The Hoosier Hysterics Podcast

Jalen Hood-Schifino is back! This time as an actual, official, on campus, and in the gym Hoosier, not to mention now as an official Hoosier Hysterics Ambassador. Fino breaks down how college life is going and gives us the skinny what he and his teammates have been up to during the summer, on and off the court. Mature beyond his years, this freshman never fails to impress with his confidence a...

Which 4 legendary Hoosier players deserve to have their faces etched in stone above all the rest?? So many outstanding players stretching back over so many glorious teams, how to even begin the process? The Hysterics dive deep into which players they considered and why, and then at last reveal which quartet made each of their final cuts. Then, in order to have an opinion that actually matters, a s...

Mike Pegram ushered Hoosier fans into the internet age by creating the first, and still the very best, online IU community. Peegs.com quickly became the place in which the faithful gathered to read top-notch reporting on Indiana sports, gaining access and insight like never before. And if it wasn't for Mike Pegram and Peegs.com there is a very good chance you never would have heard this podcast. W...

Jon McGlocklin is so legendary he has not one, but two nicknames… Jonny Mac and Mr. Buck. Jonny Mac grew up in Franklin, Indiana a fan of the Hurryin’ Hoosiers and spurned all others suitors to join fellow sought-after recruits, Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, to play for Branch McCracken. All three went on to put up prodigious numbers at IU, all three went on to be drafted, and all three went...

Back with his brand new shiny title of Associate Head Coach is the one and only Yasir Rosemond. Coach Ya brings it as he always does, reflecting on the lessons of last season, and discussing how the team and individual players are developing during summer workouts.   Coach Woody, Trayce’s return, the top 10 recruiting class that just arrived, and even the impact of NIL, are all part of t...

Indiana University President Dr. Pamela Whitten bravely joins the Hysterics for an in-depth and wide-ranging conversation on all things IU.   This discussion with our fearless leader includes everything from the wild new world of NIL, to the transfer portal, to the waning power of the NCAA and the future of Power 5 sports. Beyond athletics we delve into such topics as rising tuition fees...

Miller Kopp drops in for a deep dive on last season, the off-season, and of course next season.   A young man of great maturity and many talents, Miller provides his thoughtful, earnest, and often humorous point of view on his team and his life as an Indiana basketball player. Tune in and hear once again a Hoosier who makes us all proud on and off of Branch McCracken Court! See Privacy Policy...

Eric and Ward are bursting with pride and excitement to welcome the latest official Hoosier Hysterics NIL Collective Ambassador, five-star freshman Malik Reneau! This young man is as friendly and joyful as he is talented and skilled, and will no doubt be a wonderful representative for not only the Hysterics Collective, but for all of Indiana University.   Head to HHNIL.COM to learn how you ca...

IU play-by-play legend Don Fischer is back with more insight, more stories and more funny!  We dive right into Fisch's annual optimistic outlook for next season’s squad, and then jump into the time machine and fly back to the mid-70’s when he first realized true greatness had arrived in Assembly Hall.  When it comes to talking about the Indiana Hoosiers, nobody does it better than Fisch!...

TJD is back and all of Hoosier Nation is losing its collective mind!!! Everybody’s All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis will not enter the NBA Draft this year, and instead return to Bloomington, bringing with him sky-high expectations and downright delirium for Indiana fans everywhere. In his first interview since this earth-shaking announcement, Trayce gets into everything everybody wants to kn...

Yet another prodigal son shall soon return! This time it's Bloomington's very own hometown hero, Jordan Hulls. The 2009 Mr. Basketball brought IU back from depths of despair to national prominence with a Big Ten title, a #1 ranking, and a #1 seed his senior year. Now, after almost a decade of shooting the lights out of the pro leagues in Europe, Jordy is finally coming back to where he truly belon...

IU assistant coach and recruiter extraordinaire Kenya Hunter is back with some juicy insights for the Indiana faithful.  Coach Kenya goes player-by-player to examine what each Hoosier has been working on since the season concluded, and what to expect from the entire roster moving forward, including all four incoming freshmen.   This is the offseason red meat you’ve been craving, so hit p...

The Hysterics are absolutely over the moon to be joined by Mike Woodson for his first interview since the end of his first season as IU's head coach. Woody dives deep on the rollercoaster ride that was the last year... from retaining key players, to developing them, to suspending them, to finally getting them on a run that landed Indiana back in the big dance. He discusses letting Dane Fife go, pr...

The Hysterics head back to heaven during Little 5 week for a series of excruciating football workouts and another incredible conversation with IUFB Coach Tom Allen. In agony but undaunted, they even stuck around for Saturday and hobbled into the legendary Little 5 bike race. And don't worry... before, between and after all that, Eric and Ward still managed to smoke and eat their brains out, all th...

Malik Reneau is bringing his talents to Indiana University and Hoosier nation has gone beserk! Courted by Kenya Hunter and fellow 5-star Mountverde Academy stud Jalen Hood-Schifino, the 6'8" back-to-the-basket Reneau is Mike Woodson's 3rd top 30 recruit in his first calendar year as head coach. Those two, along with CJ Gunn and Kaleb Banks, currently gives IU the 5th best recruiting class in the c...

Bloomington’s own Mr. Basketball, the one and only Anthony Leal, returns to the podcast to discuss the season that was! He reflects on how he and the team dealt with a rollercoaster of a ride over the last year… from changing head coaches, to beating Purdue, to player suspensions and a 5 game losing skid, to the best postseason IU has had in a long time. As always, Anthony is funny, impressiv...

CJ Gunn is blazing his way to Bloomington this summer and Hoosier fans have much cause for excitement.   A 6’6 shooting guard out of Indianapolis, Gunn has the IU faithful chomping at the bit for his ability to score at all 3 levels, including knocking down over 37% of his three pointers in his final season. As a senior at Lawrence North he averaged over 23 points and 5 boards game ...

While Brian Walsh been working tirelessly behind the scenes for the past 5 years under both Archie Miller and Mike Woodson, he has never failed to make a strong impression to those in and around the program. Over two regimes he has kept the train on the tracks and been vital in the management and organization of both the team and recruiting. Simply put, over the last 5 seasons Indiana's new a...

The season is sadly over, but there is still oh so much to discuss! Eric & Ward recount their madcap adventures from Dayton to Portland before being joined by fan favorite & breakout sophomore Jordan Geromino. Jordan discusses his development, the team’s chemistry, Coach Woodson’s teachings, and just about everything else that contributed to the best post-season the Hoosiers have...

An odyssey of Homeric proportions, join the Hysterics on Hoosier nation’s quest for glory spanning the entire Big Ten Tourney and Selection Sunday.  Hear all the halftime, post-game, and selection reactions of not just Eric & Ward, but those of Jared Jeffries, Collin Hartman, Jeff Rabjohns, and dozens of IU fans from all over and everywhere. Hell, they even let a Boiler in the form of the...

The regular season is mercifully over and the Big Ten tourney quickly approaches, along with Indiana’s last chance to battle their way into the Big Dance. But rather than just bitch and moan about the current season, the Hysterics turn to the eternally bright Hoosier future and chat it up with 2022 IU commit Kaleb Banks.  Now a solid 6’9” with a 7’2” wingspan, Banks is a 4-star talent ou...

Over the past year few folks have irked the Hoosier faithful more than one of the biggest names in college hoops reporting, the notorious Jeff Goodman. So why not have him on the show??  Jeff readily accepted the Hysterics invitation and plunged into enemy territory ready for battle. And yes, there is sparring to be had, but there is also no shortage of good stories, belly laughs and a w...

The absolutely legendary Don Fischer is this week's very special guest in honor of this, the premiere Hysterics episode on the The Varsity Podcast Network. As the honored and cherished play-by-play man for Indiana University football & basketball over the last 49 years, Fisch and his iconic voice are forever woven into the very fabric of Hoosier sports. Whenever we remember or revisit any of t...

The Hysterics kick it old school with Eric and Ward having a one-on-one anger-fest about the suspension of five players by Coach Woodson for last night's critical road game at Northwestern. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oooooweeee at long last our favorite BBQ big man has arrived! George Leach is the gentle giant with a heart of gold and a major funny bone, who left his childhood home in North Carolina to play for Indiana and learn what basketball was really all about. Despite an unexpected redshirt year and the devastating dismissal of Coach Knight, George and his teammates rallied together and took Hoosier nati...