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X's and Joe's, part of the Back Home Network, is a podcast that lets you eavesdrop on an ongoing, 25-year conversation between two friends and Indiana University grads who have an unusual passion for exploring the formula for winning in today’s modern college…
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[65] The Culture Show - Part One (opens the original)
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With the sports calendar finally about to wake back up, Bob and Mike use one last stretch of the offseason to talk about some of the things they spend plenty of time discussing when the microphones aren’t usually rolling: movies, music, books, and culture. Using their personal top-10 lists as jumping-off points, they wander through favorites, disagreements, old memories, and plenty of the tangents you’d expect when these two get going. Along the way: The pre-football temperature check: Why IU’s
[64] IU Basketball After Peru — What We Learned (opens the original)
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Indiana’s summer trip to Peru is in the books, which means Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth finally have some actual basketball to dissect. But how much can you really learn from summer exhibitions against overmatched competition? As usual, the answer is somewhere between “nothing” and “everything.” Bob and Mike dig beneath the scores and individual stat lines to focus on the things that might actually carry over once the games start counting: What IU’s trip revealed about Darren DeVries’ preferred st
[63] IU Basketball Fan Expectations (with Chad Schwartzkopf) (opens the original)
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As the offseason rolls on, Bob and Mike are joined by Hoosier Morning After host Chad Schwartzkopf for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with soccer and the World Cup before diving into the ever-present question surrounding Indiana basketball: what should fans realistically expect from Darren DeVries and this new era of IU hoops? The discussion explores the balance between optimism and caution, how football's success has changed the atmosphere around Bloomington, and which signs fans shoul
[62] The Twilight of the NCAA (with Galen Clavio) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Xs and Joes , Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth welcome Galen Clavio for a wide-ranging discussion about the NCAA's uncertain future. From tournament expansion to NIL, governance, and amateurism, the conversation explores some of the biggest questions facing college athletics—and why there may not be easy answers. Catching Up on the Summer Before diving into the main topic, the guys touch on a few offseason storylines. Updates on IU football and basketball as summer rolls along What
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