Maryland, Michigan State and Purdue have emerged as Big Ten's clear contenders

In our final show of 2015, Alex Kirshner and I are joined by BTPowerhouse's Thomas Beindit to preview conference play and how the Terps stack up. He was nice to us, you'll be happy to know. Make sure to rate, vote and subscribe on iTunes and on Soundcloud, and thanks for a great 2015 with the new show! We've enjoyed getting it off the ground, and we're going try to keep getting better in 2016.

This episode lasts about 40 minutes, and it includes a lot of analysis of the Big Ten. Nobody covers the conference more comprehensively than Thomas or his crew at BTPowerhouse, so we're fortunate to have him.

Among the topics covered: Can Diamond Stone be the best big man in the conference? How many losses does Maryland wind up with in the league? (We had differing answers here.) And, of course, what's Maryland's ceiling?

Be sure to follow Thomas on Twitter, and thanks for listening.