Episodes

  • 2-20 FULL SHOW
    Feb 20 2026

    00:00 – 12:14 – Pacers lose to the Wizards last night and Jeff doesn’t know how to feel about it, the Bears potential move to Hammond, Bennedict Mathurin drops 38 in his home debut with the Clippers, Team USA beats Canada for a gold medal in women’s hockey

    12:15 – 23:14 - Morning Checkdown

    23:15 – 41:14 – IU/Purdue tonight, Pacers/Wizards part 2 tonight and the latest on the NBA trying to stop tanking next season, how does the league enforce anti-tanking rules if teams are ravaged by injuries?, who has the most pressure tonight between IU/Purdue

    41:15 – 1:08:48 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and discusses sectional draw, Plainfield, questions for Chris Ballard at the Combine, when will the Colts get an answer on Mooney Ward’s status?, the 30-day transfer window in high school, the worst tanking he’s ever seen, Morning Checkdown

    1:08:49 – 1:18:43 – Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and celebrates getting his 500th win as a head coach, does he remember his first victory as a coach?, how he celebrated his milestone, how he processes player’s arguing for challenging a call, Finley Bizjack’s motor, what keeps him going in coaching

    1:18:44 – 1:25:12 – Pacers lose to the Wizards, should the Colts be upset if the Bears move to Indiana,

    1:25:13 – 1:48:36 – The Athletic’s Zak Keefer joins us live from the Olympics and discusses how he’s enjoying Italy and what events he’s covering, how spread out the events are across the country, the best stories he’s seen/covered at the Olympics, Chloe Kim, Colts over/under for next season, Morning Checkdown

    1:48:37 – 2:01:35 – The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg joins us for the latest on the Chicago Bears potentially moving to Hammond, his paddle ball play-in game, how Bears ownership is feeling with the lack of love from the state of Illinois, is Illinois feeling the heat that the Bears could actually leave for NWI

    2:01:36 – 2:07:30 – Jeff discusses about hiding in a men’s room as a child, women’s curling between the USA and Switzerland, losing kids, Mathurin drops 38 points last night

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • Best of Friday 2/20: Pacers lose to Wiz, Bears to Hammond?, Olympics & more!
    Feb 20 2026

    00:00 – 18:06 –IU/Purdue tonight, Pacers/Wizards part 2 tonight and the latest on the NBA trying to stop tanking next season, how does the league enforce anti-tanking rules if teams are ravaged by injuries?, who has the most pressure tonight between IU/Purdue

    18:07 – 33:31 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and discusses sectional draw, Plainfield, questions for Chris Ballard at the Combine, when will the Colts get an answer on Mooney Ward’s status?, the 30-day transfer window in high school, the worst tanking he’s ever seen

    33:32 – 42:10 – Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and celebrates getting his 500th win as a head coach, does he remember his first victory as a coach?, how he celebrated his milestone, how he processes player’s arguing for challenging a call, Finley Bizjack’s motor, what keeps him going in coaching

    42:11 – 54:28 – The Athletic’s Zak Keefer joins us live from the Olympics and discusses how he’s enjoying Italy and what events he’s covering, how spread out the events are across the country, the best stories he’s seen/covered at the Olympics, Chloe Kim

    54:29 – 1:06:00 - The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg joins us for the latest on the Chicago Bears potentially moving to Hammond, his paddle ball play-in game, how Bears ownership is feeling with the lack of love from the state of Illinois, is Illinois feeling the heat that the Bears could actually leave for NWI

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Thad Matta joins and talks about reaching his 500th career win!
    Feb 20 2026

    Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and celebrates getting his 500th win as a head coach, does he remember his first victory as a coach?, how he celebrated his milestone, how he processes player’s arguing for challenging a call, Finley Bizjack’s motor, what keeps him going in coaching

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    9 mins
  • Thursday 2/19: The Pacers get back to work, Colts off-season decisions + IU/Purdue
    Feb 19 2026

    00:00 – 11:12 – The group is back together as Marc returns after a 24-hour bug, Team USA beats Sweden and it was a great day for Olympic hockey, Darryn Peterson continues to cloud draft stock as he exits with cramps

    11:13 – 22:36 – Morning Checkdown

    22:37 – 42:10 – How many games should Zubac play for the Pacers this season if at all?, LeBron and Steve Nash discuss the Pacers landing Zubac, James gives Kevin and Jeff a Tiger Woods-centric quiz, Indiana/Purdue tomorrow

    42:11 – 1:07:22– Enjoying the nice weather yesterday, Pacers get back in action with the Wizards, Morning Checkdown, Big Ten Network’s Bruce Weber joins us and discusses the current state of college basketball, his 2005 Illinois team, how he views Purdue and Indiana heading into Friday’s matchup, his toughest player to coach against, his thoughts on Thad Matta reaching 500 wins in his career

    1:07:23 – 1:19:47 – Former Colts offensive lineman Joe Reitz joins us and discusses the Colts off-season agenda, some recently released veteran players across the league, how does he think the Colts get younger and faster, what he would do with Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce, his combine experience, what Olympic sport does he want to try

    1:19:48 – 1:24:16 – Are the Bears really about to move to Indiana? More smoke is appearing that it could be happening

    1:24:17 – 1:48:15 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us and discusses how the Pacers should handle the final slate of games of the season as they attempt to hang on to their first-round pick, will Zubac get any run during this final stretch, Morning Checkdown

    1:48:16 – 2:00:58– We play I GOTTA KNOW: Will the Colts move if the Bears come to Indiana, should Colts trade MPJ, should Colts pursue Trey Hendrickson, what are we watching

    2:00:59 – 2:06:06 – The latest Bears update, wrapping the show

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Best of Thursday 2/19: Pacers get back at it, Colts needs + Bruce Weber, Joe Reitz and more!
    Feb 19 2026

    00:00 – 19:40 – How many games should Zubac play for the Pacers this season if at all?, LeBron and Steve Nash discuss the Pacers landing Zubac, James gives Kevin and Jeff a Tiger Woods-centric quiz, Indiana/Purdue tomorrow

    19:41 – 29:53 - Big Ten Network’s Bruce Weber joins us and discusses the current state of college basketball, his 2005 Illinois team, how he views Purdue and Indiana heading into Friday’s matchup, his toughest player to coach against, his thoughts on Thad Matta reaching 500 wins in his career

    29:54 – 39:14 – Former Colts offensive lineman Joe Reitz joins us and discusses the Colts off-season agenda, some recently released veteran players across the league, how does he think the Colts get younger and faster, what he would do with Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce, his combine experience, what Olympic sport does he want to try

    39:15 – 49:34 - We play I GOTTA KNOW: Will the Colts move if the Bears come to Indiana, should Colts trade MPJ, should Colts pursue Trey Hendrickson, what are we watching

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    50 mins
  • Best of Wednesday 2/18 - Pacers gearing back up, Purdue loses to Michigan + Nathan Brown joins!
    Feb 18 2026

    00:00 – 22:21 – The Pacers vs. the tank, Adam Silver’s comments on tanking, Mark Cuban discusses the future of the league, what should the Pacers do the next two games against the Wizards, Mick Cronin ejects his own player during last night’s game

    22:22 - 50:10 – Michigan dominates Purdue last night, Purdue and IU tournament look ahead, Marc heads home because of sickness, James explains the different tags in the NFL, morning checkdown

    50:10 – 1:05:51 IndyStar Colts reporter Nathan Brown joins us to talk about the huge decisions that loom over the Colts and what he thinks the Colts should do. Plus, Nathan traveled to Trine University where Shane Steichen was speaking. Do the Colts feel the need to acquire a defensive end?

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Best of Tuesday 2/17: Purdue/Michigan preview with Rob Blackman + draft prospects for the Pacers + Colts thoughts!
    Feb 17 2026

    00:00 – 20:20 – Dolphins release Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb, could the Colts have some eyes on some recently released guys, off-season agenda for the Colts, Purdue-Michigan tonight, Adam Silver discusses the league’s issues with tanking

    20:21 – 31:56 – GOATs of the Week

    31:57 – 44:42 – Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us to discuss tonight’s huge game against Michigan, Braden Smith this season and how he always just seems to know what version of him the team needs, Oscar Cluff, Trey Kaufman-Renn’s always changing role

    44:43 – 55:30 - Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney joins us to discuss NBA draft prospects, Darryn Peterson and dispelling thoughts he doesn’t want to play, other draft prospects that could be near the top of the draft board, Lamar Wilkerson’s draft ceiling., big games at Mackey

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    56 mins
  • Tuesday 2/17: Back from the long weekend, huge Purdue game tonight, Colts off-season thoughts & more!
    Feb 17 2026

    00:00 – 9:27 – We’re back from the long weekend, Jeff is very excited about Team USA but the game isn’t until tomorrow, NBA All-Stat weekend thoughts, a big game for Purdue tonight as they host top-ranked Michigan

    9:28 – 20:52 – Morning Checkdown

    20:53 – 41:20 – Dolphins release Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb, could the Colts have some eyes on some recently released guys, off-season agenda for the Colts, Purdue-Michigan tonight, Adam Silver discusses the league’s issues with tanking

    41:21 – 1:07:57 – Nice weather, Purdue-Michigan tonight, Anthony Castonzo discusses Braden Smith’s impact on the team and whether or not he wants to continue playing, Adam Silver talks tanking, Morning Checkdown

    1:07:58 – 1:20:18 – GOATs of the Week

    1:20:19 – 1:26:07 – NFL franchise tag window opens, what can the Colts do to improve their roster

    1:26:08 – 1:48:31 – Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us to discuss tonight’s huge game against Michigan, Braden Smith this season and how he always just seems to know what version of him the team needs, Oscar Cluff, Trey Kaufman-Renn’s always changing role, Morning Checkdown

    1:48:32 – 2:00:26 – Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney joins us to discuss NBA draft prospects, Darryn Peterson and dispelling thoughts he doesn’t want to play, other draft prospects that could be near the top of the draft board, Lamar Wilkerson’s draft ceiling., big games at Mackey

    2:00:27 – 2:08:16 – Is Jeff a Canadian spy?, Team USA/Canada hockey teams, Michel Pittman Jr. or Alec Pierce, would the Colts be foolish to not franchise tag Alec Pierce?

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    2 hrs and 8 mins