1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:00,520 Speaker 1: Good morning. 2 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 2: As the sun comes up, we see the rise of 3 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 2: Indiana football at the same time, and they are sitting 4 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 2: there at number two in both the AP and Coaches 5 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 2: poll in college football, and they've got UCLA and another 6 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: home game coming up this weekend, and all things seem 7 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 2: to be pointing up, the arrows going in the right direction. 8 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: We bring in our next guest to tell us a 9 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: little bit more about how this is all happening and 10 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: how it's being built. Scott Dolson is the athletic director 11 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: over at Indiana University and he is on the Paylesslikers 12 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: hotline this morning. 13 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Good morning, Scott. 14 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 2: It's got to be fun to wake up with just 15 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: the who's your mentality these days? 16 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 3: Hey, good morning, and yeah, it's definitely been super exciting 17 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 3: and I can't wait to get back on the field 18 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 3: this Saturday and keep it rolling. 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Scott. I was hoping and appreciate the time. 20 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 4: I hoping you can take us back a couple weeks 21 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 4: ago to you walking into Kurtzignetti's office and saying, you 22 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 4: know what I feel like, now is the time for 23 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 4: a contract extension. How much of that did you view 24 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 4: the win over Oregon? How much of it did you 25 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 4: view there are some openings around college football if you 26 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 4: don't mind, could you walk us through that? 27 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 3: Sure? It really was a you know, kind of a 28 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 3: comprehensive look at our program and all that with Day 29 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: and then obviously we gave him a contract extension last year, 30 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: but give him the start this year kind of where 31 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: we are where a college football landscape is. We really 32 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: wanted him to feel commitment to him, but also a 33 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 3: commitment to football, and you know, basically that was our conversation. 34 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: And one of the things that was super important to 35 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 3: us as well is that we didn't want him to 36 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 3: feel that just because he signed a new deal last year. 37 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: You know, we know he and his wife Minette love 38 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: it here, the family loves it. 39 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 5: We didn't want him to feel we take him for granted. 40 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 3: Because what he's doing here is really really special and 41 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: we feel like we're just getting started. So all those 42 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: things were important to us, and I know he appreciated it, 43 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 3: and it was a great process, just like it was 44 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 3: last year, and feel really really confident and continue to 45 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: build what we're building. 46 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 4: You've described him as a unicorn. Could you kind of 47 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 4: expand on that word? 48 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, And were only what I meant by that is 49 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 3: he's just obviously he's very unique. You know, when we 50 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 3: had the hiring process, we put together a list of 51 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 3: all the qualities and a head coach that we felt 52 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: would put us in the best position to have consistent 53 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: success with that program. Things like we wanted an existing 54 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 3: head coach, someone. 55 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 5: Who had had won consistently. 56 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: We wanted someone had staff continuity, real consistency of staff, 57 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: where someone was a quarterback kind of offensive guru. 58 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 5: We wanted someone to. 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 3: Have been a recruiting coordinator. So all those things are reporting. 60 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: Coach Saik checked every box. But in addition to that, 61 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: why I think he's so special is the first time 62 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: I talked to him, he just has this unique personality, 63 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: this unique drive focus that when you combine that with 64 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: all of his skill set, he is just a what 65 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 3: we felt was a perfect fit for us. But also, 66 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 3: you know, we wouldn't trade him for anybody. Just really 67 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 3: I think, highly highly skilled head coach and understands the 68 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 3: business of college football. He just checks every box and 69 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 3: just as you could tell, we absolutely are thrilled that 70 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 3: he's a. 71 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 5: Part of the au family and going to be for 72 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 5: a long long time. 73 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: Scott James boyd here. 74 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 6: I'm an Illinois alum, so I am convinced that IU 75 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 6: football is back, baby, because I saw the fifty three 76 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 6: point b down for a few weeks ago. 77 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, I was wearing candy striped pants. 78 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 6: Because of that loss, so I got, you know, I 79 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 6: had to I had to eat some crow there. But 80 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 6: when you look at you know what this program is 81 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 6: able to do the last two years under coach Signetti, 82 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 6: just two losses, and those two losses were are two 83 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 6: teams competed for national championship last year? 84 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: Has this gone better than even you might have expected? 85 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 3: You know, first of all, James Illinois is a great 86 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: program as well, and have a ton of respect for 87 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 3: their ad Josh Whitman and certainly coach Beliema and things 88 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 3: that they're doing there. We studied Illinois when we when 89 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: we hired coach sig we looked at programs that we 90 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: felt we could compare to, you know, programs around the country. 91 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: So we have a lot of respect for Illinois. But 92 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 3: but yeah, we really this has happened. Probably you dream 93 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: about stuff like this, but there's no way I would 94 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 3: lose all credibility if I tell you that. 95 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 5: I imagine that we'd be eighteen to two. 96 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: In our first twenty games. You know, I thought we 97 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: would you know, continue to improve, and I thought that 98 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 3: we had a chance to be to be good last year. 99 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 3: But now this has been you know, above and beyond 100 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 3: all expectations. Ultimately, this is where we wanted to get 101 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: to tour. We're competing nationally at a high level. But 102 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 3: like I said, if I'd have told you, you know, 103 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 3: the day of the press conference and the day we 104 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: hired Coach Sig, that we'd be eighteen to two, yeah, 105 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 3: like I said, you would roll your eyes and s 106 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 3: there's no way you could think that. So yeah, but 107 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 3: with coach Sig and just how he works his plan, 108 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 3: his blueprint, the way he is, you know it really 109 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 3: and again this isn't a company line. This sounds like 110 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 3: it is, but I've been honest with you, James. We 111 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 3: feel like you know, it's really a one day at 112 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 3: a time focus on the on the plan. That's where 113 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 3: we are in the department. That's why Coach Tig works, 114 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 3: That's where I grew up under Coach Knight. Honestly, you've 115 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 3: working as a manager for him, and you know, we 116 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 3: don't think with the smartest people in the room that 117 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 3: we've got all us figured out. We think we just 118 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 3: got a plan. We have to really work that plan, adjust, adapt, 119 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 3: continue to try to improve what we can. And you know, 120 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 3: our opponent is now UCLA and that game plan and 121 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 3: we just got to stick to that. 122 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 6: So you talk about adjusting and adapting, and you look 123 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 6: at the Lansheale coalls football. These days, you constantly have 124 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 6: to retoll your roster and one of the best ways 125 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 6: to do that is to transfer a portal. 126 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: And you look at last year's roster, which was a 127 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: great team. 128 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 6: In this year's team, with the addition of Fernando Mendoza, 129 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 6: what has it been like getting him acclimated to the 130 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 6: IU program. What do you think he's brought to the 131 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 6: most important discis in the sport. 132 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, Fernando has been amazing, first of all off the field, 133 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: and you could probably tell in his interviews he's one 134 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 3: of the more Uh just I love him. 135 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean he seems like a coach we've had. 136 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've had some, you know, we have a great kids, 137 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: but we've never had any anyone any better than Fernando. 138 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 5: He's just a wonderful young man. 139 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 3: And I sound old when I say that he just 140 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 3: I really enjoyed my lunch with Ian Verdo late in 141 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 3: the summer and it was just it's amazing, like their 142 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 3: old friends. I mean, he's just great people, great family. 143 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 3: So he's been he's adjusted really well. But in addition 144 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 3: to that, on the field, just to fit with Coach Sig, 145 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 3: the way Coach Sig develops quarterbacks, you know, back to 146 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 3: when we hired Coach Sig, that was a really big 147 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: important part of the process. Feel that that position, as 148 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: you said, it's such a key position, and you know, 149 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: his development here I think speaks volumes for our program 150 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: and also speaks volumes for the work that he puts in. 151 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 5: You know, every day. 152 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 3: I've heard Coach Sigg say, this's publicly multiple times, that 153 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 3: he's never been around someone who works at it is 154 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 3: hard or no one's ever worked any harder than he has. 155 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: And he continues to extra time. I know this summer 156 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: in June and July, Fernando and Alberta would come into 157 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 3: the office in the afternoons and watch film and continue 158 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 3: to just work on the mental side of being a quarterback. 159 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 3: And you know, those things pay dividends. So we're thrilled 160 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 3: to have him here, thrill to that Alberto here as well, 161 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 3: and look forward to the future and just watching him develop, 162 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: it's been. 163 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 5: It's been awesome. 164 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 2: He's the athletic director at Indiana University and the architect 165 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: of helping to build this athletic program into what we're 166 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: seeing right now. And we'll talk about the new basketball 167 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: coach in a second, but in this day and age 168 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: of big money and on everything else that goes on, 169 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 2: I feel that India's positioned well to compete in that environment, 170 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: being in the Big ten, some some terrific alumni boosters 171 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: things like that, How would you describe the position that 172 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 2: IU is in to compete moving forward with the biggest 173 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: programs in the country. 174 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 3: You know, it's a it's a it's a it's a 175 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 3: daily work and progress and a commitment. And I agree 176 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: with you in terms of, you know, I think you know, 177 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: you hear this word alignment a lot, and I think 178 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: we're positioned. You know, I could go back to when 179 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: Freig Glass was AD and I was WAD, and he 180 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 3: did so much work on our facility end, and that 181 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 3: helps kind of lead us into this new transformational time 182 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: in college athletics and President Whitten has been massive in 183 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 3: terms of when she arrived, and she really was committed 184 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: in our first meeting, you know, she said, we need 185 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 3: to build a winning football program here and to have 186 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 3: that support from the top is really really big. And 187 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 3: then ultimately to put together a vision for how to 188 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: compete in this new world. And you know with hiring 189 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 3: coach sig now Darren de Breeze, making certain that we've 190 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 3: got the infrastructure around him. There's so many unsung heroes 191 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 3: that we would not be here today in a position 192 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: to compete and go into this game Saturday if it 193 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: weren't for there's a guy nam Pete Yakman, and Pete 194 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 3: behind the scenes is a volunteer for us that has 195 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 3: helped with our collective and helps really create a vision 196 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 3: for how we can compete in il wise in this 197 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 3: new world. You know, play, given these new cards were dealt, 198 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 3: how do we play them within the rules the best 199 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 3: we can? And then certainly our alumni base. I can't, 200 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 3: I could. I could ramble for an hour about the 201 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 3: amount of people who and it doesn't matter. There's big donors, 202 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 3: there's small donors. There's people all across the board that 203 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 3: have supported us and then gotten behind our vision to 204 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 3: build our athletic program and then specifically, you know we're 205 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 3: talking about football, but that Yeah, like I said, I'm 206 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 3: kind of rambling on it that it's it's so meaningful 207 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 3: to me, having been here in a long time to 208 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 3: see our fans step up in the way they do 209 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 3: and we couldn't. This isn't the company line either, but 210 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 3: we couldn't have the success we having if all the 211 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 3: things I just listed, including and probably most importantly, the 212 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 3: fans support the people who've stepped up from an nil perspective, 213 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: we wouldn't be competing and enjoying. 214 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 5: The fun times that we are without that support. 215 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 4: So the voice of Scott Nelsen again the ad down 216 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 4: there in Bloomington, as he has said, noon coming up, 217 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 4: big noon kickoff coming up Saturday against UCLA basketball team 218 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 4: will be up here in the state Capitol taking on 219 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 4: Baylor and exhibition game on Sunday. I think you kind 220 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 4: of were hitting on it there, Scott. But to go 221 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 4: a little further, I was listening to kurtz Ignatty. I 222 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 4: forget which interview was a couple of weeks back, but 223 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 4: he mentioned how, you know, he feels like some donors 224 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 4: within whatever university athletically have started to now dip their 225 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 4: toes across the parking lot, if you will, and maybe 226 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 4: shift or add their contributions towards the football program. How 227 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 4: have you seen that backing from a financial sense. 228 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think it's been it's been fantastic. 229 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 3: And I think that where you know, I grew up 230 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: working with donors, I've been you know, I was hired 231 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 3: thirty five years ago to an entry level fundraiser in 232 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: the athletic department. So I kind of feel like I've. 233 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 5: Lived in that world. 234 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 3: And you know what what you find out is that, 235 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 3: you know, support and donors who step up. They like 236 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 3: to believe in and trust in the in the process 237 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 3: and the vision that we have. You know, if you 238 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: show them a plan and they really believe in that, 239 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 3: people will step up. And so certainly, as we had 240 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 3: a plan for football, we have a plan for basketball, 241 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 3: as we're working on just our entire athletic program, I 242 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: think that momentum is really you know, gaining more and 243 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 3: more support. And you know, our alumni base is the 244 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: largest in the country. Is you know, just from your 245 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 3: show being based on Indianapolis, you guys know that you know, 246 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 3: there's au people everywhere and they just want to have 247 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 3: hope and believe in the plan. And so again, we 248 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 3: would not be here today if it weren't for that support. 249 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 3: And that's not it's not something extra, it's not something that, hey, 250 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: what it would be great if we get some extra gifts, 251 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 3: we can do some different things. Literally, this support has 252 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: enabled us to help build this program, to enable Coach 253 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 3: Sig to have the resources to compete again with the 254 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 3: highest levels with the teams around the country that. 255 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 5: We need to compete with. So yeah, it's been. 256 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 3: Really exciting and I can't think our fans our support 257 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 3: is enough for joining us on this mission to make 258 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 3: certain that we can compete at highest levels a year in, year. 259 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 4: Out, Scott, last one for me, and we certainly appreciate 260 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 4: your time during a busy fall calendar transition into the 261 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 4: winter season. But you know, revenue share and how athletic 262 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 4: departments and universities will divide that up has been a 263 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 4: huge topic across the landscape of college sports. For you guys, football, 264 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 4: men's basketball, how do you view how that will be 265 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 4: divvied up from a revenue share? 266 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, what we do and we're really consistent with the 267 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 3: way other schools, particularly. 268 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 5: In our league. 269 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 3: You know, we can't really because of we can't compare 270 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 3: each other's numbers because of the anti trust violation. But 271 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 3: but basically I kind of have a feel for how 272 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 3: everyone is doing it, not just in the big tend 273 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,439 Speaker 3: around the country, and and we we follow the revenue 274 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 3: generated in the support in the sport and then and 275 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 3: then also try to figure out what is the marketplace 276 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: out there. So we're following that, uh, you know, kind 277 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 3: of consistent and and it doesn't take a rocket scientist 278 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: to figure out that football is number one, certainly in 279 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 3: that in that distribution in men's basketball, and certainly women's 280 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 3: basketball following that, and and then we sprinkled around in 281 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 3: other areas as well. But but again to compete, you 282 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 3: have to make certain you know what the marketplace is 283 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 3: in the ability knowing that you just you hear different things, 284 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 3: you know, not exactly always what to believe and what 285 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 3: you hear what's out there in the market. But but 286 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 3: I feel like we're doing everything we can. Back to 287 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 3: what I said earlier about the support you receive, you know, 288 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: with with Who's yours, cannects pet you and the people 289 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 3: supported our nil first, Uh, you know, it's all about 290 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 3: being able to compete in the marketplace. 291 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 5: And and I will. 292 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 3: Add one of the things I think it's it's really 293 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 3: important that you know it certainly money talks and you 294 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 3: have to have the resources to compete. But at the 295 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 3: same time, both coach Sig Darren Terry Moore, you know, 296 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: we want to make certain that the student athletes that 297 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 3: we're bringing in and understand the balance that they you know, 298 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 3: are student athlete, still go to class, they still want. 299 00:13:58,640 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 5: To develop in every way. 300 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: And again that sounds like I have to say that 301 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 3: it's a coming line, but I. 302 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 5: Really mean that. And the locker room is really important. 303 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 3: And just like Fernando Windows that we talked about, you know, 304 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 3: we want kids that represent our you and that certainly 305 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 3: can maximize their NIL revs share all that. You know, 306 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 3: we're all in on that. But at the same time 307 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 3: they're developing as a person, and we're really proud of 308 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 3: our coaches recruit as well in that area. 309 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 6: Well, I'll tell you what Scott again, as the Illinois 310 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 6: along on the show, if you know, you ever want 311 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 6: to mess up the recruiting a little bit, and since 312 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 6: of those guys over to Illinois, I'll be gladly appreciated. 313 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 6: But on the more serious No, the last thing I 314 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 6: have for you before let you go basketball. We know 315 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 6: are you fans, and like most fan bases, you're gonna 316 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 6: be greedy. You know, football's back, they're rolling and now 317 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 6: we're looking at men's basketball. Credits to the women's program 318 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 6: for being great last few years as well, but men's basketball, 319 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 6: why was darn Devreze the right choice and what do 320 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 6: you expect from him in that unit in year one? 321 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 6: Knowing the rich history that you have you all have 322 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 6: in men's basketball. 323 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Darren, it's you know, very similar to the coach 324 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 3: signet hiring in terms of, you know, check the boxes 325 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 3: of the key areas that we were looking for. Uh, 326 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 3: you know, we wanted someone that had uh, you know, 327 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 3: modern offense that that young men want to play in, 328 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 3: and you look how college basketball is developing. 329 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 5: We wanted to make certain they had that. 330 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 3: But at the same time, we wanted a head coach 331 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 3: that had really old school Indiana defense, plays super hard 332 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 3: and just just really compete. And and then in addition 333 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: to that, you know, Darren, we wanted to know we 334 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: look at the person in terms of we want him 335 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 3: to certainly fit in one of the head coach that 336 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 3: really had the personality that really would be embraced uh 337 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 3: here with our fan base and with our community. And 338 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 3: Darren checked again like coaching checked them box, not only 339 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 3: from a coaching standpoint, but just the way he fits 340 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 3: with us and really excited about him and in terms 341 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 3: of expectations, you know, just really want our fan base 342 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: to just see it and understand that that's what Indiana 343 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 3: basketball is all about. The way we play and that 344 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: sounds it's easy to say, but it's kind of it's 345 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 3: kind of hard to explain. But I really want our 346 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 3: fans as we come out on the court, and I 347 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 3: think you could already feel it last week and our exhibition, 348 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 3: yet gets marrying that our fans trust the process and 349 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 3: see that that we play super hard, intense, love our effort, 350 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 3: our defense, love our shooting because we've grown up with 351 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: shooters in the state of Indiana, and just really proud 352 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 3: of our program and have a lot of hope for 353 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: the future. And I'm confident that that'll happen. 354 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 2: Last thing for me, Scott, you know, it's not just 355 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 2: football and men's basketball, but things are rolling down there. 356 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: I know that people are excited about the volleyball team 357 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 2: this year. Women's basketball is always playing well. I found 358 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 2: myself a true story, found myself watching Indiana Wisconsin soccer 359 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: for a few minutes last night, and I think the 360 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 2: Hoosias were beating up on like four to nothing at 361 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: the time. What's your overall feeling about the health of 362 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 2: the athletic department in general right now? 363 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel really I feel great. You know, I 364 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: feel like we've got a great, slight slate of coaches 365 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 3: that are really across the board, you know, competing and 366 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 3: developing our young men and young women. You know, I 367 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 3: feel like, you know, we talk about winning a lot 368 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,479 Speaker 3: in our department, and uh we embrace that and talk 369 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 3: about the process of winning across the board, not just 370 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 3: with football and how the students basketball, but you know, 371 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,479 Speaker 3: we could go on and on with you know, our 372 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 3: swimming program is kind of that hidden gym in some 373 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 3: ways that you know, we can compete. Last year we 374 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 3: finished third in the country and the men and fourth 375 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 3: and the women, and I think we've got a chance 376 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 3: to keep going from there. 377 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 5: And when we. 378 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 3: Talk about winning, it's not just because it's pretty good 379 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 3: of old IU, which it is, but we really feel 380 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 3: like if we want to maximize the experience for our 381 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 3: student athletes in every way, winning is a big, big 382 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 3: part of that. And the more we talk about it more, 383 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 3: the more I think our studatics field that's part of 384 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 3: our culture that we know we play to win and 385 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 3: it's okay to say that. And as we do exit 386 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 3: interviews with our student athletes, this isn't a revelation. But 387 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 3: the student athletes have had a chance to compete for 388 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 3: big games and win championships or be able to really 389 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 3: compete at a high level, their experience is so much better. 390 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 3: So winning is a big part of our culture and 391 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 3: something that you know. 392 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 5: I'm not a big I'm talking a lot on this show. 393 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 3: It's early in the morning, had late night after the 394 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: Big ten ad meetings did last two days, but it 395 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 3: really we just want to do the work and it's 396 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 3: a process. So I don't like to over I like 397 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 3: to underpromise and over deliver. I don't like to be 398 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 3: a big talker, but we really winning is super important 399 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 3: to us for our student athletes. 400 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 2: Scott, thanks for your time today. We appreciate the opportunity 401 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 2: to have a chat with you. Continued success throughout the 402 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 2: rest of the school year and we'll talk to you 403 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: again soon. 404 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 5: Appreciate it, thanks for having me on. Thank you, Scott