Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football Podcast

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Predicting program records and division standings for each Pac-12 program heading into the 2021 season Aug 27, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham is solo with David Woods out because he is in a "protocol" according to his publicist. The show must go on however, so Ryan dives into all of the juicy Pac-12 football news and notes that Dave despises so much, including starting quarterback news at Utah and Arizona, The Alliance that formed between the Pac-12, Big 10 and ACC, the Pac-12 deciding not to expand and of course Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich getting prickly with the mandatory vaccine mandate handed down by the Governor of Washington.

They also make all of their picks for each Pac-12 football program for the 2021 season including the division winners and overall conference winner. With Ryan doing the show solo, Dave's publicist sent in his picks and Ryan went through them on the show. Both hosts agree on the conference champion but disagree on the Pac-12 South winner.

And as always they (or just Ryan this week) spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Previewing the Pac-12 South teams: USC, Arizona State, Utah, UCLA, Colorado and Arizona Aug 18, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to the studio to preview the 2021 college football season for the six Pac-12 South teams: USC, Arizona State, Utah, UCLA, Colorado and Arizona. Will the Trojans win the conference or is this finally the year that Clay Helton is fired? Can Arizona State block out the distractions and bust through to win the division? Can Utah get back to its winning ways? Is this the year Chip Kelly wins an out of conference game? Will Karl Dorrell prove his 4-1 regular season in 2020 wasn't a fluke? Arizona will end it's losing streak, but how many games can Jedd Fisch win in year one at the helm?

They also discuss the preseason AP Poll with 5 Pac-12 teams making the cut (Oregon at No. 11, USC at No. 15 and Washington at No. 20, Utah at No. 24 and ASU at No. 25), a couple of significant injuries from fall camp, a potential alliance between the Pac-12, the Big 10 and the ACC and lots more!

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Previewing the Pac-12 North teams: Oregon, Washington, California, Stanford, Washington State and Oregon State Aug 11, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to the studio to preview the 2021 college football season for the six Pac-12 North teams: Oregon, Washington, California, Stanford, Washington State and Oregon State. Will the Ducks three-peat as Pac-12 Champions? Can Washington overtake Oregon? Will Chase Garbers lead Cal to the promised land? Can Stanford build on their surprise 4-2 showing in 2020? Can WSU's Run-and-Shoot light up the North? Will the Beavers and Jonathan Smith finally break through? The guys talk about all of that and more in this week's episode!

They also discuss the preseason Coaches Poll with only 3 Pac-12 teams (Oregon at No. 12, USC at No. 14 and Washington at No. 21) making the cut, how the conference finished at the Olympics, the return of stadium beer sales at three more programs and lots more!

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Would an alliance between the Pac-12 and Big 12 make sense? Aug 04, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to the studio to discuss the recent meeting between Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby and what it could mean for the Conference of Champions going forward. Could there be a merger between the two conferences? Maybe something as simple as a scheduling agreement between the two conferences? Or any sort of alliance that would help the two Power Five conferences combat the already huge Big Ten and the huge and growing SEC.

The guys also discuss the new NCAA COVID-19 requirements for student athletes and the vastly different protocols for the vaccinated and the non-vaccinated, the Pac-12's Olympic success in Tokyo, the Texas senate going off on the University of Texas and lots more!

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Pac-12 Media Day recap plus thoughts on George Kliavkoff Jul 29, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to the studio to breakdown all of the interesting news and notes from Pac-12 Media Day 2021. It started off with new conference commissioner George Kliavkoff addressing the media 30 minutes after Texas and Oklahoma announced they had officially asked to join the SEC. Things got more interesting when Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich addressed the room via Zoom because he has yet to receive the vaccine and wasn't allowed to attend the conference in person.

The guys also discuss what they think about the new direction of the conference, from one of parity under Larry Scott to a focus on championships for the revenue sports under Kliavkoff. Ryan also had an opportunity to meet with the new commissioner while he was on the first stop of his listening tour at USC and he shares his first impressions after that one-on-one conversation.

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Pac-12 Media Day preview and why WSU's Nick Rolovich won't be in attendance Jul 21, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to discuss the breaking news that Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich will not be attending Pac-12 Media Day in person because he has not been vaccinated against COVID-19. The guys were going through the Pac-12 Media Day release right after it was sent to the media and noticed that there was a note indicating that Rolovich would be doing interviews via Zoom. Neither host knew why but within minutes Rolovich's statement hit Twitter: "I have elected not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination for reasons which will remain private."

While the guys have a field day with that news, they also go on to discuss what could be another conference realignment wave with both Texas and Oklahoma having potential interest in leaving the Big12 and joining the SEC. The Pac-12 tried to bring in both of those programs back with the league was the Pac-12, but when the deal fell through added Colorado and Utah instead. They also talk about name, image and likeness deals including Alabama's Bryce Young reportedly getting close to $1 million in NIL money before he even started a game for the Tide.

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Pac-12 fans everywhere rejoice as the Larry Scott era is finally over Jul 01, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods celebrate the end of an era that went on far, far too long as Larry Scott is finally out as the Pac-12 commissioner. New Conference of Champions boss George Kliavkoff will have plenty of damage to assess from the work of his predecessor and Pac-12 fans are hoping he will be able to push the right buttons to get the conference back on track and on par with the rest of the Power Five.

July 1 also marks for the first day that college athletes will be allowed to profit off of their name, image and likeness after the NCAA punted and said schools can police themselves when it comes to NIL. Oregon recently signed an NIL law that also begins on July 1, but states like Washington, California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado with no active law could be better off since there are actually no state laws that need to be followed regarding NIL. Once the clock strikes midnight we expect all of the Pac-12 programs to be out on social media promoting their new NIL plans for their student athletes.

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Could Pac-12 football lose divisions and drop a conference game plus Larry Scott's final gift to Pac-12 fans Jun 26, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the Pac-12 athletic directors meeting with incoming commissioner George Kliavkoff and how the future of college football scheduling strategy could change with the likely expansion of the College Football Playoff from 4 to 12 teams. The ADs are considering a couple of options to help optimize the Pac-12's chances of making and succeeding in a 12-team playoff world, including eliminating the division model for the conference and dropping the required conference games for each program from 9 to 8.

Outgoing commissioner Larry Scott left Pac-12 fans with one final gift before he rides off with his moneybags into the sunset, declaring that the conference approves of the 12-team playoff model but wants to see all Power Five champions get an automatic bid. Dave and Ryan discuss how this makes the Pac-12 look weaker, showing no confidence that the conference champion would finish ahead of four of the Group of Five champions (two G5 champs would have to be ranked ahead of the Pac-12's champ for them to be left out of the playoff).

The guys also talk about Arizona State's COVID-19 recruiting scandal mess and how new reports have surfaced that could implicate more people higher up the food chain, two more Pac-12 teams announce full capacity crowds this fall, the NCAA getting dunked on by the Supreme Court plus NIL goes live in one week.

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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ASU in potential hot water with NCAA for recruiting violations during dead period Jun 17, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the breaking and disturbing news surrounding Herm Edwards and the Arizona State football program, alleging that the Sun Devils hosted recruits on campus during the NCAA extended recruiting dead period. According to reports, ASU had dozens of recruits from all over the country on campus from October through February, including a huge weekend of visitors for the Sun Devils spring game.

There is reportedly a dossier of evidence that was sent to the NCAA laying out all of ASU's transgressions, breaking protocol during a global pandemic. During this period the Sun Devils miss three games in a row due to COVID-19 protocol, the only Pac-12 program to miss that many games in a row.

The guys also talk about what looks like the inevitable expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, something David calls "stupid." They discuss how this could actually be a positive for the Pac-12, with the potential to host a CFP game on the West Coast plus more money for teams in the conference with more teams in the playoff.

And as always they spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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Breaking down Larry Scott's exit interview plus Pac-12 quarterback news Jun 09, 2021

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This week Podcast of Champions host Ryan Abraham goes solo with David Woods out on injured reserve, talking about the infuriating but not surprising exit interview for Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott. Associated Press reporter Ralph Russo talks to Scott for 25 minutes and Larry didn't disappoint, blaming everyone but himself for the conference failures and taking no responsibility for the lack of revenue and distribution by his baby, the Pac-12 Networks.

Ryan also talks about some Pac-12 quarterback news with Colorado starting QB Sam Noyer entering the NCAA Transfer Portal and Washington State starting quarterback Jayden de Laura having his suspension lifted after missing the spring because of a DUI. He also touches on new commissioner George Kliavkoff's Twitter account, Stanford head coach David Shaw being upset with Fox and Arizona announcing the stadium will be at 100% of capacity this fall.

And as always he'll spend time answering every single question listeners manage to send in, including text messages and voicemails!

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