You have not had enough conference media days yet. You say you have, but you have not. The reason we know this: the Big Ten has not gone yet.
Monday and Tuesday at Hilton Chicago mark the B1G's turn. This one is a little bit different from other power conferences', with all the standard media days business squeezed into Monday and a luncheon set for Tuesday. Here's how to watch the event, via the conference:
Big Ten Network will present more than five hours of live coverage of Big Ten Football Media Days on Monday, airing the opening media session for all 14 coaches, BTN President Mark Silverman, College Football Playoff Chief Operating Officer Michael Kelly and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany.
Gerry DiNardo and Rick Pizzo will host the network's live coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT on BTN and BTN2Go. BTN will re-air the press conferences beginning at 6 p.m. CT on Monday night.
ESPNU will present up to six hours of coverage, with all 14 head coaches' press conferences televised live or tape-delayed between Noon-3 p.m. CT on both Monday and Tuesday. In addition, Kelly and Delany will appear either live or tape-delayed as they address the assembled media.
If you can't make it to a TV, you can follow along here via Twitter:
Tweets from https://twitter.com/SBNationCFB/lists/b1g-media-days
Happenings also include print interviews and such, but here's Monday's schedule of things you can watch from home (ET):
- 10:30-10:45: Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
- 10:45-11:00: Darrell Hazell, Purdue
- 11:00-11:15: Gary Andersen, Wisconsin
- 11:15-11:30: Tim Beckman, Illinois
- 11:30-11:45: Brady Hoke, Michigan
- 12:00-12:15: Kyle Flood, Rutgers
- 12:15-12:30: Jerry Kill, Minnesota
- 12:30-12:45: Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
- 1:00-1:15: Bo Pelini, Nebraska
- 1:15-1:30: Randy Edsall, Maryland
- 1:30-1:45: Urban Meyer, Ohio State
- 2:00-2:15: James Franklin, Penn State
- 2:15-2:30: Kevin Wilson, Indiana
- 2:30-2:45: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
- 2:45-3:00: Mark Silverman, BTN president
- 3:00-3:15: Michael Kelly, College Football Playoff
- 3:15-3:45: Jim Delany, Big Ten commissioner
The conference no longer releases an official preseason media poll, so here's the closest thing. Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Nebraska are your media favorites this year.
On Tuesday is the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon, also live on BTN and BTN2GO. This includes plaersy:
EAST DIVISION
INDIANA
- David Cooper, Sr., LB
- Nate Sudfeld, Jr., QB
- Shane Wynn, Sr., WR*
MARYLAND
- C.J. Brown, Sr., QB
- Stefon Diggs, Jr., WR*
- Jeremiah Johnson, Sr., DB
MICHIGAN
- Frank Clark, Sr., DE*
- Devin Gardner, Sr., QB*
- Jake Ryan, Sr., LB*
MICHIGAN STATE
- Shilique Calhoun, Jr., DE*
- Connor Cook, Jr., QB*
- Kurtis Drummond, Sr., FS*
OHIO STATE
- Michael Bennett, Sr., DL*
- Jeff Heuerman, Sr., TE*
- Braxton Miller, Sr., QB*
PENN STATE
- Bill Belton, Sr., RB
- Sam Ficken, Sr., PK*
- Mike Hull, Sr., LB
RUTGERS
- Michael Burton, Sr., FB
- Darius Hamilton, Jr., DL
- Lorenzo Waters, Sr., DB
WEST DIVISION
ILLINOIS
- Simon Cvijanovic, Sr., OT
- Jon Davis, Sr., TE
- Austin Teitsma, Sr., DL
IOWA
- Carl Davis, Sr., DT*
- Brandon Scherff, Sr., OL*
- Mark Weisman, Sr., RB
MINNESOTA
- David Cobb, Sr., RB
- Mitch Leidner, So., QB
- Cedric Thompson, Sr., S
NEBRASKA
- Ameer Abdullah, Sr., RB*
- Kenny Bell, Sr., WR*
- Corey Cooper, Sr., S*
NORTHWESTERN
- Ibraheim Campbell, Sr., S*
- Collin Ellis, Sr., LB
- Trevor Siemian, Sr., QB
PURDUE
- Raheem Mostert, Sr., RB
- Sean Robinson, Sr., LB
- Ryan Russell, Sr., DE
WISCONSIN
- Melvin Gordon, Jr., RB*
- Rob Havenstein, Sr., RT*
- Warren Herring, Sr., DL
* indicates previous all-conference selection
Also among the guests are former players representing each school:
- Dana Howard, Illinois (1991-94)
- Anthony Thompson, Indiana (1986-89)
- Chuck Long, Iowa (1982-85)
- Kevin Glover, Maryland (1982-84)
- Jon Jansen, Michigan (1995-98)
- Flozell Adams, Michigan State (1994-97)
- Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (2003-05)
- Kris Brown, Nebraska (1995-98)
- Darnell Autry, Northwestern (1994-96)
- Tito Paul, Ohio State (1991-94)
- Anthony Adams, Penn State (1999-2002)
- Dave Butz, Purdue (1970-72)
- L.J. Smith, Rutgers (1999-2002)
- Mark Tauscher, Wisconsin (1997-99)