The boys are back with their postgame podcast, this time delayed 36ish hours by the late finish to Friday's 29-23 win against Northwestern. Mike and Zach pick the bones out of that game, good, bad and indifferent, and try to separate concerns from unnecessary anxieties, as Indiana works to correct its flaws heading into the meat of Big Ten play.

Chapters:

0:00 -- Intro

1:23 -- Digging into Northwestern win

8:01 -- Defensive good and bad

17:31 -- Offensive good and bad

33:07 -- The potential importance of learning to win

Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/09/26/indiana-football-curt-cignetti-consistency-fans-concerns-josh-hoover-defense/91947322007/

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The boys are back with their postgame podcast, this time delayed 36ish hours by the late finish to Friday's 29-23 win against Northwestern. Mike and Zach pick the bones out of that game, good, bad and indifferent, and try to separate concerns from unnecessary anxieties, as Indiana works to correct its flaws heading into the meat of Big Ten play.
Chapters:
0:00 -- Intro
1:23 -- Digging into Northwestern win
8:01 -- Defensive good and bad
17:31 -- Offensive good and bad
33:07 -- The potential importance of learning to win
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