Ep 1333 - IU Basketball Struggles + Indiana Football’s New Money Era
Ep 1333 - IU Basketball Struggles + Indiana Football’s New Money Era  
Podcast: CrimsonCast
Published On: Sun Feb 22 2026
Description: Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield open with a quick detour into Olympic hockey chaos, then dive into two big Indiana topics.First: Indiana football’s new reality—Curt Cignetti’s massive contract extension, what it signals about IU’s willingness to spend like a true power, and why the next phase has to include real Memorial Stadium upgrades to match the program’s new level. The guys also discuss the NCAA’s latest bout of pettiness and why the Louis Moore injunction chatter isn’t something Hoosiers should lose sleep over. Then it’s basketball: Indiana’s week goes sideways with losses at Illinois and a 29-point blowout at Purdue (the biggest margin in the series since 1969). They break down why IU’s early offensive stagnation doomed the game, the troubling defensive trendlines, and why the path to the NCAA Tournament is suddenly far narrower than it looked a couple weeks ago.