Hop On is back and better than ever. In this episode, we break down the foundations of confidence: how to acquire, practice, and maintain it.

Hosts: Jasmine Halpern and Abby Altschul

Producers: Jasmine Halpern, Abby Altschul, and Ryan Schlyer

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Hello and welcome back! The college football season has officially come to an end with Ohio State claiming a national championship after defeating Notre Dame in the championship game in the College Football Playoff, being the first team to win a 12-team playoff. However, even though the season is over, today we still talk everything football (college football and NFL)! With the AFC and NFC championships coming up, we talk about each team, which Super Bowl(s) we would want to see and not see the most, and more!

Welcome back! Today we talk about the transfer portal, coaching changes, playoff teams expectations, and more! We may also need to be prepared next week for a speech from Ethan if Penn State loses to SMU in the first round. So next week, be ready for another fire episode with Ethan’s Penn State Hate Speech! 

We also go on and talk a little bit about the NFL, and it’s hard not to since Bill Belichick is going from the NFL level, to retired, to coaching at UNC. Today is an episode you won’t want to miss!  

See you all next week, we are going to be doing a zoom episode since it will be Christmas Break!! 

Hello and welcome back! What a weekend of conference championships! As a result of the outcomes of those games, the committee was forced to leave Alabama out of the playoffs in place of SMU after how they performed in the ACC championship despite losing and Clemson having an automatic bid after winning the ACC. We break this down a little bit and why it was the right decision by the committee at the end of the day! 

Today we give our bracket predictions based on what the official bracket was, going into what we think is going to happen in these first matchups, as well as hypothetical matchups further into the tournament based on what we had on our brackets. Each of our brackets were very different from each other minus one thing though, and it is something that is hard to dispute for anyone.  

Welcome back! It has been a little bit since we have been back due to Thanksgiving break, but what a slate of games that we had the past two weekends! The playoffs are pretty much set at this point with only conference championships left to play. But as seems to be the theme of the season, there is still a lot of room for change in the bracket! Today we go through possible chaos scenarios and what would likely happen if certain teams won their conference championships because there is a lot that could happen that could completely change the outlook of the bracket. A team like Bama might not be as safe as we think!  

We shall see what happens this weekend and the committee will make their decision on Sunday from noon-4, instead of the normal Tuesday, so that teams can have those extra couple of days to prepare for their next opponent, or to prepare to host a playoff game if they are in the 5-8 slots on the bracket. 

We also dive a little bit into what we thought the bracket should have been and whether or not Bama deserved to be in this year's playoffs! A few teams were fighting for that last spot: Bama, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Miami.  

What a season it has been so far this year! Next week we are going to fill out a bracket of the CFP and share those with you guys with an earlier release time so you guys can have more time to fill out brackets and make predictions of your own. Thank you for watching, and see you next week! 

Our second interview of the season was with Nico Colaleo, an animatic editor who works on indie darling Ollie and Scoops. We talked about his beginnings, how his job was put back into his show, and how he got so many big names for his show.

Host: Declan Mangan

Producer: Angela Carraher

Welcome back! It is the BIG weekend for the Hoosiers because it is their BIG test! The Hoosiers travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State. There is only two of us today, as Ethan was out sick, so it is only Ryan and Joseph today. 

We also break down the irony of “strength of schedule” and how the committee only seems to apply this to certain teams, as well as head-to-head matchups. It is important to bring up because broadcasters as well as people online that have SEC bias use that as justification to move the SEC teams up more than where they are already at. They are not technically wrong, strength of schedule is important, but these schedules are made prior to teams finding out which players they lose/gain to the draft, portal, or otherwise, maybe some new coaching changes, and other factors that can contribute to a teams success. Look at IU’s schedule for instance, we already knew that Ohio State was going to be a tough opponent, but at the time the schedule came out, we were going to be facing off against the national champions and national runners up in addition t the Buckeyes. Not to mention the fact that in previous years, Michigan had a schedule in equal strength as us, or close to us, and so did Georgia when they won their most recent natty.  

This leads back to one of the big questions we talk about today, is strength of schedule really something that should be taken more into account for the rankings, or is it something that people use to prop up their teams when they lose? All this and more in today’s episode! Have a good thanksgiving break, we will see you in December with the Hoosiers hopefully victorious!! 

With the year coming to a close, we reflect on a few animated films (minus piece by piece) and my opinions on them.

Host: Declan Mangan

Producers: Angela Carraher and Lydia Norton

Welcome back! This week the Carson Beck hate train continues to ride into this weekend! We also have another co-host joining us, going from two to three. There is also some more Penn State hate thrown around in this episode as well, but they make it too easy to throw it around to be fair. We also talk about Indiana football, even though it is a bye week, we talk about everyone’s favorite broadcast, Big Noon Kickoff and how the Hoosiers game against Ohio State being in that time slot is a huge benefactor for the Hoosiers!  

We also have started a new part of the show, where each of us calls an upset that could happen each weekend! This was inspired by Ethan’s call of Kansas upsetting Iowa State, where Kansas just absolutely dismantled the Iowa State defense.  

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In this episode of the Podium, co-hosts Caleb Robbins and Seth Stein break down Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo’s comments on the integrity of his team, the first father-son duo in NBA history, the Edmonton Oilers expectations for the season, and more! Tune in wherever you find your podcasts. 

1. Reporter Unknown, Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo Postgame Press Conference 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tK36cBWogc 

2. Reporter Unknown, Jameis Winston Postgame Press Conference 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzwIxQXoOQ 

3. Reporter Unknown, Lebron James Postgame Interview 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srwixl6V3EI 

4. Reporter Unknown, Connor Mcdavid Interview 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/dont-want-to-go-through-that-mcdavid-on-last-years-slow-start/ 

5. Reporter Unknown, Aaron Judge Press Conference 

https://www.mlb.com/video/aaron-judge-discusses-yankees-world-series-mindset?t=world-series