CrimsonCast

Scott & Galen discuss the season ending loss to Nebraska in the B1G Tournament.  Dip their toe in the water of the NIT discussion.

On a jam-packed episode of CrimsonCast, Scott and Galen talk through the Hoosiers' tight victory over Michigan State, and what made it possible for IU to pull out the victory. After dissecting things on that end, the pod shifts to a wider angle in looking at the regular season as a whole. We talk about the team's struggles with consistency, the lack of any top-end or signature wins, and the overall flow of the season. 

Finally we examine the Senior Day post-game comments from Mike Woodson, and discuss the state of the program and its relationship with the fan base headed into what seems likely to be a critical and turbulent off-season.

On this live edition of CrimsonCast, GC takes people on a tour of the predictive metrics - KenPom, Torvik, the NET - and discusses how and why Indiana continues to struggle in all of them. He also talks through Indiana's path through the Big Ten Tournament, why the Hoosiers will need to win the conference tournament to have any shot at the NCAA tournament, and how some other teams' NET numbers work. 

Since this podcast was done as a live stream with visuals, it's probably better for you to watch it (as opposed to just listening to it). So if you'd like to do that, you can find the permanent link to the video here: Understanding the Predictives (YouTube Version).

IU has their Senior Day ceremony tomorrow at Assembly Hall as they host Michigan State in the regular season finale. We preview the game and discuss the strenghts and weaknesses of the Spartans, the things that have caused IU to be successful the last few games, and how the matchup might look. 

Scott then joins the podcast and we discuss the McNeeley decommitment and what it means in the bigger picture. We also discuss the circumstances around the Woodson "announcement", the vibe of the fan base, the pitfalls of overreliance on the tranfer portal, and the concerns about the trajectory of the program from a roster management perspective.

Joining the doctor on this episode is Alyssa Andrews --- you may remember her as one-time IU internet sensation HoosierLyss. Or maybe as Fox 59's Alyssa Andrews, board-certified meteorologist. We talk with Alyssa about her time at IU, her pathway to the HoosierLyss persona, her professional journey through television, and the nature of media coverage as it relates to the weather. It's a very wide-ranging conversation!

In this week's episode, Kevin and Amanda recap Indiana's regular season and then look ahead at this year's tournament in Minneapolis. They also talk about where Indiana goes from this point on with the injuries to Mackenzie Holmes and Lilly Meister.

Indiana had a roller coaster of a game at Maryland on Sunday, surrendering multiple double-digit runs to the Terrapins and falling behind by 16 points early in the second half, before an offensive rally the likes of which we haven't seen this year and some improved defensive effort netted the Hoosiers a road win and a season sweep.

Scott and GC talk through what we saw in the game, how the Hoosiers have struggled with consistency throughout the season, and how today's game fits into the larger narrative of the 2023-24 season.

We're happy to welcome Taylor Lehman of Bite-Sized Bison back to the show. We discuss the return of the newsletter, and also touch on some of the key things that Taylor wrote about in the most recent edition, with an emphasis on the new strength and training program, the roster as it currently stands, and IU's new recruiting strategy.

We also take some reader questions and discuss general expectations for the season, how the schedule looks on paper, and what a reasonable win total / expectation is for IU Football in 2024.

A solo GC pod as we talk about the conclusion of the regular season for the IU women, the victory over Wisconsin for the IU men and what to take from it, and a preview of the IU-Maryland men's game.

Also discussed: The general malaise that IU men's basketball fans find themselves in, and the frustrating uncertainty of it all, and the sad reality of another March where IU is on the sidelines.

In this week's episode, Amanda and Kevin recap Indiana's massive win over Iowa last week, detailing how the Hoosiers got the win and how important it was for the team. They preview Indiana's final regular season game against Maryland on Sunday and take a quick look at where the Hoosiers sit in postseason projections as well.