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Today’s Best of Features:
(00:00-18:28) – Indiana Pacers television broadcaster, Chris Denari, joins Query & Company from Chicago to provide a behind the scenes look when it comes to traveling in the NBA. Denari also explains the importance of this game with the way the schedule looks in 2024 for Indiana and accesses the recent games from Isaiah Jackson. Finally, he dissects the way Bennedict Mathurin has looked so far in year two in the NBA with the primary focus of improvement being defense.
(18:28-43:20) – Radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Indianapolis Colts in Matt Taylor joins Jake and Jimmy on the program to provide an injury update on key players for the Colts ahead of their game this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders. He also provides some storylines that he will be monitoring this weekend and highlights the importance of a potential Braden Smith return with Maxx Crosby coming to town.
(43:20-56:38) – Every Thursday on Query & Company, we go on a Road Trip. Our guest this week is JT the Brick from Raider Nation Radio to explain how this Raiders team has responded to Antonio Pierce as their head coach instead of Josh McDaniels. Additionally, he breaks down the way Aiden O’Connell has performed this season as a rookie and how the people of Las Vegas are starting to buy into the Raiders and developing a home crowd for their games.
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(00:00-30:54) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison chatting about the Pacers ending their four-game road losing streak to the Houston Rockets. They question if Pacer fans knew how good Alperen Sengun is prior to last night’s game.
(30:54-46:18) – Last night the Rockets wore their city edition uniforms with a city edition court. Jimmy comes back from break stating that he was a huge fan of the logo. That leads to Jake sharing a story about a NASA trip he went on. Finally, they reveal what their New Years Eve plans are.
(46:18-50:13) – Hour one concludes with Jake and Jimmy talking about the Las Vegas Raiders after they defeated Jimmy’s Chiefs on Christmas.
(50:13-1:18:56) – Indiana Pacers beat reporter Dustin Dopirak from the Indianapolis Star joins the program to explain the benefits of the Pacers switching their starting lineup last night against the Houston Rockets. Dustin also accesses some of the recent turnover issues for Tyrese Haliburton since the In-Season Tournament, what kind of defender he thinks Jarace Walker is right now and believes that the Pacers will be buyers as the trade deadline nears almost no matter what their record is when the time comes.
(1:18:56-1:36:20) – Jake and Jimmy shift their conversation to the Indianapolis Colts with a big game this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders. They play some comments made by Shane Steichen and Gus Bradley yesterday pertaining towards the final two weeks and some of the recent struggles. Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie also list the pass catchers that they want back next year.
(1:36:20-1:39:01) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jake talking about some one-hit wonders growing up as a kid.
(1:38:38-2:10:46) – Bob Kravitz from BobKravitz.com joins Jake and Jimmy on Query & Company to share his thoughts on the Pacers shaking up the starting lineup last night in their win over the Houston Rockets, reveals which storyline that will have the majority of his attention to start 2024, accesses if the Colts will be able to retain the majority of their key free agents, and explains how this season could be hurting Anthony Richardson next season by winning so many games this year in connection to needing more weapons around Richardson.
(2:10:46-2:26:13) – Jake comes back from break asking Jimmy and Eddie if they have watched any college football bowl games yet. It leads to Jake going on a rant about how terrible mayonnaise is with the Duke’s Mayo Bowl happening tonight.
(2:26:13-2:30:41) – Today’s show ends with the JCook Plays of the Day and the continued conversation about mayonnaise. Greg Rakestraw pops in studio to weigh in on the conversation before filling in for JMV today.
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Today’s Best of Features:
(00:00-23:00) – Indiana Pacers beat reporter Dustin Dopirak from the Indianapolis Star joins the program to explain the benefits of the Pacers switching their starting lineup last night against the Houston Rockets. Dustin also accesses some of the recent turnover issues for Tyrese Haliburton since the In-Season Tournament, what kind of defender he thinks Jarace Walker is right now and believes that the Pacers will be buyers as the trade deadline nears almost no matter what their record is when the time comes.
(23:00-50:46) – Bob Kravitz from BobKravitz.com joins Jake and Jimmy on Query & Company to share his thoughts on the Pacers shaking up the starting lineup last night in their win over the Houston Rockets, reveals which storyline that will have the majority of his attention to start 2024, accesses if the Colts will be able to retain the majority of their key free agents, and explains how this season could be hurting Anthony Richardson next season by winning so many games this year in connection to needing more weapons around Richardson.
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(00:00-28:33) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Jake Query, Brendan King, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the Indianapolis Colts loss to the Atlanta Falcons. They discuss the turn of events when it comes to Michael Pittman Jr. being cleared from concussion protocol to developing symptoms after the team flight. Additionally, they go back to the Pacers loss on Saturday night to the Orlando Magic.
(28:33-46:29) – With the Colts losing on Sunday to the Falcons, Jake updates you on what the playoff picture looks like right now for Indianapolis. They examine the ways that the Colts can make the playoffs and debate on what’s going on with the Kansas City Chiefs.
(46:29-50:35) – Hour one concludes with Jake revisiting what came to mind when he was watching the Colts/Falcons game on Sunday.
(50:35-1:18:02) – Co-host of the Wake-Up Call with KB & Andy in Kevin Bowen joins Jake & Brendan on Query & Company to share his thoughts on the Colts loss to the Atlanta Falcons, how the importance of Michael Pittman Jr. to the Colts offense was revealed in the loss, provides the timeline of events when it comes to MPJ going back into the concussion protocol, accesses if the seat warmer is on with Gus Bradley, and preview the upcoming game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
(1:18:02-1:35:06) – Legendary radio broadcaster for IU football and basketball in Don Fischer makes his weekly stop on Query & Company to explain how difficult Friday’s game could be for the Hoosiers against Kennesaw State, provides an update on the status of Xavier Johnson, and then states that he thinks Indiana has a difficult start to the Big Ten conference schedule with Nebraska and Ohio State.
(1:35:06-1:38:38) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Robin the Genie making an appearance by asking Brendan and Eddie a question pertaining to who will be in the Super Bowl.
(1:38:38-2:07:12) – ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder joins Query & Company with Jake Query and Brendan King to share his thoughts on the Falcons defeating the Colts on Sunday, explains the fallout from the news that the Colts are placing safety Julian Blackmon on injured reserve with his injured shoulder, shares which teams he thinks are being overlooked when it comes to their chances at making the Super Bowl, and then deciphers if Grover Stewart and Michael Pittman Jr. have played so well that the Colts will not be able to retain both players.
(2:07:12-2:20:02) – At the end of the one o’clock hour Robin the Genie asked Brendan and Eddie who they think will be in the Super Bowl. They explain their choices and Jake also shares who he has in the fall classic.
(2:20:02-2:25:08) – Today’s show ends with Jake sharing a story from the NCAA Tournament when Indiana hosted the entirety of the tournament during the COVD-19 pandemic.
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Today’s Best of Features:
(00:00-25:33) – Co-host of the Wake-Up Call with KB & Andy in Kevin Bowen joins Jake & Brendan on Query & Company to share his thoughts on the Colts loss to the Atlanta Falcons, how the importance of Michael Pittman Jr. to the Colts offense was revealed in the loss, provides the timeline of events when it comes to MPJ going back into the concussion protocol, accesses if the seat warmer is on with Gus Bradley, and preview the upcoming game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
(25:33-37:59) – Legendary radio broadcaster for IU football and basketball in Don Fischer makes his weekly stop on Query & Company to explain how difficult Friday’s game could be for the Hoosiers against Kennesaw State, provides an update on the status of Xavier Johnson, and then states that he thinks Indiana has a difficult start to the Big Ten conference schedule with Nebraska and Ohio State.
(37:59-1:05:07) – ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder joins Query & Company with Jake Query and Brendan King to share his thoughts on the Falcons defeating the Colts on Sunday, explains the fallout from the news that the Colts are placing safety Julian Blackmon on injured reserve with his injured shoulder, shares which teams he thinks are being overlooked when it comes to their chances at making the Super Bowl, and then deciphers if Grover Stewart and Michael Pittman Jr. have played so well that the Colts will not be able to retain both players.
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(0:00-23:27) Jake and Jimmy start the show talking about Purdue’s game against Jacksonville. Jake quizzes Jimmy on if Jacksonville played in the Final Four or not. Jake recaps IU’s game against North Alabama and talks about his ever-important role as Santa Jake. He runs down some stats from the game. They talk about the strength weaknesses of IU.
(23:28-52:19) Dave DuFour of The Athletic joins the show to talk about the Pacers. DuFour believes the Pacers have the best offense, and the worst defense in the NBA. He believes their strategy is to just score as much as possible. DuFour talks about the importance of Myles Turner on defense, and how Turner is the only one really playing defense well. He explains that the NBA want the best team to win, and how not defending is a huge detriment if you can’t get stops. He thinks the players are the ones lacking on defense, not Rick Carlisle’s direction. Jake asks DuFour about how the Pistons managed to lose 25 straight. He explains the situation and when they can expect to win again. Dave and Jake discuss “20-25 Guys”, and the power of Tyrese Haliburton to attract bigger stars. He also talks about how the NBA bows to the NFL in terms of game scheduling.
(52:20-1:20:19) Kevin Bowen joins Jake and Jimmy to talk about the Colts and the news about Michael Pittman returning to play on Sunday. Kevin talks about the upcoming game against the Falcons, and how the schedule has benefited them, and what he would be cautious about going into next season. He also delves into the weakest part of their team. Kevin voices his confusion as to why Atlanta is favored in the game against Atlanta. He also describes the weaknesses of the Falcons. He also weighs the likelihood of Shane Steichen being a candidate for Coach of the Year. Kevin highlights the methodical success of the Colts. Kevin ends the segment with Jake and Jimmy talking about Christmas memories.
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(0:00-23:27) Jake and Jimmy start the show talking about Purdue’s game against Jacksonville. Jake quizzes Jimmy on if Jacksonville played in the Final Four or not. Jake recaps IU’s game against North Alabama and talks about his ever-important role as Santa Jake. He runs down some stats from the game. They talk about the strength weaknesses of IU.
(23:44-41:22) Jake helps some listeners find last minute Christmas items that they are desperately looking for. Jake declares that the Pacers pace last night was because of Santa Jake. They talk about what was ultimately the undoing of the Pacers against the Grizzlies. Jimmy believes their defeat was because of exhaustion. Jake wonders how many people at Pacers games are above average NBA fans.
(41:23-44:49) Jake reviews some last second Christmas shopping and shouts out some helpful customer service at Vaughn Maur.
(44:56-1:13:17) Dave DuFour of The Athletic joins the show to talk about the Pacers. DuFour believes the Pacers have the best offense, and the worst defense in the NBA. He believes their strategy is to just score as much as possible. DuFour talks about the importance of Myles Turner on defense, and how Turner is the only one really playing defense well. He explains that the NBA want the best team to win, and how not defending is a huge detriment if you can’t get stops. He thinks the players are the ones lacking on defense, not Rick Carlisle’s direction. Jake asks DuFour about how the Pistons managed to lose 25 straight. He explains the situation and when they can expect to win again. Dave and Jake discuss “20-25 Guys”, and the power of Tyrese Haliburton to attract bigger stars. He also talks about how the NBA bows to the NFL in terms of game scheduling.
(1:13:20-1:27:21) Jake tells Jimmy about a tin foil hat moment he had. He talks about his preparedness for if his car breaks down in the wilderness, and Jimmy gives his rating on if it is crazy or not. He also talks about toilet paper and how he bought some in boredom, and how he once made a fan mad because he made up a Star Wars scene.
(1:27:22-1:30:44) Jake and Jimmy discuss some classic holiday songs and provide breaking news on Michael Pittman.
(1:30:45-1:55:33) Kevin Bowen joins Jake and Jimmy to talk about the Colts and the news about Michael Pittman returning to play on Sunday. Kevin talks about the upcoming game against the Falcons, and how the schedule has benefited them, and what he would be cautious about going into next season. He also delves into the weakest part of their team. Kevin voices his confusion as to why Atlanta is favored in the game against Atlanta. He also describes the weaknesses of the Falcons. He also weighs the likelihood of Shane Steichen being a candidate for Coach of the Year. Kevin highlights the methodical success of the Colts. Kevin ends the segment with Jake and Jimmy talking about Christmas memories.
(1:55:34-2:10:09) Jake and Jimmy help more people find gifts that they need last minute. Jimmy explains White Elephant Gift exchanges to Jake during the recession.
(2:10:11-2:18:21) Jimmy gives out his picks for the weekend, and Jake finds ways to interpret which team is Christmasy enough and will win by their Christmas spirit alone.
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(00:00-26:37) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison chatting about Pizza King and Noble Romans because of Jimmy arriving in a Pizza King shirt. Following that dialogue, they shift their conversation to the importance of the Pacers winning big last night against the Hornets and examine some of the seedings right now with the NFL playoff picture.
(26:37-47:06) – Jon Chuckery from 92.9 The Game in Atlanta joins the program as our Query & Company Road Trip guest. He chats with Jake and Jimmy about the future of Arthur Smith with the Falcons, accesses if the Falcons want to do anything differently with Taylor Heinicke at quarterback instead of Desmond Ridder, shares what people in Indiana should be expecting with the NBA All-Star Game coming to Indianapolis in a couple months and reveals what the Falcons are better at than most teams in the NFL.
(47:06-50:13) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing a story about a person going through an Indianapolis Motor Speedway that turned out to be an Indianapolis 500 winner.
(50:13-1:20:08) – The second hour of the program starts with Jake explaining his very strange infatuation and love for Bismack Biyombo. It leads to the three amigos talking about tonight’s game between the Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies with Ja Morant making his home debut. Additionally, they throw out some players that they think the Pacers need to improve their defense.
(1:20:08-1:35:34) – From time to time on this program, we like to put on the tin foiled hat with conspiracy theories. Jake lets Jimmy list off four different theories that he has. After Jimmy provided the theories, Jake and Eddie revealed their opinion on the theory.
(1:35:34-1:38:59) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jake sharing a story about Marvin Harrison pertaining to his media availability as a player in connection with his son.
(1:38:59-2:10:04) – Radio voice of the Indianapolis Colts in Matt Taylor makes his weekly visit with Jake and Jimmy on Query & Company to provide updates on Jonathan Taylor, Michael Pittman Jr., and decipher if Matt Gay’s hip injury has impacted his effectiveness. Additionally, Matt explains what kind of team the Colts offense is with Shane Steichen and Gardner Minshew, reveals which defensive lineman is second in terms of importance to their success after DeForest Buckner, and asks Santa Jake for some Christmas presents.
(2:10:04-2:20:02) – At the end of last segment Jake teased the one present that he wanted most as a kid growing up. It leads to the Super Bowl Shuffle being played coming back from break because of how insane it would be if a team did something like that again in today’s age.
(2:20:02-2:24:59) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing two bets he likes, and the guys previewing the Pacers game tonight against the Grizzlies.
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Today’s Best of Features:
(00:00-18:24) – Jon Chuckery from 92.9 The Game in Atlanta joins the program as our Query & Company Road Trip guest. He chats with Jake and Jimmy about the future of Arthur Smith with the Falcons, accesses if the Falcons want to do anything differently with Taylor Heinicke at quarterback instead of Desmond Ridder, shares what people in Indiana should be expecting with the NBA All-Star Game coming to Indianapolis in a couple months and reveals what the Falcons are better at than most teams in the NFL.
(18:24-48:29) – Radio voice of the Indianapolis Colts in Matt Taylor makes his weekly visit with Jake and Jimmy on Query & Company to provide updates on Jonathan Taylor, Michael Pittman Jr., and decipher if Matt Gay’s hip injury has impacted his effectiveness. Additionally, Matt explains what kind of team the Colts offense is with Shane Steichen and Gardner Minshew, reveals which defensive lineman is second in terms of importance to their success after DeForest Buckner, and asks Santa Jake for some Christmas presents.
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(00:00-24:10) – Query & Company opens on a Hump Day with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison sharing their thoughts on IU pulling out a win last night over Morehead State. Colts safety Nick Cross joins the program to explain how he’s grown over the last year as a player, how much influence defensive coordinator Gus Bradley has had on his development this season, reveals when things really started to click for him with the defensive scheme, shares which veteran took him in under his wing when he arrived to Indianapolis, and how the team is game planning for Desmond Ridder or Taylor Heinicke.
(24:10-41:37) – During their conversation with Cross, Jake and Jimmy asked him about dealing with the suspensions of Tony Brown and Isaiah McKenzie. They rehash his statement and then they share their opinions on the suspensions.
(41:37-46:52) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing a story about the Steve Miller Band and then asks Jimmy and Eddie which band or artist was their Steve Miller Band growing up.
(46:52-1:11:23) – Head Coach Curt Cignetti of the Indiana Hoosiers makes his first appearance on Query & Company to break down what type of players he looks for in the transfer portal, explains how the Hoosiers will look schematically compared to how James Madison looked last year, shares his learning experience from Nick Saban in connection to his dad learning from Bobby Bowden, explains how he turned it around in Elon and the story behind turning around the culture with that program, and reveals what he really likes about Bloomington.
(1:11:23-1:29:09) – Earlier in the show Jake and Jimmy shared their opinions on Tony brown and Isaiah McKenzie being suspended for the rest of the season because their lockers were removed. Additionally, they try to guess what those two players did to be suspended the rest of the season.
(1:29:09-1:34:20) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jake and Jimmy talking about the job that Thad Matta has done after picking up their first conference win last night over Georgetown.
(1:34:20-1:59:11) – Big Ten Network basketball analyst Bruce Weber joins Query & Company with Jake Query & Jimmy Cook to recap Indiana’s nail biting victory over Morehead State, reveals some of the external factors that impacted the slow start for the Hoosiers, dives into some things that he saw in the win for IU that they can build on, applauds Matt Painter for the job that he’s done with all the non-conference games that he scheduled this season, and shares what some weaknesses are with the Purdue Boilermakers and Indiana Hoosiers.
(1:59:11-2:15:35) – The second to final segment ends with Jake quizzing Jimmy and Eddie as to what college basketball teams are still undefeated a dozen or so games into the season. They additionally start thinking of which fans have dealt with mediocrity the last ten years and the fans that have dealt with success in college basketball and football.
(2:15:35-2:20:20) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing two bets he likes, and JMV sharing his thoughts on the way the Pacers defended last night after saying he would be very disappointed if they laid an egg for taking 30 minutes from his show.
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