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Aaron Shifron

IU-MSU Postgame Show: IU Comes Up Short In Rock Fight

March 2, 2021 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, Indiana fell in an ugly game to Michigan State. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics: Andy Bottoms, Jeff Marlow, Chris Williams

We recapped the game, point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

(Music provided by Bob Thompson — die-hard Hoosier fan and longtime Assembly Call listener.)

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IU-MICHIGAN Postgame Show: Al Durham Leads IU on Senior Day

February 27, 2021 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

On Saturday, Indiana fell to Michigan. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics: Galen, Ryan

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

(Music provided by Bob Thompson — die-hard Hoosier fan and longtime Assembly Call listener.)

Listen to the podcast here:

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AC Radio: Michigan and March Madness Preview with Ed Feng

February 25, 2021 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

This week on Assembly Call Radio, we discussed Michigan Basketball with Special Guest Ed Feng, went in depth with NCAA tournament talk, took listener questions and gave a brief shoutout to the IU Women’s Basketball team’s success at the beginning.

All that and much more on this edition of The Assembly Call.

On the mics: Andy, Ryan, Ed Feng

Listen to the edited podcast here:

And here is the unedited video of the live broadcast of this week’s episode:

(Music provided by Bob Thompson — die-hard Hoosier fan and longtime Assembly Call listener.)



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  • You can listen to Assembly Call Radio live on CBS Sports 1430 in Indianapolis at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday evenings, and on Saturday mornings beginning at 11:00 a.m.
  • You can also listen on Friday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on The Big X — WXVW (1450 AM and 96.1 FM) — in the Jeffersonville area.

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IU-Rutgers Postgame Show: IU Falls Hard After Strong Start

February 25, 2021 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, Indiana lost a huge early lead and fell big to Rutgers. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics: Jerod, Andy, Ryan

Among the topics discussed:

— Lack of coaching adjustment’s by Archie Miller
— Ryan’s Rant
— Preview of Next Opponent
— Lineup issues

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

(Music provided by Bob Thompson — die-hard Hoosier fan and longtime Assembly Call listener.)

Listen to the podcast here:

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IU-Michigan State Postgame Show: IU Falls in Must Win Game

February 20, 2021 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

On 2/20, Indiana fell to Michigan State. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics: Jeff Amos, Kathy Marlow and Jerod Morris

Among the topics discussed:

— Indiana’s lack of guard play
— Inability to hold leads
— Trayce Jackson-Davis’ big day
— Ryan’s Rant

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

(Music provided by Bob Thompson — die-hard Hoosier fan and longtime Assembly Call listener.)

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The Big Ten is No Better Than a High School Board

December 10, 2020 By Aaron Shifron Leave a Comment

Money can talk in a big way in college sports.

The Big Ten showed this once again by changing their own rules and denying IU a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Based on reported figures from last year, the Big Ten will make an extra $6 million dollars if Ohio State finds its way into the College Football Playoff. To have the best chance of that happening, the Big Ten felt it needed the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game regardless of the six-game minimum rule that been set before the season. 

It appears the Big Ten was willing to change that rule on a dime for the benefit of maximizing dollars.

What is so mind boggling about this decision is that Ohio State would most likely have gotten into the College Football Playoff either way.

I have heard the argument that since Ohio State beat IU that they deserve the spot, but I don’t buy it. Rules are rules in my mind. I understand first-hand how rules can be changed on a dime in mysterious ways for reasons no one can understand.

In fact, it happened to me in high school with a Youth Group Board Election.

It was agreed upon beforehand that the position I was running for would have two chairs for this particular committee. Everyone running for the position left the room, and when we returned I was told I had come in second … but they decided to change the rules at the last minute. Now, there would only be one chair of this committee.

Needless to say, I was not happy about this sudden rule change. The room got pretty heated, with me getting emotional and trying to talk my way into the position. After much lobbying I was able to get the board to agree. I felt like I was rightfully restored to the co-chair position I had earned.

Now, fast forward about 15 years to 2020, and IU is in the same predicament I was in. The Hoosiers have been put into a tough spot by a last-minute rule change. Unlike with me, however, and with seven-figure money involved, IU was apparently not able to lobby their way back to what was rightfully earned by them.

The fact that I need to even compare the Big Ten to a High School Youth Group Board says all you need to know about the incompetence (or is it naked greed?) of the conference under new commissioner Kevin Warren.

I don’t understand why the Big Ten made this six-game minimum rule if they did not want to enforce it. Did they not foresee that a COVID outbreak could keep a team — even the mighty Buckeyes — out of the playoff if they fell below the six-games? If this happening would post such a problem, then don’t make the rule in the first place. Then you don’t have to worry about anyone getting the short end of the stick or feeling cheated.

Most importantly, though, with IU settling for second place in the Big Ten and a potential (health-willing) showdown with the second-place team from the West (likely Iowa), the Hoosiers cannot mope. Indiana needs “earmuffs and blinders” to make sure they bring their best.

With a win, Indiana will be looking at a spot in a New Year’s Six Bowl or at worst the prestigious Citrus or Outback Bowls. Either way, this would be the best Bowl IU has been placed in since the 1967 Rose Bowl.

This Indiana Football team is having an all-time great season, and they need to make the most of it regardless of whether the Big Ten Conference has turned into amateur hour in the way it is run.

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For more on this topic, listen to our friends Galen Clavio and Chronic Hoosier on the latest edition of CrimsonCast.

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