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NBC Sports' Big Ten Country NBC Sports Chicago
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The Big Ten Country Podcast is your home for BIG TIME coverage of the Big Ten Conference. Co-hosts James Neveau and Kenneth Davis are joined by Big Ten coaches, players, and beat reporters to discuss and analyze your favorite teams. From football to basketball, baseball and everything in between, The Big Ten Country Podcast is your home for 365 coverage of the Big Ten Conference. New episodes drop every Sunday and Wednesday morning.
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Zach Edey, Kel'el Ware among Big Ten Country's NBA Draft standouts
In a jampacked Big Ten Country, Kenneth Davis and James Neveau round up all the latest happenings from the NBA Draft and free agency period. The guys react to Memphis taking Zach Edey at No. 9 and evaluate whether he'll be a starter or reserve in his rookie year. The guys also praise the Miami Heat's pickup of Kel'el Ware and discuss the Timberwolves' decision to snag Terrence Shannon Jr. in the first round. Ken and James evaluate some of the undrafted free agents, including Boo Buie heading to the Phoenix Suns and Marcus Domask landing with the Chicago Bulls, and toss in a sprinkle of NHL talk as the Chicago Blackhawks land Michigan State's Artyom Levshunov with the No. 2 overall pick.
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Evaluating Zach Edey's NBA Draft stock with SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell
In today’s Big Ten Country, Kenneth Davis and James Neveau welcome SB Nation Draft Expert Ricky O’Donnell to the program. They take a deep dive into the draft stock of Zach Edey, the limitations and the strengths that could either make or break his NBA career, and what teams may be the best fit for his skillset. Later, Ricky breaks down Kel’El Ware’s potential to be a lottery pick, and the skills that could help make Terrence Shannon Jr. an attractive option, or the downsides that could see him slide down in the order. Finally, they break down Cam Christie, and whether his game at Minnesota will translate to the NBA.
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Caitlin Clark's Growth, Coleman Hawkins' Big NIL Deal, & Terrance Shannon Jr.'s Future
On the latest Big Ten Country Podcast, James Neveau and Kenneth Davis discuss if Caitlin Clark is learning as she goes as the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky again. They go in-depth into former Fighting Illini Coleman Hawkins' offseason ending with a major NIL deal after transferring to Kansas State, was that the best move for him? Later, the duo also discusses Hawkins' former Illini teammate Terrance Shannon Jr. being found not guilty of sexual assault and what will be next for his career in the NBA. Make sure you don't miss the insights and discussion.
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Big Ten football's hardest schedules and Caitlin Clark left out of Olympics
In today's Big Ten Country, James Neveau and Kenneth Davis take a look at the hardest football schedules in the Big Ten, as ranked recently by The Sporting News (2:45). The guys examine the gauntlet defending champion Michigan will have to go through (3:30), and how Lincoln Riley and USC are being welcomed into the conference. The guys also evaluate Penn State and Wisconsin's chances of crashing the playoff party, with Drew Allar poised to potentially take a leap forward (14:00). Finally, the guys discuss Caitlin Clark's omission from the USA Olympic roster, whether it was the right decision and how the media has covered the story (26:52).
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Illinois Rep. Kam Buckner shares his journey from Illini football to the Capitol in Springfield
On today's Big Ten Country, James Neveau and Kenneth Davis are joined by Assistant Majority Leader Kam Buckner, who represents Illinois' 26th House district. Rep. Buckner weighs in on budget negotiations and his legislative priorities in Springfield, and on the confluence of sports and politics as the Chicago Bears seek stadium funding. Later, Rep. Buckner discusses his time as a lineman for the Illini under Ron Zook, which culminated in a Rose Bowl appearance, and how his time as a player influenced his work to codify NIL payments and his criticisms of the NCAA's handling of student athletes. Finally, he reveals the biggest lesson he took from his time at Illinois as he launched his career in politics.
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Mind-blowing College Football 25 details emerge, Illinois basketball lands star recruit
In today's edition of Big Ten Country, Kenneth Davis and James Neveau have the very latest updates about College Football 25 from EA Sports (1:40). They delve into how the game captures the traditions of college football while also integrating incredible new gameplay features, including wear-and-tear and football-accurate tackling, playcalling and more. The guys break down Kasparas Jakucionis coming to Illinois and Ben Humrichous agreeing to stay in Champaign, and they also discuss how Brad Underwood's roster is taking shape (15:38). Finally, James and Ken share their feelings on the death of Bill Walton, whose impact was felt far beyond the basketball court (32:53).
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Customer Reviews
Disappointing
As a diehard Purdue basketball fan, and Big Ten basketball fan in general, this podcast has been a disappointment to me so far.
As a diehard Cubs fan and loyal listener of the Cubs Talk podcast, I was super excited to have a new podcast focusing on Big Ten sports. However, this should be called the “Big Ten Country Football Podcast with some dabbling in other sports on occasion.”
It’s one month into the college basketball season and there’s barely been any coverage besides a couple of early season interviews and brief discussion in the past episode. Purdue had a historic run in the Maui Invitational and it wasn’t even addressed, at least based on the podcast descriptions. I read the descriptions and if it’s all football, I skip the episode.
I appreciate that in the last episode you covered several different sports including women’s basketball and volleyball, but in my opinion it’s been way too football heavy. Perhaps there could be a football only podcast, and other sub-podcasts that focus on other sports. For example, James mentioned in the last podcast they were talking to a Big Ten hockey expert about getting involved. I think a hockey-focused podcast would be an excellent thing for Big Ten hockey fans.
I think James is excellent but I don’t feel that Kenneth brings much knowledge, insight or value to the podcast. If you are in the college sports media, I think you should know important things like: star players’ names (instead of “the little point guard on Tennessee”), how to pronounce star players’ names (Dalton Knecht), whether Bijan Robinson was invited to last year’s Heisman ceremony, the years of important Heisman winners (1997 Woodson, 2015 Henry), etc.
I think the podcast has a ton of potential and will continue to give it a chance, but I think some tweaks should be considered.
Terrible take on Minnesota game.
Not sure how many times you need to be told the penalty was NOT for signaling a fair catch!
It was an invalid signal, meaning a dead ball, they let it play out and then it is reviewable! Read the rules carefully. This was also called in a WI/NW game in the past so it is not the first time it was called. Hard to listen to you say over and over he didn’t signal for a fair catch. Unfollowed.
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