Inside the Hoosier Mind

Mike and Tony discuss the Brendan Sorsby situation with Texas Tech and potentially losing his eligibility. If sports betting really is an issue in today's world.We also decided to take a trip to the past and figure out who out of the last 5 number 1 overall picks who would truly go #1 overall and why?

The Chi Kid and Tony are back to talk the picks they liked the most from the NFL Draft.The picks they disliked the most.Diego Pavia and what his future should be.Who is better the Big10 or the SEC?

Tony is back to give his predictions and breakdowns on the top 10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.

I sit down with former NFL Player turned Hollywood actor and writer Conrad Goode. We discuss his journey into football but also his passion of art. Then the decision to go into acting and what struggles he faces but also what the industry faces as a whole.

Tony is back to discuss some of the biggest free agency moves now that free agency is officially open.Also the Big10 Commissioner asking the NCAA to not enforce the tampering rules

The Chi Kid and Tony break down some of the biggest moves over the last few days:Maxx Crosby to the Ravens, is this is it for Lamar??Tua is now an Atlanta Falcon and the Dolphins are left with $99 Million in dead cap space from it.The Raiders seem to be building in the right direction for whoever their next QB is.

Tony breaks down his thoughts on which college football head coaches are under the most pressure going into the 2026 season. Some he believes could make it to keep their jobs based on their success, others maybe until the end of the season, some may not even make it the entire season.

Mike joins me to give his thoughts on Sam Darnold and the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl.How the Patriots got there and can they do it again next year or is their schedule potentially too brutal?Mike and Tony talk the coaching moves around the NFL.Michael Pittman Jr, is he a WR1? He has had a lot of not great QB play and his stats reflect it, but we have seen others over the years still produce. Mike and Tony give their thoughts

Dabo Swinney made suggestions about how to fix College Football in his mind. What could be done to make it more manageable for all teams.Bill Belichick is denied for a first ballot hall of famer. Is it justified? or not?Help a Veteran out!

IU wins First National Title in School History. Cignetti does it in 2 seasons. What does this do for other big name coaches across CFB? Does this put even more pressure on HCs to have instant success?Is the narrative of the SEC being the dominant powerhouse of CFB over? Is it the B1G's to lost or is it just more of a level playing field?

Miami is having a Cinderella run like Ohio State did last year, but can they finish their story with a fairy tale ending?Indiana seems to finally be a football school with the domination they have been showing against every team they have faced this season, can they do the unthinkable and go 16-0 and win a national championship?Nick Saban's coaching tree is widely successful and was on full display in the CFP Playoffs, but who is truly carrying his legacy on the best?NIL has turn college football into a paid sport, so now guys can stay in college and potentially make more money than in the pros. Should guys like Ty Simpson and Dante Moore stay 1 more year to get more money and experience to help their draft stock?The Big10 has now been in the national championship game for 3 years in a row. The SEC has not been since Georgia in 2022. Has NIL proven the SEC paid for its players and was that the main factor for their long standing success?

Sam joins the show to talk all the changes in College Football and where the sport is headed.Should conference championships still be a thing? Should CFB be more structured like the NFL? Sam and Tony's picks for who goes to the national title game. They discuss John Harbaugh getting fired and what is his next move that he should do?Braden Smith for the Purdue Boilermakers breaks the Big10 All Time Assist Record, how far can Purdue go?

James Franklin signed with Virginia Tech, can he be successful with the Hokies?Lane Kiffin has offers from LSU and potentially the same offers from Florida and Ole Miss, but who will he choose?Tony breaks down and grades all the QB Rooms in the NFL and why he gives them their grade.

The Chi Kid is back to discuss with Tony some of the head coach openings available in College Football.Also Part 1 of a 4 part episode series where they dive into the QB Rooms of the NFL starting with the NFC, and will re-evaluate later in the season on if the rooms improved or got worse.

Brian Kelly is out as the Head Coach of LSU. Tony breakdown what led to this firing and what overall went wrong with Brian Kelly as the Head Coach. Who should be to blame? Who are the candidates that may potentially replace him and are any a good fit?

Tony is back to talk some of the coaching hire rumors now whispering around Florida and Penn State both. Some big names that might be out there.LSU lost to Vandy, what needs to change for the Tigers?Giants fall to the Broncos 4th quarter miracle. The Browns beat Miami handedly, and the Jets are 0-7.

James Franklin is fired by Penn State, who should Penn State go after?The Indiana Hoosiers upset the Oregon Ducks, is this Hoosiers team for real? Could a team try and poach Coach Cignetti?Arch Manning and Texas get a big win against Oklahoma who started John Mateer coming off of hand surgery, was this the right move?The Browns trade Joe Flacco to the Bengals, an in division opponent, have they truly given up?The Titans fire their HC just 6 games into the season. Are there other coaches on the hotseat and who may be next?

Upsets once again in CFB, including Florida beating Arch and Texas, who is to blame for the struggles in Austin? With the win, should the Gators keep Billy Napier? Penn State falls to UCLA, is it time to move on from James Franklin? The Ravens fall hard against the Texans without Lamar Jackson. The Bengals trade for Joe Flacco to try and salvage their season. The Dolphins and Cardinals blow leads that cost them games. Bills, Eagles and Chiefs are all upset. Is this year more level than ever?

Tony breaks down all the big time upsets that happened in week 5 of the College Football Season. Including Virginia upsetting Florida State, Illinois upsetting USC, Ole Miss beating LSU, Bama rolls Georgia once again and the Ducks survive the whiteout in Happy Valley.Drama also in the NFL with the Packers and Cowboys ending in a Tie. The Giants get their first win, while their old QB Daniel Jones gets his first loss as a Colt. The Ravens are 1-3 to start the year with QB Lamar Jackson hurt and potentially to miss 2-3 games. All that and more!

Tony is joined by Yoel to discuss Week 4 of College Football and Week 3 of the NFL.Clemson off to 1-3 worst start for them since 2004. Worst start for Dabo, does this force Dabo to reevaluate his recruiting method and utilize the transfer portal to supplement key positions?Indiana beat Illinois in a massive upset, they have Oregon, Penn State and Maryland left on their schedule to face, all on the road. Can they have another successful year like last year?Oklahoma State HC Mike Gundy was fired. VT Brent Pry and UCLA DeShaun Foster were also fired just a week ago, is Florida's Billy Napier and Wisconsin's Luke Fickell next?Giants fall to a pretty mediocre/bad chiefs team and are 0-3, is it time to start Dart? Should DaBoll be worried? Or just the GM?Daniel Jones has the Colts off to a 3-0 start, but when do the Colts come back to earth with a potential loss and to who?

Arch Manning continues to struggle? What is the issue?Tennessee vs Georgia proved to be an instant classic, does this game hurt either team?LSU vs Florida, Lagway falls with 5 interceptions. LSU struggles on offense.Clemson falls to Georgia Tech, is their season over?Wisconsin is destroyed by Bama for the 2nd straight year. What is their identity? Is Luke Fickell the next HC to be fired?Da Bears fall in Ben Johnson's return to Detroit.Joe Burrow is likely out for the season. Whose to blame?

Tony breaks down his thoughts on the 1st week of the NFL and some of the games that came as big surprises!He also breaks down the 2nd week of College Football and all the upsets that took place!

Week 1 of College Football is in the books and it was a beautiful sight with all the upsets, the close calls. All of it just feels right. Tony breaks down his thoughts on some of the big week 1 games and the new AP Top 25 ranking.Week 1 of the NFL kicks off Thursday with the Cowboys at the defending super bowl champs the Eagles. Tony gives his predictions for the NFL Week 1 of the 2025 season.

With Week 1 of College Football thing coming weekend and the NFL Season right around the corner, that means its time for a new season of Inside the Hoosier Mind.Today Tony gives his thoughts on some of the NFL news now with preseason over with starters being named and cuts happening across the league.He'll talk about Kansas State vs Iowa State in Ireland for the Week 0 game.Tony gives his predictions for the Week 1 match ups this Saturday through Monday night!

Mike is back to talk about the Lions and Bears is this NFC North rivalry renewed? The Colts name Daniel Jones as QB1 to start the NFL Season.Micah Parsons is still unpaid.Jamar Chase with interesting comments about his QB Joe Burrow and AFC rival Josh Allen. College Football s back on Saturday with week 0 Iowa State vs Kansas State in Ireland

Coach Victor Bennett joins the show with Tony to discuss his thoughts on the new College Football Playoff format and if he has any dark horse teams that he thinks could sneak in.He and Tony discuss what coaches are on the potential hot seat in college.What teams do we think make the playoffs in the NFL.

An Air Force veteran born and raised in Indianapolis Indiana with a passion for sports. As I got older, I had a good friend who I would always talk sports and life with, once I joined the service, I no longer had that person to talk sports with. So, I decided to start a podcast. As a result, I ended up meeting a great group of people who had that same fire and passion about diving deep into the sports and everything that encompasses them. All while staying true to my Indiana and midwest roots.

Aaman joins Tony to discuss UNC wanting to potentially move to the SEC would it be a good move for the Tar Heels? Could they compete? Former North Carolina Tar Heels HC Mack Brown and former National Champion Coach Urban Meyer both discuss that there should potentially be a split within the FBS level of College Football. Let the Group of 5 schools have their own national title and individual award trophies for their positions etc as to be able to compete for titles within the same level of their own talent. Tony offers his thought of making it similar to a G League where a conference offers a subsidy of money to these G League to help these schools pay for better facilities, maybe even recruit better and offers them potential teams to move up and or down in the conference.

Mike and Tony discuss Shemar Stewart and his contract dispute with the Cincinatti Bengals, is it on him? Does he have an agent that is steering him in the wrong direction? Or is Cincy playing hard ball? How will it effect his future in both college and the pros.The NCAA Basketball tournament is debating on expanding from 64 teams, potentially even to 68 or 72, but when is too many teams, too much?Mike and Tony discuss who wore another team's uniform that should have never put on another team's colors.Caleb Williams once again gets heat for painted fingernails, but is it really that big of a deal?

Porter Hayes of the HAWG Talk and Mike Hughes of the Chi Kid join the show to discuss who is the G.O.A.T in women's basketball, both in college and the WNBA. The team breaks down the modern view of women's basketball and how Caitlin Clark has rose to fame and has garnered so much support. While on the other end Angel Reese continues to receive a ton of hate no matter what she does. Also, who in the men's side especially the NBA both ON and OFF the court, is there a clearly defined G.O.A.T?

The Men's College World Series is over with the LSU Tigers taking home their 2nd trophy in 2 years.Some of our childhood NFL Greats have almost all retired with Aaron Rodgers next on the list.The Pacers put up several fights to get to a spot that they weren't supposed to be in.The Pac12 has a new media deal, but while they're close to staying a power conference, it's only in name with the new members and their annual TV earnings.Caleb Williams adds fuel to Da Bears and Packers rivalry.

Tony is joined by the Co-Host of The Hawg Talk podcast Porter Hayes to discuss some of the big changes coming to College Sports, specifically College Football.The new rules for sharing revenue with athletes, the changes in the college sports landscape with conference realignments.Should contract based agreements (CBAs) be introduced for protection of the athlete and the school itself and what should some of those agreements look like!

The Chi Kid and Tony breakdown the Pacers moving onto the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2nd year in a row this time against the New York Knicks who they beat to advance to the very same situation. Can they do it once again and make the NBA Finals?Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark's college rivalry continues into their pro careers with the latest Fever vs Sky match up leading to a heated exchange in a lopsided Fever victory. Is there more to this than meets the eye?

Tony and Jackson talk the potential CFP expansion.Jackson's thoughts on the Packers draft and if Golden can elevate the Packers offenseIs Love still THE guy in Green BayShould Rodgers still sign with the steelers with Pickens traded

Jay is on the show with Tony to discuss what happened with the Phoenix Suns. The most shocking thing to him on the NBA Playoffs and his thoughts on the NFL Draft for the Cardinals.

Tony, Mike and Jay all break down their thoughts on Shadeur Sanders falling into the 5th round of the 2025 NFL Draft

Tony is back to give his predictions into the 2025 NFL Draft. All of the picks are without any potential trades that may or may not happen!

NBA Coach Firings, why are teams firing coaches that have won them at least 1 title in the last 10 years and most keeping them consistently in the playoffs.Russell Wilson and Winston are both QBs for the Giants, can they content with a still loaded Eagles and Commanders teams? Steelers are still patiently waiting for Aaron Rodgers, should steelers fans be in panic mode that as of now, Mason Rudolph is their starter?

Tony is back to break down all the big Free Agency news that has happened so far in the early stages of the 2025 NFL Free Agency period.

Tony is back with the Chi Kid Mike Hughes to discuss the NFL off season news of Aaron Rodgers and the rumored places he could go.Where does Cooper Kupp and Matt Stafford both go with the Rams looking to move off of both?Deebo Samuel on the trade block and where he could end up.Caitlin Clark turned down the NBA All Star 3 Point Shooting Match, is this to try and garner more positive face in the WNBA?

Tony breaks down the Eagles dominant win over the Chiefs.What does each team do moving forward with salary caps and potential restrictions.What does Kellen Moore's first season in New Orleans look like as a first time Head Coach.

Tony is back to discuss the NBA Trade of Luka and AD between the Lakers and the Mavs. What is the deal in Columbus and Ryan Day losing both Chip Kelly and Jim Knowles? Super Preview between the Eagles and the Chiefs. New NFL Head Coaches and how I think they will do in their new jobs!

Tony breaks down the CFP National Title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. He also breaks down the NFL 2nd round of the playoffs and some NFL Offseason news so far!

Tony breaks down the final 2 CFP games and previews the national title match up between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The review of the 1st round of the NFL Playoffs What the Colts should do to improve their position for the future.

It's Christmas eve and Tony breaks down the 1st round of the College Football Playoffs and all of the upset fans about their team. Tony also talks the NFL as more teams have been eliminated from the Playoffs and some have to hope other teams fail for them to get in.

Tony gives his opinions on the CFB 1st round playoff games kick off this coming Friday and into the weekend. Tony also dives into the NFL this past weekend with the Lions falling to the Bills and being riddled with injuries. The Giants continue to get worse and what should their future look like. The Colts blew a lead and the game to the broncos what should the Colts do for their future?

Tony dives into the conference championship match ups from the college football weekend and if any of the results will potentially change the College Football Playoff bracket. Tony breaks down the NFL match ups from Thursday night football into the weekend and Monday night football as the playoff races heats up as the post season draws closer.

The College Football World continues to be crazy with Alabama getting upset by OU just before thanksgiving. Then this past weekend with Clemson, Miami and Ohio State all getting upset as well. Ohio State loses to Michigan and some Buckeye fans are calling for Ryan Day's job. Is it truly justified? We've also had some coaches getting fired from other major College Football programs. Also how do the conference championship games match up? Recap of the NFL from thanksgiving and a look ahead to the big match ups of the coming weekend.

It is week 12 of the College Football Season, as the weather outside in a majority of the country starts to cool so does some of the big games of the season. The playoff race though continues to heat up as teams fight to be 1 of the 12 in the hunt for a national title. Clemson takes on Pitt with the hopes of keeping their chances of facing off for the ACC championship as well as into the playoffs, can Clemson get the win? If not their season may very well be over. LSU is all but eliminated from the playoffs with their loss to Alabama and they travel to the swamp to take on the Gators. Will they be upset against a pesky gators team? Nebraska started the year off hot, but have fallen far from the top, with a win over USC they could be bowl eligible for the first time in a decade, can Big Red get the win or will USC spoil the Cornhuskers plan and force them to delay a potential 6th win for another week? The biggest game shows Tennessee vs Georgia in Athens in a top 10 showdown. If Tennessee wins they can solidify their spot for the SEC title as well as knock Georgia out of the playoff race or can the Dawgs rally and save their season? We are officially over the halfway point in the NFL Season and we have a top match up on Thursday night football with the Commanders taking on the Eagles in Philly for control of the NFC East. Who walks away with the win? The Packers travel to Chicago to take on Da Bears, can the Bears get a big win against their most bitter rival or will Da Bears struggles continue on the season? The Ravens go to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers for control of the AFC North, can Derrick Henry run all over the Steelers too or will the Steel Curtain be too much? The Chiefs and Bills throwdown as both the top seeds in the AFC. Can the Bills hand the Chiefs their first loss of the season or will Patrick Mahomes continue to haunt Josh Allen's dreams of being able to get a win over his Chiefs? The Chargers and Bengals have a great match up on Sunday Night Football, who came out on top? The Texans vs Cowboys on Monday Night Football in a battle for Texas did the Texans get their bragging rights or did the Cowboys show them they are the "little brother" team in the state?

Georgia falls to Ole Miss thanks in part to their QBs poor performance. Carson Beck throwing yet another int. Is he a liability to a team that is 1 loss away from elimination from the college football playoffs? Miami was finally tripped up by Georgia Tech. Was it long overdue? I certainly think so. Texas rolls over Florida with no problem, is the future truly bright in the Sunshine state? Indiana starts the year out 10-0 for the first time in program history over Michigan, just how far have the Wolverines fallen? The Tide ran all over LSU in Death Valley, is it time to replace Brian Kelly as the HC in Baton Rouge? Joe Burrow did all he could in a crushing defeat against the Ravens, can the Bengals still make the playoffs? The Colts fall to a red-hot Bills team in part to Flacco having 4 turnovers in a loss. The Broncos had a field goal blocked to lose to the Chiefs, are the Chiefs just 1 mistake away from losing their first game of the season? Mike Tomlin and his Steelers beat Washington in a close and thrilling game, and he is only 2 wins away from having yet another winning season and never having a losing season as the HC can he do it? The Lions find a way to win and roar back to beat the Texans despite Goff's 5 interceptions. The Cowboys lose to the Eagles in humiliating fashion. There will more than likely be a coaching change at the end of the season if not sooner, who should it be and would it even make a difference?