The Hoosier Hysterics Podcast

Matt "Bad MoFo" Weaver of Peegs.com is back to drop his world-renowned knowledge on all things Indiana football. Weave breaks it down player by player on both sides of the ball AND special teams. Why? Because he knows it and you love it. 

Before the pigskin gets rolling on the gridiron side, Eric and Ward weigh in on the imminent signing of skilled 6'11 five-star recruit Darius Wabbington, adding to a scintillating 2027 freshman class for Hoosier hoops coach Darian DeVries.

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It’s a birthday boy bonanza! That’s right... Rabby, Ward and Eric ALL have birthdays this very week and there's no better way to celebrate than to get Rabby rolling on everything he’s seen with IU football behind the scenes and out on the practice field.

Kickoff for the reigning national champs is mere hours away and there’s no better way to get ready for the 2026 Indiana Hoosiers football season than to listen up!

And oh yeah, hooping time ain’t far away either! Rabby gives us a recap on what he’s seen from the new Hoosiers, and what his expectations are heading into the hardwood season.

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247's Peegs.com super reporter and IU Football guru extraordinaire Jared Kelly joins the show to talk about everything and anything to do with our beloved national champions.

From his thoughts on the many highlights of Coach Cig speaking at Big Ten Media Days, to the return of Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, to breaking down each position group, Jared is a world class bad ass at telling us all what's up with the greatest college football program on Earth.

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The boys are back at long last and ready to chop it up all things IU. Huge wins for gridiron recruiting, dominating victories by the hoopsters in Peru, and oh so much more are all on the docket for this week's comeback special of Hoosier Hysterics!

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First up the Hysterics catch up on all things concerning the men's basketball team and the defending national champion football squad. Schedules, recruits, the portal, NIL, Cignetti driving the friggin' pace car, and whatever else... there is no off-season anymore!!

Eric and Ward then recap their brief but lively trip back to Bloomington for the IU Ventures Founders and Funders Network Summit. What follows are 6 fascinating and fun interviews with some of the brightest, most innovative and successful Hoosiers you'd ever want to meet, featuring Pete Wilkins, Dr. Susan Batchelder, Dr. Milos Marinkovic, Julia Keene, Samantha Ginther, Julia Van Kessel and Chelsea Simpson.

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What do the numbers really say about college basketball—and specifically our favorite team in the whole wide Hoosier world??

We’re fired up to welcome CBB analytics guru Evan Miyakawa of to help us make sense of it all. Trusted by over 120 D1 programs, Evan and his statistical models are a beacon of light in the brave new world of college hoops, helping coaches determine which players are worth those fat stacks of cash that are only getting fatter.

We zoom out to hit trends across the sport, then zoom way in on IUBB to get Evan's honest, data-driven take on what to expect from Coach DeVries brand new roster heading into next season.

Check out all the juicy info Evan has to offer at www.evanmiya.com !

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The world's foremost expert on all things Indiana football is back, none other than Peegs.com own Matt Weaver!

Weaver breaks down last night's spring game, digging into which players stood out and what we might expect from different position groups going into next season. If you want the scoop on all the new and returning Hoosier players, there's nobody dishing it out better than Weaver.

And oh yeah, let's talk about FERNANDO MENDOZA BEING PICKED #1 OVERALL IN THE NFL DRAFT right as the spring game was kicking off. And oh yeah, not long after that his teammate OMAR COOPER JR WAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND TOO.

What a time to be alive.

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Peegs.com publisher Jeff "Rabby" Rabjohns is back for PORTALMANIA!!!! Tune in to hear Rabby's expert take on the portal haul thus far accumulated by Coach DeVries and his dedicated staff. (Hint: Rabby is happy)

Learn all about our newest Hoosiers... Markus Burton, Aiden Sherrell, Samet Yigitoglu, Jaeden Mustaf, Bryce Lindsay and Darren Harris.. from the one and only Rabbi of Recruiting himself, DJ Jazzy Jeff Rabjohns.

But wait! There's more! Rabby will talk about how he envisions this reborn roster playing together in the DeVries system, and will even give his thoughts on both the floor and the ceiling for these Hoosiers going into the 2026-27 season.

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The one and only Jeff Rabjohns, publisher of 247's Peegs.com and world's foremost expert on Hoosier hoops, hops on discuss where everything stands with the Indiana program.

We recap the season that was, assess how strong the institutional support is, including NIL, where is the fan support at, how is the coaching, and what does it look like on the talent front with both current high school commits, and the how the the portal is set up for us just as it's about to open.

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Matt Brown of ExtraPointsMB.com joins the show to discuss his recent article that lit the IU internet aflame!  

Citing the colossal budget of the 2024-25 IU men's basketball team... the largest in the nation by almost 10 million smackeroos... the Hysterics dive into all the numbers with Matt. 

They discuss where the money came from, where it went, how it compares to other programs, and assess just how good... or bad... is the return on investment for our beloved program.

Don't miss this fascinating examination of big time college hoops with Matt, a great guy who not only knows his stuff, but is willing to put up Eric and Ward! And make sure you check out all of Matt's insightful and illuminating work at ExtraPointsMB.com !

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