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The Matchup: Talking IU's NBA prospects Dec 02, 2018

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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

POTB 254: Takeaways from Indiana's season through seven games Nov 30, 2018

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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?

The Matchup: Previewing Indiana-Duke Nov 26, 2018

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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

POTB 253: Thanksgiving week Audio Mailbag Nov 21, 2018

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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?

The Matchup: Previewing Marquette and Arkansas Nov 14, 2018

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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

POTB 252: Previewing IU-Marquette in the Gavitt Tipoff Games Nov 13, 2018

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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

POTB 251: Jon Crispin of BTN on IU's season opener, point guard play and more Nov 07, 2018

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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

POTB 250: Big Ten conference win total over/unders Oct 31, 2018

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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

POTB 249: Reader Mailbag and the debut of "The Matchup" Oct 24, 2018

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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 another edition of the audio mailbag.
In addition, at the conclusion of this week's episode, you can listen the debut of "The Matchup" with Seth Tow and Ben Ladner. Among the topics discussed:
· Who will log the most minutes at the five for IU?
· Will Indiana's free throw shooting improve this season?
· Who will be Indiana's third scorer behind Juwan Morgan and Romeo Langford?
· What's the best role for Devonte Green this season?
· How should the coaching staff define success this season?
· Who will be Indiana's best five in crunch time?
· Is there any reason to worry about IU being mentioned in the recent story by The Kansas City Star?
· Over/under on 20 wins for Indiana this season

POTB 248: A season preview and FBI trial discussion with Rick Bozich Oct 16, 2018

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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 Rick Bozich of WDRB.com to preview the upcoming hoops season in Bloomington and also discuss the FBI trial currently taking place in New York. Among the topics discussed:
· As an AP top 25 voter, where will Rick place IU in the preseason poll?
· What direction will Indiana go this season with the point guard position?
· The preseason AP top 25 poll and how Rick goes about putting his ballot together
· Which Big Ten teams deserve consideration for the preseason top 25 poll?
· What's the ceiling for Indiana if the point guard play is good?
· What are fair expectations for Romeo Langford as a freshman?
· What will have gone wrong if the Hoosiers don't meet expectations?
· The Big Ten's national championship drought
· What to expect from Louisville when the Cardinals come to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in December
· The FBI trial currently taking place in New York and Rick's column on Coach K and Roy Williams
· What's the endgame in all of this and why are administrators so reluctant to pay players?

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