X's and Joe's
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Episodes: 61
Description
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 basketball.
Hosted by Bob Moats (cbobmoats) and Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly), this show examines trends in recruiting, metrics, strategy, and coaching -- with an emphasis on debunking myths and challenging popular assumptions.
And while Bob and Mike's rooting interests may lie with the Hoosiers, this show takes an expansive view of the college basketball landscape beyond just Bloomington.
In other words, it's a show for ALL serious college hoops fans who truly appreciate the nuances of the sport.
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[64] IU Basketball After Peru — What We Learned
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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[63] IU Basketball Fan Expectations (with Chad Schwartzkopf)
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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[62] The Twilight of the NCAA (with Galen Clavio)
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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[61] Where Have All the Character Coaches Gone?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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[60] Indy 500 Weekend, Curt Cignetti, and the State of College Sports
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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[58] Why Are IU Fans So Angry?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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[56] 2026 NCAA Bracket with Andy Bottoms
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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[53] What Is Darian DeVries Running? (with Tony Adragna & Brian Tonsoni)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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[52] Is the Cignetti Hire the GOAT? (with Galen Clavio)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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[51] IU Wins a Football Natty -- Now What?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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[50] Expectations For IU – What Are Reasonable Outcomes For Football and Basketball?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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[48] Bill Murphy Part 4 - Branch, the Splendid Splinter, and Early NIL at IU
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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[47] Bill Murphy Part 3 - The Legend of Branch McCracken
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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[46] Bill Murphy Part 2 - The 1967 Rose Bowl Journey
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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[45] Bill Murphy Part 1 - The Last Hurrying Hoosiers & The Cardiac Kids
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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[44] The Ohio River Rivalries with special guest Josh Burton
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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[43] CBB Moneyball and The Omar Cooper Parallel
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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[42] Coaching Chip Stacks - 2025-26 Season Status Check
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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[41] 2025-26 College Basketball Preview
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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[40] Data v Drama -- A View of Modern Recruiting w/ Stephen Ragsdale
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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[39] The Vibes Show
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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[38] Is IU Football For Real? Hoosier Surge + The North–South Culture War
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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[37] Can You Really Build a Title Contender Using Homegrown Talent?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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[36] One Fleeting Moment - Why The B1G Hasn't Won It All Since the Clinton Administration
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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[35] Ask Us Anything
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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[34] Negative Recruiting -- Does It Really Work?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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[33] Rally Behind The Bison (with Galen Clavio and Cooper Tinsley)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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[32] The Mid-Major Purge
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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[31] Portal Mania
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May 10, 2025 |
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[30] How the Changing Landscape of College Basketball is Impacting March Madness with Andy Bottoms
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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[29] A Requiem for Woodson - A Cautionary Tale in Coaching Hires
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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[28] Analyzing the Darian DeVries Hire at Indiana
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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[27] Season in Review: The SEC's Dominance and CBB's New Landscape
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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[26] Coaching Searches: What To Expect When You're Expecting a New Coach
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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[25] Into the Great Wide Open: How Spacing & Penetration Created a Three-Point Revolution
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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[24] How Program Expectations Are Set -- at IU and Beyond
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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[23.5] We've Seen This Before: Assessing the Current State of Indiana Basketball
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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[23] Is There Really Such A Thing as ‘Program Momentum’?
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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[22] How Programs Try To Use Pace of Play To Their Advantage
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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[21] Regression or Bounce Back? Looking at the 2024-25 College Basketball Season
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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[20] NIL, Revenue Sharing And The (Not So) New Era of Compensated College Athletes
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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[19] “Modern” Basketball: What Is It, Exactly?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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[18] Sports Fans' Biases: All Our Kids Are Above Average
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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[17] The Football Show
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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[16] Is the Blue-Blood Job Really Dead?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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[15] Transfer Portal Case Studies
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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[14] Knight Fall: Perspectives on the End of an Era
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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[13] College Basketball History: Does A School's Past Matter?
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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[12] College Basketball Freshmen: How Productive Should They Actually Be?
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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[11] Hoosiers: It's Not a Documentary
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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[10] Data Driven Basketball Coaching and Talent Evaluation with Tony Adragna
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May 15, 2024 |
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[09] Transfer Portal: The Tip of the Iceberg
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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[08] You Take the Wheel: Ask Us Anything
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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[07] The March To March Madness: Well, We Didn't See That Coming (And Some Things We Did)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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[06] How Top Programs Evaluate and Acquire Winning Personnel (with special guest Sam Story)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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[05] Rivalry Essentials: Unpacking the Crucial Role That Rivalries Play in How We Experience College Sports
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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[04] Discovering The Sweet Spot: How a National Championship Winning Trend Was Exposed
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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[03] Roster Construction: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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[02] Coaching Tenures: Chip Stacks and Honeymoons (Win First or Recruit First?)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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[01] Dudes with Acuity or a Disciplined Approach? Which Matters More?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Welcome to X's and Joe's
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Dec 08, 2023 |