Doyel and Derek weigh in on a huge offseason for IU basketball, Purdue expectations and Butler’s future. And then they reveal some personal news.

IU hires Mike Woodson as new head coach.

The IU coach search isn’t just dominating NCAA Tournament chatter … it’s also dominating the Doyel and Derek Podcast. Other topics: Purdue’s great season/lousy ending, T.Y. Hilton, Carson Wentz and the pros and cons of chocolate mini-wheats. Link to my IU coach search story under “dominating NCAA Tournament chatter” https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2021/03/23/doyel-iu-basketball-search-porter-moser-nate-oats-dominates-ncaas/6966073002/ Link to my Purdue gamer under “great season/lousy ending” https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2021/03/19/purdue-basketball-loses-overtime-shocker-north-texas-ncaa-tournament-matt-painter-jaden-ivey/4743025001/

Doyel and Derek talk about the IU coaching job (Doyel thinks he knows who the Hoosiers will hire) and Purdue’s Final Four hopes (both are bullish), along with some Colts and Pacers insights … but only after Doyel starts the pod by chewing out pretty much everyone on Twitter.

On the latest Doyel and Derek podcast, they discuss the implosion of Indiana State, ascension of Purdue and malaise of IU, and use Gregg’s story on novelist Pat Conroy to discuss heroes – Patrick Ewing, Derek, really? – and take a shot at Marilyn Manson, Because why not.

Doyel and Derek celebrate Purdue basketball, lament IU and applaud Indiana State's Greg Lansing.

On the latest “Doyel and Derek” podcast, they dig into the Colts’ Carson Wentz trade, the IU basketball team’s Archie Miller problem, and Gregg Doyel’s story on the IHSAA’s unacceptable treatment of kids and parents during eligibility hearings.  

What’s up with those Kokomo billboards? Doyel and Derek get into that, as well as a rough recent stretch for area basketball teams – starting with IU, but also Butler, Purdue and the Pacers – and debate Carson Wentz vs. Sam Darnold as the Colts’ next QB.

Doyel and Derek try to make sense of this IU basketball team and the tenure of Archie Miller, while giving proper attention to Purdue’s surge, the Colts’ quarterback search and the winning QB of the Super Bowl, that cheater (Gregg’s word) Tom Brady.

On the latest Doyel and Derek Podcast, they debate Colts QB options (Matt Ryan vs. Carson Wentz vs. Mac Jones), discuss who’s to blame for the Pacers’ being off your TV (it’s Sinclair’s fault), applaud Matt Painter and get into the Super Bowl, where Gregg offers the following: “Antonio Brown? Seriously? Screw YOU, Bruce Arians.”