X's and Joe's

On this edition of Xs & Joes, Bob and Mike turn the topics over to the listeners. We gathered a bunch of questions in Substack and Discord, and they go deep on the answers. Among the questions and topics discussed: Mike explains his scoring system for individual players Does Indiana need a full rebuild? Are IU fans delusional in the expectation that IU will ever achieve relevancy within the co...

On this edition of Xs and Joes, Bob and Mike take a look back at the current college basketball season that is nearing its conclusion and analyze some interesting trends and teams that were better/worse than expected. Plus … some IU talk. In this episode … Segment 1: How was the game played? Some subtle trends that kinda surprised us… Death of a Controversy- Impact of the Block/Charge Rule The Bal...

On this special edition of Xs and Joes, Bob and Mike welcome longtime Indiana fan, coach, referee, and all-around good dude Sam Story (CoachSS) to the show. The three longtime friends and college hoops fans engage in a deep dive on how winning college basketball programs evaluate, determine, and land the players and coaches who are best for them. In this episode … Segment 1: What traits are colleg...

In Episode 5, Mike and Bob take a deep dive into rivalries and the many critical roles they play in the college sports ecosystem -- not just for fans, but for coaches and administrators too. In this episode … Segment 1: One, Two, Three, Four … wait, what are we fighting for? Why are there no moral absolutes in the souls of fans? What are rivalries and how do they happen? Why do we see prestige as...

In Episode 4 of Xs and Joes, Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly) and Bob Moats (cbobmoats) tell the origin story of The Sweet Spot™ -- what it is, how it came about, and what it means for hanging banners. In this episode ... Segment 1: How Two Frequent Title Winners Tried Change The Game? Get Dudes and Win- The Blended Recruiting Tracks to Titles (Slides 1 and 2) The Calipari Doctrine: Talent Over Experie...

In Episode 3 of Xs and Joes, Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly) and Bob Moats (cbobmoats) dive into what makes for good roster construction and analyze a few of this season's rosters from across the country. In this episode … Segment 1: A High Performing Roster: A simple yet very difficult thing to do. 1) Follow the Shoe/Follow the Gourd: How do we, oftentimes, miss the point of Rankin/Bass by thinking t...

In Episode 2 of Xs and Joes, Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly) and Bob Moats (cbobmoats) dive into what really creates momentum -- and possibly even stability -- for new coaches. As usual, when you take a peek under the hood, the factors lead that lead to success or failure may not quite be what you assume. In this episode … Segment One: There are very few happy endings for college coaches How do Mob Mo...

In Episode 1 of Xs and Joes, Mike and Bob provide the backstory on their decades-long research project and conversation trying to identify what it takes to build a winner in college basketball. Then they jump right into exploring one of the Big Questions they've been wrestling with since 1996. Here's the outline for the episode: Segment One: The Conversation at 7th and Washington that launched the...

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