{"podcast":{"title":"Legends & Listeners","slug":"legends-listeners-7242509","podcast_index_feed_id":7242509,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/legendsandlisteners","website_url":"https://www.iowaeverywhere.com/shows/legends-listeners","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fe7d3548-d1f2-11ef-a22e-578945722856/image/3f87afbbdada2e1c82ae04ad7ed03968.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Iowa Everywhere","episode_count":81,"summary":"Award-winning sports writers Chad Leistikow (Des Moines Register) and Scott Dochterman (The Athletic) are bonafide experts on the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten Conference. If you want the inside scoop on the happenings in Iowa City and the entire Big Ten, you won’t find a better spot than Legends and Listeners.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:18:49.877726+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-listeners-7242509"},"episode":{"title":"Legends & Listeners: 24-Team Playoff Momentum, Pollard Fires Shots & Big Ten Meetings Recap","slug":"legends-listeners-24-team-playoff-momentum-pollard-fires-shots-big-ten-meetings-recap","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-listeners-7242509/legends-listeners-24-team-playoff-momentum-pollard-fires-shots-big-ten-meetings-recap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-listeners-7242509","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CFLLC6220687140.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CFLLC6220687140.mp3","summary":"Chad Leistikow and Scott Dochterman break down the biggest takeaways from the Big Ten meetings in Los Angeles, including growing momentum for a 24-team College Football Playoff, Jamie Pollard’s viral comments about the SEC and Big Ten, and new Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum’s vision for the Hawkeyes. 🏈 The Big Ten is ALL-IN on 24 teams Scott reports directly from the Big Ten meetings where Tony Petitti and league leaders pushed hard for a 24-team playoff model featuring home playoff games and expanded access across the conference. 🔥 Jamie Pollard goes viral The Iowa State AD says the Big Ten and SEC should “just break away already” — but take all their sports with them. Chad and Scott discuss the fallout and how Big Ten athletic directors reacted behind the scenes. ✈️ Also included: • Why the SEC is hesitant about playoff expansion • How Iowa would’ve benefited from a 24-team format • The coming scheduling chaos in football and basketball Legends & Listeners presented by GameDay Men's Health. Only on Iowa Everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Chad Leistikow and Scott Dochterman break down the biggest takeaways from the Big Ten meetings in Los Angeles, including growing momentum for a 24-team Co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3789,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/legends-listeners-7242509/episodes/legends-listeners-24-team-playoff-momentum-pollard-fires-shots-big-ten-meetings-recap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-listeners-7242509/legends-listeners-24-team-playoff-momentum-pollard-fires-shots-big-ten-meetings-recap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}