00:00 - 14:37 - Zak Keefer of The Athletic joins the show! Zak and John dive into what the Colts have to do in order to beat the Texans on Saturday and make the playoffs, and how much of their hopes involve Jonathan Taylor. They also dive into the differences in both teams from the first time they met back in Week 2. John and Zak discuss the future of Colts DC Gus Bradley, and if his future here rests on the Colts performance on Saturday.  

14:38 - 40:34 - Mike Chapell of CBS4 and FOX59 joins the show ahead of the Colts huge win-and-in game against the Houston Texans on Saturday! Mike and John dive into the Colts injury report, as well as the Texans report. They also get into what the Colts need to do to get the win over Houston; mainly, win up front and run the ball well.

40:35 - 52:12 - Purdue guard Braden Smith joins the show to talk to John about the Boilermakers season so far! Braden and John talk about beating Maryland on Tuesday night! Braden gives insight to when the college game began to slow down for him. They talk about Purdue head coach Matt Painter, and how he treats all of his players equally, and how everything is performance based. 

52:13 - 1:04:44 - Chris Denari, the TV voice of the Pacers, joins the show to talk about last night’s huge win over the Bucks! John and Chris get into how great the Pacers rebound has been after they had lost 6 of 7 and seemed to be skidding. They talk about the growing superstardom of Tyrese Haliburton, as well as how great Obi Toppin has acclimated to the city of Indianapolis. Bennedict Mathurin also had a huge night against the Bucks; John and Chris dive into that. 

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