Kirkwood and Dunn
Peak Improbability Debates, ESPN Future Ratings, & The Absolute Weakness of the Cignetti Defense
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Welcome back to another packed episode of Kirkwood and Dunn! This week, the guys are diving into the ultimate sports thought experiments, reacting to where the national media expects our program to head over the next decade, and taking a microscopic lens to the 2026 Hoosier roster with their first official positional breakdowns. Plus, we look at the wild, ongoing aftermath of the Brendan Sorsby gambling fallout—including Texas Tech’s horrendous public relations roundtables and the unhinged meltdowns happening on our newly launched Facebook page. We close things out with our favorite topic: designing a giant, 200-foot permanent monument to celebrate our 16-0 National Championship run. EPISODE BREAKDOWN * The Ultimate Sports Miracle: IU vs. Team USA Trent throws a wild historical thought experiment at Tim: What would be more improbable—the United States Men's National Team winning the soccer World Cup, or Indiana winning the 16-0 college football National Championship? The guys break down why IU coming out of nowhere as the historically losingest program in division one football to completely dominate the sport remains the biggest hill any team has ever climbed. * A New Era of NBA Parody & The Knicks Drought Reacting to the New York Knicks breaking their 54-year championship drought, the guys look at the massive talent redistribution across professional basketball. With an unprecedented run of eight different champions in eight straight years, Tim weighs in on how the NBA has transformed into a college football style portal era. * ESPN Future Power Rankings: Snubbed at #7 Adam Rittenberg and the ESPN brain trust released their future power conference outlooks. Last year they checked in at #20, and this year they jumped all the way to #7. Tim brings out the broomstick, completely trashing Notre Dame sitting at #1 on the backs of CJ Carr and Marcus Freeman, explaining why Curt Cignetti’s portal evaluation means our future is vastly undervalued. * Defensive Backfield Predictors & The High-Upside Rover * The Absolute Weakness of the Defense: The Linebackers * The Sorsby Fallout Part 2: White Dude Roundtables Texas Tech’s internal damage control continues to crash and burn. The guys react to Tech releasing a horrific 22-minute roundtable video featuring university presidents and administrators attempting to act virtuous about protecting a known gambler who was actively betting against his own locker room. * Designing the 200-Foot Limestone Trophy Monument Listener Jordan writes in to ask where the school will permanently place the 2026 National Championship banners. Tim advocates for stripping out the mismatched fonts on the West press box, while Trent demands the university paint the massive Memorial Stadium elevator shaft limestone structures so fans can take permanent photos. Comment Below: What do you think keeps the SEC up at night when looking at Indiana? And which sport has the ultimate "please like my sport" fanbase? Let us know! Support the Pod: Please hit that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE to the channel to help us push this into the YouTube algorithm! Follow us on TikTok, X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook at @KirkwoodandDunn. TikTok: @kirkwoodanddunn [https://www.tiktok.com/discover/kirkwood-and-dunn] X: @kirkwoodanddunn [https://x.com/KirkwoodandDunn] Instagram: @kirkwoodanddunn [https://www.instagram.com/kirkwoodanddunn/] YouTube: @kirkwoodanddunn [https://www.youtube.com/@kirkwoodanddunn] Spotify: @kirkwoodanddunn [https://open.spotify.com/show/0LPaxAZrSIfl7Ql1bWLKFY] Facebook: Kirkwood and Dunn [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589155755614]
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