Podcast on the Brink

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Zach Osterman, the IU Insider for The Indianapolis Star. Among the topics discussed:

· How should Indiana fans feel about this season through 10 games?
· Which of Indiana's problems is more concerning: turnovers or free throw shooting?
· Zach's assessment of Romeo Langford's play so far this season
· How have Indiana's role players adjusted to playing with a dynamic scorer and talent like Langford?
· Justin Smith and his importance to Indiana
· What can Indiana do to get Devonte Green going?
· Is Archie Miller more comfortable in his second season in Bloomington?
· Juwan Morgan's play through 10 games
· Zach's thoughts on this week's AP Poll controversy
· Where does Zach see Indiana finishing in the Big Ten standings?
· Indiana's in-state recruiting momentum

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Zach McCrite to recap IU's win over Penn State and preview Saturday's showdown against Louisville. Among the topics discussed:

· The positives, negatives and a little bit of everything else from IU’s win in State College
· Indiana’s improvement on defense in year two of the Archie Miller era
· Romeo Langford’s first half in State College
· The two parts of the game where Langford needs the ball more
· Langford’s defense through nine games
· Justin Smith’s offensive struggles early in the season
· Clifton Moore’s minutes against Penn State
· Previewing this weekend’s matchup with Louisville
· What will the atmosphere be in Bloomington on Saturday?
· How important are the two upcoming non-conference games?

In this edition of The Matchup, Ben is joined by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic for a discussion on the NBA prospects on the IU roster. Among the topics covered:

• Strengths and weaknesses that could determine Romeo Langford's draft position
• What Juwan Morgan needs to do to round into an NBA player
• Whether players like Al Durham, Damezi Anderson, and Rob Phinisee have shots at an NBA career
• Trayce Jackson-Davis' commitment to IU

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich discuss their takeaways from Indiana's season through seven games. Among the topics discussed:

· Who is Indiana's most valuable player right now?
· Indiana’s two glaring issues that could derail this season
· The improved 3-point shooting percentage for the Hoosiers
· Why De’Ron Davis is a much bigger factor for Indiana than expected
· Indiana’s freshman guards have been forced to carry a heavy load, but have held up well
· Indiana’s results this season haven’t been too far off of preseason expectations
· How does Indiana need to fare over the next four games?

Editor’s note: Throughout the 2018-19 season, Seth Tow and Ben Ladner will host “The Matchup,” a podcast previewing Indiana’s upcoming games. The episodes will be available on the Podcast on the Brink feed.

In this edition of The Matchup, Seth and Ben dive deep into Indiana’s matchups against Duke.

Topics discussed include:

• Who will guard Zion Williamson?
• Why a Zach McRoberts return would be critical
• How Indiana will defend ball screens against a team with so many weapons
• What Gonzaga did offensively in its win over Duke that IU could replicate
• Why the Tre Jones/Rob Phinisee matchup looms large
• Which team has more to gain and more to lose in this matchup

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are back for a special thanksgiving week edition of the audio mailbag. Among the topics discussed:

· Is there any reason to be concerned about Justin Smith?
· What should we make of Clifton Moore and Jake Forrester not playing at all against UT Arlington?
· What are three things that IU fans will be thankful for by season's end?
· The latest on Devonte Green and Zach McRoberts
· Will the Arkansas game be valuable in the long run for Indiana? 
· What are Jerod and Alex's favorite Thanksgiving menu items?

Throughout the 2018-19 season, Seth Tow and Ben Ladner will host "The Matchup," a podcast previewing Indiana's upcoming games. The episodes will be available on the Podcast on the Brink feed.

In this edition of The Matchup, Seth and Ben dive deep into Indiana’s matchups against Marquette and Arkansas.

Topics discussed include:

• The Marquette perspective, as John Steppe of the Marquette Wire calls in at the beginning
• What makes Markus Howard so dangerous
• How the Hauser brothers could force IU to change its strategies
• What challenges Daniel Gafford presents
• What Arkansas’ press will look like and how IU might attack it
• The flaws in Arkansas that IU could expose

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris is joined by Ben Steele of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to preview Indiana's matchup against Marquette in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Among the topics discussed:

• What he's looking forward to seeing in his first visit to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
• What kind of a player Markus Howard is, and how Indiana might able to slow him down
• Who the other key players are for Marquette that IU fans need to know
• Is the defensive improvement Marquette has shown through two games for real?
• Ben's impressions of Indiana so far
• The keys to beating this Marquette team

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by one of their favorite recurring guests, Jon Crispin of BTN, who was on the call with Kevin Kugler for Tuesday's season opener against Chicago State. Among the topics discussed:

• Jon's first impression of Romeo Langford
• Indiana's point guard play
• Why Jon believes Robert Phinisee will be the point guard moving forward
• How big of a concern is free throw shooting for Indiana?
• Jon's thoughts on the play of Juwan Morgan against Chicago State
• Indiana's depth this season and where it may benefit this team the most
• Did Jon notice anything different about Zach McRoberts and his confidence?
• Who are the teams Jon sees as the best candidates to win the Big Ten this season?
• Is the Big Ten down?
• How the Big Ten's lack of a relationship with ESPN has driven the narrative about the league nationally

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.

In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by bracketology expert Andy Bottoms of The Assembly Call to give their over/under picks on Big Ten conference win totals for the 2018-2019 season. (The win total numbers discussed were provided by friend of the show and publisher of T-Rank, Bart Torvik, and are listed below.)

• Michigan State - 15.5
• Michigan - 13.5
• Indiana - 13
• Nebraska - 13
• Wisconsin - 11.5
• Purdue - 11
• Maryland - 10.5
• Ohio State - 9.5
• Minnesota - 8
• Iowa - 8
• Penn State - 8
• Illinois - 7
• Northwestern - 7
• Rutgers - 4.5