1 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:09,700 You're listening to the back home network, presented by home 2 00:00:09,700 --> 00:00:22,800 field apparel. Alright, welcome to switchyard 3 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,900 Brewing Company on Gail and klaviyo and this is Crimson cast 4 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:30,300 as we are here on behalf of the back home network brought to you 5 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:34,200 by home-field apparel. As we are here on a very special 6 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,700 day as we're helping with the Dinan. 7 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:40,600 Donate here, that switchyard is partnered with on Hoosier ticket 8 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,500 project and we've got a lot of nice folks out here who have 9 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,000 joined us. So far on the show, we're going 10 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,600 to have some awesome guests coming up here shortly and we've 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,400 got Griffin Gonzales in his First, I guess, official IU, 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,000 post-graduation, podcast, welcome to the show. 13 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,200 Good to see you, man. That makes me feel old you are, 14 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,400 I appreciate that. You are very old awfully. 15 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Sorry. Yeah, excited to be here. 16 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:03,300 You know, enjoying the last times of living in Bloomington 17 00:01:03,300 --> 00:01:05,400 for as long as possible, got one week left. 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:10,000 So where you headed after this Louisville, Kentucky WDRB Sports 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,600 and excited to see some different basketball cultures 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,600 down in that state. I heard there's some other stuff 21 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,400 going on, so there's a few of them. 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,800 Absolutely, well Griffin. Appreciate you joining us. 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,900 We're going to have some IU basketball guest joining us a 24 00:01:23,908 --> 00:01:26,000 little bit later Miller cop going to be joining us. 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,800 Anthony wheel joining us, Jordan Geronimo joining us as well, but 26 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,500 we wanted to chat for a little bit about just some things going 27 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:35,200 on with IU Sports and what to look forward to we're in the 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:40,100 middle of summer at this point. So it's quiet but it's not too 29 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,900 quiet because we're starting to get. 30 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,800 We had our first press conference with a couple of days 31 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,000 ago or yesterday is race. Thompson was on Zoom talking 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,800 about some of the new Chalmers for IU men's basketball and of 33 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,600 course football getting ramped up and ready to start fall Camp 34 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,100 That season starts in a couple of months, as well. 35 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,700 Just a lot under the surface right now. 36 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:04,300 Happening, what is it that you're most excited about coming 37 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:09,699 out of the end of the 20 22 Seasons as we head into this 38 00:02:09,699 --> 00:02:11,300 next year? Alright, let me just start with 39 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:13,600 football because that's the closest one, I think with 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,200 Indiana, football, obviously, coming off last year. 41 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,200 I mean, there's stuff you can and can't be excited about more 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,000 of the latter there, but I think that the biggest thing with 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,400 Indiana football. If you're trying to look at a 44 00:02:25,408 --> 00:02:28,500 positive point of view, here is there's a lot of unknowns, 45 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:31,200 there's a lot of new faces, there's a lot of new offenses. 46 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:34,900 From what I'm hearing guys are really loving the new OC. 47 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:39,400 They really love the offense, they're putting in and there's a 48 00:02:39,408 --> 00:02:41,900 reason there wasn't a spring game because, you know, they 49 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:44,300 wanted to kind of keep some of that behind closed doors. 50 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:48,500 And I think that's Buzz That's something to get excited about. 51 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:50,900 I think we've for the past few years that offense is actually 52 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:53,400 been the opposite of what I'm hearing so far about it. 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,900 So the fact that players and guys who are involved in the 54 00:02:56,900 --> 00:03:00,000 program are getting excited about it tells you okay. 55 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,500 Usually there's some by in there. 56 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,500 I mean last time I've heard players talk. 57 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:07,100 This highly about an offensive scheme and offensive game plan 58 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:10,600 was you know two years ago where they lost the guy to Washington? 59 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,500 So I think this is a really exciting team right now. 60 00:03:14,500 --> 00:03:16,800 It's my saying they're going to finish top 10 in. 61 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:18,600 Big Ten, you know, no, probably not. 62 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,500 It's going to be tough rise. But I think Indiana's, try and 63 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:23,700 find some momentum there. And I think they might find that 64 00:03:23,700 --> 00:03:25,500 compared to last year. Well, you know, in certainly 65 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:28,900 you've got what the 5th ranked recruiting class in the Big Ten 66 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:30,700 coming in and, you know, how many of those guys are able to 67 00:03:30,708 --> 00:03:32,600 have immediate Impact versus down the road? 68 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,900 That's still a nice number. That's a number that Indiana 69 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:38,700 isn't used to having, you know, the you got Connor Basile at 70 00:03:38,700 --> 00:03:40,500 coming in. I think at this point probably 71 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:43,100 the presumptive starter at quarterback and he was a pretty 72 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:44,900 productive quarterback at Mizzou. 73 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,800 So you've got some peace. You know, and there's certainly 74 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,800 I think some guys at the skill positions that can do some 75 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,200 things that are going to be interesting. 76 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:55,900 The flip side is it's the toughest schedule in the nation 77 00:03:55,900 --> 00:04:00,300 as we saw ESPN with their fpi. Number Indiana has the toughest 78 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:03,600 schedule of anybody and it is not surprising. 79 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,600 That's essentially what I use had to deal with being in the 80 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,400 Big 10 East, we're here in all of us about divisions going 81 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,600 away, but they're not going away this year. 82 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,500 So you've still got the Full Slate of teams that you normally 83 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:17,800 have to go against the Ohio. State's the Michigan's the Penn 84 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,100 State's the Michigan State's. There are some opportunities in 85 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:24,000 the schedule early for football to make a little bit of hay. 86 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,400 I mean, there's a, there's an unlikely but possible scenario 87 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,000 where they win, six or seven games in a row to start the 88 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,700 season. It a lot of it's going to be a 89 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:36,100 momentum as much as momentum. Last year, for football, got off 90 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:38,400 on the wrong foot, never really recovered. 91 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,300 We've seen Seasons where the opposite has happened either 92 00:04:41,300 --> 00:04:43,400 with IU or with other teams. So it's going to be interesting 93 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,900 to watch that transpire. What's so fun about college 94 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:47,700 football to me? Is it takes Years to build. 95 00:04:47,700 --> 00:04:50,400 You can't just go get a bunch of free agent signings and hope it 96 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,800 even in this year of the transfer portal and as wild as 97 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,600 that's getting you have to build a winning culture. 98 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,200 You have to build a winning tradition, have to build a 99 00:04:57,207 --> 00:05:00,800 winning recruiting base. And I think with this top five 100 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,700 recruiting class, they're starting to get there. 101 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,400 It's just going to take time for those guys to get in and what 102 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,300 you can do. While those guys get in is show 103 00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:12,300 them how the program works show that, you know, you're not, I 104 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:15,100 love this saying it's you can tell me how rough the water is 105 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:16,900 but at the end of the day you got to bring in the boat anyway. 106 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,500 Way, there's still six wins on this roster, even with this 107 00:05:19,500 --> 00:05:24,000 tough to schedule of this, you know, is who told you that 108 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,600 saying. I'm curious was seventh grade 109 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,500 history, okay? That sounded is whenever we 110 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:30,200 complain and class, he's like, don't tell me how rough the 111 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,800 water is, just bring in the boat and the other one was, can lead 112 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,100 a horse to water but you're not going to make that thing drink. 113 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:38,900 Yeah, so, well, it's interesting as a whole lot of roster, change 114 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:42,500 this value, team with 27 outgoing players in this 115 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:45,000 offseason. And so, so, large imats a 116 00:05:45,008 --> 00:05:48,000 quarter of the roster. And so it's going to be 117 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,400 interesting to see if that I guess maybe re-establishes some 118 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,800 of the cultural by in that we saw in 2019 and 2020 with this 119 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,800 team on the men's basketball side. 120 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,500 A lot to get excited about. I you in a lot of circles, the 121 00:06:00,500 --> 00:06:04,200 presumptive, Big 10, favorite and we haven't really been able 122 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,400 to talk about that with an IU basketball team in a decade. 123 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,700 I mean, yeah. It's been 20, 30, 2012, that 124 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:13,300 offseason when I went into that upcoming season as either the 125 00:06:13,300 --> 00:06:16,400 first or second rated team in the conference but it's not, you 126 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,200 know, there were so many questions about who was going to 127 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,600 come back off of last year's team, what was the roster going 128 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,300 to look like and then where they going to be able to get 129 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,200 additional pieces? And not only did they get all 130 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,200 the important pieces? It feels like back. 131 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,100 They also added some really intriguing pieces so it's just a 132 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:33,500 lot of Buzz around IU basketball. 133 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:36,300 It feels like maybe I mean it again for the first time since 134 00:06:36,300 --> 00:06:38,800 the middle of the Green Arrow. I mean, is this not the best 135 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,600 case scenario for year to begin to Mike, what's the time he did? 136 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,800 That think that's the biggest thing is you're able to sit 137 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,600 back, you know, as a media member as a fan base and say 138 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,000 this. Exactly what Indiana wanted here 139 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,400 but this higher, they wanted to get somebody who bought into the 140 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,400 culture bought into the program. Got guys and built it with the 141 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,000 guys they had. And there's not a lot of 142 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,000 difference from this roster last year, which is something to be 143 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,500 excited about. And that just seeing these guys, 144 00:07:03,500 --> 00:07:07,100 come together, seeing what they're able to do in my biggest 145 00:07:07,100 --> 00:07:08,500 thing. It's not a matter of, you know, 146 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:10,300 obviously new guys come in and is huge help. 147 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:11,500 It's going to increase that bench step. 148 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:14,400 But I think the success of this roster is going to be carrying 149 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,400 over how much did the good guys from last year's roster? 150 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,200 Prove, how much better are they playing together? 151 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,600 How much more they buying in, and that's something we're 152 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,100 excited. Figure out later today, and so 153 00:07:23,100 --> 00:07:26,300 much about the end of the season, is what I think is 154 00:07:26,300 --> 00:07:28,800 really what has created as much Buzz. 155 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,000 I mean, yes, obviously had getting people back and bring a 156 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,400 new faces in. But the the promise that the 157 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,200 team showed in the Big Ten Tournament, especially, and that 158 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,600 spark that, I think people have been waiting with IU basketball 159 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,600 on for several years. Now it just it suddenly looked 160 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,000 like it, materialized. Well, I go back to like last 161 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,600 season, you watch some of those early year games and is kind of 162 00:07:47,608 --> 00:07:49,600 like a bunch of guys, kind of thrown together like a 163 00:07:49,608 --> 00:07:52,100 first-year roster. You know how you don't really 164 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:55,300 know how to play together and then you must, but you go to the 165 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:57,400 end of the year, you go to those Big Ten tournament games like 166 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,200 that. Michigan that, you know, last 10 167 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,100 minutes of that Michigan game and then you go to that 168 00:08:01,100 --> 00:08:03,600 Illinois. Game that team finely, meshed 169 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,700 and it looked like it was more of a flow. 170 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:08,300 They knew what to get from each other, they knew where to go. 171 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:12,100 When and when a Team figures that out, no matter what level 172 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:15,100 they're on, figuring out in March is key but also figuring 173 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:18,900 out in general is Great recipe for success for a whole season. 174 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:20,900 I think that's what Indiana is getting ready to, I think you 175 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:23,400 see that with a lot of teams, I mean, think about North Carolina 176 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,100 in the national title game that team looked completely lost for 177 00:08:26,100 --> 00:08:28,000 half the season. It took them a while to really 178 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,100 put the pieces together. Iowa State and Miami who both 179 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,799 had really great runs in the NCAA tournament. 180 00:08:32,799 --> 00:08:35,200 They didn't have great regular seasons, Iowa State, barely made 181 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,100 it in the field. Mara our Miami barely made it 182 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:40,200 into the field but they put it together at the right time. 183 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,700 Now obviously the next step is can you put it together for 184 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:45,200 longer? 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So check that out. 239 00:10:56,900 --> 00:10:58,500 We appreciate that. We're going to take a quick 240 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:01,800 break, we're going to come back. We have our first guest on Stick 241 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:02,800 Around. We'll be right back. 242 00:11:04,900 --> 00:11:07,400 And back here with our first guest of Galen klaviyo Griffin 243 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,200 Gonzalez. Joining me, we got another cop 244 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:16,500 with us on the podcast, Miller back for a second season here in 245 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:17,900 the cream and Crimson. Thanks for joining us. 246 00:11:17,908 --> 00:11:19,000 How you doing? I'm doing. 247 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,900 Well, thanks for having me. Absolutely. 248 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:23,900 So let's first of all, I'm curious. 249 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:27,000 What is the offseason life of an Indiana men's basketball player? 250 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,600 What have you been up to the last couple months? 251 00:11:29,300 --> 00:11:32,800 Well, you know, right after the season is about like mentally 252 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,000 and physically letting your body recover You know, throughout the 253 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,500 season, there's so many ups and downs. 254 00:11:37,500 --> 00:11:40,700 So to where you know, at the end of the year, you just need to 255 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:44,000 take a press, you know, get away from the game a little bit and, 256 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,900 you know, get your body right because there's so many, you 257 00:11:46,900 --> 00:11:49,200 know, you put so many miles on your body throughout the year 258 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,400 that you just have to recover and get back to like a base 259 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:56,000 normal level. And then, it's then it's about 260 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,200 rampant. It back up again and get the 261 00:11:57,208 --> 00:12:00,300 body back, used to playing and jumping and running and 262 00:12:00,300 --> 00:12:03,200 shooting, and all that stuff. So, you know, now we're starting 263 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:07,100 workouts and they've been Really good and it's been going well. 264 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,100 Okay, so galen's going to ask that question. 265 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:10,500 I'm going to ask a more important one. 266 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,900 You got a dog this officer, how house the dogs dad life treating 267 00:12:15,900 --> 00:12:19,600 you. This is a Gracie Barra this. 268 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,000 Yes. What's it been like? 269 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,600 I mean puppy life. Well, it's been great, you know, 270 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:29,800 Father's Day is tomorrow. So I'm real excited for that. 271 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,700 I don't think she knows what that is, but I'm going to treat 272 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:36,200 myself to something. But now it's been good. 273 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,800 It's something that I wanted to do for a while and after the 274 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:43,200 season was kind of a perfect time to do it and it gives me 275 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,000 something. I don't really have many hobbies 276 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,100 besides basketball. So, it gives me a an outlet 277 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:52,000 outside the game to, you know, give me something to do, I 278 00:12:52,008 --> 00:12:53,900 guess, but it's been great. It's been very good. 279 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,700 I gotta say intelligent move not getting the dog during the 280 00:12:57,700 --> 00:12:59,000 season. Do you need? 281 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,400 You need all the extra time. I'll try to get him up to her up 282 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,100 to speed as just like a functioning member of society. 283 00:13:04,100 --> 00:13:06,000 Absolutely Believe me, absolutely. 284 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,700 For sure one of the Hobbies you do have and it's it's been 285 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:11,300 really impressive through your first year. 286 00:13:11,300 --> 00:13:15,200 I mean, you're very active on social, you're very active in 287 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,300 terms of just creating content in general. 288 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:19,200 Where did that come from with you? 289 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:21,600 I don't know. I just, I've always felt 290 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,400 comfortable in front of the camera and I think it's, you 291 00:13:24,408 --> 00:13:27,600 know, with n IL and stuff, you know, starting and last year 292 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,600 gave me a just an excuse to kind of just start doing that stuff 293 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,700 without the intent to make any money. 294 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:34,600 It was just, I just think it's something that people. 295 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:39,600 Don't see often and you know, I want to give people the, you 296 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,400 know, some insight into, you know, what, it's like to you 297 00:13:42,408 --> 00:13:47,000 know, be you know me or be in a day in the life of, you know, 298 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,300 what we do, what we kind of talked about joke about and 299 00:13:49,300 --> 00:13:52,300 stuff like that. So we're you know, it's a 300 00:13:52,308 --> 00:13:55,400 different perspective to where, you know, you see the games but 301 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,300 you don't really see the behind-the-scenes. 302 00:13:57,300 --> 00:14:00,300 And so it's that stuff that I think it's really interesting 303 00:14:00,300 --> 00:14:03,600 and kind of makes it makes up who we are as people and then 304 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,100 players as well. So it's been fun and, you know, 305 00:14:07,100 --> 00:14:09,700 there's there's a lot of positivity and negativity 306 00:14:09,700 --> 00:14:12,800 towards it, but at the end of the day, you know, it's fun for 307 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,100 me and I like it, I do it. How do you develop that? 308 00:14:16,100 --> 00:14:18,500 I mean, where that come from. Just pick up, what Go Pro one 309 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:20,500 day and say go for it? No, I had no idea. 310 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:23,300 Just did a start with my phone. It was kind of awkward at first, 311 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:26,400 you know, I was like, you know, walking into like the, the 312 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,000 locker room. It's like, hey guys, like just 313 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,000 like I'm going to be filming some stuff like just doing this 314 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,300 for like this video. And they're like, okay, all 315 00:14:34,300 --> 00:14:37,100 right. And it was kind of information 316 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:41,500 loves the yeah yeah it was weird for me at first because I was a 317 00:14:41,508 --> 00:14:44,100 very comfortable like doing it around everybody else. 318 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,400 But then at the end of the day, I was like you know, it was it 319 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,400 started to kind of be be more fun and everybody got involved 320 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,400 with it. So it's been good though. 321 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,900 So good, what you know, as you've as you thought about 322 00:14:56,900 --> 00:14:58,400 like, what are you trying to document? 323 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,800 I know you want to get behind the scenes a little bit, but 324 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,900 what do you feel like people need to know about the 325 00:15:02,908 --> 00:15:04,600 day-to-day that they don't already? 326 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:07,200 Dino that they're not getting through like reading articles or 327 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,600 watching interviews. Yeah, I just think that the, the 328 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,000 dynamic between everybody on the team. 329 00:15:12,300 --> 00:15:15,300 It's something that, you know, you don't see often and you 330 00:15:15,300 --> 00:15:19,100 don't see, you know, in in different different teams around 331 00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:20,700 the country and stuff. You know, you see some 332 00:15:20,700 --> 00:15:24,400 interviews and stuff here and there, but it doesn't really 333 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:28,900 like I let you into the life and into the mind of like, you know, 334 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:31,700 player and a teammate. And, you know, let somebody 335 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:34,500 really open up there's a mentality to this and some 336 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,700 people, Just want to document things from their perspective. 337 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:38,800 If you're pretty interactive on this as well I saw what was it 338 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,300 last week? Or a few weeks ago, you had 339 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:45,600 gotten invited on social to go to a graduation party, ever some 340 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:49,200 Bloomington North student and you showed up and so like how 341 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,500 did what led to that and what was that experience? 342 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:55,000 Like for you? Well yeah I got a I got a flurry 343 00:15:55,000 --> 00:16:00,700 of you know DMS on Instagram about about just coming to a 344 00:16:00,700 --> 00:16:03,800 grad Party come with a grand Party come to grab party and 345 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,400 they all have like the Flyer and stuff. 346 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,000 And so I told myself I was like, all right, I'm not doing 347 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,500 anything today. If it's over 15 minutes, I'm not 348 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:15,000 going but if it is if it's under I'm going and it was like 349 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,400 twelve. So I said, all right, I'm going 350 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:21,000 and I just responded and I drove up and just literally walked up. 351 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,400 I had no idea who they were and so but end up being a really fun 352 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,000 and a good time. But the only problem was is that 353 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,800 I got probably another 30 messages about other grad 354 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,000 parties to go to. So I couldn't, I feel bad. 355 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,300 I couldn't go to all of them, but You know, it was fun. 356 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:39,100 Yeah. And you talk about a little bit 357 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:41,400 ago about those highs and lows right for social media. 358 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,700 Obviously the graduation party being a high, but in season, 359 00:16:44,700 --> 00:16:46,600 when things aren't looking. So great, there's a lot of lows 360 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,600 when you put yourself out there that much, just about that 361 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,900 mentality, what kind of mindset to you have to have midseason 362 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,600 when you're like, okay, I still want to create content but man, 363 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,100 sometimes that negative feedback can be, you know. 364 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,000 Well, there's there's definitely a balance to it. 365 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,900 And so, during the season two, what I do is I just I really am. 366 00:17:05,900 --> 00:17:07,900 Now I'm not focused on it at all. 367 00:17:08,099 --> 00:17:11,599 I'm what I do is kind of front-load and in terms of, you 368 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:13,599 know, filming and that that type of deal. 369 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:17,300 So, you know, during the season is I'm really hands off, you 370 00:17:17,308 --> 00:17:19,099 know? But at the same time, you know, 371 00:17:19,099 --> 00:17:23,200 there are, you know, moments where you know, you're thinking 372 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,000 yourself like all like, I should probably, you know, what are 373 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,700 people going to think but then, you know, I there have been 374 00:17:28,700 --> 00:17:31,700 those thoughts but but they always you know, subside because 375 00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:34,500 at the end of the day it's like we practice, you know. 376 00:17:34,700 --> 00:17:37,700 During the season for hours on, on, on a day. 377 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,200 What are you going to do for the rest for the other 20 hours in 378 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,200 the day? Just like sit in your seat, just 379 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:45,800 sitting there staring at the wall. 380 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,100 It's like, no, no one's going to do that. 381 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,700 So, you know, it's not for me to do, it's fun for me. 382 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:55,000 And you know, at the end of the day I like doing it. 383 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,900 I'm going to keep doing it. You're entering your fifth year 384 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,700 as a college, basketball player. How is your perspective on being 385 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:04,500 a college basketball player changed from your freshman year? 386 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,100 Year to now. And what's your, what's your 387 00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:09,200 mentality on it? Coming into, you know, what 388 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,900 would I guess for your final season man? 389 00:18:11,900 --> 00:18:15,400 It's it's wild because because as I've always had a connection 390 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,800 Indiana from, you know, beginning my freshman year 391 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,500 because it was the first game, the first Big Ten game I ever 392 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:25,400 played, was at Indiana. It was the first game I started 393 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:30,200 to as a freshman and it was surreal and and I, you know it 394 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,600 that was the moment I fell in love with like Indiana 395 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:38,100 basketball and in the Fans and Assembly Hall and all of it. 396 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,500 And it was it was so loud. I could remember today. 397 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:44,600 I couldn't hear myself think. And, you know, I remember 398 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,800 leaving, you know, that plate assembly and just thinking like, 399 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,600 wow. Like I would like to play their 400 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,900 little more and, you know, but you know, my mentality is a 401 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:57,600 freshman, it's just, you know, play as hard as you can and just 402 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,900 learn and learn, and learn, and get better. 403 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:05,400 And, you know, now it's about Do with it, especially with the 404 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,300 team we have now coming back. You know, I've got a perspective 405 00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:12,600 of, you know, for years under my belt of being on a team and then 406 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,300 being on it, you know, another team and seeing how different 407 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:19,500 things work to where, you know, at the end of the day, it's 408 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:22,700 about winning and it's about winning a Big, Ten title and a 409 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,000 national title and that's it. And that's in. 410 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:29,700 However, however I can help is, is my goal really, and that 411 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:31,600 leadership mindset. You kind of speak on a little 412 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,800 bit is certainly something. You're going to be taking up 413 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,700 this This year, what kind of prep work if you done this 414 00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:38,100 offseason kind of getting ready at lead. 415 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:41,200 A lot of team with a lot of younger guys who might not have 416 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:42,900 as much college basketball experience, as you? 417 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,200 Yeah, well, a lot of its, you know, college is, you know, 418 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:50,500 there is a transition, but, you know, the games, the games, are 419 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:53,400 you all practices are so hard in terms of, you know, when we play 420 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,800 against each other and where we compete that, you know, you 421 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,800 know, the younger guys are in the freshmen are going to be 422 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,500 ready in terms of the basketball in terms of Playing and 423 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:07,100 guarding, and all that stuff, just because they've been 424 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:10,900 playing against us for, you know, a couple months but the 425 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:12,800 you know, the biggest thing is learning when you know what 426 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,900 coach what he wants, you know, them to do terms of Defense in 427 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:19,000 terms of offense, in terms of, you know, positioning talking 428 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,400 habits. That's the stuff that, you know, 429 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,600 will separate. I think, you know, young, you 430 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:30,300 know, freshmen who are good to, you know, Young The Freshmen who 431 00:20:30,300 --> 00:20:32,800 don't play like freshmen that makes sense. 432 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,600 Is there something you're most excited about for this upcoming? 433 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,100 I mean obviously you're trying to compete for a Big Ten title 434 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:40,800 but is there something about the team in particular? 435 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,200 That's got you the most Juiced right at this point. 436 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:47,100 I you know, I'm not sure. I think I'm really excited for a 437 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:50,500 non-conference schedule. I think it's wild noncom. 438 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:52,400 Yeah. So I think that's going to be 439 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,200 something that's really fun and you know there's still some 440 00:20:55,200 --> 00:21:02,000 games up in the air but that's something that there were were 441 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,800 clearly you know, a team that I want to play and no, we're not, 442 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,200 as you know, it's you as people have seen, you know, we're not 443 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,400 going to back down from any challenges and so you know it's 444 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,200 going to be exciting to get that going. 445 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:16,500 Well, I know a lot of people looking forward to it. 446 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:18,200 I'm looking forward to seeing you back on the court. 447 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:20,800 We really appreciate you taking the time to talk with us today 448 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,700 and wish you the best of luck throughout. 449 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:27,200 Not just dog fatherhood but also the rest of the offseason at 450 00:21:27,208 --> 00:21:29,200 Leading Edge of the Year. Thank you very much, I 451 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,100 appreciate it. Thank you very much. 452 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,400 Mister cop everybody joining us on the podcast. 453 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,800 We'll be back in just a minute with our next guest here at 454 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:39,800 switchyard Brewing Company. Stick with us. 455 00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:49,200 All right, back here at switchyard Brewing Company here 456 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,400 for the dining donate with the Hoosier ticket project. 457 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:53,900 Hopefully you had a chance to join us. 458 00:21:53,900 --> 00:21:55,300 If you're listening to this, after the fact. 459 00:21:55,300 --> 00:21:57,200 Thank you. Dave, we got Jordan Geronimo 460 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,600 joining us here on this segment of the pot. 461 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,800 Jordan, get a happy from this Earth. 462 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,500 Are you doing here? And when you doing really good, 463 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,300 welcome back. Thank you, hello. 464 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:10,300 So let's talk a little bit about your I guess. 465 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,200 The, the way that the season ended off for you and then the, 466 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,900 the offseason for you. So, you know, there's a little 467 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:19,300 bit of an up and down year, but you had a really strong finish. 468 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:21,400 You had the injury in the Big Ten Tournament. 469 00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:24,700 Your will, your overall just feelings and Impressions coming 470 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:27,200 off of this year? And you know, what did you feel 471 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,900 like you were able to accomplish on your list of things that you 472 00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:33,400 wanted to get done? Ending the season last year? 473 00:22:34,900 --> 00:22:36,600 My pound. My compass was like, really, I 474 00:22:36,608 --> 00:22:38,600 like an all-time high. I guess I would say just, you 475 00:22:38,608 --> 00:22:43,000 know, being able to help my And however I can that's always a 476 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:47,600 great feeling and so just being able to end the season knowing 477 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:53,300 that I helped my team you know just go farther it's a great 478 00:22:53,300 --> 00:22:56,300 feeling you don't mean like making a run in the in the Big 479 00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:59,500 Ten tournament and be able to play in March Madness like it's 480 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:03,500 a feeling that the I used to like feel myself to just, you 481 00:23:03,508 --> 00:23:06,300 know, keep working out in the summer because you know, I don't 482 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:08,000 be back there. On me back, making it runs in a 483 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,400 tournament stuff. So It's a great feeling so I'm 484 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,500 just trying to use that to, you know, motivate me to keep being 485 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:15,900 better. You could really see the 486 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:18,500 confidence growing you there towards the end of the season. 487 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:21,200 We what, how does that feel for somebody? 488 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,400 And I've had this experience myself, I think in the past 489 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,600 where it's like, you're not feeling confident, you're 490 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,700 questioning what you're doing, as a basketball player on a big 491 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:31,400 stage constantly. Like what does that mentality? 492 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:33,700 Like, when you suddenly start to feel like the pieces are coming 493 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:36,300 together. If it was great, it was amazing. 494 00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:38,200 I mean, I got my teammates in the cooking stuff. 495 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,100 Always, you know, just pushing a positive. 496 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,000 Common storage me. You know, I mean, it's it's a 497 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,400 great feeling when I have, you know, a program like it's beyond 498 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,300 my back to, you know, help me do good. 499 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:53,100 So, as far as summer workouts go, I think a lot of people, you 500 00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:56,300 know are confused about what is different from the summer versus 501 00:23:56,300 --> 00:23:59,000 the season. When does that change, I guess 502 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,500 for you? What's been the biggest thing 503 00:24:00,500 --> 00:24:02,600 this Summer that you guys have been working on you individually 504 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,400 a bit working on that. You're excited to implement in 505 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:05,800 your game next season? Yep. 506 00:24:05,900 --> 00:24:09,500 Um, just working on, like my guard skills really because, you 507 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:13,800 know, So I guess it was knowing that I'm trying to be a 32 this 508 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,000 year when I play. So I can expand my role as a 509 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:21,300 player, as a basketball player and this offseason I'm just 510 00:24:21,300 --> 00:24:25,800 working on tying ago, my handle reading situations, you know, 511 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,700 which I'm going to be in because I'm be playing to three and 512 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:30,400 that's really all. I'm kind of trying to work on. 513 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,700 Of course, my jump shot, not that kind of stuff. 514 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:36,400 But um, Yeah, that's actually much. 515 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:40,900 So in the offseason when you're trying to emphasize those sorts 516 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:43,300 of things and you working on your game on your own like how 517 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:46,700 do you measure your own progress internally, you know who are you 518 00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:49,600 relying on to try to give you the feedback that you feel like 519 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:54,200 you need to take that next step. Um I'm sorry to like watch like 520 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:58,600 a lot of film just a practice of with my coach coach Kenya which 521 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,000 answer me and him be watching film of you know the practices 522 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,100 that we had and like I'm learning anything. 523 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,300 I used to do that. I shouldn't be doing is learning 524 00:25:07,300 --> 00:25:11,800 about the new, I guess. Role as a guard as a three-man 525 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:14,400 just him teaching me and stuff like that. 526 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,800 And just showing me like, how do you know do certain things? 527 00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:20,600 As a guard is really helpful and I keep that as like, you know, I 528 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:26,000 guess, As like a reminder, like what happened next time. 529 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,800 So I don't do this and do this yummy? 530 00:25:28,900 --> 00:25:30,600 Yeah. So now it's always an 531 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,600 interesting process try. And I know we do this as like 532 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,200 broadcasters, even like you got to go back and watch what you're 533 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,600 doing and what you did wrong. It's always interesting trying 534 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,600 to implement that because you get, you have to think about it. 535 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:43,300 But you also don't have time to think about that. 536 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:46,600 It has to be this like natural organic thing that just occurs. 537 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,300 Exactly. And that is a big transition for 538 00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:50,900 a lot of people. I think, especially in 539 00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:52,300 athletics. It's because there's just 540 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,100 there's so much of it just has to become ingrained in your 541 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:57,100 mentality. All right, what? 542 00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:01,200 So outside of the basketball, like what do you do in the 543 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,300 offseason for fun? Like, what have you been doing 544 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:06,500 to try to just kind of as Miller was saying, kind of reset, going 545 00:26:06,500 --> 00:26:10,800 into this next year. Um, look at mother said, I don't 546 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:15,500 have a lot of hobbies, so I will see, just got an Xbox, like, a 547 00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:17,700 couple months ago. So I've gone the video game a 548 00:26:17,708 --> 00:26:19,200 lot. What do you been playing lately? 549 00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:22,400 I put about a fortnight nice guy. 550 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,600 Trash it for a night but it's fun. 551 00:26:26,700 --> 00:26:31,500 I play a lot of war zone and hopefully I'm trying to get 552 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:34,100 Smash Bros because Smash Bros is my favorite favorite game. 553 00:26:34,100 --> 00:26:37,600 Growing up the song? Yeah just saw no 2K notes. 554 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,900 Okay because when I was younger, I see rage a lot actually engage 555 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:43,000 Roxy. Okay, that's fair. 556 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,100 That's gonna get that game. That's awesome girl. 557 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:49,400 What's what? If I could ask this JG a win? 558 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,500 Did it kind of hit you seeing the team? 559 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:53,800 You guys? As had last year. 560 00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:56,600 When did it hit you? When you realize the potential 561 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,300 this team would have this coming year? 562 00:26:58,300 --> 00:26:59,800 Was it? When Ray said he was coming 563 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,300 back, was it when TJ D said he was coming back when it was all 564 00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:04,000 the changes going on in the Big 10. 565 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,600 When did you guys sit back and say like oh my gosh, we're going 566 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,000 to be one of the better teams in the Big Ten next year. 567 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:14,100 That's a good question. I mean once I mean, I guess when 568 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,100 you trace came back which was like the final piece of the you 569 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:19,300 know, the puzzle we had like I feel like we was going to be a 570 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:23,400 really dangerous team, you know? I mean like we play a lot of 571 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:27,200 pick up this team and like just seeing a play, you know, I feel 572 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:33,100 like the potential we have is going to be crazy like Are you 573 00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:34,200 have like that much to say about it? 574 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,600 But yeah like he's not nice to say you know? 575 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,500 I mean like you guys are see later on in the future during 576 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:42,500 the season but this team is really talented and we can do a 577 00:27:42,508 --> 00:27:44,800 lot of good things. Well, there's obviously a lot of 578 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,300 excitement about the team right now. 579 00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:49,900 And it's interesting because, you know, is Miller talked about 580 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,000 experiencing the Assembly Hall crowd for the first time, as 581 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:55,700 somebody playing for a different team and then coming in and 582 00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:59,100 being a part of that. You've seen a lot of basketball 583 00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:00,700 in your lifetime, and you playing a lot of different 584 00:28:00,700 --> 00:28:01,700 venues. Like, what? 585 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:04,300 What's In your impression. Over the first few years here 586 00:28:04,300 --> 00:28:08,600 your career of playing an assembly hall man with a 587 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:13,100 recorder playing you know I mean like me like I'm like a battery 588 00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:16,700 when I play, you know me like I love the energy, I get from the 589 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:18,700 crowd, you know, I mean like I feed off the energy from the 590 00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:21,600 crowd and when you have all these guys you know roaring and 591 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:22,900 cheering for, you got change for me. 592 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,300 It gives me that extra boost to do. 593 00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:25,800 You know what I got to do on the court. 594 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,700 So I love playing on the court. It's is there anywhere that 595 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:32,000 you've played elsewhere, that has come close to Assembly Hall? 596 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:35,400 No, not even close. Do you have a different venue 597 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,100 that you love to go visit even because it's just fun to play 598 00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:46,800 in, um, Such a special night special. 599 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,100 It's an interesting Arena because it's like sunken. 600 00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:05,300 Yeah, everybody's kind of on top of you and it's really bright 601 00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:08,100 and those fans get into it. I've broadcast a couple of games 602 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:09,300 there. It's like it's a different kind 603 00:29:09,300 --> 00:29:11,600 of environment unless you're a lot of players like Minnesota 604 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,200 too, because it's the elevator core and I'm like that, I'm 605 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,300 getting like it because like I feel like really self-conscious 606 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:18,600 when I was on the edge. Yeah. 607 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,800 I don't like that. I've hated that thing for years. 608 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,000 It's awful. I'm glad you feel this. 609 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,300 A what I am curious just in general, I know because you're 610 00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:26,900 growing like it's clear your game has grown so much. 611 00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:30,600 From when you first got here, is there a player at the NBA level 612 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,300 that you're trying to pattern yourself after I get is there 613 00:29:33,300 --> 00:29:37,300 some or pieces of individual players games that you're like 614 00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:39,400 would say that's what I would like to be or that's what I'm 615 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:45,600 growing towards. Um I guess I would say like, 616 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,100 when I was like in high school and like, coming out high school 617 00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:53,500 and like, even like in beginning of my freshman season and stuff. 618 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:57,600 Even now, actually, I was looking at DeAndre Hunter, he 619 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,900 graduated from UVA play for Atlanta, Hawks. 620 00:30:00,700 --> 00:30:03,900 I just love this game, you know? I mean I feel like the stuff 621 00:30:03,900 --> 00:30:06,200 that he's doing at the NBA level was like a something that I can 622 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:10,800 do if I really just put myself in that position. 623 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,400 So I like his game a lot. So I'm watching a lot. 624 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,400 He was a tremendous guy to wash when he was at UVA. 625 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,600 Absolutely. And yeah. 626 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,000 That's that's a good. That's a good shout. 627 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,600 I like that. Well Jordan really appreciate 628 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,300 you taking the time to join us. Always a pleasure to talk with 629 00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:25,100 you and we wish you the best of luck for the rest of the 630 00:30:25,108 --> 00:30:26,500 offseason. Thank you next year. 631 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:28,300 Thanks, Jordan Geronimo, ladies and gentlemen. 632 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,100 We'll take another short break. We'll be back with our final 633 00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:34,700 guest of the podcast, stick with us. 634 00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:43,200 All right, back here, switchyard, our final player 635 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,100 guest of the day. The talent Wrangler himself 636 00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:48,100 here. Anthony Leo, appreciate you 637 00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,800 joining us, Anthony. Thanks for getting all of us 638 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,700 together and no problem. So first of all did you try the 639 00:30:53,700 --> 00:30:54,400 breakfast? Pizza. 640 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:55,400 Yeah I did. That's crazy. 641 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:56,900 There's really not so it's awesome. 642 00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:59,200 I don't even really like breakfast pizza and I was like 643 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,900 that. Be one of the top five pizzas 644 00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:02,600 I've ever had. So, wow. 645 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,500 I know a lot of pizzas don't have a lot of flowers. 646 00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:10,000 So, Anthony. Let's first of all, you tweet a 647 00:31:10,008 --> 00:31:13,200 lot about Camp here recently. So how's that been going? 648 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,000 What's that experience? Been like there's awesome, we 649 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,000 just got through the first session, there's another session 650 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,100 next week, but it's been really good to just be able to interact 651 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,400 with the kids and hang out with the kids because I remember when 652 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,500 I was in the same position, they were at Camp, trying to compete 653 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:30,300 and press people. When game Ames all the type of 654 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:34,000 stuff and just have fun. So it's it's been really fun but 655 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:38,100 it's made for some really long long days because we we lived 656 00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:40,600 before it and then there's camp all day and then we have 657 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,200 practice after it. So it's it makes for a long days 658 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,500 but I just I mean it's honestly so worth it because I the kids 659 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:48,800 are just so happy so I just try to keep getting it. 660 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,200 Yeah. It makes such a great 661 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,600 impression. I mean I remember being very 662 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,900 young and being a camps like that and it's it's weird as a 663 00:31:55,908 --> 00:31:58,600 kid and I'm sure you had the same experience because you know 664 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,200 you see these guys on Floor and stands or on TV and it's almost 665 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,400 like they're not real and then boom. 666 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,200 It's like well they're standing three feet in front of you, tell 667 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,500 me how to dribble a basketball. Now, you're that guy and you 668 00:32:09,500 --> 00:32:12,600 know that what is that like that transition is got to be just 669 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,000 kind of weird if you sit back and think about it for a little. 670 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,800 Yeah. Very I like as they're doing the 671 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,100 drills. I'm remembering like I was in 672 00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:22,800 the same spot so that's why when I'm interacting with the mice 673 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,600 try to be as normal as I am as I can and just show them like 674 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:28,800 we're not anything crazy special. 675 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,200 We're just normal guys. That work hard and I try to make 676 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,400 them have fun. What's, what is the experience, 677 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,400 like, especially with those kids, you talked about your 678 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,700 experience? You had how much more does that? 679 00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,200 Give that experience to the camps? 680 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,900 And just remembering that you were once in that position? 681 00:32:44,300 --> 00:32:45,300 And we're going to know sometimes. 682 00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:47,400 A lot of guys can see that. That's kind of like a, this 683 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,700 gonna be another long one. But like, do you try to re 684 00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:51,000 encourage them? Be like, no guys, this is a 685 00:32:51,008 --> 00:32:53,100 legit thing. Like, these kids were me one day 686 00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:55,100 and now I'm here to try to encourage them that way. 687 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:58,500 Yeah, 100%. And I try to lead with my 688 00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:01,700 actions in the way that I'm 20 kids and I think it makes my 689 00:33:01,700 --> 00:33:03,500 teammates a little more comfortable to go out there and 690 00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:05,900 just be goofy with the kids because that's what they want to 691 00:33:05,908 --> 00:33:08,100 see. So and as for you you know these 692 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:10,400 guys are just here for the summer away from home. 693 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,000 You're not away from home, you're here. 694 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,100 What's your summer in Bloomington? 695 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,900 Look like what do you hang out with high school, buddies? 696 00:33:14,900 --> 00:33:17,300 Do you still just stick around? I you. 697 00:33:17,300 --> 00:33:21,200 What do you do? Little bit of both always get my 698 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:25,500 basketball stuff, done each day but then I'll either go to the 699 00:33:25,500 --> 00:33:28,800 lake or I've been playing a lot of Uecker and cornholes so it's 700 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:33,500 just you might Be from Indiana said corn hole. 701 00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:36,400 So that was the start. There was what did it for me? 702 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,700 That's hilarious. You know, so what we ask the 703 00:33:39,700 --> 00:33:44,000 other two guys, like, what's been your offseason Focus as as 704 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,800 far as development and training and practices concerned mostly 705 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,400 just being able to handle the ball, more comfort with the ball 706 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:54,300 and creating stuff on my own as as we've gone through practicing 707 00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:57,900 stuff, I've I've been playing a lot of point guard right now 708 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:01,100 because some guys aren't like Obviously trays out right now, 709 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:04,300 stuff like that. So I've been playing point guard 710 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:07,200 and I think it's helped me a lot with, with my ball handling, 711 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:08,400 stuff like that. And there's a mall. 712 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:12,100 So when we scrimmage, my team is me and the Freshman. 713 00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:15,500 So it's, it's actually been such a blessing because it's making 714 00:34:15,500 --> 00:34:18,800 me so much better as a leader and as a competitor because I'm 715 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,900 I got, you know, get them up to speed. 716 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:22,600 So we were able to compete with the guys. 717 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,800 So it's been fun and I've just been really try to improve my 718 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,199 ball handling stuff like that. How are those younger guys 719 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:30,600 coming along and which one? Have you been most impressed 720 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,199 with so far getting play with them every day? 721 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,000 They're coming along really well as much as you could expect for 722 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:37,600 freshman, I mean, we're only in week two. 723 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:41,000 So there they got a lot to learn but they're committed and they 724 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,600 got their minds set on the right thing. 725 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:44,800 So they're definitely on the right path. 726 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:48,300 But I think I'd probably say I'm most most impressed so far with 727 00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:52,199 Malik do to Beast. He's an animal really. 728 00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:55,699 I mean, the dude is strong, very strong. 729 00:34:55,699 --> 00:34:58,400 And I've just been really impressed with him so far, one 730 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:01,500 of the big things we know. You know, for years and years 731 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:05,200 now is culture and, you know, people being on the same page 732 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,700 with each other. Like from that perspective, how 733 00:35:07,700 --> 00:35:10,000 is this new group coming in and how they fit into the overall 734 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,100 culture, the team that they're fitting in? 735 00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:15,600 Really well, I mean, we set, you know, we kind of set a standard 736 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,100 last year and then we talked during this offseason while 737 00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:20,700 there was a lot of moving pieces with the groups that the group 738 00:35:20,700 --> 00:35:23,400 that was sticking around and we kind of you know, like 739 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,200 established ourselves as what we want to be and our identity. 740 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,800 So when the freshmen come in and it's I mean they really don't 741 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:29,900 have a choice at that point. Point. 742 00:35:29,900 --> 00:35:33,400 If everyone else is doing one certain thing doing one certain 743 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,100 thing a certain way they have to, or else they're not going to 744 00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:38,800 be able to make things work. So they're they're coming along 745 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,000 well and they're buying into it and I think it's going to come 746 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,700 along. Well, some of that was really 747 00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:44,700 unique with you guys last year, especially towards the end of 748 00:35:44,700 --> 00:35:45,900 the year. You guys looked like you were 749 00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:47,700 having more fun playing together. 750 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,500 How much of that is just a difference in like, you 751 00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:53,800 should've said culture, but how much of that is just like 752 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,800 practicing having fun together, you know, hanging out having fun 753 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,600 together, playing games and having fun together, where does 754 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:00,800 it? Humming most important. 755 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,000 And where do you guys kind of learn that does is it a natural 756 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,700 thing? Is it like a hey, we're going to 757 00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:07,300 focus more on this. What changed with that? 758 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,000 Honestly, it comes pretty naturally coach woods and always 759 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,700 talks about it in practice because we are our practices are 760 00:36:12,700 --> 00:36:16,900 incredibly like competitive and a lot of smack talk but a lot of 761 00:36:16,900 --> 00:36:19,300 competition at the same time. And guys are really competing 762 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:21,900 and Coach woods and I says that's what it should be like 763 00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:24,700 because then once we get to games, you finally, get to take 764 00:36:24,700 --> 00:36:26,800 it out on somebody else, you know, you're beat yourselves up 765 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,500 all week, but then one day you get to play against someone. 766 00:36:29,700 --> 00:36:31,800 Else and take it out on them. That's where the fun comes from. 767 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,500 So, I think that a lot of guys are noticing that, and that's 768 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:36,600 kind of what people are, no sent the end of the year and then you 769 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,500 get the momentum like we did at the end of the year. 770 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:41,600 It just makes things a lot more fun, he talks about smack, I got 771 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:43,900 to ask that one, I got two down. Who's cues? 772 00:36:43,900 --> 00:36:45,100 Running their mouth and practice. 773 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:51,500 Who talks the most smack? To be honest, it might be me. 774 00:36:55,700 --> 00:37:05,000 I'm probably probably top to that's Jordan, just gave the 775 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:09,500 thumbs up on that before. What have you ever met anybody? 776 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:13,100 With the same Vibe, the coach Woodson has around him like from 777 00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:15,800 the outside. He just he's got this like cool 778 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,300 factor that you just don't see in a lot of human beings. 779 00:37:18,300 --> 00:37:20,200 Let alone like people. Position. 780 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:23,200 Like like, what's that? Like being being around it all 781 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,600 the time? Yeah, he's one of a kind. 782 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:28,300 I mean, really, he truly is and like it's it's been amazing just 783 00:37:28,300 --> 00:37:31,700 to get to know him, get closer with him because he truly loves 784 00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:34,200 all of us. And it's just it's, he's 785 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,400 definitely one of a kind just because the way he carries 786 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:41,100 himself and he he tells us all the time, but people don't 787 00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:43,500 realize that he is, he's literally the coach of Indiana 788 00:37:43,700 --> 00:37:47,000 just for Indiana like it. None of it is for his own good, 789 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:48,800 not like money. All that type of stuff. 790 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,900 He doesn't need any That either he's just here to win and build 791 00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:55,100 a culture and he treats us like his sons and it's he's one of a 792 00:37:55,107 --> 00:37:57,200 kind of, for sure. So he talked about building that 793 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,700 culture. Obviously Woodson has a lot of 794 00:37:58,700 --> 00:38:01,300 history with this school, how much of that plays into it 795 00:38:01,300 --> 00:38:03,200 versus? How much of it is where he wants 796 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,400 to go? Where he wants to see this 797 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,000 program. Go next a little bit of both. 798 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,400 I mean, he obviously knows what it takes to be successful and he 799 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,900 obviously was coached by a pretty good coach. 800 00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:16,900 So, I mean, we, I think, at least, once every practice we 801 00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:20,200 stop and cook Hall and he points up at the Big Ten, The Big Ten 802 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,300 banners in the national championship game and she just 803 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,200 talks about like, that's what we're working for. 804 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,700 And I honestly think you might just said every day, so it's 805 00:38:26,700 --> 00:38:30,700 just being consistent with that. And the way that we work, always 806 00:38:30,700 --> 00:38:32,700 backs up what he wants us to accomplish. 807 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,000 We're obviously we're here with who's your ticket project, who's 808 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:38,300 doing their dine and donate and you from here and like do you 809 00:38:38,308 --> 00:38:43,700 have a favorite game that you attended or watch with IU 810 00:38:43,700 --> 00:38:45,500 basketball when you were younger? 811 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,200 Anything sticks out in your mind or just an experience innocent 812 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,100 with all that you've had not necessarily, I mean, 813 00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:57,400 unfortunately wasn't at the wash shot game because I think I was 814 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,500 at my own game as my important. Yeah. 815 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:02,700 But that to, that guy was at that game. 816 00:39:02,700 --> 00:39:04,400 My game was the night of my bachelor party, really? 817 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,300 Yeah. That was that was pretty wildly. 818 00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:07,800 Very good. Now, all the way around. 819 00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:10,600 That's a good time to know, honestly. 820 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,000 Not, there's not really a game that sticks out to me. 821 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,300 It's just kind of culmination of everything, just being around 822 00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:17,400 there. Yeah, but I'd say one that was 823 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:22,000 pretty cool was I was ER crew and Coach Knight came back in a 824 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,300 bunch of his former players came back and I was really cool just 825 00:39:24,300 --> 00:39:26,300 to see the way everybody came together like that. 826 00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:28,600 So I know we were talking a little bit with Miller about 827 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,200 just how loud Assembly Hall. Gets in your few years here at 828 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,100 IU. What is Mike? 829 00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:36,000 I'm going to take out Purdue guys because I feel like that's 830 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,400 the go-ahead favorite. So what's the loudest and most 831 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,600 fun environment you've got to play in front of it or something 832 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:45,200 whole besides Purdue besides Purdue That's tough. 833 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,100 You can get back to Purdue game Griffin. 834 00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:49,400 What are you doing? Nothing, obviously, obviously 835 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:52,500 that, but they all have steak. Amos was a good one too. 836 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:56,100 The energy is crazy there so I probably say that awesome. 837 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,100 Yeah, it's it's fun. It's been fun as somebody's been 838 00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:01,400 to a lot of games with the time like watching it slowly ramp 839 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,600 back up again I think that's really exciting to see ya. 840 00:40:04,700 --> 00:40:06,100 So what's the rest of the summer look like for you? 841 00:40:06,107 --> 00:40:09,800 Got Camp next week, obviously, and you got some stuff to work 842 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,500 on but then, you know, as the, this is always a weird time 843 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:16,300 because I Some of the attention shifts to like football practice 844 00:40:16,300 --> 00:40:18,100 and people are paying attention that you guys are kind of under 845 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:21,600 the radar until you get to, you know, Hoosier hysteria at the 846 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:25,400 beginning of October. So what do you have to do now, 847 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:29,100 what's the checklist between now and then just keep on getting 848 00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:31,600 better every day working as hard as we can every day as a team 849 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:33,900 and just continuing to grow and get ready. 850 00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:36,300 But I think the most important thing for us is just going to be 851 00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:40,500 to not let any of the noise or the hype that we might get in 852 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:42,400 the preseason. You know, kind of get to our 853 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,600 heads case, we having a conversation, anything yet as a 854 00:40:44,607 --> 00:40:47,300 team and people are saying we could be this and we could be 855 00:40:47,300 --> 00:40:49,900 that. But if we're not working for 856 00:40:49,900 --> 00:40:52,200 right now, I'm just putting our heads down and grinding then 857 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:53,500 it's not going to come to fruition. 858 00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:56,100 So I'd say that's probably the most important part and then 859 00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,100 just take care of academics and all that type of stuff. 860 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:01,100 Awesome. Well we really appreciate you 861 00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:02,500 taking the time to join us today. 862 00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:06,300 It's been a lot of fun and we appreciate obviously Miller and 863 00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:09,000 Jordan joining us as well, but Anthony Leal here on the podcast 864 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,200 with this. Thank you so much. 865 00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:17,500 Well, we're going to go ahead and wrap up ourselves here 866 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:19,100 Griffin. Any final thoughts before we 867 00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,200 wrap up. Hey, you know, we got three 868 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,200 great guys right there, I think IU basketball is in good hands 869 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:28,300 for a couple years to come. And got a sighting, you're 870 00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:29,600 coming out. That's gonna be fun. 871 00:41:29,700 --> 00:41:33,000 It is the, the vibe is palpable and it really is. 872 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,400 It's one of those where I don't know if we've quite had the vibe 873 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:38,500 around IU basketball like this for quite a while. 874 00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:41,600 So I'm excited to see what happens with it all and looking 875 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:43,400 forward to getting a chance to talk about it. 876 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:48,800 So just a reminder that we will be podcasting pretty regularly 877 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:51,700 starting in August with football and then we got basketball 878 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:53,800 coming in right after that. So we'll be talking about all 879 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:55,700 these things. You can catch Griffin on 880 00:41:55,700 --> 00:41:58,900 Louisville television. As he'll be down there, W drb, 881 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,900 right? Already doing this stuff. 882 00:42:01,900 --> 00:42:04,700 Part-time would be down there full time starting what July 883 00:42:04,700 --> 00:42:06,500 1st? All right, I go into H. 884 00:42:06,500 --> 00:42:09,000 Like, I click it. I get to clock in and two hours. 885 00:42:09,100 --> 00:42:11,900 So, he took some time out of the office to help out with this, 886 00:42:11,900 --> 00:42:15,100 but we will look forward. Chatting with you all of course, 887 00:42:15,100 --> 00:42:17,500 be sure to check out assembly call as they'll be covering 888 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:20,500 after every game and assembly called radio. 889 00:42:20,500 --> 00:42:23,100 Every Thursday Crimson cast normally Mondays and Thursdays 890 00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:24,400 throughout the course of the Season. 891 00:42:24,700 --> 00:42:27,500 Would like to thank the fine folks here at switchyard Brewing 892 00:42:27,500 --> 00:42:32,100 Company, always awesome, hosts, tremendous food, tremendous 893 00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:35,400 drinks, and they just do an awesome job with everything. 894 00:42:35,500 --> 00:42:38,000 We're look forward to coming out and doing some live shows later 895 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,400 on this year. So be sure to join us for that. 896 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:43,900 And again, our thanks to Hoosier ticket project for allowing us. 897 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:46,600 The tag along today and all the awesome work that they're doing 898 00:42:46,900 --> 00:42:50,300 trying to get people out to Assembly Hall and Memorial 899 00:42:50,300 --> 00:42:52,000 Stadium. That haven't had the chance to 900 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:55,900 be there before. So thanks again to Anthony Leo 901 00:42:55,900 --> 00:42:58,000 to Jordan Geronimo to Miller cop. 902 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,900 Thanks to driven, Gonzales is our co-host. 903 00:43:00,900 --> 00:43:04,000 I'm Galen klaviyo. Will join you folks soon? 904 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,000 Be sure to keep tuned in. Subscribe to us on iTunes. 905 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,700 We'd love it. We'll catch you folks on the 906 00:43:08,700 --> 00:43:10,400 flip side. So long everybody bring back the 907 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:10,800 Bison.