Mind Your Banners

Mar 07 2025 100 ep. 34 mins 57
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Coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers, IndyStar Indianapolis, Indiana

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Mind Your Banners: A national look at the IU coaching search

Mar 07 2025 42 mins  
IU Insider Zach Osterman is joined this week by ESPN national college basketball insider Jeff Borzello, to discuss the latest on Indiana's coaching search, where the Hoosiers fit in the national conversation and how a process like this differs when it unfolds across a longer-than-normal timeline. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:50 -- Navigating a modern coaching search 11:35 -- Is IU the

Mind Your Banners: Coaching search tournament chase heating up

Feb 28 2025 49 mins  
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman unpack a busy end of February for IU men's basketball. The Hoosiers approach a pivotal West Coast trip riding momentum for the first time in a while, with NCAA tournament hopes growing. While behind the scenes, the search for Mike Woodson's successor rolls on toward the month in which it will likely conclude.

Mind Your Banners Postgame: Indiana 73, Purdue 58

Feb 23 2025 27 mins  
IndyStar's Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek of the Bloomington Herald-Times break down the Hoosiers' 73-58 upset win over No. 14 Purdue, breaking down the keys to Indiana's victory and what it means to postseason possibilities.

Mind Your Banners: The long slog of an IU coaching search

Feb 20 2025 56 mins  
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss where things stand here in the early stages of Indiana's search for Mike Woodson's replacement, what step in the process Scott Dolson might find himself at the moment and what key factors will inform his ultimate decision.

Mind Your Banners: No. 22 Michigan 70, Indiana 67

Feb 08 2025 20 mins  
Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek pick apart the Hoosiers' three-point loss to Michigan on Saturday afternoon, a game defined as much by the atmosphere around it as what happened on the court.

Mind Your Banners: Mike Woodson steps down as IU coach

Feb 08 2025 55 mins  
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the fallout from Friday's news that IU coach Mike Woodson will step down at the end of the current season. What does this mean for the Hoosiers in the short term, where will Scott Dolson go from here and what kind of job is he offering at Indiana?

Mind Your Banners Postgame: Maryland 79, Indiana 78

Jan 26 2025 24 mins  
Bloomington Herald-Times' Mike Niziolek and IndyStar's Zach Osterman discuss the ins and outs of the Hoosiers' last-minute loss Sunday against Maryland, a defeat that begins to set the season at large on a more difficult course to navigate.

Mind Your Banners: A stormy January settles over Bloomington

Jan 16 2025 57 mins  
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman pick the bones out of back-to-back 25-point defeats for Mike Woodson's Hoosiers, what's gone wrong these last two games and where Indiana goes from here. Plus, a look at the importance of IU women's basketball's win at Iowa. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro, diving right in 11:05 -- What changed after a five-game win streak 20:10 -- Would lineup changes help?

Mind Your Banners Postgame: Indiana 82, Southern Cal 69

Jan 09 2025 21 mins  
Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman break down the keys to Indiana's 13-point home win against USC on Wednesday night, including Oumar Ballo's excellence, more strong guard play and a renewed effort from IU's bench.

Mind Your Banners: Hoosiers starting strong in 2025

Jan 07 2025 48 mins  
Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek return for the first show of 2025, digging into Indiana's four-game win streak, and whether Mike Woodson's team is showing consistent improvement or just playing well in bursts. Curt Cignetti's work in the transfer portal also gets some scrutiny. Chapters: Mind Your Banners: Hoosiers starting strong in 2025 0:00 -- Intro 1:28 -- IU's last four games