CrimsonCast

It's Indiana-Rutgers week! We wrap up our podcasting for the week with a trio of guests. First, Connor from Homefield Apparel rejoins us. We discuss our emotions from during and after the Penn State game, "The Reach" t-shirt, the Big New Saturday craze, and what life is like as everybody's favorite sentient brand.

Next we welcome back former WIUX Sports Director Adam Cohen, who's here to give us our yearly Rutgers preview. Adam breaks down the Rutgers roster, talks about the impact of Greg Schiano's return on the Scarlet Knights, and discusses some of the key people on the roster.

Finally we welcome back Mike Miller from Crimson Quarry, as we look back at the highs and lows from Penn State, preview the Rutgers game, and talk about the creeping dread that the COVID threat is visiting upon the college football season.

Scott is joined again James Turner @Hooosierdocious for CrimsonCash Week 2.

They agree on lots of games this week, which either means there is lots of free money to be won this weekend, or neither knows what they are talking about. You can hear Scott learn the Wisconsin v Nebraska is cancelled live on the pod. Finally, get some tips on some great money line parlays you can try this weekend.

Scott is joined by Aaron Breitman (@aaron_breitman) Managing Editor of On The Banks (www.onthebanks.com) to preview the upcoming game vs Rutgers this weekend.

They discuss the immediate effect the hiring of Greg Schiano had with the program, and how it is already shaping how their defense plays. Learn why Rutgers might struggle with Penix’s play, but also learn why Rutgers is hopeful based on the previous games that IU has played at Rutgers.

Finally learn a bit more about why Aaron is not a fan of the white helmet look for the Scarlet Knights.

It's a very happy episode of CrimsonCast, as we bask in the glory of IU's 36-35 OT victory over Penn State to start the season. We read some of your social media posts from after the game, and then have a long conversation about the win, the celebration, the broken door, and a lot more. Then Zach Osterman comes on and we get his perspective on the game.

After shamelessly cheating on each other during the week, Scott and Galen are back together in podcast form to answer listener mail and talk about the 2020 Indiana football season. We address the pressing questions of the upcoming year, including concerns about depth, playcalling, health, and confidence. We also give our evaluation of IU's chances in the season opener against Penn State.

IU Artifacts is back, joining us on the latest episode of CrimsonCast to talk IU football. We discuss the lead-in to the season and some of the historical comparisons that last season has to prior seasons where the Hoosiers exceeded expectations. We also discuss some of the more granular details of IU's roster as we get closer to the start of the Penn State game, and evaluate the sorts of things that Indiana needs to do in order to ensure a second straight successful season.

We finish the conversation with an extended look at Caleb Coffman's great feature piece in the Indiana Daily Student about John Feinstein and the writing of the seminal Bob Knight (and IU basketball) book "A Season On The Brink". We discuss our reflections from having read both the book and the piece, and think about the implications of the book 35 years later on the image of Knight and the lessons that were learned.

Scott is joined by James Turner @Hooosierdocious for a new weekly segment - #CrimsonCash – Scott & James will look at the lines for all B1G games this weekend and see where they can find value. They will each lock in a bet for each game, and keep track of their bets during the season, to see who can pick more winning bets. Each week they will also take their bets and put them into a parlay with their own money.

This week learn why they both like Ohio State -26, learn who has the guts to take the Indiana money line, both agree Michigan might not be good but disagree on how to bet on it, and finally learn the best way to bet the garbage Maryland/Northwestern game.

Our friend Chronic Hoosier returns as a guest on CrimsonCast, which gives us a chance to talk about IU Football at length. We talk about the long-term aspects of being an IU football supporter and how the inherent cynicism of the fanbase is something that may warrant being put away for this season. We also discuss the way the program has come together under Tom Allen and what that might portend for a season in which the normal order of college football has been uprooted. We also talk a bit about this weekend's game vs Penn State, and ponder what the Hoosiers need to do in order to come away with a victory against the Nittany Lions.

Mike Miller of Crimson Quarry rejoins us on the podcast as we get ready for a big week of IU football talk. We start off by talking about our favorite Homefield Apparel shirts that we haven't bought yet, then we talk about college football at large and the problematic nature of the season so far in the COVID autumn. At about the 12:30 mark, we switch completely to IU football, and discuss several of the items that are on our minds heading into the first game of the season. We discuss the Nick Sheridan question, and weigh the pros and cons of a first-year offensive coordinator in the sea of sharks known as the Big Ten East. We talk about some of the key areas of the team, including the depth of the defense, the one position group that might be problematic, and the promise of the skill positions. We also chat about Tom Allen, IU football, and the audacity of hope, and why last year's results may (or may not) point to a breakout year for the team emotionally and mentally.

We wrap things up with some specific talk about the IU-Penn State game, and give our early predictions.

The Big Ten released its 2020 football schedule, so we did what we always do and tried to anticipate Indiana's final record. Mike Miller of Crimson Quarry joins us on a rare live video chat to talk about the positives and negatives of the IU schedule, and we each give our prediction on how the season will play out.