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Episode 175. Tim and Trent preview the Indiana vs. USC game after the CFP committee dropped Indiana five spots during a bye week — a program record. Is it fair? Mostly yes, and they explain why. Is Alabama at three an outrage? Absolutely yes. Josh Hoover is confirmed starting after the betting line moves three points in Indiana’s favor. Turbo Richard is out. A.J. Harris and Elijah Hardy are questionable. Tim breaks down the two separate games within the game: USC offense vs. Indiana defense is the immovable object meeting the unstoppable force, and Indiana offense vs. USC defense is the very movable object meeting the very stoppable force. Players of the game, score predictions, the Kamario Taylor NIL era quarterback discussion, and a full pro Hoosiers check-in including Fernando Mendoza’s Raiders debut.Kirkwood and Dunn Store

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Chris Treviño from WeAreSC on the On3 Network joins Trent to run every USC myth through the debunking machine. Lincoln Riley’s Eastern time zone record, Gary Patterson’s adjustment to the box, the USC defensive line led by Luke Wafle and Braylan Shelby, Trent Mosley’s Reggie Bush comparisons, Mark Bowman as the tight end nobody is talking about, Jahkeem Stewart playing on a stress fracture, the Coliseum attendance problem, USC’s NIL money versus its road results, and whether a loss to Indiana puts Lincoln Riley back on the hot seat. Chris is covering the game in person this weekend — and Trent gives him the Bloomington bar guide to close it out.

Tim and Trent were locked in all day for the biggest Saturday of the college football season, and they recorded it live. Indiana was on a bye, but their opponents were not — Big Ten teams went 0-7 on the day.

Oregon blew out Ohio State 41-28 in Columbus. Alabama boat-raced Lane Kiffin and LSU 31-13 in Baton Rouge. UCLA beat Minnesota to stay alive in the Big Ten picture. Georgia was running away with Ole Miss. The CFP picture is wide open and Indiana now almost certainly has to win out to control their own destiny.

Tim and Trent break down Ryan Day’s seat, the Matt Patricia disaster in Columbus, the Charlie Becker vs. Jeremiah Smith debate, why they were never sold on LSU, what the USC matchup actually looks like with Gary Patterson on defense and Lincoln Riley in the Eastern time zone, and where the Grant Wilson vs. Josh Hoover conversation lands heading into next Saturday.

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Indiana is on a bye and Curt Cignetti is still the biggest story in college football. Trent breaks down the viral Cowherd clip, the SEC bias argument, and why the self-fulfilling prophecy in the rankings is the real problem. Then five game picks, an upset call, the Hate Watch power rankings, and three questions the biggest weekend of the year has to answer -- including whether Notre Dame survives without Malachi Toney. Tim and Trent go live Saturday night at 9 PM on YouTube only.

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Listener week is here and the question everyone wants answered: fully healthy Josh Hoover or fully healthy Grant Wilson, who do you start? Tim and Trent go through the data -- the vanishing deep ball, the injury timeline, Cignetti’s own words on Grant Wilson’s standing -- and land where they land. Plus the booing debate, Hoosier Kamish getting blocked by Cignetti (and Tim and Trent calling him live to read him a tweet he can’t see), Bryant Haines NFL poaching fears and a show bet, Big Ten power rankings, and a preview of the weekend’s big games with Indiana at number four in the CFP.

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Ohio State lost to USC on Halloween and Kris Drew at Signal Lost had to film his immediate reaction dressed as Arthur. We had to watch. Tim and Trent react to the Ohio State crashout -- Ryan Day’s ceiling, Arthur Smith being Arthur Smith, Jeremiah Smith’s body language, and what it looks like when a reload-and-win program suddenly can’t do either. We love Kris. Go listen to Signal Lost at Dead Air Sports.

Indiana is 8-1 and heading into the bye week. The offense and special teams were a mess against Minnesota. The clock management was inexcusable. And the Hoosiers still won in overtime with College Game Day in Bloomington. Tim and Trent react to Cignetti’s postgame press conference, break down the quarterback situation, talk Jacob Savage’s emergence, Paddy McIntyre’s 60-yarder, and what needs to get fixed before USC. Tim also sells stock in the coaching staff. Indiana’s defense is carrying this thing -- but for how long?

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Indiana survives Minnesota in overtime on College Game Day in Bloomington and moves to 8-1. Trent reacts live with Alec Keezer from Indiana at the Voice of College Football -- Josh Hoover’s injury and Grant Wilson’s second-half spark, Cignetti’s late-game timeout decisions, Jacob Savage’s breakout moment replacing Ro Hardy, Charlie Becker’s clutch plays, and the special teams chaos Patty McIntyre bailed out with a 60-yarder. What this team needs to clean up in the bye week and why the Hoosiers are still in the conversation.

Indiana has not beaten Minnesota since 2007. College Game Day is on campus Saturday. So before kickoff, Trent brings in Ross Brendel from the Gophers 101 podcast to debunk — or confirm — every myth about this Minnesota team.

Twenty minutes. No prior relationship. Ross showed up ready to go.

Is away Minnesota a different team? Yes, confirmed. Is Drake Lindsey a stationary quarterback? Mostly true, but he can move when he has to. Can Minnesota run the ball at all? No, not really — and Ross is the first to admit it. Is Koi Perich regretting his transfer to Oregon? Almost certainly, even if he would never say so publicly. Is PJ Fleck a lifer? Ross makes the case that Fleck and athletic director Mark Coyle are basically attached at the hip, and with each passing year a departure gets less likely. And yes, Minnesota is a hockey school first.

A fan-to-fan conversation about what Indiana is actually walking into on Saturday.

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Indiana is 7-1, homecoming week is here, College Game Day is coming to Bloomington, and it all starts with Drench Gang.

Tim and Trent are in person to break down what is working, what is not, and what it is going to take to get past a Minnesota team Indiana has not beaten since 2007. Nine consecutive losses to the Gophers. The defense is elite. The offense is at rock bottom. Josh Hoover threw eight passes in the second half against Michigan — all of them incomplete — and Cignetti acknowledged the staff was having conversations about the quarterback situation.

They get into Tobi Osunsanmi and his case as the best defensive transfer Cignetti has brought in, Indiana’s actual strength of record and schedule strength compared to the national narrative, and the College Game Day announcement.

Big Ten power rankings, the UCLA tiebreaker scenarios, MVP picks, score predictions — Tim says 20-0 shutout, Trent says 13-6 — and Tim’s three bets of the week, including the Indiana-Minnesota under 41.5 and Northwestern on the money line at Oregon.

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