00:00 - 22:27 - James Boyd of The Athletic joins the show! James gives his thoughts about Chris Ballard’s press conference; he also discusses if Ballard thinks he earned another shot, or if he was simply given one in spite of his resume. They talk about Anthony Richardson, and how important this offseason is for the young quarterback if he ever is going to become the franchise player the team drafted him to be.

22:28 - 37:29 - Mike Wells of ESPN Radio joins and gives his thoughts on Chris Ballard’s season-ending press conference! He and JMV discuss if Ballard will actually make any major changes in how he does things. They also get into how this is no longer a Chris Ballard issue, but a Jim Irsay issue.

37:30 - 48:56 - Don Fischer, the voice of the Indiana Hoosiers, joins the show! JMV and Don talk Indiana basketball, their win over USC, and this weekend’s matchup with Iowa!

48:57 - 53:20 - Coach Bob Lovell from Indiana Sports Talk joins JMV to talk boys and girls high school basketball! JMV and Coach Lovell talk about what games might be affected due to the weather.

52:21 - 1:07:07 - Jeffrey Gorman from the Colts Pregame Huddle joins the show! Jeffrey and JMV talk about the end-of-year press conference for Chris Ballard, and how he handled the questions. They also discuss what the Colts need to do moving forward.

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