The Peegs Podcast

Mackenzie Holmes grew up in the gym, thanks to not just one but two parents that coached the game she was born to play. Speaking of two, “Mack” would lead her high school team to back-to-back state championships and go on to win 2019 Maine Gatorade Player of the Year. Mack never imagined she would attend school so far from her hoops-crazed hometown and family, but after a fateful encounter with IUWBB Associate Head Coach Rhett Wierzba, she fell in love with Indiana and everything Coach Teri Moren and her program had to offer. Since then individual accolades have poured in… Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Academic All-Big Ten, All-Big Ten Defensive Team, All-Big Ten First Team, NCAA All-Regional Team and now Indiana's first AP All-American Honorable Mention. More importantly to Mack, she and her teammates have taken IUWBB to a level never before seen, last season just being one win away from both a Big Ten title and a Final Four birth, reaching the first Elite 8 in program history in last year's electrifying NCAA run. And they ain't done yet!

Hysterics Hindsight has been a new edition to the Hysterics brand as they host a live and interactive chat session on Twitter and you never know who is going to show up. In this lively episode, IU Men's Assistant Coach and recruiting superstar jumps on and finds it hard to jump off! Freddie McSwain Jr. pops in and a whole lot more...

The Hoosiers' offense struggled mightily vs. Penn State, posting its first shut out since 2000 in a 24-0 loss. We break down where Indiana goes from here.

The Hoosiers have an opportunity to make a statement at Penn State, and head coach Tom Allen believes his team can get it done. Meanwhile, we hear from new head basketball coach Mike Woodson as the basketball season approaches.

Before escaping Alcatraz or dedicating his career to advancing healthcare for your schnauzer, Steve Eyl left his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio and became an Indiana Hoosier. Arriving in the wake of Coach Knight and Steve Alford's gold medal run in the '84 Olympics, expectations couldn't have been higher, nor the results more disappointing his freshman year. But after a trip around the world and a season on the brink, the two Steves and their legendary teammates brought home a Big Ten title and IU's 5th national championship. Tune in to hear fascinating insights and hilarious anecdotes told by yet another intelligent, fun, and successful Hoosier, Steve Eyl.

It was more interesting than the Hoosiers hoped it would be, but IU's offense did enough to push Indiana to a 33-31 victory to close out the non-conference season. We break down IU's victory.

The Hoosiers know they missed an opportunity vs. Cincinnati last week, and they know knocking off Western Kentucky is the first step to getting back on track. We hear from Tom Allen, Nick Sheridan, and OL Matthew Bedford.

Eric & Ward head back to Bloomington for good times, great food, wonderful people and three disastrous sporting events. While many argue their very presence is to blame for IU’s athletic woes over the weekend, it didn’t stop them from enjoying everything else the world’s greatest city had to offer. Except for the unrelenting hellish heat. They didn't like that part. Tune in to hear all about it, with special guest appearances from Teri Moren, Miller Kopp, Michael Durr, Tamar Bates, Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal and Great Dane Fife!

The Hoosiers lost to No. 8 Cincinnati, but the loss was more about IU beating themselves than getting beat by a better squad. We break down the defeat.

IU sits at 1-1 following a blowout win over Idaho, but this week's opponent, Cincinnati, is at another level, and Tom Allen's team knows it has to show up to prove itself at Memorial Stadium. We hear from Coach Allen and LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball.

Hailing from beautiful Pasadena in sunny southern California, Richard Mandeville grew up a USC fan and almost wound up a Wildcat playing for Lute Olson. Ultimately, however, he just couldn't say no to Coach Knight and everything Bloomington had to offer. He even grew to love the frigid winters! Richard battled for five years alongside such Hoosier legends as Damon Bailey, Alan Henderson, Brian Evans, AJ Guyton and Michael Lewis, always ready to set a screen, grab a board, or knock down an open look. It wasn't an easy five years for the towering big or the IU program, but Richard refused to quit and by the end this California kid became a proud Hoosier for life.

Indiana needed to cruise to a win over Idaho, and it did just that, scoring a 56-14 win in front of a huge crowd at Memorial Stadium. We break it down.

Indiana struggled offensively at Iowa, but the Hoosiers hope to turn the page this week vs. Idaho. We hear from head coach Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan.

Coach Mike Woodson is back, not just on the pod, but way more importantly he's back in Bloomington as the head coach of our beloved Hoosiers! And so many wonderful things have happened since his return, leading to arguably the most dramatic mood swing in the history of IU's fervent fanbase. From retaining key players and staff, to landing sought after studs in the portal and on the recruiting trail, to waxing a professional team twice in international waters, to reuniting a fragmented program after two depressing decades, there is no doubt good times are here again! Hearing Coach Woodson speak about all this and more, it's easy to understand why joy and confidence has returned to the men's basketball program right along with him... the ultimate prodigal son.

The Hoosiers' season-opener at Iowa was a disappointment to say the least, but while the 34-6 loss to the Hawkeyes highlighted offensive issues, IU's defense showed promise. We break it down.