The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast: Big Noon Conversations: Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti on his TV background & first 100 days on Apple PodcastsShow The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast, Ep Big Noon Conversations: Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti on his TV background & first 100 days - Jul 31, 2023Apple Podcasts

In the final episode of The Joel Klatt Show: Big Noon Conversations, FOX Sports' lead college football analyst Joel Klatt sits down with the new Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, Tony Petitti. They begin by discussing what the Commissioner hopes to accomplish early in his tenure.Petitti goes into how his background as a TV executive and at Major League Baseball has prepared him to oversee the Big Ten's $7 Billion media rights deal.He also reflects back on his time at ABC during the creation of the BCS. The two finish by discussing the importance of incentivizing top-level regular season success in the expanded Playoff era.

Questions:

2. What in particular about Tony Petitti's background makes him a strong Big Ten Commissioner?
4. What do you think was the most important issue for Petitti to focus on in his first 100 days as commissioner?
6. What makes the Big Ten a more impactful conference than the SEC?
8. After listening to Commissioner Petitti, what is the ideal college football playoff format?