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Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBig Ten spring football on the horizon, Media Days announced for VegasIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about spring football being just around the corner in the Big Ten. Spring football kicked off this week for the Boilermakers with new Purdue head football coach Barry Odom and other programs will be starting their allotment of 15 practices in the coming days and weeks.The fellas also discuss Big Ten Media Days moving to Las Vegas this year, maybe the greatest move in the history of college football. Mark your calendars for July 22-24 and plan to come...2025-03-051h 11
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping the national championship game and the long offseason beginsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to (finally) recap Ohio State's victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff. The guys breakdown the game from the impressive 10 minute touchdown drive for the Fighting Irish to start the game, and the even more impressive answer by the Buckeyes who scored four-straight touchdowns to take a 28-7 lead out of the gate.The guys talk about OSU's domination throughout the playoffs, bouncing back after the crushing loss to rival Michigan. At the time there were calls for head...2025-01-281h 08
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week eight in the Big Ten including Indiana's reign of terror taking out NebraskaIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight that featured the buzzsaw that is Indiana football as the Hoosiers absolutely dismantled Nebraska 56-7.The action got started on Friday night with Oregon's trip to Purdue, shutting out the Boilermakers who scored 49 points the previous week. In the Saturday morning games we saw Indiana roll, Illinois take down Michigan in the only battle between ranked teams and UCLA getting a rare long travel victory, edging out Rutgers for the Bruins first...2024-10-211h 29
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week seven in the Big Ten including Oregon topping Ohio State in an instant classicIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven that featured a top-3 matchup between Big Ten blueblood Ohio State visiting the new kid on the block Oregon. The massive buildup to the game was warranted as the contest itself delivered all of the drama, excitement and huge plays by elite athletes for all 60 minutes. When the dust settled the Ducks were victorious but both teams came away looking like they can be national championship contenders.Penn State also showed it...2024-10-141h 34
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week six in the Big Ten including Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon flexing their musclesIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that featured a pair of top-11 teams losing on the road, a few of the conference front runners cruising to decisive wins and Indiana with another comfortable victory, becoming the first program in the Big Ten to reach bowl eligibility.Ohio State took Iowa out to the woodshed and the Buckeyes are making an argument that they should be considered the best team in the country. Oregon didn't play the cleanest game...2024-10-071h 27
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week five in the Big Ten including Penn State topping IllinoisIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five featuring the only ranked on ranked matchup with No. 19 Illinois falling on the road to No. 9 Penn State. Rutgers also got a big win over Big Ten newcomer Washington, USC needed a second half comeback to take out Wisconsin, Oregon rolled over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Michigan snuck by Minnesota while Ohio State, Nebraska and Indiana blew out Michigan State, Purdue and Maryland.The guys talk about their picks against the...2024-09-301h 26
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week three in the Big Ten including Oregon's domination and Wisconsin's disappointmentIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 13 Big Ten week three games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, discuss how their picks against the spread went (Ryan was 6-4, David 5-5) and update their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. They also talk about the latest news in the conference realignment world where the Pac-12 is raiding the Mountain West, taking San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State and Colorado State in an attempt to rebuild the once proud Conference of Champions.There were a lot more blowouts this...2024-09-161h 54
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing all 18 Big Ten week one games plus season predictions for the entire conferenceIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are shifting gears from season previews to season predictions with both hosts picking each and every game for all 18 Big Ten teams. They guys share which programs they feel will make the conference championship game, which teams have a legit shot at making the playoffs, which can make a bowl game and which will likely struggle in the newly expanded conference.With week one of the season now upon us, Ryan and Dave will continue their tradition of previewing and picking each and...2024-08-261h 53
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBig Ten season previews featuring Michigan State, Purdue and NorthwesternIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan StateFirst up we welcome back Bill Bender from the Sporting News to talk about a pair of Big Ten programs, the Northwestern Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers.David Braun took over a Northwestern's program that was in disarray last season but surprised everyone by winning 8 games and Big Ten Coach of the Year. He will try to improve on that mark in 2024 with a tougher schedule and most home...2024-08-191h 40
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBig Ten season previews featuring the Penn State Nittany Lions and Iowa HawkeyesIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Penn State and Iowa.First up Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joins the show to talk about what head coach James Franklin has planned for the 2024 college football season and if this Penn State program can finally get over the hump and make an appearance in the now expanded College Football Playoffs. We'll talk about some of the major changes to the roster, bringing in a pair of new coordinators and the progress of quarterback Drew...2024-08-121h 30
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBig Ten season previews featuring the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden GophersIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Michigan and Minnesota.First up Zach Shaw from The Michigan Insider joins the show to talk about what new head coach Sherrone Moore had to say during Big Ten Media Days, what the off-season has been like after winning the national championship, the winning streak against Ohio State and how Moore and company can keep the Jim Harbaugh culture going.Next we welcome in Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to talk about the...2024-08-021h 31
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBig Ten season previews featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes and Indiana HoosiersIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Ohio State and Indiana.First up Dave Biddie from Bucknuts.com joins the show to talk about what Ryan Day had to say during Big Ten Media Days, hiring Chip Kelly to run the offense, the importance of getting over the Michigan hump and being picked to win the conference.Next we welcome in Jared Kelly from Peegs.com to talk about the Indiana Hoosiers including what head coach Curt Cignetti had to say in Indiana...2024-07-271h 54
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastIntroducing the NEW Podcast of Champions talking B1G football w/ Bill Bender from the Sporting NewsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio for the official launch of the new version of the POC, where we shift from covering Pac-12 football (RIP) to covering Big Ten football. Dave and Ryan will now focus on this new super conference, with former Pac-12 programs Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC joining the 14 existing Big Ten schools.Even though Ryan and Dave are the foremost authorities on all things B1G, they are bringing special guest Bill Bender from the Sporting News to spread more Legends and...2024-07-091h 16
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastTalking USC and UCLA spring football with hosts Ryan Abraham and David WoodsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio finishing up their deep-dive into all of the former Pac-12 football programs, talking about how the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins finished up their respective spring football sessions.On the USC side, head coach Lincoln Riley had to figure out a way to replace Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and fix a defense that was one of the worst in the Power Five the past two seasons. Ryan talks about how Miller Moss looked and if the defensive staff changes...2024-05-071h 36Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastWashington Loses Its Athletic Director, ACC is Crumbling, and Ryan is Going Back to VegasIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are recording remotely to talk about the stunning departure of Washington athletic director Troy Dannen, and what that means for the Husky program. The fellas also talk about the crumbling ACC, which is now being sued by two of its members, and what that could mean for California and Stanford.As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...2024-03-2140 min
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastTalking UCLA with Chip Kelly bailing for Ohio State and the Bruins replacing him with DeShaun FosterIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio talking about this crazy February breaking news that Chip Kelly bailed on Westwood to take the offensive coordinator position with his buddy Ryan Day at Ohio State, leaving UCLA without a head coach. Our own David Woods breaks down how it all went down including Kelly's attempts to get an OC job in the NFL before Bill O'Brien's departure to become the head coach at Boston College opened up an intraconference soft landing spot for Kelly.A few days after...2024-02-141h 22
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping Pac-12 week 10 games including Washington's huge win plus USC DC Alex Grinch firedIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping what was a full slate of week 10 games in the Pac-12 that featured Washington putting up over 50 points on USC in the Coliseum to keep their undefeated season and playoff hopes alive. Oregon, Utah and Arizona also made statements with decisive wins while Oregon State survived a trip to Boulder and Stanford notched another road win against a struggling Cougars squad.The guys recap all of the action and reveal their latest Pac-12 Power rankings.Just...2023-11-061h 37
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing an absolutely HUGE week seven of Pac-12 football featuring Oregon at WashingtonIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing an extremely important week seven of Pac-12 football with games that could separate the contenders and the pretenders.The action gets started on Friday night with Coach Prime looking to improve the Buffaloes to 5-2 as Colorado hosts the reeling Stanford Cardinal. Could Troy Taylor and company shock the world and pick up their first conference win of the season in Boulder?The marquee matchup on Saturday features the No. 8 Oregon Ducks playing at the No. 7...2023-10-121h 46
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping all of the week 6 Pac-12 football action including UCLA's D coming to play against WSUIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping a slow week six in the Pac-12 with Oregon, Washington, Utah and Stanford on bye weeks and no ranked-on-ranked matchups taking place. Despite the lack of intrigue going into the weekend, there were some exciting finishes and results from all of the week six games, starting with a dominating defensive performance by the UCLA Bruins. Arguably no team was hotter than the Washington State Cougars but that hot streak ended Saturday in the Rose Bowl. Chip Kelly's squad i...2023-10-102h 07
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing Pac-12 football week six featuring Washington State at the Rose Bowl to face UCLAIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing what looks like an underwhelming week of Pac-12 football with Oregon, Washington, Utah and Stanford on bye weeks and no ranked-on-ranked matchups on the schedule.The most intriguing game will happen at the historic Rose Bowl with Washington State facing off against UCLA with both teams coming off a bye week. The Cougars are fresh off their impressive home victory over Oregon State while the Bruins are trying to bounce back from their less than impressive offensive performance...2023-10-051h 29
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping week five in the Pac-12 with a Beavers flex and USC and Washington escaping on the roadIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio to recap all of the exciting action that was week five of Pac-12 football that featured a Friday night ranked-on-ranked matchup in Corvallis and a couple of near upset bids over a couple of conference favorites.The Conference of Champions slate of games got off to a great start Friday night when Utah hit the road to take on Oregon State. The Beavers bounced back nicely from their loss in Pullman and took care of the Utes 21-7. For...2023-10-031h 25
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing week five of Pac-12 football including Utah at Oregon State Friday nightIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio to preview all of the week five action of Pac-12 football with 10 teams in action and UCLA and Washington State on bye weekends.The action gets started on Friday night with yet another ranked-on-ranked game with No. 10 ranked Utah heading to Corvallis to face No. 19 Oregon State.On Saturday Big Noon Kickoff once again features the Colorado Buffaloes who are hosting the No. 8 ranked USC Trojans. After that Arizona State will try and bounce back without quarterback...2023-09-291h 45
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping Pac-12 week four with six conference matchups including Oregon rolling ColoradoIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the first weekend of Pac-12 conference play that included three matchups of ranked teams playing ranked teams including Oregon hosting Colorado, UCLA at Utah and Washington State facing Oregon State in Pullman.The home teams won each of the three ranked matchups and went 4-2 overall (and both home underdogs covered the spread).The guys recap all of the action including Lan Danning sending a message to the Coach Prime hype train, Washington State edging OSU...2023-09-251h 15
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping Pac-12 week three football games and previewing the first week of conference playIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping what was a less than interesting week of Pac-12 football where the Conference of Champions finished 9-2 in out of conference play. The guys also preview the first week of full conference games that includes three ranked Pac-12 matchups.With USC on a bye week, the remaining seven ranked Pac-12 programs won their contests including a closer than expected double-OT thriller in Boulder, a Washington waxing in East Lansing and the Ducks drubbing Hawaii in Eugene. The big...2023-09-201h 45
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 week three previews as the Conference of Champions rolls onIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing all of the Pac-12 action from week three of the 2023 college football season. It was another strong showing for the Conference of Champions last week with a 7-3 out of conference record including four wins against Power Five opposition. This weekend isn't nearly as exciting with several FCS opponents on the schedule, but 7 of the 8 ranked Pac-12 teams will be taking the field trying to make the final season a memorable one.The most intriguing matchup involves the...2023-09-141h 24
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastAnother strong week for the Pac-12 with a record eight conference teams ranked in the AP PollIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping another strong performance by the Pac-12 in the non-conference schedule with some huge wins over major brands and now a record eight programs from the Conference of Champions ranked in the latest AP Poll.Saturday morning things started off great for the Pac-12 with Colorado's resounding win over Nebraska at home and Utah surviving their road trip to Baylor. Later in the day Washington rolled, Oregon squeaked by Texas Tech on the road and Arizona looked sloppy at...2023-09-121h 27
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastAfter an undefeated start we preview the Pac-12's tough slate of week two gamesIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio to preview what could be another epic weekend of Pac-12 football. On Monday the guys recapped the Conference of Champion's undefeated start to the season, going 13-0 with some huge wins against Power Five opposition. Now they are back going through this packed week two schedule, previewing each of the games and making their picks against the spread.In the early games Coach Prime and Colorado are once again on the national stage as part of Fox's Big Noon...2023-09-071h 14Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 goes unscathed in week one including Colorado's huge TCU upset and Califord to the ACCIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio to recap an absolutely stunning weekend of Pac-12 football where everyone, and we mean everyone, scored more points than their opposition. Including USC's week zero win, the Conference of Champions is 13-0 to start it's final season in existence and is the first conference to start off with 13 wins since at least 1980.Coach Prime and Colorado were the talk of week one, stunning No. 17 TCU on the road behind impressive performances behind Travis Hunter on both sides of the...2023-09-051h 37
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastAfter a week zero taste, Pac-12 football is fully back with 12 week one games to preview and pickIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the first real week of Pac-12 football with the entire Conference of Champions in action with a variety of out of conference games. Last week we got a little taste of Pac-12 football with USC taking care of business against San Jose State. This week we get a lot more excitement starting on Thursday night when the Florida Gators make the trip to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Utes. Kenny Dillingham also gets his head coaching...2023-08-311h 52
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastUSC hires Jen Cohen from UW, picking every Pac-12 football game for 2023 plus our week zero previewIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about actual Pac-12 football as we are just days away from the kickoff of the 2023 college football season. Before the start of each Pac-12 football campaign Ryan and Dave go through the entire schedule and document their picks for each program in the Conference of Champions, including the eventual winner in Las Vegas. They also begin their game previews and picks against the spread in this episode (with only week zero game on the schedule), San Jose State visiting USC...2023-08-221h 39
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPart two of our Pac-12 football previews including UW, Oregon and UtahIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio and once again trying very hard to not talk about conference realignment. Next weekend we have actual football with USC hosting San Jose State in week zero plus Utah welcoming Florida to Salt Lake City and Arizona State facing Southern Utah on Thursday, August 31. To honor the long awaited start to the 2023 college football season (and the final one for the Pac-12 conference as we know it), we are continuing with our team season previews.Last week we previewed...2023-08-182h 13
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPart one of our Pac-12 football previews (actual football talk)In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio and NOT talking about conference realignment (well, maybe a little). With the opening weekend of the 2023 college football season just a couple of weeks away the guys jump right in with their Pac-12 previews. For months all of the focus has been on the pending demise of the Pac-12 conference, which finally came to fruition last week. But the last year of the Conference of Champions should be an epic one, with half the conference having a legit shot at winning...2023-08-101h 52
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastSpring game recaps from Arizona, California and USCIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking Pac-12 spring football with three programs finishing up their spring workouts, Arizona, California and USC. The guys may not have watched these spring games (not even Ryan!) but they will discuss the biggest news and notes from the spring games as these three teams head into the long off-season. Hope springs eternal in the spring and with new faces on the roster the Sun Devils, Golden Bears and Trojans are all feeling optimistic about the changes that were made heading...2023-04-191h 10
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPodcast of Champions - Intrepid Basketball Report Ryan Abraham Reports on Location from Las VegasIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are recording remotely with Ryan at the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. The guys will talk about Ryan being a degenerate, the future of the Pac-12, Chip Kelly's contract extension, and will actually answer questions about basketball for the first and only time this season.Ryan first talked about his first night in Vegas, which was a story of loss and sorrow. The boys then rebounded to talk about actual basketball for God knows what reason, before transitioning into Ryan's favorite topic: granular...2023-03-1058 min
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 Football Media Day moves to Las VegasIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio trying to talk about anything but the potential demise of the Conference of Champions, which will be nearly impossible to do until a lucrative media rights deal is secured and the remaining 10 members are satisfied with the payouts. The guys start off the show talking about a move that everyone anticipated after the conference hired George Kliavkoff as commissioner, the Pac-12 football media day will be moving to Las Vegas! Ryan doesn't need much of an excuse to head to Vegas...2023-03-021h 34
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping the Pac-12's National Signing Day with Brandon HuffmanIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio breaking down all of the news and notes from National Signing Day in the Pac-12 with 247Sports national recruiting editor Brandon Huffman. With his pulse on West Coast recruiting, Huffman goes over how each and every program in the Conference of Champions improved their roster through high school recruiting and the NCAA Transfer Portal.They guys also talk about some of the news and notes from around the conference including Nick Saban and Alabama trying to poach Washington offensive...2023-02-021h 12
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 2023 football schedule release plus Pac-12 Network overpayment scandalIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio discussing the newly released 2023 Pac-12 football schedule which appears to have been given some serious thought from George Kliavkoff and company. Colorado comes out of the gate with a tough slate in an attempt to capture all of the momentum of Coach Prime. Oregon has a lot of high profile matchups but they are spread out throughout the season including a bye before playing Washington. And USC's schedule is backloaded, closing the season with a series of ranked teams and a...2023-01-271h 44
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastLooking back on our 2022 preseason projectionsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio doing what many sports podcasts never do, going back and examining how their preseason projections for all of the Pac-12 football programs turned out. Before the season both Ryan and Dave predicted each and every football game in the Conference of Champions so we will see how close they were to calling how the 2022 football season would go.They guys also talk about some of the other Pac-12 news and notes as we enter the long and arduous offseason...2023-01-121h 28
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 finishes bowl season on a down noteIn this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the final five bowl games for the Conference of Champions including a pair of disappointing losses in New Year's Six bowls and a pair of late game collapses by the Los Angeles programs. Overall the Pac-12 went 3-4 in bowl games, an improvement over the 0-7 bowl record for the conference from the previous two seasons, but still a disappointing finish with USC losing to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl and Utah losing to Penn State in the Rose Bowl.2023-01-041h 20
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBeavers roll, Cougars crumble plus remaining Pac-12 bowl game previewsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the first two Pac-12 bowl games with Oregon State absolutely crushing Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl and Washington State getting absolutely crushed by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Bowl. Newly extended head coach Jonathan Smith led the Beavers to an incredible 10-win season (including field goal losses to USC and Washington), setting OSU up for what should be another impressive season in 2023. Jake Dickert's Cougars have more work to do, replacing both coordinators plus several transfers and finding...2022-12-211h 27
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastMike Leach tribute, Caleb Williams' Heisman, Stanford hires Troy Taylor & Pac-12 bowl previewsIn this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Pac-12 landing a major award with USC quarterback Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy, the first for the Conference of Champions since Marcus Mariota took home the hardware for Oregon in 2014. Williams nabbed 544 of the 929 first place votes and won all six regions while landing on 88.5% of the ballots (10th best all-time). Washington quarterback Michael Penix led the nation in passing yards and finished in the top-10 of the Heisman voting.Later this week Oregon State...2022-12-131h 33
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastUtah wins second-straight Pac-12 ChampionshipIn this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Utah Utes defeating the USC Trojans 47-24 in Las Vegas. The victory secured Kyle Whittingham's second-straight Pac-12 Championship and another Rose Bowl berth, this time against Penn State.Colorado was also making noise in the Pac-12 footprint by hiring Coach Prime to take over the struggling football program. Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State to come to Boulder and there will likely be a lot of roster turnover before the start of the 2023 football season. Ryan...2022-12-061h 22
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 Championship preview for the USC Trojans vs. the Utah UtesIn this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing the Pac-12 Championship between the USC Trojans and the Utah Utes. These two squads faced off back on October 15 with Kyle Whittingham's Utes edging out Lincoln Riley's Trojans 43-42 on a two-point conversion with under a minute to play in the game.The guys talk about how they think this match-up will go and make their pick against the spread, currently listed as USC -3 over Utah. They also discuss the Pac-12 decision to eliminate divisions in an...2022-11-301h 11
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastEmergency POC - Wild ending to the Pac-12 regular season plus David Shaw steps downIn this emergency episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give their thoughts on the breaking news that Stanford head coach David Shaw announced he is stepping down from his position effective immediately. Saturday night the Cardinal fell to BYU at home 35-26 but Shaw said his decision was already made over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ryan and Dave talk about this major shakeup in the Pac-12 coaching ranks with the four-time Pac-12 coach of the year and winningest coach in Stanford history finally moving aside.They also discuss the other major head...2022-11-281h 37
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping USC vs. UCLA & Oregon vs. Washington plus final weekend previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping two of the most important match-ups of the 2022 Pac-12 football season, UCLA hosting USC at the Rose Bowl and Oregon hosting Utah at Autzen Stadium. Both games came down to the wire, though one was far more entertaining than the other, and both results went a long way to determining who would play for the conference championship in Las Vegas on December 2. With the victories by USC and Oregon the Trojans are in and the Ducks control their own destiny, getting in as...2022-11-241h 37
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football chaotic week 11 recap and week 12 previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping what they thought would be an all chalk Pac-12 football weekend with heavy home favorites cruising to victories. Turns out, week 11 was total chaos with Conference of Champions cannibalism going on, knocking out two of the three hopefuls for the Pac-12 to make the College Football Playoffs for the first time since 2016.Things got off to a rocky start Friday night with Colorado leading USC 3-2 after the first quarter. The Trojans righted the ship and blew out the Buffs as...2022-11-141h 51
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week 10 recap and week 11 previews featuring Washington at OregonPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping what started off as a competitive Pac-12 football weekend with a compelling Friday night game between Washington and Oregon State but quickly turned into what was mostly blowout central on Saturday. After an impressive run picking against the spread last weekend Ryan and Dave struggled in their predictions for week ten.Week eleven is another full slate of Pac-12 games kicking off on Friday again with USC and Colorado followed by some potential clunkers on Saturday outside of the main event...2022-11-102h 01
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastHalloween POC - Pac-12 football week nine recap and week ten previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping another exciting weekend of Pac-12 football that featured five games, four with double-digit spreads and four road favorites notching victories. The action got started on Thursday night with a hobbled Utah squad that took down Washington State in Pullman despite the biggest surprise of the weekend, star quarterback Cam Rising who was a game time scratch.On Saturday the Ducks continued their winning ways with an 18-point road win over Cal in which Bo Nix accounted for six touchdowns including three...2022-10-311h 33
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week eight recap and week nine previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping another exciting weekend of Pac-12 football that once again showed how important home field advantage is in the conference. Week eight had only four contests and three of the four home teams notched victories with the lone road team (Washington) failing to cover the 7.5 point spread at Cal. The marquee match-up was of course the Bruins on the road at Oregon leaving the Ducks as the lone Pac-12 team left undefeated in conference play. There are some wild scenarios for which two teams...2022-10-271h 53
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week seven recap and week eight previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping another exciting and bizarre weekend of Pac-12 football. Week seven was about as upside down as you could have imagined with the two bottom dwellers of our POC Power Rankings securing victories. It was once again a great week for home teams with all four Pac-12 match-ups going to the home squad. It was also another good week if you were an interim head coach as Colorado's Mike Sanford got an emotional victory over California in his first game running the Buffs. And...2022-10-171h 34
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week six recap and week seven previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio for a special early week edition of the show where they break down all of the Pac-12 football action from week 6 and preview what is to come in week 7. The LA schools are on their way out in 2024 but they are apparently trying to exit in style with both USC and UCLA sitting at 6-0 for the first time since 2005. The Oregon Ducks have bounced back from their 46-point beatdown at the hands of Georgia and look like legit conference title contenders and ASU...2022-10-101h 37
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac 12 football week five recaps and week six previews plus Karl Dorrell fired at ColoradoPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods once again have some breaking news to discuss with the announcement that Colorado has finally pulled the trigger and let head coach Karl Dorrell go. The Buffs are winless on the season, 0-5 total and 0-5 against the spread and the administration had no choice but fire him and try to move on from the terrible decision it was to hire Dorrell back in 2020.In what was a home-dominated slate of games in the Pac-12 for week five with every road team losing, the guys recap all of...2022-10-061h 24
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPAC-12 football week four recap and week five previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods continued their tear picking the Pac-12 football games in week four with both hosts going 4-2 against the spread. The guys start off the show talking about how the first full week of Pac-12 play went, including an incredible showdown in Corvallis between USC and Oregon State, Washington State once again snagging defeat out of the jaws of victory (to Oregon's benefit) and California's impressive offensive explosion against Arizona.The guys then focus their attention on some interesting match-ups in the Pac-12 for week five including a pair...2022-09-291h 25
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week three recap and week four preview plus Herm Edwards firedPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods bounced back significantly last week in their Pac-12 picks against the spread (9-2 for Ryan, 8-3 for Dave), even with their belief that Herm Edwards was somehow going to cover a 3-score spread against a team that featured actual human beings. Speaking of Herm, HE GONE! Arizona State finally pulled the trigger and let Herm go so the guys spend the top part of the show talking about the move, potential candidates and why they are not expecting the same treatment for Colorado's Karl Dorrell any time soon....2022-09-221h 22
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week two recap and week three previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods have been following this conference for years but somehow both are batting just .500 picking the games against the spread. This week they go back over week two and talk about how things unfolded for the Pac-12 including a huge win for Washington State at Wisconsin, another beatdown for Colorado and the first conference match-up between USC and Stanford.The guys also take a look ahead to week three and once again give their picks for all Pac-12 games against the spread. The aforementioned Stanford has a BYE, but...2022-09-151h 46
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week one recap and week two previewPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are already in midseason form with their picks against the spread (meaning they are just as bad as they were last year). The guys do what they can to make sense of what happened in week one of Pac-12 play, where the conference went 9-3 overall but 0-3 against Power Five competition including blowout losses by Colorado and Oregon and a heartbreaking defeat by defending conference champion Utah.The guys also take a look ahead to week two and make their picks against the spread including the first...2022-09-082h 03Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastWeek one Pac-12 picks plus Big12 moves up its media rights timelinePodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are ready for another exciting season of Pac-12 football, previewing all of the week 1 action including Utah's trip to the swamp and Oregon's Lan Danning facing off against his former team. The guys make all of their picks against the spread for the annual season-long contest plus they reveal their survival pool selections for week one.The guys also discuss where the Pac-12 stands now with both Oregon and Washington having reported talks with the Big Ten and the Big 12 moving up its media rights negotiation window in...2022-09-021h 27
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPredicting each game of the 2022 Pac-12 football seasonPodcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods looked at the schedule for every Pac-12 team and put in their predictions for how the season will go in the conference and which two programs will end up in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Championship Game. The guys also take a look back at how their predictions went from last year, go over the latest news from around the conference and address the latest rumors regarding conference realignment.As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and e...2022-08-251h 34
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing the 2022 Pac-12 college football season for Arizona State, Utah, Oregon, Washington State, Stanford & CalIn this edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio continuing their previews of the six remaining Pac-12 programs with Arizona State, Utah, Oregon, Washington State, Stanford and California. The guys hear from experts from each program's 247Sports website talking about the strengths and weaknesses of each program heading into the 2022 college football season.The guys also talk about the newly released media rights deal for the Big Ten that includes Fox, CBS and NBC and what it could possibly mean for the Pac-12. ESPN being left out of...2022-08-191h 46Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPreviewing the 2022 Pac-12 college football season for Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington, USC and UCLAIn this edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio (after a week off) giving a quick recap of what they saw at Pac-12 Media Day with commissioner George Kliavkoff addressing the state of the conference and declaring war on the Big 12. They also start their college football 2022 season previews for half of the conference with reporters from Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State and Washington checking in along with previews from USC and UCLA from Ryan and Dave.The guys also talk about the latest news on the television market...2022-08-111h 52
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football Podcast2022 Pac-12 Media Day Preview - All eyes on George KliavkoffIn this edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back previewing what should be an extremely interesting and informative Pac-12 Media Day where we will hear from commissioner George Kliavkoff for the first time since it was announced that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten in 2024. Last year Kliavkoff was on the job for less than a month when he addressed the media, fielding questions about NIL, conference expansion thanks to Texas and Oklahoma announced they would join the SEC and why Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich wouldn't be...2022-07-281h 20
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastCooling off period for conference realignmentIn this edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back talking about how things have seemingly settled down on the conference realignment front, two weeks after both USC and UCLA announced they would be leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten. The guys talk about some of the options out there for the next steps including the Pac-12 merging with another conference, the Pac-12 making a loose alliance with another conference, the Pac-12 raiding another conference, the Pac-12 getting raided by another conference or the Pac-12 standing pat with 10 teams. There could...2022-07-141h 08
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 expert John Canzano discussing options to keep the conference afloatIn this edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods welcome in special guest John Canzano to talk about last week's bombshell news that USC and UCLA would be leaving the Pac-12 for a much bigger payday in the Big Ten. Within the first 48 hours of the news breaking Canzano wasn't very optimistic that the Pac-12 would continue to exist after 2024, but since then he now feels that commissioner George Kliavkoff will be able to pull something together and keep the Conference of Champions afloat, one way or another.We get into several...2022-07-071h 46
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastEMERGENCY POC - USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big TenIn a rare EMERGENCY edition of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods, who had wished Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff a happy one year anniversary earlier in the week, now try to make sense of the horrific anniversary present that arrived on his door step courtesy of the Los Angeles schools. We are of course talking about the college football bombshell first reported by Jon Wilner and later confirmed by all parties involved that the University of Southerner California and the University of California, Los Angeles would be leaving the Conference of Champions and joining the...2022-07-011h 31
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastHappy one year anniversary to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff!This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods wish Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff a very happy one year anniversary. If you recall Kliavkoff officially took over for the embattled Larry Scott on July 1, 2021, right at the time that college football went from a silly sport to certifiably insane one. Corresponding with his start date, the NCAA permitted all student athletes to profit off of their Name, Image and Likeness but provided very little in the form of rules and guidelines. The sport was also rocked when Texas and Oklahoma decided to leave the Big 12 and enter...2022-06-281h 12
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastBetting lines for the top Pac-12 games in 2022 plus Kyle Whittingham gets a raiseThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a look at some of the early betting lines for some of the most intriguing matchups for Pac-12 programs and see how they have changed from when they first came out to now following all of the roster adjustments thanks to the NCAA Transfer Portal. We also discuss Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham getting another contract extension and raise thanks to the Utes Rose Bowl appearance, making him one of the highest paid coaches in the conference.They also take a look what Pac-12 commissioner...2022-06-231h 11
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastAnalyzing how the Pac-12 programs have navigated the NCAA Transfer Portal in 2022This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a look at how each of the Pac-12 football rosters have changed over the past six months with players leaving and joining programs through the NCAA Transfer Portal. Our friend Chris Karpman from SunDevilSource compiled this massive list that shows all of the additions and subtractions for each of the Pac-12 squads. Five of the 12 programs in the conference ended up with top-25 transfer classes, trailing only the SEC for most teams in the top-25 with six.They also take a look at the upcoming...2022-06-111h 13
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastEarly season Pac-12 football TV times releasedThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the newly released early season Pac-12 television schedule that includes several high profile matchups against traditional powers from other Power Five conferences. It could be an incredible showcase for the Conference of Champions if the teams from the West Coast are able to notch a few notable victories or it could be a mitigated disaster for commissioner George Kliavkoff and the Pac-12.They also take a look at the Pac-12 bowl schedule for the 2022 season that includes the rare January 2 Rose Bowl. The five bowls...2022-06-021h 04
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 revenue drops to last place in the Power Five plus future conference schedule ideasThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss a report by Jon Wilner that shows how the conference revenue fell significantly in 2021 thanks to the shortened COVID-19 football schedule in 2020 that saw most teams only play a handful of games. Wilner points out that the shortfall over the next four years will be significant, dropping the Pac-12 below the ACC into last place and leaving EACH Pac-12 program earning more than $100 million less than schools from the SEC and Big 10 over that span.They also take another look at the conference's decision to...2022-05-251h 18
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastGeorge Kliavkoff chops divisions for title game plus Jimbo Fisher goes nuclearThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are both on the podcast, just not at the same time. The show starts off with Ryan diving into all of the news and notes around the conference and college football starting with the emerging SEC head coaching feud between Alabama's Nick Saban and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher. Saban accused Fisher of buying all of the players in the Aggies's No. 1 ranked recruiting class and Fisher responded by calling Saban a narcissist that was lashing out because he's the college football czar that didn't get his way...2022-05-201h 05
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 spring games wrap up with Cal and WashingtonThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give a detailed recap of the final two Pac-12 spring games in the conference, California and Washington. Cal is looking at Purdue transfer Jack Plummer to potentially replace POC favorite Chase Garbers while Washington has a three-way QB battle going on to ring in the new Kalen DeBoer era. The guys also breakdown how the conference did in the NFL Draft (not well) with the fewest picks since the conference expanded to 12 teams. UCLA led the way with six players selected and even though Oregon sent the most...2022-05-051h 15
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastHuge spring game weekend in the Pac-12This week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give a detailed recap of the bevy of Pac-12 spring games held over the weekend. Half of the conference had various versions of their spring games/practices televised on Saturday with UCLA, Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State on the Pac-12 Networks and USC on ESPN. It was a magical weekend for Ryan, getting to watch so much spring football in one day, and a dreadful day for Dave who had to cover UCLA's spring practice in person.The guys dive into the NCAA Transfer Portal...2022-04-271h 39
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastMore NCAA Transfer Portal troubles in Tempe plus Oregon State spring game recapThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods breakdown the newest batch of bad news for the Arizona State football program, two prominent players choosing to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal following the conclusion of spring football. Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (ASU's top receiver and originally from Tempe) and linebacker Eric Gentry (consensus freshman All-American) have both decided to enter the portal. From SunDevilSource's Chris Karpman: "They would have been two of the team’s most important players. Things are going from bad to worse for the Sun Devils."They also recap the lone sp...2022-04-2259 min
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 spring game recaps for Arizona, Arizona State and StanfordThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods dive into spring football in the Pac-12 with Arizona, Arizona State and Stanford all hosting their spring games over the weekend shown live on Pac-12 Networks. To be fair, David hates spring games so it is mostly Ryan giving his thoughts on what he saw from the broadcasts, read in the recaps and heard from the players and coaches who talked about how the spring session went. Arizona and Stanford combined for just four wins in 2021 but there is still a lot of optimism on both campuses that...2022-04-141h 10
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastProjecting the over/under for Pac-12 football 2022 win totalsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are taking a look at the 2022 Pac-12 football season and projecting the win totals for each team. Our colleagues at 247Sports put out their Pac-12 over/under win totals and the guys go through each program's schedule and make their prediction for more or less wins than what the line was set at.They also discuss the breaking news that Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff has decided to do away with the expensive office space in San Francisco and instead is moving the conference into a remote...2022-04-071h 24
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastNo deep March Madness run for the Pac-12 & spring practice reportsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to put a bow on the Pac-12 2021-2022 college basketball season, with USC losing in the first round and both Arizona and UCLA getting knocked out in the Sweet 16. The guys normally don't discuss basketball on the podcast (for good reason) and after a major drop-off of listener questions following our previous basketball episode, we can safely say this is the final time basketball becomes an actual topic on the show.With basketball far in the rearview mirror, we can get to the task at...2022-03-291h 02
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 Tournament recap from Las Vegas plus Jayden Daniels heads to LSUThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods do the unthinkable, they talk about Pac-12 basketball! Both of the POC hosts were in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 basketball tournament so the guys give their thoughts on how the top teams looked including the three teams that made it to March Madness, Arizona (No. 1 seed), UCLA (No. 4 seed) and USC (No. 7 seed). Can the Conference of Champions make another run to the Final Four and maybe even cut down the nets for the first time since 1997? We shall see starting on Thursday when the first round...2022-03-151h 08
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastProjecting the Pac-12 preseason standings for the North and South divisionsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give their thoughts on Phil Steele's prediction of the preseason AP Poll top-10 that included both Utah and Oregon and not USC. Spinning off of that, the guys take their prediction game one step further as they take a crack at what they think the media will pick for the order of the Pac-12 North and South division races. Both guys agree with the teams at the top and the bottom of the each division, picking Oregon to win the North and USC to win the South, with...2022-03-0356 minPodcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastNo CFP Expansion and NIL MoneyThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods don't even record at the same time, dropping separate segments due to scheduling conflicts. The guys discuss the decision to not expand the CFP and what's going on with NIL money.As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics.Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts!Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast...2022-02-2532 min
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastThe official post-season top-10 POC listener rankingsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods don't really have much to talk about after finishing off their off-season reports for all of the Pac-12 football programs over the past three weeks. Luckily, superfan Shane provided us with a topic to discuss this week, his list of post-season top-10 POC listeners (which instantly becomes the official Podcast of Champions list since both Ryan and Dave certainly don't remember who writes into the show every week). Once again Shane did a nice job composing the most notable people to take part in the show in 2021, tabulating...2022-02-171h 23
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastOff-season reports for the Northern and Southern California Pac-12 football programsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods finish with their off-season report series by discussing the two Northern California and two Southern California Pac-12 football programs. They first welcome in Jackson Moore who publishes the Stanford and California 247Sports sites, breaking down what the Cardinal and Golden Bears did during the off-season. Neither program changed head coaches or coordinators despite posting losing seasons and Moore gets into the personnel turnover for each team.They end the series talking about the two programs they cover, USC and UCLA. The Trojans made some major off-season...2022-02-101h 24Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastOff-season Reports for the Oregon and Washington SchoolsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods welcome in several experts on the show to provide actual information for our POC listeners. We are continuing our off-season reports for all of the football programs in the Pac-12, going over the various coaching changes and of course the significant roster turnover with recruiting, graduations, NFL defections and most importantly the NCAA Transfer Portal. This week we are getting updates on the Oregon and Washington schools starting with Angie Machado talking about Oregon State's off-season, Chris Fetters breaking down everything going on with Washington, Matt Prehm giving...2022-02-041h 17
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastOff-season reports for the Desert and Mountain Pac-12 football programsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods welcome in several experts on the show to provide actual information for our POC listeners. We are beginning our off-season reports for all of the football programs in the Pac-12, going over the various coaching changes and of course the significant roster turnover with recruiting, graduations, NFL defections and most importantly the NCAA Transfer Portal. This week we are getting updates on the Desert and Mountain schools starting with Jason Scheer talking about Arizona's off-season, Chris Karpman breaking down everything going on with Arizona State, Dan Sorensen giving...2022-01-251h 30Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 quarterback shuffle, Chip Kelly extension looming and Arizona's major roster turnaroundThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to the studio to bring fans of the Conference of Champions up to speed on all the latest news and notes from the Pac-12 including some significant roster turnover (both good and bad) at several programs. The guys start the show discussing Dan Lanning (or Lan Danning as Dave likes to say) heading to Eugene after winning a national championship as Georgia's defensive coordinator. They then switch to some UCLA news including head coach Chip Kelly reportedly working with the school for a contract extension and quarterback...2022-01-131h 10
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastRecapping the Pac-12's dismal post-seasonThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back for the first POC episode of the New Year, recapping how the Conference of Champions did in the bowl season (spoiler: it was not good). For the second year in a row the Pac-12 failed to secure a bowl game victory, going 0-5 in 2021 (after an 0-2 2020) including Washington State failing to score in the first half against Central Michigan as a 7.5-point favorite. The Utes also appeared to have the Rose Bowl secured, with multiple 14-point leads over the Ohio State Buckeyes, but the defense...2022-01-061h 18
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastUtah is heading to the Rose Bowl and Mario Cristobal is OUT at OregonThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio breaking down Utah's dominating victory over Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship game, showcasing the great new venue for the conference title at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Ryan was there in person and talks about the much improved atmosphere for the game and discussed what commissioner George Kliavkoff had to say in the pregame press conference. The guys also talk about the makeup game between USC and California plus they go over of the announced bowl games including the Utes going to the Rose...2021-12-071h 19
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week 12 recap (blowout central) and week 13 previewsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together in studio breaking down what turned into an absolute beatdown week in the Pac-12, with Utah, California, UCLA, Oregon State and Washington State all winning by at least two touchdowns (and most of them by far more than that). By taking down Oregon in bloodthirsty fashion the Utes have vaulted themselves to the top of our Power Rankings and now have to be considered the favorite to take home their first Pac-12 Championship.The guys also talk about the Conference of Champions being...2021-11-221h 46
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week 9 recap and week 10 previewsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods came back down to earth with their picks against the spread and continue to be baffled by the up and down nature of this crazy Conference of Champions. For the 5th week in row our No. 1 team in the POC Power Rankings lost, this time Oregon State to a 2-5 California squad.Dave and Ryan breakdown what was a crazy mess of week 9 games including Oregon allowing Colorado to score TWENTY NINE (29) offensive points, Arizona coming within a touchdown of ending its 19-game losing streak and...2021-11-032h 00
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week 8 recap and week 9 previewsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back with a little pep in their step after combining to go 9-3 in their picks against the spread last week (Ryan 5-1, Dave 4-2). Can the guys keep that momentum going into a full week 9 slate of games with no Pac-12 programs on BYE weeks? Most likely not, but they will for sure give it the minimal effort per usual.Dave and Ryan do have a lot of things to say about that crazy week 8 in the Conference of Champions including Arizona coming ever...2021-10-281h 47
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastNick Rolovich fired plus our Pac 12 football week 7 recaps and week 8 previewsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back at it discussing the breaking news that Washington State has fired head coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistant coaches for cause because they failed to follow the state mandate and get vaccinated. They discuss where this Cougars program goes from here and how Rolovich's conspiracy brain won out over logic and common sense, throwing away his $3 million yearly contract to coach football.Dave and Ryan also try to make sense of this crazy Pac-12 conference where each week the No. 1 team in...2021-10-192h 05
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 football week 6 recap and week 7 previewsThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are licking their wounds after going a collective 1-7 picking Pac-12 games against the spread, with Dave coming in at a perfect 0-4. Each week the Conference of Champions makes less and less sense, with teams looking great one week and terrible the next. Both Ryan and Dave breakdown the four games in the Pac-12 that featured another beatdown for the Trojans in the Coliseum, another record-setting loss for the Arizona Wildcats and a Beavers squad that was flying high and has now come back down to Earth.2021-10-131h 39
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 Media Day recap plus thoughts on George KliavkoffThis 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...2021-07-301h 35
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastCould Pac-12 football lose divisions and drop a conference game plus Larry Scott's final gift to Pac-12 fansThis 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...2021-06-261h 24
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastUpdates from Pac-12 spring games and spring scrimmagesThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods have spring football updates from several schools around the Pac-12 including the spring games for USC and Utah and spring scrimmage updates from Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State. While David tends to nod off when the topic of spring football comes up, Ryan dives in to talk about all of the virtual sacks accumulated in the spring, the plethora of quarterback transfers across the conference and each team trying to get more physical on defense.The guys also talk about Arizona finding...2021-04-181h 25
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 commissioner search rolls on while UCLA goes from First Four to Final FourThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are yet again doing the unthinkable, talking Pac-12 basketball! It was a historic run for the Conference of Champions with three teams (Oregon State, USC & UCLA) in the Elite Eight with only the Bruins punching their ticket to the Final Four. After starting the show with the UCLA fight song, David pontificates on how the Bruins could topple mighty Gonzaga and Ryan wants to know if David would rather have UCLA get blown out by Gonzaga or lose a close title game.The guys also talk...2021-04-021h 48
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPac-12 Basketball Putting on a Show in IndianapolisThis week Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods go where no POC episode has gone before... talking Pac-12 basketball! In this special weekend edition of the Podcast of Champions David and Ryan discuss the hot start for West Coast hoops in the Indianapolis bubble, with UCLA winning it's first two games, USC, Oregon State & Colorado winning its openers and Oregon advancing due to COVID-19 issues with Virginia Commonwealth.The guys also talk about the leadership issues Oregon State is dealing with and why the Beavers could have a new university president before long, go...2021-03-221h 24
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPodcast of Champions - Spring previews for Colorado and USCThis week the Pac-12 extended the suspension of organized team activities until May 31, but our spring football preview shows still roll on! Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are together on the show but socially distant in real life, previewing the Colorado Buffaloes with Adam Munsterteiger from BuffStampede.com and the USC Trojans with host Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices2020-04-011h 29
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPodcast of Champions - How our preseason predictions turned outBefore the 2019 Pac-12 football season POC hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods picked a winner for every game on the schedule so in this episode the guys go back and see how their prognostications turned out. Ryan and Dave also analyze all of the new coordinators in the conference, discuss UCLA's $19 million athletic budget shortfall, OSU getting ready for the next stage of its Reser Stadium upgrades and as always answering your questions about the conference. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy 2020-01-281h 39
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPodcast of Champions - Pac-12 week 4 recaps, week 5 previewsThe Pac-12 cannibalism continued in week four with Washington State, Arizona State and Utah all falling from the ranks of the unbeaten. Ryan Abraham and David Woods talk about all of that plus California's huge win in SEC country, the LA schools dealing out upsets and of course they preview all of the week five action. For our season long Pac-12 Suicide Pool both Ryan and Dave picked Washington State and lost. If you are still alive make sure you make your picks here! Go to MyBookie and use promo code PAC12 to double your...2019-09-242h 12
Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football PodcastPodcast of Champions - Pac-12 week 1 recap, week 2 previewThe Pac-12 suffered another huge blow when the Oregon Ducks blew an 18-point lead against the Auburn Tigers in Dallas. In this week's episode Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all of the week 1 Pac-12 games, preview week 2 and of course answer your questions about the conference.For our season long Pac-12 Suicide Pool both Ryan and Dave picked Arizona. If you are still alive make sure you make your picks here! Go to MyBookie and use promo code PAC12 to double your first deposit up to $1000! To learn m...2019-09-052h 10