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Best of Thursday 3/6: Colts tag MPJ, Pacers and Haliburton return to form, Purdue knocks off Illinois & more! Mar 06, 2024

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00:00 – 19:48 – The Colts tag Michael Pittman Jr.: the timeline for the next decision, why he means more to the Colts than the Colts mean to him, what could throw things out of whack, Shane Steichen on MPJ, Purdue’s confidence after beating Illinois

19:49 – 42:11 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us to weigh in on the Colts franchise tagging Michael Pittman Jr., how quickly will the Colts work to get a deal done, the unlikely scenario that MPJ gets courted by another team because of the massive compensation they’ll have to give the Colts, in-house free agents, Julian Blackmon, Combine thoughts, Brock Bowers, Drew Ogletree’s domestic violence charges dismissed and his future with the Colts

42:12 – 1:05:46 – Pacers reporter Tony East joins us to discuss the impressive win over the Mavericks, the huge performances off the bench, Haliburton’s solid game, why did the switch get flipped last night, thoughts on the upcoming extension for Pascal Siakam, taking on a tough Timberwolves team tomorrow, throwing water on the Paul George/Pacers reunion talk, Caitlin Clark signs a deal with Gainbridge and her impact already taking place for the Fever

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Best of Tuesday 3/5: Rick Carlisle addresses Pacers/Haliburton struggles, Rob Blackman previews Purdue/Illinois & Jerry Palm talks bracketology! Mar 05, 2024

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00:00 – 17:56 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and discusses whether he thinks the team is in a slump right now, can he point to anything specifically that has caused slow starts, Haliburton’s shooting struggles, Victor Webanyama dominating them, what are teams doing differently than they were earlier this season, has the team “penciled in wins” the last few games, another lineup change?, how has Haliburton handled struggles, All-Star hangover?, Bennedict Mathurin’s status

17:57 – 28:29 – CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm joins us to tell us where he has Purdue slotted and what’s at stake tonight between Purdue and Illinois, Indiana State’s chances, bid stealers heading into mid-major week

28:30 – 42:31 - Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us to preview tonight’s showdown with Illinois, learning from the last meeting, Senior Night, Fletcher Loyer, Illinois has put up some insane numbers as of late, Gene Keady

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Tuesday 3/5: It's deadline day for Michael Pittman Jr. and the Colts, Rick Carlise/Rob Blackman/Jerry Palm all join as well! Mar 05, 2024

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00:00 – 15:59 – A busy show this morning and curious to see which Rick Carlisle we get today with our weekly interview, franchise tag deadline for Michael Pittman Jr/Colts is today at 4pm, Shane Steichen speaking later this morning

16:00 – 27:48 – MORNING CHECKDOWN

27:49 – 40:51 – Andy has more thoughts on Russell Wilson, Arch Manning not signing off on NCAA Football video game, Pacers/Mavericks tonight, what’s going on with Tyrese Haliburton and will Rick Carlisle be willing to talk about it with us?

40:52 – 1:16:46 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and discusses whether he thinks the team is in a slump right now, can he point to anything specifically that has caused slow starts, Haliburton’s shooting struggles, Victor Webanyama dominating them, what are teams doing differently than they were earlier this season, has the team “penciled in wins” the last few games, another lineup change?, how has Haliburton handled struggles, All-Star hangover?, Bennedict Mathurin’s status, takeaways from Carlisle interview, Morning Checkdown

1:16:47 – 1:26:43 – Michael Pittman Jr’s franchise tag future, Dane Brugler’s latest mock draft, trying to figure out Ballard’s thoughts heading into free agency and the draft

1:26:44 – 1:31:13 – Carlisle’s comments on Haliburton’s potential All-Star hangover

1:31:14 – 1:59:13– CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm joins us to tell us where he has Purdue slotted and what’s at stake tonight between Purdue and Illinois, Indiana State’s chances, bid stealers heading into mid-major week, Morning Checkdown

1:59:14 – 2:14:38– Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us to preview tonight’s showdown with Illinois, learning from the last meeting, Senior Night, Fletcher Loyer, Illinois has put up some insane numbers as of late, Gene Keady

2:14:39 – 2:17:50 – Final thoughts before we sign off: Michael Pittman Jr and the franchise tag, Shane Steichen speaking, huge game for the Pacers tonight

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Best of Monday 3/4: Pacers (and Haliburton) are struggling mightily, Brian Hamilton talks Zach Edey & Purdue + GOATs of the Week! Mar 04, 2024

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00:00 – 17:43 – Kevin’s Notre Dame shirt, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers continue to lose to bad teams and don’t look good right now, the concern level for the Pacers seems to be reaching an all-time high and they are running out of time to turn it around, Purdue wins the Big Ten, IU beats Maryland, all quiet on the Michael Pittman Jr. front

17:44 – 34:07 – The Pacers struggles are concerning, especially when other teams are more banged up and still putting in better efforts than the Pacers, what’s going on with Tyrese Haliburton, what is the level of concern?, lingering NFL Combine thoughts, running back situation

34:08 – 45:21 – The Athletic’s Brian Hamilton joins us to discuss his story on Zach Edey’s life, his biggest takeaways from making the story, what inspired him to follow the Edey story, Purdue expectations in the NCAA tournament, Edey’s multi-sport efforts in Toronto, the water bottle story, his overarching thoughts on the college basketball season

45:22 – 52:30 - GOATs of the Week

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Monday 3/4: The Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton are in a funk, good weekend for college hoops, post-Combine thoughts, GOATs of the Week + Brian Hamilton talks Purdue/Zach Edey! Mar 04, 2024

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00:00 – 17:39 – Kevin’s Notre Dame shirt, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers continue to lose to bad teams and don’t look good right now, the concern level for the Pacers seems to be reaching an all-time high and they are running out of time to turn it around, Purdue wins the Big Ten, IU beats Maryland, all quiet on the Michael Pittman Jr. front

17:40 – 28:37 – MORNING CHECKDOWN

28:38 – 45:11 – The Pacers struggles are concerning, especially when other teams are more banged up and still putting in better efforts than the Pacers, what’s going on with Tyrese Haliburton, what is the level of concern?, lingering NFL Combine thoughts, running back situation

45:12 – 1:18:49– Western Michigan’s win over Ball State, national folks say the Combine needs to stay in Indy, good weekend for the local college teams, Zach Edey and Purdue’s ceiling in the tournament, their out of conference dominance, is Mike Woodson’s job safe now?, Morning Checkdown

1:18:50 – 1:27:00 – NFL franchise tag, the Bucs not tagging Mike Evans or Baker Mayfield?

1:27:01 – 1:35:09 – Offers for Justin Fields, GOATs of the Week

1:35:10 – 2:02:23 – What’s going on with the Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton, Rick Carlisle’s defense of Haliburton’s struggles, why is Haliburton being protected by the team when he’s struggled?, questions for Carlisle tomorrow, Mike Evans re-signs with the Bucs, Morning Checkdown

2:02:24 – 2:17:45 – The Athletic’s Brian Hamilton joins us to discuss his story on Zach Edey’s life, his biggest takeaways from making the story, what inspired him to follow the Edey story, Purdue expectations in the NCAA tournament, Edey’s multi-sport efforts in Toronto, the water bottle story, his overarching thoughts on the college basketball season

2:17:46 - 2:21:35 – Kevin’s teaching starts tomorrow and Andy and Marc are rooting for Colts chaos during it, RIP Chris Mortensen

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Friday 3/1: Ourbiggest takeaways from our interview with Chris Ballard, Caitlin Clark declares for the WNBA Draft, Greg Rakestraw weighs in & more! Mar 01, 2024

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00:00 – 12:35 – Caitlin Clark declares for the WNBA Draft and what it means for the Fever

12:36 – 18:01 – Morning Checkdown

18:02 – 40:50 – We replay our interview with Colts GM Chris Ballard from yesterday

40:51 – 1:08:27 – Marvin Harrison Jr’s status at the NFL Combine, ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss Marvin Harrison’s media elusiveness, has he ever been through a fire alarm like the one at IU/Wisconsin, high school hoops, sectionals, Indiana State’s tournament chances, his upcoming road trip with JMV to Terredise, Morning Checkdown

1:08:28 – 1:22:00 – Marvin Harrison Jr. not meeting with the media the Combine, the NFL potentially moving on from the chain gain when it comes to tracking yardage, notable stuff from our interview with Chris Ballard

1:22:01 – 1:29:26 – NFL Combine thoughts: lots of big names speaking today, Kool-Aid McKinstry has a foot fracture

1:29:27 – 1:55:15 – Caleb Williams has arrived, is Ballard’s seat getting warmer than expected?, Chris Ballard thoughts and the lack of divisional and postseason success, wanting more explosiveness offensively, Morning Checkdown

1:55:16 – 2:08:25 – POP QUIZ

2:08:26 – 2:15:35 – Running backs hitting free agency, Caitlin Clark’s impact on the Fever and WNBA

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Best of Friday 3/1: Caitlin Clark is headed to the WNBA, Greg Rakestraw checks in & the biggest takeaways from our interview with Chris Ballard! Mar 01, 2024

Show notes

00:00 – 12:36 - Caitlin Clark declares for the WNBA Draft and what it means for the Fever

12:37 – 27:55 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss Marvin Harrison’s media elusiveness, has he ever been through a fire alarm like the one at IU/Wisconsin, high school hoops, sectionals, Indiana State’s tournament chances, his upcoming road trip with JMV to Terredise, Morning Checkdown

27:56 – 47:07 - Caleb Williams has arrived, is Ballard’s seat getting warmer than expected?, Chris Ballard thoughts and the lack of divisional and postseason success, wanting more explosiveness offensively

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Best of Thursday 2/29: Colts GM Chris Ballard joins us at the Combine + Matt Taylor sits in for a bit, Pacers win & more! Feb 29, 2024

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00:00 – 20:01 – RIP Richard Lewis, NFL team ratings: where did the Colts rank?, Chris Ballard’s comments, wide receiver depth, showing regret over lack of weapons, position the Colts could focus in on at No. 15

20:02 – 37:00 – Colts announcer Matt Taylor joins us at the NFL Combine: his biggest takeaways from the Chris Ballard press conference, plenty of off-season intrigue for the Colts, the future of Colts in-house free agents: will Tyquan Lewis and Rigoberto Sanchez be back?

37:01 – 59:02 - Colts General Manager Chris Ballard joins us at the NFL Combine to expand on his thoughts regarding Michael Pittman Jr’s future with the team, Anthony Richardson’s status as he recovers from his shoulder injury, the depth at wide receiver this draft, Josh Downs, status of in-house free agents, Gus Bradley returning to the staff, the day after the season came to an end, the lack of division title success, which positions he values more than others, his most recent conversation with Jim Irsay, Brock Bowers

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Thursday 2/29: Colts GM Chris Ballard joins us at the Combine + we break down what he said the other day, Pacers win & Matt Taylor checks in! Feb 29, 2024

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00:00 – 17:13 - Pacers get a nice win over the Pelicans, Kevin has never been to New Orleans, a bad night for Butler, Chris Ballard’s comments yesterday

17:14 – 23:44 – MORNING CHECKDOWN

23:45 – 43:41 – RIP Richard Lewis, NFL team ratings: where did the Colts rank?, Chris Ballard’s comments, wide receiver depth, showing regret over lack of weapons, position the Colts could focus in on at No. 15

43:42 – 1:13:56– Chris Ballard’s thoughts on free agency, Minshew’s future, enticing free agents, Morning Checkdown

1:13:57 – 1:25:34 – Colts announcer Matt Taylor joins us at the NFL Combine: his biggest takeaways from the Chris Ballard press conference, plenty of off-season intrigue for the Colts

1:25:35 – 1:30:57 – Matt Taylor continues with us to discuss the future of Colts in-house free agents: will Tyquan Lewis and Rigoberto Sanchez be back?

1:30:58 – 1:42:06 – Pacers beat the Pelicans, Haliburton’s weird night, players like Brock Bowers speaking today

1:42:07 – 1:49:14 – Morning Checkdown

1:49:15 – 2:18:42 - Colts General Manager Chris Ballard joins us at the NFL Combine to expand on his thoughts regarding Michael Pittman Jr’s future with the team, Anthony Richardson’s status as he recovers from his shoulder injury, the depth at wide receiver this draft, Josh Downs, status of in-house free agents, Gus Bradley returning to the staff, the day after the season came to an end, the lack of division title success, which positions he values more than others, his most recent conversation with Jim Irsay, Brock Bowers

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Colts GM Chris Ballard Joins Us At The NFL Combine! Feb 29, 2024

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Colts General Manager Chris Ballard joins us at the NFL Combine to expand on his thoughts regarding Michael Pittman Jr’s future with the team, Anthony Richardson’s status as he recovers from his shoulder injury, the depth at wide receiver this draft, Josh Downs, status of in-house free agents, Gus Bradley returning to the staff, the day after the season came to an end, the lack of division title success, which positions he values more than others, his most recent conversation with Jim Irsay, Brock Bowers

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