Ten #023 | Top 5 Ways Big Ten Football Could Be Impacted This Season
July 08, 2020 20:33 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBSteve Deace and Aaron McIntire break down the top 5 ways in which the Big Ten’s schedule could be impacted by the coronavirus this season.
Bigger Ten #022 | Anonymous Coach Quotes - B1G East
July 01, 2020 20:02 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBSteve and Aaron discuss Athlon College Football Preview’s annual “anonymous coach quotes” for the Big Ten East, and decide if they’re accurate, or bull.
Bigger Ten #021 | Anonymous Coach Quotes - B1G West
June 24, 2020 19:54 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBSteve and Aaron discuss Athlon College Football Preview’s annual “anonymous coach quotes” for the Big Ten West, and decide if they’re accurate, or bull.