In this special edition episode of The Assembly Call, good friend of the show Mark Titus joins us to discuss why he’s “cautiously optimistic” about Mike Woodson as Indiana’s head coach, what he thinks his former head coach Thad Matta can bring to the table in Bloomington, and why everyone should just chill out about how hard the transition will be going from coaching in the NBA to coaching against Greg Gard, Fran McCaffery, and Chris Collins.

The interview begins around the 7:00 mark. We begin with a quick bit of housekeeping to tell you about two new IU-related products you may be interested in and a couple of ways you can support the show. Here are the links mentioned:

• New Homefield Apparel T-shirt: http://assemblycall.com/t (Code ASSEMBLY20 at checkout)

• Playbook Products IU-themed coasters: http://assemblycall.com/pp

• Assembly Call Donate page: http://assemblycall.com/donate

• IU Sports Discussion Community: http://assemblycall.com/community

On the mics: Jerod Morris and Mark Titus