HoriZone Roundtable

As is an annual tradition, Bob and Jim welcome Horizon Boy ( @HorizonBoy_HB ) back to the podcast to talk about his predictions from last season and what he expects to see in the 2025-26 season. Subscribe: horizoneroundtable.com/subscribe Donate: horizoneroundtable.com/donate Patreon: patreon.com/horizoneroundtable

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the men's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers: Greg Kula - Cleveland State Eric Fischer - Green Bay Chris Schumerth - IU Indy Alex Perez - Northern Kentucky Griffin Beers - Oakland James Moon - Wright State

To kick off the 2025-26 season, the HoriZone Roundtable holds its annual writer's forum. In the women's edition of this year's forum, Bob welcomes the following writers: Kyle Rossi - Cleveland State Eric Fischer - Green Bay Chris Schumerth - IU Indy Isaac Wendel - Purdue Fort Wayne James Moon - Wright State

In this episode, Bob, along with new permanent co-host Jim Sarow, talk about some of the off-season activities, including ex-Horizon Leaguers in G League action, roster changes and scheduling.

In this episode, Bob welcomes new IU Indy head coach Ben Howlett, and they discuss his system, how the team is being built, and a few other items of interest.

Bob breaks down the latest in the IU Indy situation, including what's going on with the coaching search and Paul Corsaro's efforts to clear his name. He also talks about some of the latest roster additions across the Horizon League as teams gear up for summer workouts.

Bob welcomes Kyle Rossi and other prominent figures in the history of the podcast to discuss notable milestones and topics from the previous 299 episodes, including: Jimmy Lemke Matt Dudek Karic Jones Jim Sarow Kyle Craven Horizon Boy Intro: Swag Enuff - Microwave Red ft. Meel/Fly Tye (Producer: Sunny Collins) Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/8QpeT9mVOfU?feature=shared

Bob had an opportunity to speak with Rob Summers, the new head coach at Cleveland State. They talk about, among other things, his time as a CSU assistant, the ever-expanding Dennis Gate coaching tree, his offensive philosophy, and...Skype?

As national media loses its mind over the never-ending changes in college player movement, Bob and John treat this episode as business as usual, discussing the last entries and exits in the Horizon League.

Bob talks about the return of Rob Summers of Cleveland State, this time as head coach. He also breaks down some of the transfers that have arrived at various teams, including the non-D1 influx at Northern Kentucky.

Bob talks some Horizon League baseball with the head coach of defending champion Northern Kentucky, Dizzy Peyton. This talk about his long history with NKU, the challenges of northern baseball teams and scheduling, and, of course, the Wright State-Northern Kentucky rivalry, among other things.

Daniyal Robinson is reportedly headed to North Texas, and Bob and John discuss the ramifications of this news at Cleveland State. The also talk about the transfer portal and how it has affected some Horizon League teams significantly.

In Matt's last episode as a regular co-host of the podcast, he and Bob talk about Robert Morris giving Alabama a run for its money, as well as the names emerging in the transfer portal. Finally, Matt has some closing thoughts on his time with the HoriZone Roundtable.

Bob and John talk about the Horizon League Tournament and its eventual winner, Robert Morris. They also discuss the Colonials' first-round NCAA Tournament match-up, Alabama, as well as Cleveland State's quarterfinal foe in the CBI, Jacksonville.

It's that time again for the Horizon League Tournament to converge on Indianapolis, and Bob and Matt, as they have in years past, take this episode to talk with some of the participating coaches. This year, they include Robert Morris' Andy Toole, Cleveland State's Daniyal Robinson and Oakland's Greg Kampe.

Bob and Matt preview the games in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, as well as the match-up between Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.

Bob goes solo to close out the regular season, and he takes a look at where each Horizon League team finished compared to how both the HoriZone Roundtable and official Horizon League preseason polls had them situated.

Bob and Matt preview the final games of the regular season in the Horizon League, which take place on Thursday, February 27th and Saturday, March 1st.

Northern Illinois is reportedly joining to the Horizon League, returning to the what was named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during its last stint. And Bob and John welcome Skyler Kisellus, senior sports report to NIU's student paper, the Northern Star , to discuss the move.

Bob, Matt and John talk about everything that went down on the second-to-last week of the regular season, which included an exciting rivalry game, Robert Morris overtaking Cleveland State for the top spot in the standings, and the scenarios of where everyone could be situated at season's end.

Bob and Matt preview the Horizon League conference games from Wednesday, February 19th to Sunday, February 23rd.

Bob, Matt and John talk about each team and which players have all-league potential going into the final two weeks of the regular season.

Bob and Matt preview the Horizon League conference games starting Wednesday, February 12th through Sunday, February 16th.

Bob is flying solo this episode, and he talks about all the teams from top to bottom. This includes the end of Cleveland State's win streak, the battle for HL Player of the Year (within Purdue Fort Wayne), Alvaro Folguiera's monster game against NKU, and...when will we see Anthony Roy come back?

Bob and Matt preview the Horizon League conference games taking place from Wednesday, February 5th to Saturday, February 8th.