CrimsonCast

Scott @CrimsonCast317 is joined by Tony Adragna @CoachAdragna. They discuss what is going wrong with IUBB. What can be fixed this season and beyond? What is the risk and/or benefit to moving on from Coach Miller this off-season, and finally answer a bunch of good Twitter questions.

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A podcast that is solidly 80% about IU football! We talk about the Hoosiers and their fascinating offseason - the hiring of Charlton Warren and what that means, the return of Deland McCullough and what that says about both Tom Allen and the IU football culture, and the reveal of the "new" 2021 football schedule (which looks an awful lot like the "old" 2021 football schedule if we're being honest).

There's a bit of basketball talk at the end, too.

We're back talking IU basketball, as the Hoosiers prepare to start a two-game stretch that will likely decide the fate of the 2021 season with need-to-win games at home against Minnesota and Michigan State. We discuss what's happened since we last podded, including the Iowa and Northwestern wins and the Ohio State loss. We touch on the "messages" being sent by Miller to some of his players and whether those will have their desired effect. We also touch upon some of the structural deficiencies of the team, including the real problem with the offensive approach and the surprisingly poor defense being played in conference. Finally, we discuss IU's tournament prospects, what two wins this week might mean, and what a tournament bid would do for the narrative of the Miller era at Indiana.

We're back by semi-popular demand, talking IU basketball, some IU football, and food. Indiana's basketball fortunes haven't gotten particularly better than we last talked, so we talk about the general malaise of the program, the most troublesome aspects of the current situation...and how despite all that, there's still a chance that this team makes the NCAA tournament. We also field questions from you folks about the coaching situation, the football program's offseason development, and a little-known pizza order that is taking Bloomington by storm.

Sadly we didn't talk about the new football schedule (since it hadn't been released yet when we recorded), but we'll save that for a future episode!

IU men's basketball is in a bad place right now, coming off an extremely disappointing double-digit loss at home to Purdue. With the team now under .500 in the conference and barely above .500 for the season, some questions have to be asked about what's happening and why. We dive into the reasons for the Purdue loss, the problems that have stubbornly refused to go away this season, and the macro-level issues that the program is facing.

Scott @CrimsonCast317 is joined by Tony Adragna @CoachAdragna to chat about his new IU Film Room website - iufilmroom.com

They also look at the issues this offense is having: getting in rhythm, getting good open looks for the guards and keeping aggression and confidence up. How is Lander’s lack of playing time going to affect future recruits, and they answer some Twitter questions.

Zach Osterman of the Indy Star joins the podcast to talk about Indiana football. We recap the Outback Bowl and what the the outcome meant, before pulling out the lens a bit and taking stock of the season for a whole. We also discuss the upcoming offseason for IU, the importance of the DC search, and the areas of improvement that Indiana needs to make as Tom Allen continues his project in Bloomington.

Scott and Galen chat IU hoops, and specifically the problems that Indiana seems to be facing in a problematic 2020-21 season so far. Is it a scheme issue? Is it effort? Is it some combination of the above? We discuss why the team has struggled to look compelling, and give a quick preview of tonight's home matchup vs Maryland.

We give our thoughts on a disappointing Outback Bowl performance and talk about why things went down the way they did, and what Indiana missed out on by losing the game. Several Twitter questions are fielded throughout as we hear from the audience on their feelings about the game, the season, and next year.

Galen is on site to preview the Outback Bowl with Scott, and what a win would mean for the IUFB Program.