On today's CrimsonCast, GC goes solo on some topics in and around college basketball, starting with the lack of transfers into Indiana's roster so far, the importance of not panicking for fans, and some thoughts on team building, culture building, and the problem with relying too heavily on talent rankings. Then the discussion moves to the concept of "fit" in college athletics, and how the fit of a coach and a program is perhaps the most important consideration. Finally, around the 30 minute mark, we finish with an extended look at the global soccer transfer market, the lessons we can glean from how it works, and why that may end up being the ideal model for college athletics to follow.

Scott is joined by Ryan Phillips of Assembly Call for their regular two co-pilots show.  

They chat about the current NCAA Tournament, which leads to a Kelvin Sampson discussion, leading to some historical IU talk, before they un-pack some of the Woodson era and wrap up with their thoughts on the current state of the program and what lies ahead.

We are joined today by KMOX sports director Tom Ackerman! In this episode, Tom gives his thoughts on the Darian DeVries hire and recounts his observations from seeing DeVries as the head coach at Drake. We also discuss the keys to getting IU basketball back into a nationally competitive position, and learn about Tom's history with the university.

Scott and Galen are back, talking about Indiana men's basketball and the various roster and coaching moves happening within the program. No news is not necessarily bad at this stage, so we talk through the elements at play and discuss how the timetable for roster additions may have changed a bit from what was initially anticipated. We also discuss the impact of available money on the roster moves, the need to balance productivity and potential with financial resources, and the fortuante position that Indiana is in compared to some of its competitors. We finish with a deeper look at the current trends in college basketball around efficiency numbers and how Indiana will hopefully be part of that movement moving forward.

On this episode, we dive to a question from a listener about why there weren't the normal number of upsets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament this year. Lots of factors come into play, and we dive into several, including the huge jump in efficiency numbers this year, the NIL/portal impacts, and conference realignment.

We're joined by longtime CrimsonCast contributor Tony Adragna to talk about the Darian DeVries hire. We discuss the offensive and defensive philosophies of DeVries, the types of players he likes to have in his system, and how his style of play compares to other teams in the college basketball landscape. We also talk about the recruiting and portal areas for IU, what sorts of things are appealing about the systems DeVries runs to potential players, and how this profile has fared in the Big Ten and nationally over the last 20 seasons.

IndyStar IU Insider Zach Osterman joins CrimsonCast to talk about the end of the Mike Woodson era, the coaching search process and how Indiana landed on Darian DeVries, the financial realities driving the upcoming roster changes that will likely take place, and why Indiana felt that DeVries was the right man for the moment.

Indiana has hired a new coach! Former West Virginia coach Darian DeVries is now the head man in Bloomington. We talk about the hire, DeVries' history at Drake and West Virginia, how this will impact IU's roster, who might come in from elsewhere, and a ton more.

On a spirited live edition of CrimsonCast, Scott and GC talk about Indiana's exclusion from the NCAA Tournament, the inconsistent logic applied by the committee, and the mistakes Indiana made in scheduling and style of play that left them on the outside looking in. That then led into an extensive and wide-ranging post-mortem on the season, including some thoughts on the state of the program, the treatment of fans, the issues with the Woodson era, and where the athletic department needs to start with the coaching search.

Happy Bracket Day to all of you. Indiana is squarely on the bubble for today's NCAA Tournament Selection Show. Where will the Hoosiers ultimately land? On this special live edition of CrimsonCast, we evaluate the possibilities and discuss which teams are in, which teams are out, and what the criteria are that the committee will be looking at.