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HOF Running Back Edgerrin James Joins Us! Jul 19, 2023

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Former Indianapolis Colt Edgerrin James joins the show to give his take on the Jonathan Taylor situation. James argues that valuing your running game only makes the rest of the team stronger. In a lot of ways, the stronger your running game the better a team's passing game can become. He talks about his training program and why he'd choose to train in hotter weather to maintain better shape for the regular season. Training with college students in order to continue to raise his game and being closer to his family. Training camp always gave James a boost in energy. Jake asks about James's impression of Anthony Richardson. He believes that Richardson has the ability to become a complete player and has all the tools around him necessary to excel.

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Edgerrin James and Matt Taylor Both Talk the Colts and Contracts, Kyle Cummins on USAC Racing Jul 19, 2023

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Wednesday 7/19 - Jonathan Taylor Contact Talks, An Interview with Edgerrin James, also Matt Taylor and Kyle Cummins are on the show! Jul 19, 2023

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(00:00 - 26:40) - The Wednesday edition of Kevin & Query kicks off with the announcement that Edgerrin James will be joining the program to talk about the upcoming Colts season! What is the new Netflix series "Quarterbacks" like? Anthony Richardson has still yet to sign his NFL contract. Marc and Jake throw around their picks to join the "Quarterbacks" series. Carson Wentz has nowhere to go but up with the current NFL landscape. Remember when Russel Wilson was almost a Colt? A recap of how Peyton Manning changed the game for quarterbacks.

(26:41 - 30:31) - Morning Checkdown

(30:32 - 46:10) - Former Indianapolis Colt Edgerrin James joins the show to give his take on the Jonathan Taylor situation. James argues that valuing your running game only makes the rest of the team stronger. In a lot of ways, the stronger your running game the better a team's passing game can become. He talks about his training program and why he'd choose to train in hotter weather to maintain better shape for the regular season. Training with college students in order to continue to raise his game and being closer to his family. Training camp always gave James a boost in energy. Jake asks about James's impression of Anthony Richardson. He believes that Richardson has the ability to become a complete player and has all the tools around him necessary to excel.

(46:11 - 1:12:59) - Videos of Shaquille Leonard working out have been shared on social media. He posted a video of himself on Instagram yesterday running shuttle drills. He has only played a handful of minutes since a misdiagnosed ankle problem last season, where the root of the problem was actually nerves in his back. If you were in the NFL where would you do your offseason training? Jake gets the Super Mario Bros. lore explained to him by Marc.

(1:13:00 - 1:25:10) - Indiana State Fair giveaway. A story about a wolf and a monkey on the loose.

(1:25:11 - 1:33:13) - The Madden 99 list came out yesterday. Mark asks everyone what Indianapolis is a 99 in compared to other cities in the United States. Jake prompts listeners to call in and guess what he thinks the answer is.

(1:33:14 - 2:02:32) - Matt Taylor the radio play-by-play voice of the Indianapolis Colts comes onto the show. After a joint rant with Jake about the disasters of printing, Taylor gives some great insight into what goes into game prep for a broadcaster. Taylor digs into the Anthony Richardson contract situation. He feels confident that the issue with the contract must be minor given all the rules the NFL already has on rookie pay. The most interesting story for the Colts outside of Anthony Richardson and Shaquille Leonard is the team's cornerback situation. Taylor talks about the different confidence levels of players going into the 2023 season. Do Colt's players get injured more often than other teams, and does the turf surface have anything to do with it? Some of Taylor's favorite Edgerrin James memories.

(2:02:33 - 2:08:59) - Pop Quiz

(2:09:00 - 2:20:38) - The show closes out with Kyle Cummins of the USAC racing series talking with Jake and Marc. Cummins got into racing through his father who also raced and brought him to the tracks. He went from go-karts to sprint cars when he was 15. Cummins talks about the comradery within the racing community and how other racers/teams will work together to make sure a car can make the race. Cummmins, as a native Hoosier is excited to get racing at USAC's upcoming race at the Circle City race way.

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Best of Kevin & Query 07-18-23 Jul 18, 2023

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(00:00 - 22:46) - Courtside Indiana's Jim Reamer joins the program to discuss Flory Bidunga's announcement of his final four schools. Jake has a feeling that his list of schools may not actually be finalized yet, but Reamer believes that the way Bidunga has handled the process so far that it is likely the truth. Bidunga's IU trip might have been cancelled. The conversation changes to NIL and how far of a reach does the concept have in college recruitment now. Reamer states NIL has grown so much it might have branched out of just being seen for Division 1 athletes. The positives and negatives of NIL in high-school recruitment now.

(22:47 - 55:22) - Bob Kravitz comes on to the show, he just recently experienced a long travel day being stranded in Newark International Airport due to poor weather. Apparently two glasses of wine is $40+ in the airport. Kravitz announces that he is going to begin a Substack service where he writes whatever articles he wants. An extensive conversation about the recent job shake up in the Indianapolis media market. Is Jonathan Taylor becoming antiquated in the NFL? Kravitz believes that Jonathan Taylor would have been a top draft pick and top paid player 20 years ago, but the league has just changed since then. Kickers make a higher yearly salary than running backs. The Colts might be willing to just let Jonathan Taylor sit out training camp. Running backs across the league are all upset. Is Shaquille Leonard becoming the next Andrew Luck situation with his injury history?

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Tuesday 7/18 - Jonathan Taylor Contract Talks, Flory Bidunga Narrows His School Choices, Jim Reamer and Bob Kravitz Join The Show Jul 18, 2023

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00:00 - 26:54) - The Tuesday edition of Kevin & Query gets underway with talk about Jonathan Taylor's contract situation. Multiple NFL runningbacks are aware that their team is not looking to lock them down going forward. Flory Bidunga, one of Indiana's best high-school basketball players in Kokomo announced his top four schools: Auburn, Michigan, Kansas, Duke. Bidunga claims he will still be looking at Indiana schools before committing. Marc tells a temp tattoo story. Jake wants to save farm animals. Martin Truex Jr. won that NASCAR race in Loudon, New Hampshire.

(26:55 - 30:15) - Morning Checkdown

(30:16 - 42:48) - More Jonathan Taylor talk on contact negotiations. A conversation on how other players are treated in contract negotiations and by the press.

(42-49 - 1:08:04) - Courtside Indiana's Jim Reamer joins the program to discuss Flory Bidunga's announcement of his final four schools. Jake has a feeling that his list of schools may not actually be finalized yet, but Reamer believes that the way Bidunga has handled the process so far that it is likely the truth. Bidunga's IU trip might have been cancelled. The conversation changes to NIL and how far of a reach does the concept have in college recruitment now. Reamer states NIL has grown so much it might have branched out of just beeing seen for Division 1 athletes. The positives and negatives of NIL in high-school recruitment now.

(1:08:05 - 1:27:11) - Audio from the Colts veteran mini-camp, Jonathan Taylor speaks on how runningbacks should be viewed in contract negotiations. Taylor clearly still wants to be the featured back on this Colts offense, but the league is so oversaturated that room may no longer be there. Now with so many quarterbacks running as much as they pass do teams not value the runningback as much knowing they have a QB that can pick up the slack as well? Colts are experts at wrapping players up in valuable positions with weird contracts.

(1:27:12 - 1:29:37) - Indiana State Fair ticket give away.

(1:29:38 - 2:03:04) - Bob Kravitz comes on to the show, he just recently experienced a long travel day being stranded in Newark International Airport due to poor weather. Apparently two glasses of wine is $40+ in the airport. Kravitz announces that he is going to begin a Substack service where he writes whatever articles he wants. An extensive conversation about the recent job shake up in the Indianapolis media market. Is Jonathan Taylor becoming antiquated in the NFL? Kravitz believes that Jonathan Taylor would have been a top draft pick and top paid player 20 years ago, but the league has just changed since then. Kickers make a higher yearly salary than runningbacks. The Colts might be willing to just let Jonathan Taylor sit out training camp. Runningbacks across the league are all upset. Is Shaquille Leonard becoming the next Andrew Luck situation with his injury history?

(2:03:05 - 2:08:55) - Pop Quiz

(2:08:56 - 2:20:00) - Since Indianapolis is in a slow period for professional sports right now, the guys mull over some sports futures bets for the upcoming seasons. Including Anthony Richardson passing yards, Michael Pittman Jr. receiving yards, and Jonathan Taylor rushing yards.

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Best of 7-17: Dustin Dopirak Joins to Talk Pacers Summer League, The Guys Give Their Top 5 Most Indispensable Colts This Year, and More! Jul 17, 2023

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00:00 – 21:00 – From the Indianapolis Star, beat writer Dustin Dopirak joins the show, what we learned from Pacers Summer League play, what they saw from Ben Sheppard and why it’s concerning, who made a case to be added to the roster moving into the regular season, where the Pacers are stacked, how the Pacers can stack up against the rest of the Eastern Conference, what possibilities do they have of making the playoffs.

21:01 – 30:16 - The guys go through who they think are the 5 most indispensable Colts heading into this year, you won’t believe who Marc has as his number 1 most indispensable player on the Colts’ roster.

30:18 – 55:29 - Jake talks about his unfortunate travel situation last night and why he’s running on about 2 hours of sleep. Christian Lundgaard with an impressive win yesterday, the Toronto Event is an amazing atmosphere, Wimbledon was spectacular yesterday, who actually watches tennis anymore? The Reds got swept following All-Star break.

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Monday 7/17: Dustin Dopirak Joins to Talk Pacers Summer League, The Guys Give Their Top 5 Most Indispensable Colts on the Roster This Year, and More! Jul 17, 2023

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00:00 – 25:29 – Jake talks about his unfortunate travel situation last night and why he’s running on about 2 hours of sleep. Christian Lundgaard with an impressive win yesterday, the Toronto Event is an amazing atmosphere, Wimbledon was spectacular yesterday, who actually watches tennis anymore? The Reds got swept following All-Star break.

25:31 – 29:57 – Morning Checkdown

29:59 – 45:53 – The funeral procession today for the sheriff's deputy who lost his life. Deandre Hopkins gets signed to the AFC South rival Tennessee Titans, how good can the Titans be with a number 1 Wide Receiver, how the Colts will be affected, and what is the Colts possibilities of winning their division.

45:54 – 1:13:58 – From the Indianapolis Star, beat writer Dustin Dopirak joins the show, what we learned from Pacers Summer League play, what they saw from Ben Sheppard and why it’s concerning, who made a case to be added to the roster moving into the regular season, where the Pacers are stacked, how the Pacers can stack up against the rest of the Eastern Conference, what possibilities do they have of making the playoffs. Morning Checkdown

1:14:00 – 1:25:45 – Indiana State Fair tickets, first concert the guys ever went to.

1:25:46 – 1:35:08 – The guys go through who they think are the 5 most indispensable Colts heading into this year, you won’t believe who Marc has as his number 1 most indispensable player on the Colts’ roster.

1:35:09 – 2:02:05 – Jake, Marc, and Graham try Canadian chocolate, Wimbledon final and why it was so epic, the guys revisit their top 5 indispensable Colts heading into the year. Morning Checkdown

2:02:06 – 2:08:16 – POP QUIZ

2:08:17 – 2:22:45 – Jake and Marc close out a Monday edition of Kevin and Query talking some NFL hot topics.

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Best Of 7/14: Greg Rakestraw joins to talk Purdue commit Kanon Catchings, Tony East joins to discuss Pacers Summer League in Las Vegas, and The guys talk about a Tyrese Haliburton clip from Paul George's Podcast Jul 14, 2023

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0:00 – 18:28 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to talk about Kanon Catchings, his commitment to Overtime Elite, who the front runners are for Mr. Basketball in Indiana, what the feeling is like surrounding Shaquille Leonard heading into training camp, and Greg gives an interesting story about the Indians moving to Victory Field

18:29 – 43:46 – Tony East joins the show to talk Summer League action. Tony explains what the Victor Wembanyama hype is like out in Vegas right now, how he could shine in the NBA, what the Pacers have looked like, what value TJ McConnell has with this Pacers team, who Tony has seen out and about in Las Vegas, what growth he’s expecting to see from Benedict Mathurin in year two, and the latest on the Pascal Siakam whispers.

43:48 – 55:16 – Tyrese Haliburton joined Paul George’s podcast earlier this week to talk the culture with the Pacers and Jake explains why he thinks Paul George wasn’t happy in Indiana anymore. Jake explains why Indianapolis isn’t as attractive as other franchises around the NBA.

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Friday 7/14: NBA Summer League talk with Tony East, and why Zach Edey returned to Purdue, plus Greg Rakestraw stops by to talk Purdue commit Kanon Catchings's big decision and the impact it will have, and more! Jul 14, 2023

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0:00 – 28:04 – A great start to a show on a Friday talking some Elly De La Cruz, Trayce Jackson-Davis’s debut for the Warriors at Summer League, and High school basketball players recruiting is getting harder.

28:05 – 32:11 – Morning Checkdown.

32:12 – 43:41 – Tyrese Haliburton joined Paul George’s podcast earlier this week to talk the culture with the Pacers and Jake explains why he thinks Paul George wasn’t happy in Indiana anymore. Jake explains why Indianapolis isn’t as attractive as other franchises around the NBA.

43:42 – 1:17:55 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to talk about Kanon Catchings, his commitment to Overtime Elite, who the front runners are for Mr. Basketball in Indiana, what the feeling is like surrounding Shaquille Leonard heading into training camp, and Greg gives an interesting story about the Indians moving to Victory Field. Morning Checkdown

1:17:56 – 1:28:52 – Zach Edey speaks about his decision to return to Purdue and Canadian World Cup team potential with some surprising NBA stars.

1:28:53 – 1:32:01 – Elly De La Cruz is being unfairly criticized for something that doesn’t matter.

1:32:02 – 2:02:34 – Tony East joins the show to talk Summer League action. Tony explains what the Victor Wembanyama hype is like out in Vegas right now, how he could shine in the NBA, what the Pacers have looked like, what value TJ McConnell has with this Pacers team, who Tony has seen out and about in Las Vegas, what growth he’s expecting to see from Benedict Mathurin in year two, and the latest on the Pascal Siakam whispers. Morning Checkdown

2:02:35 – 2:12:51 – Pop Quiz!

2:12:52 – 2:19:30 – The guys close out the week talking some racing and how unprecedented a run we are seeing from Alex Palou.

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Weighing In on College Sports Being Rocked By Scandals Jul 13, 2023

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Mike DeCourcy of Sporting New and Big Ten Network joins us and weighs in on the Pat Fitzgerald/Northwestern scandal, what the fallout will be, the Bob Huggins situation, Notre Dame’s future on NBC, his thoughts on the USA losing to Panama in the Gold Cup & more!

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