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Ep 1219 - Updates Apr 12, 2025

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A short weekend update as we discuss some IU football spring practice items, IU basketball coaching and recruiting updates, and some NCAA sports updates.

Ep 1217 - Two Co-Pilots Apr 03, 2025

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Scott is joined by Ryan Phillips of Assembly Call for their regular two co-pilots show.
They chat about the current NCAA Tournament, which leads to a Kelvin Sampson discussion, leading to some historical IU talk, before they un-pack some of the Woodson era and wrap up with their thoughts on the current state of the program and what lies ahead.

Ep 1216 - Tom Ackerman talks IU Basketball Mar 31, 2025

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We are joined today by KMOX sports director Tom Ackerman! In this episode, Tom gives his thoughts on the Darian DeVries hire and recounts his observations from seeing DeVries as the head coach at Drake. We also discuss the keys to getting IU basketball back into a nationally competitive position, and learn about Tom's history with the university.

Ep 1215 - Men's Basketball Roster and Coaching Moves Mar 30, 2025

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Scott and Galen are back, talking about Indiana men's basketball and the various roster and coaching moves happening within the program. No news is not necessarily bad at this stage, so we talk through the elements at play and discuss how the timetable for roster additions may have changed a bit from what was initially anticipated. We also discuss the impact of available money on the roster moves, the need to balance productivity and potential with financial resources, and the fortuante position that Indiana is in compared to some of its competitors. We finish with a deeper look at the current trends in college basketball around efficiency numbers and how Indiana will hopefully be part of that movement moving forward.

Ep 1214 - NCAA Tournament Questions Mar 24, 2025

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On this episode, we dive to a question from a listener about why there weren't the normal number of upsets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament this year. Lots of factors come into play, and we dive into several, including the huge jump in efficiency numbers this year, the NIL/portal impacts, and conference realignment.

Ep 1212 - Zach Osterman Joins the Show Mar 20, 2025

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IndyStar IU Insider Zach Osterman joins CrimsonCast to talk about the end of the Mike Woodson era, the coaching search process and how Indiana landed on Darian DeVries, the financial realities driving the upcoming roster changes that will likely take place, and why Indiana felt that DeVries was the right man for the moment.

Ep 1211 - Indiana Has A New Coach Mar 19, 2025

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Indiana has hired a new coach! Former West Virginia coach Darian DeVries is now the head man in Bloomington. We talk about the hire, DeVries' history at Drake and West Virginia, how this will impact IU's roster, who might come in from elsewhere, and a ton more.

Ep 1210 - The Season Is Over Mar 17, 2025

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On a spirited live edition of CrimsonCast, Scott and GC talk about Indiana's exclusion from the NCAA Tournament, the inconsistent logic applied by the committee, and the mistakes Indiana made in scheduling and style of play that left them on the outside looking in. That then led into an extensive and wide-ranging post-mortem on the season, including some thoughts on the state of the program, the treatment of fans, the issues with the Woodson era, and where the athletic department needs to start with the coaching search.

Ep 1209 - Bracketology Judgment Day Mar 16, 2025

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Happy Bracket Day to all of you. Indiana is squarely on the bubble for today's NCAA Tournament Selection Show. Where will the Hoosiers ultimately land? On this special live edition of CrimsonCast, we evaluate the possibilities and discuss which teams are in, which teams are out, and what the criteria are that the committee will be looking at.

Ep 1208 - Indiana Loses, now Indiana Waits, plus Coaching Search Updates Mar 14, 2025

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Indiana lost to Oregon in their first Big Tournament game, throwing the Hoosiers into a waiting game for their NCAA tournament prospects. We talk about how the game went and where IU struggled, as well as how it impacts their spot in the NCAA Tournament field.
We also discuss the comments from Oumar Ballo postgame, and talk about the online discourse in general. Then we discuss the coaching search updates, go deep again on Ben McCollum, and discuss some timing issues.

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