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Ep 1289 - Indiana's CFP Path, Stephen Daley's Injury, Notre Dame–ACC Fight & Michigan Mess

Indiana just won the Big Ten Championship and is gearing up for the College Football Playoff, but the work isn’t done. Galen Clavio goes solo to break down Indiana football’s week after the conference title, how the Hoosiers adjust defensively without Stephen Daley, and what potential CFP matchups vs Alabama or Oklahoma might look like schematically. Galen also dives into the national college football drama: The Notre Dame–ACC war of words after the Irish were left out of the CFP, including AD Pete Bevacqua’s public shots at the league and calls for format changes. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips pushing for immediate CFP expansion after the controversy. The Heisman race between Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, who has become the media’s SEC-fueled alternative. Michigan’s ugly situation around former coach Sherrone Moore, and what it says about culture, leadership, and how quickly an athletic department can lose control Plus: bracket talk, how Bryant Haines’ defense solves problems like a Roman legion, why Indiana’s portal strategy is pure Moneyball, and what the sport’s power brokers are really doing with the playoff going forward. Subscribe for more Indiana football, CFP breakdowns, and Big Ten realignment drama all postseason. ⏱ TIMECODES 0:00 – Intro from Vegas, Intercollegiate Athletic Forum trip & live chat setup 2:00 – Big Ten title, Heisman buzz, CFP on deck & subscribe / Substack housekeeping 4:40 – Homefield Apparel & Posh Hotel Bloomington read + new Rose Bowl / B1G champs merch 7:40 – Indiana as the positive epicenter of college football & national media falling in love with IU 10:10 – “They belong now” – national embrace of Curt Cignetti, Mendoza, Ponds, Sarratt and the whole roster 12:15 – 60 Minutes piece, CNN feature, Athletic profile on Cignetti and how national writers are catching up 14:10 – Stephen Daley injury: what IU loses, what it means for his NFL future, and why production will be spread around 16:20 – Next-man-up options at LB and Edge: DePaepe, Blandino, Wheeler, Tucker, re-tasking pieces in Haines’ system 18:40 – Bryant Haines as elite “problem solver” DC, simulated pressures, disguise, and how IU breaks QB processing 21:00 – Why IU can survive losing Wyatt and Daley: structure over stars, linebacker usage as a masterclass 22:50 – Potential CFP opponents: Alabama & Oklahoma as different kinds of one-dimensional offenses 24:30 – Bama’s offensive trendline, Ty Simpson’s health, Oklahoma’s defense-heavy identity 26:20 – “Do you like our side of the bracket?” – why IU’s draw as the 1-seed might be historically favorable 28:10 – Oregon, James Madison, Texas Tech path and why Tech is scarier than people realize 30:10 – Lessons from last year’s playoff chaos & why execution under pressure is IU’s biggest edge 32:20 – Other side of the bracket: Ole Miss–Tulane, Texas A&M–Miami 35:00 – Could the SEC just not be that good this year? Rethinking Georgia and Ohio State narratives 37:40 – Mental reset for IU: confetti, roses, Heisman week…and why Cignetti immediately talked about coming down off the high 40:20 – Rose Bowl travel realities, ticket/trip costs, and how pro-IU the crowd in Pasadena might be 43:00 – Heisman talk: why Fernando Mendoza checks every box historically for the award 46:00 – SEC bias, Diego Pavia’s Vanderbilt case, and why voters may lean to “best SEC story” over best player 49:20 – Preparing IU fans emotionally if Mendoza somehow doesn’t win, Anthony Thompson flashback 56:45 – Notre Dame segment starts: why the Irish’s playoff complaint isn’t as strong as they think 59:00 – Pete Bevacqua’s “dominant 10-game stretch” comment & why the schedule doesn’t back it up 1:02:00 – Notre Dame’s ACC problem, automatic-bid MOU, and ADs grumbling about scheduling ND 1:05:10 – How ACC politicking for Miami boxed ND out & what it reveals about being independent 1:08:10 – Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s public shot at Notre Dame and why ND’s tone backfired 1:11:00 – Why independence is increasingly unsustainable in the CFP era 1:13:40 – CFP expansion talk: why college football needs more inclusivity and opportunity, not more gatekeeping 1:17:00 – Big-picture playoff vision: 20+ teams, more fan bases engaged, and why donors just care that you’re “in the playoff” 1:19:00 – Michigan segment starts: Sherrone Moore scandal, arrests, and how quickly a program can lose control 1:25:00 – What kind of coach Michigan can realistically hire next & why it’s a tricky job right now 1:28:00 – Could IU lose coordinators like Brian Haynes? Why big jobs still want prior head-coaching experience 1:31:00 – Indiana’s portal philosophy: intentional scouting, system fit, and why IU doesn’t just chase stars 1:34:00 – Moneyball roster-building, culture filters, and why this staff corrects mistakes quickly 1:36:30 – Final thoughts, upcoming CrimsonCast & Football Weather content, and closing sign-off (“Stay Never Daunted…”)