CrimsonCast

Indiana football has their man. James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti is the 30th football coach in the program's history, and our hosts are excited about the move. We did a live video podcast in the immediate aftermath of the hiring --- here's the audio version (which takes a few minutes to get going due to some tech issues).

Kevin and Amanda go over Indiana's key wins over Thanksgiving against Tennessee and Princeton before they preview one of the most anticipated games of the year. Mackenzie Holmes and the Hoosiers will take on the University of Maine in a non-conference matchup on Thursday, Nov.30. This is a homecoming game for Holmes and a way for the program to say thank you to one of the all-time greats.

News broke around 9:30 AM on Sunday morning that IU had fired head football coach Tom Allen. We went live to break down the news and discuss the sudden change. Included in the show:

• Why a change had to be made at this juncture
• Where things went wrong for Allen and IU football
• Where Indiana should look for its next football coach, and how the athletic department has to invest in the football program moving forward

Indiana lost another Old Oaken Bucket game to Purdue, dropping a 35-31 decision at Ross-Ade Stadium. We discuss the frustrations of losing yet another rivalry game, the microcosm of the season that played out in the way the game happened, and how IU continues to struggle in important moments down the stretch.

Scott and James are back to give you the bets for the last week of regular season B1G play!

On this episode of CrimsonCast, DoctorGC goes solo in previewing this year's edition of the Old Oaken Bucket game. Both Indiana and Purdue have been really bad this season, in a number of ways. This year's edition of the game will probably be one of the least important editions of the series, since neither team has anything to play for. Can Indiana figure out a way to play better defense and slow down a potentially potent Purdue passing attack? Can Purdue figure out how to move the ball?

Tune in this weekend as we will have our regular postgame recap podcast, as well as a separate end-of-season recap show.

Scott and DoctorGC return from The Big Apple to talk through what they saw out of IU men's basketball. We discuss the performances against UConn and Louisville, and talk about the micro and macro issues with the team right now. We also look at some of the statistical trends among the players, and bring up some concerning points --- but also some possible solutions.

This week, Kevin and Amanda recap Indiana women's basketball's two wins over Murray State and Lipscomb and dive into the Hoosiers' defensive woes. They also preview Indiana's two biggest remaining nonconference games against Tennessee and Princeton, and talk about Thanksgiving foods and Publix sandwiches.

With Galen already in NYC, Scott is joined by Taylor Lehman to recap the IUFB loss to Michigan State.
They focus on the perplexing decision tree for IU Football in the final seconds of the game, then take a larger view of the game to find positives and negatives. Finally, where do we go from here?

Indiana tries to pick up the pieces from last week's unfortunate loss to Illinois, as the Hoosiers host Michigan State in an Old Brass Spittoon matchup. We discuss IU's overall statistical profile, compare the Hoosiers and Spartans, and look at what Michigan State has been up to this year.

We then talk a bit about IU men's basketball and the odd (and discouraging) start they've had to the season. We talk about some of the positive aspects, including Kel'el Ware's emergence as a dominant post presence and Trey Galloway's evolution. We also delve into Indiana's problematic perimeter defending and their overall defensive philosophy, and talk about whether the early issues might snowball into larger problems for the rest of the season.