por Ryan Satkowiak
Ryan and Clinton continue with their fall previews, talking Northwestern football with Matt Shelton -- the managing editor of The Wildcat Report of The Rivals network. Nearly a year to the date after Pat Fitzgerald was suspended prior to his firing, the guys talk about David Braun's unexpectedly successful interim season as head coach. What will the Wildcats look like with full offseason under their now full-time head coach? There's excitement around new OC Zach Lujan, plucked from FCS national champion South Dakota State. What will his attack look like, and will Vanderbilt transfer QB Mike Wright be the one leading it? On the defensive side of the ball, where does Matt think the Wildcats will take a big step forward in 2024? Also, what is the best pizza/food spot in the Evanston area?
With the calendar turning to July, Ryan and Clinton begin their fall preview series "Five Burning Questions on ____," starting with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Tyler Tachman, Iowa beat writer for the Des-Moines Register joins the show to talk all things Iowa. The hottest topic centers around the offense and new OC Tim Lester. Will the Hawkeyes improve off last year's impotent attack? Will Cade McNamara fend off Brendan Sullivan for QB1? If the offense doesn't improve does the temperature start to rise on Kirk Ferentz? And by the way, what will Iowa's Elite defense play as an encore to an exceptional 2023 season?
Ryan and Clinton talk recruiting in the Big Ten, with the July dead period nearly upon us. After a tough start to Sherrone Moore's tenure, Michigan finds itself on a recent hot streak. Meanwhile, on the other side of the rivalry, Ohio State is looking to secure an overall recruiting crown. What do we make of Rutgers? And can Notre Dame add to what is currently a top 5 class? That and more tonight.
Ryan and Clinton uncork some of their five spiciest predictions for the 2024 midwest football season. Listeners chime in with their spicy takes submitted via twitter.
Ryan and Clinton play a game show, looking at the Vegas O/U win totals for each of the Big Ten teams + ND this season. Clinton guesses the total and Ryan lets him know how close he was to correct, and then the guys discuss their thoughts on each total ahead of the beginning of their fall preview series beginning in two weeks.
Ryan and Clinton are back after a week hiatus (thanks Ryan) and are breaking out of their Big Ten shell to discuss the top 10 QBs in all of the sport. Is it really a down year for QBs, or are we underrating this class? Later in the show they discuss the potential selling of conference naming rights.
Ryan and Clinton are back tonight to do another rankings show. Tonight they rank, on an A-F scale, the helmets, jerseys and mascots of each Big Ten team/ND.
Ryan and Clinton are back tonight to discuss their perceived top stadiums in the Big Ten, in addition to their top college football bucket list trips, regardless of locale. In addition, they discuss the stadiums they have been to and what they enjoyed about those trips.
Ryan and Clinton hit part 2 of ITP's Rivalry Series, talking about The Game. Anthony Broome from The Wolverine at the On3 network and Tony Gerdeman from The Buckeye Huddle join the show to talk about their notable memories from covering the game, what the last three years has been like with Michigan flipping the script, and would a potential rematch of this game a week later in a Big Ten Title game make it more intense, or would it lose some of its luster?
Tonight on the show Ryan and Clinton being the first part of their Big Ten rivalry series, first talking about the longest intersectional rivalry in college football, USC and Notre Dame. What is the history of this rivalry, and what are some of the notable moments over the last 10-15 years? Ryan and some of our loyal listeners share some of their favorite/worst memories from these games. Later in the show, the guys talk about some of the other notable Big Ten rivalries, and Penn State fans weigh in on who their biggest Big Ten rivals are.