[50] Expectations For IU – What Are Reasonable Outcomes For Football and Basketball?

About this episode

Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth discuss IU's basketball and football expectations amidst recent struggles and upcoming matchups.

Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth check in from opposite sides of the country to discuss IU's impending national championship matchup with Miami, dissect the Hoosiers' recent basketball struggles, and explore what reasonable expectations look like for both programs right now. The Rose Bowl That Wasn't Bob and Mike open with the bittersweet realization that their long-planned Back Home Network meetup this weekend could have been in Miami for the national championship game instead of Bloomington for an Iowa basketball matchup. They discuss IU's status as an 8.5-point favorite over Miami, the narrative that IU "hasn't been tested" despite beating Ohio State, Oregon, and Alabama by a combined margin that would make Sherman's March to the Sea look gentle, and why Miami fans might want to check out Homefield Apparel's vintage Hurricanes collection before Monday's game. Basketball's Reality Check The conversation shifts to IU basketball's brutal week—blowing a 16-point lead to Nebraska and getting boat-raced by Michigan State at Breslin. Bob and Mike break down what's actually happening beyond the disappointing results: The roster gaps they identified in the preseason are showing up exactly as…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob Moats, Mike Wiemuth

Topics covered

• IU basketball
• football expectations
• national championship
• recent struggles
• team analysis
• player performance

Keywords

• IU
• basketball
• football
• Miami
• national championship
• Lamar Wilkerson
• Ohio State
• Nebraska
• Michigan State

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Organizations: IU, Miami, Homefield Apparel, Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, Nebraska, Michigan State

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