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Ep 1101 - Ben Portnoy talks House (College Sports Part 3) Jun 06, 2024

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Ben Portnoy from Sports Business Journal joins the show again! We talk about the news related to the House vs NCAA settlement, the NCAA's steadfast desire to keep athletes from becoming employees, the core issues with the new $22 million NIL payment structure as it relates to the business of college sports, and a couple of ideas about college sports structure moving forward.

Ep 1100 - Athlete Employment, Fair Market Value, and Salary Caps - Part 2 Jun 04, 2024

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On this edition of CrimsonCast, the focus turns once again to the changing world of college athletics. While Episode 1098 focused on the basics of the House vs NCAA settlement and some of the big overarching questions, this episode delves more deeply into the "athletes as employees" question, the tricky nature of judging fair market value in business deals, the unusual and damaging incentive structure present in college sports that makes them different from their professional counterparts, and the challenge of having a de facto salary cap when the NCAA cannot legally restrict compensation. All of that and more!

Ep 1098 - College Sports Changes - Part 1 May 31, 2024

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The recent announcement of a settlement in the House vs NCAA case has paved the way for some massive changes to the landscape of college sports. It's time to talk through what those changes are, and how they will directly affect the structure, finances, and core elements of the college sports world. This episode goes through the details of the House settlement, talking about where the case came from, how the parties arrived at the settlement, why schools are paying out money to college athletes from previous years, and how the structure of NIL payments will work moving forward. We also tackle several listener/viewer questions.

Ep 1097 - 2024 Indianapolis 500 Preview May 23, 2024

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It's Memorial Day weekend, and that means it's time for the now-yearly tradition of a CrimsonCast Indianapolis 500 preview podcast. Scott and GC talk about the overall vibe of the series headed into the weekend, the dominance of Penske and the perceptional problems therein, Ganassi's struggles in qualifying, and the likelihood of the race being competitive. We also discuss which driver winning would be the best story, which driver would have the greatest legacy boost from another win, and which cars have a legitimate shot going into Sunday.

Ep 1096 - Football Questions with Taylor Lehman from Bite-Sized Bison May 21, 2024

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Our friend Taylor Lehman stops by the show and talks some IU football. We extend the discussion from the last podcast about culture shifts in football programs, plus we talk about the transition process for players coming from G5 programs to power progarms. We also discuss our reflections on Indiana's spring game, the roster moves made since then, and the current state of the depth chart at defensive back, defensive line, wide receiver, and more. Finally we tackle a bunch of questions from the audience, including breakdowns of recruiting process, the schedule, and more.

Ep 1095 - Off-Season Concepts May 19, 2024

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On this episode of CrimsonCast, Scott and GC start by talking through the varying perspectives in the fan base and the donor base about IU men’s basketball. We discuss the success that IU has had in the transfer portal this off-season, the still-existing split among fans regarding their attitudes towards the program, and what the parameters of success for IU might be this upcoming year.
We also talk some IU football, breaking down the on-paper success that Cignetti and his staff have had so far and how much of that is likely to translate to on-field success.
Finally at about the 58 minute mark we tackle some IndyCar related items - the Penske suspensions, the qualifying format for the 500, and the overall vibe of the series headed into its most important weekend of the year.

Ep 1094 - IU Signs Another Player, Bloomington Restaurants, and Listener Questions May 17, 2024

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New podcast! GC goes solo on this one, and tackles the Langdon Hatton acquisition, the open scholarship left, and some larger questions regarding player devleopment and the portal. We also tackle some items on the Bloomington restaurant scene, the current state of the NCAA's legal woes, plus questions about a college basketball video game and the Indy 500.

Ep 1093 - Spring Recap and Overview May 12, 2024

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The doctor returns from a hiatus to dive into some IU basketball and football content. We look at the developments on the men's basketball roster since mid-April, the projections and predictions starting to come in from various corners of the college basketball analytics community about the team, and what the big questions are that need to be answered. We also talk about the surprising news that Creighton is pulling out of Atlantis this year, where they are headed, and what it might mean for the college basketball landscape.
Attention then pivots to football where we discuss the attention being given to IU football from across the social media landscape, the talent ratings of the various positions on the roster, and how that might correlate to success in the fall. We also discuss some truly gamebreaking trends going on with college football rosters across the landscape and why the NCAA needs to figure something out quickly.

Ep 1092 - IUBB Season Recap with Ryan Phillips Apr 30, 2024

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Two Co-Pilots & No Pilots podcast is back as Scott is joined by Ryan Phillips of Assembly Call. The two most irrational members of The Back Home Network, have a very rational discussion of the 2023-2024 IU Basketball season, what went right, and mostly what went wrong. How IU's success in the off-season portal is going to change expectations for next season, and finally land on what context to put last season into.

Ep 1091 - Little 500 Preview Apr 18, 2024

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A Little 500 preview episode! Katie Kapusta DeVictor, a field analyst for the Women's Little 500 broadcast, joins us for the first part of the show. We follow that with an interview featuring Matt McGorrey and Zach Horowitz, alumni analysts for the Men's Little 500 broadcast.
You can watch the broadcasts of the Little 500 races here:
Women's Race Broadcast - 4:00 PM ET on Friday April 19th: https://youtube.com/live/0Vra5cBA77w?feature=share
Men's Race Broadcast - 2:00 PM ET on Saturday April 20th: https://youtube.com/live/SrfAjSMAWCM?feature=share

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