Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-11:10) – The voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins the program to look back at Indiana’s loss to Purdue over the weekend and the teams dwindling NCAA Tournament hopes. Dan and Don also preview Indiana-Michigan to open the Big Ten Tournament and what likely needs to happen to get into the Big Dance. Later, Dan and Don look back at some of the long list of struggles in the Big Ten Tournament for the Hoosiers.    

(11:11-18:49) – The head coach of Loyola-Chicago Drew Valentine joins the program to takes us through the Ramblers win over Drake to capture the Missouri Valley Championship and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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(00:00-18:47) – Friday’s show is all over the place to start with Dan making a formal declaration on if he’s betting on Indiana tomorrow in the IU-Purdue game. Dan also ponders when the last time the Hoosiers had a big time win on the road. Later, Dan talks on some NFL news regarding the upcoming release of a big name WR.

(18:48-34:59) – The head coach of the Villanova Wildcats Jay Wright joins the program to talk on this year’s version of the team. Also, Coach Wright reflects on the legendary career of Coach K and shares how K has impacted his career. 

(35:00-43:32) – The first hour concludes with Dan talking on what is needed for an Indiana win at Purdue tomorrow. We also take some phone calls on the Hoosiers.   

(43:33-1:06:40) – The Fan’s own Kevin Bowen of Kevin and Query stops by to share what he’s seen all week at the NFL Combine. KB also reflects on Dan’s chat with Colts GM Chris Ballard, and the chat he and Jake had with Coach Frank Reich, and if his thoughts on Carson Wentz’s future have changed after all that.  

(1:06:41-1:21:25) – WIBC’s Jason Hammer of Hammer and Nigel stops by to receive some beer from Dan off of a bet and share his favorite wagers for the weekend.   

(1:21:26-1:29:28) – The great Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network joins the program to take us through the top games in the IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament this weekend as Sectional Champions are crowned.   

(1:29:29 -1:48:56) – The Voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Rob Blackman stops by to take us through the high expectations to start the season for Purdue and the struggles from the team over the last few weeks. Rob also shares where he feels the expectations of the fan base are for the rest of the season and looks ahead to IU-Purdue tomorrow.   

(1:48:57 -2:00:42) – Dan brings us back from break by giving his final score prediction for IU-Purdue and looks ahead to tomorrow’s game. Plus, we take some phone calls on IU-Purdue.  

(2:00:43-2:10:45)– The week ends with Dan asking show producer Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan reads some comments from the YouTube Chat and gives his final thoughts before IU-Purdue tomorrow.    

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(00:00-13:07) – The head coach of the Villanova Wildcats Jay Wright joins the program to talk on this year’s version of the team. Also, Coach Wright reflects on the legendary career of Coach K and K has impacted his career. 

(13:08-35:47) – The Fan’s own Kevin Bowen of Kevin and Query stops by to share what he’s seen all week at the NFL Combine. KB also reflects on Dan’s chat with Colts GM Chris Ballard, and the chat he and Jake had with Coach Frank Reich, and if his thoughts on Carson Wentz’s future have changed after all that.  

(35:48-54:54) – The Voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Rob Blackman stops by to take us through the high expectations to start the season for Purdue and the struggles from the team over the last few weeks. Rob also shares where he feels the expectations of the fan base are for the rest of the season and looks ahead to IU-Purdue tomorrow.   

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(00:00-25:12) – Thursday’s show begins with Dan reacting to Indiana’s loss to Rutgers last night that has put the Hoosiers NCAA Tournament hopes on life support. Later, Rutgers favorite son the great Todd Frazier stops by to rub in the Scarlet Knights dominance of the state of Indiana this season.

(25:13-41:39) – The head coach of the Big Ten Champions the Wisconsin Badgers Greg Gard stops by to take us through the impressive season by the Badgers and its win over Purdue last weekend. Coach Gard also revisits the postgame handshake line issue between Michigan and Wisconsin a few weeks ago.

(41:40-48:47) – The first hour of the show ends with Dan talking more on Indiana’s loss to Rutgers last night and why the defeat falls on the shoulders of the players.  

(48:48-1:17:08) – Purdue great Jerry Sichting stops by to discuss the Purdue-Indiana rivalry and share how he feels about Ron Harper Jr. having broken the hearts of the Hoosiers and Boilermakers this season. Jerry also shares some stories from his basketball playing and coaching days including the time he got into it with Ralph Sampson during the 1986 NBA Finals.

(1:17:09-1:23:41) – Dan brings us back from break by taking a look at the AFC South and where the Colts stand in it. Plus, Dan evaluates the NCAA Tournament chances of the Indiana Hoosiers.  

(1:23:42-1:32:39) – We close out the second hour of the show with Dan examining further Indiana basketball and whether the program isn’t able to be successful without a raving lunatic at the helm.  

(1:32:40 -2:05:25) – Jason Benetti of ESPN stops by to share his thoughts on Indiana’s loss to Rutgers last night and the trajectory of IU basketball moving forward. Benetti also evaluates the final stretch of college hoops and how sports fans get the sad out. Plus, we investigate if Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel are causing Purdue to lose big games.  

(2:05:26 -2:08:11) – We return from break with a phone call on last night’s Indiana game.

(2:08:12-2:19:31)– Thursday’s show concludes with Dan asking show producer Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan give his final thoughts on Indiana’s loss to Rutgers.  

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(00:00-11:23) – Rutgers’ favorite son the great Todd Frazier stops by to rub in the Scarlet Knights dominance of the state of Indiana this season.

(11:24-26:59) – The head coach of the Big Ten Champions the Wisconsin Badgers Greg Gard stops by to take us through the impressive season by the Badgers and its win over Purdue last weekend. Coach Gard also revisits the postgame handshake line issue between Michigan and Wisconsin a few weeks ago.

 (27:00-59:17) – Jason Benetti of ESPN stops by to share his thoughts on Indiana’s loss to Rutgers last night and the trajectory of IU basketball moving forward. Benetti also evaluates the final stretch of college hoops and how sports fans get the sad out. Plus, we investigate if Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel are causing Purdue to lose big games.  

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(00:00-23:37) – The show begins on a Wednesday with Dan interviewing Executive Producer and die hard Purdue fan Todd Meyer who chats with Dan on the struggles of Purdue and the team’s last second loss to Wisconsin last night. Dan also gives his thoughts on Indiana and Rutgers tonight.

(23:38-41:09) – The head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs Jamie Dixon stops by to take us through the team’s upset of Kansas last night and their 20-9 campaign. Coach Dixon also talks about former player Desmond Bane and his success at the next level with the Memphis Grizzlies.  

(41:10-45:03) – Dan looks ahead to his conversation with Colts GM Chris Ballard and gives his thoughts on last night’s State of the Union.

(46:02-1:45:21) – The moment has finally arrived as Colts GM Chris Ballard sits down to chat with Dan for a full hour! Dan starts things off by asking Chris about the situation with Carson Wentz and how committed the Colts are to Wentz as the quarterback of the future. Dan also asks Chris what their goals are for the offseason and why playmakers are an important part of their planning. Also, Chris talks on Quenton Nelson and if the team is comfortable paying him big money on a contract extension. Plus, Dan and Frank revisit the final two weeks of the regular season for the Colts. Later, Chris talks on the spending habits of the Colts and why he feels the frugal narrative is untrue. Plus, Chris responds to Dan calling him a survivor rather than a winner or a loser. Chris also explains how he values relationships within the organization and what that means to the Colts and the players in the locker room. Additionally, Dan asks Chris if he feels the team is tough enough, both mentally and physically, to be successful.

(1:45:22 -2:04:15) – Dan brings us back from break by reflecting on his conversation with Colts GM Chris Ballard and by heading to the phone lines for listeners’ thoughts.

(2:04:16 -2:14:40) – We head back to the phone lines with more from callers on IU basketball and the future of the Colts / Carson Wentz.

(2:14:41-2:23:19)– Wednesday’s show concludes with Dan asking show producer Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan give his best bets of the evening and thanks the listeners for being a part of the show.

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Today’s Best of Features:

The moment has finally arrived as Colts GM Chris Ballard sits down to chat with Dan for a full hour! Dan starts things off by asking Chris about the situation with Carson Wentz and how committed the Colts are to Wentz as the quarterback of the future. Dan also asks Chris what their goals are for the offseason and why playmakers are an important part of their planning. Also, Chris talks on Quenton Nelson and if the team is comfortable paying him big money on a contract extension. Plus, Dan and Frank revisit the final two weeks of the regular season for the Colts. Later, Chris talks on the spending habits of the Colts and why he feels the frugal narrative is untrue. Plus, Chris responds to Dan calling him a survivor rather than a winner or a loser. Chris also explains how he values relationships within the organization and what that means to the Colts and the players in the locker room. Additionally, Dan asks Chris if he feels the team is tough enough, both mentally and physically, to be successful. 

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(00:00-24:15) – Dan begins Tuesday’s show by reminding listeners of tomorrow’s interview with Colts GM Chris Ballard. Dan also ponders why Indiana Assistant Coach Dane Fife always yells at him when they talk on the phone. Additionally, we look ahead to Purdue’s game against Wisconsin tonight and Indiana’s game against Rutgers tomorrow.                

(24:16-35:31) – We’re back from break with a look at the options for the Colts at quarterback this offseason should they decide to move on from Wentz. Also, Dan gives his thoughts on Purdue’s chances at Wisconsin tonight.

(35:32-46:01) – Dan closes out the first hour of the show by examining the Kyler Murray saga out in Arizona and examines an article by Jason Whitlock.   

(46:02-1:09:38) – The Dean Mike Chappell of Fox 59 and CBS 4 joins us live from the NFL Combine as he shares what he plans to ask Chris Ballard and Frank Reich at press conferences today. Chapp and Dan look at the most important areas for the Colts to focus on this offseason.           

(1:09:39-1:27:12) – We turn to the phone lines for a trivia contest with a pair of all session passes to the Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Tournament on the line.

(1:27:13-1:35:12) – The second hour of the show concludes with Dan looking at some comments made by Colts GM Chris Ballard to the media at the start of the NFL combine    

(1:35:13-2:00:41)– Ian O’Connor of the New York Post joins the show to talk on his new book “Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski”. Inside the book include the dominance of Coach K at Duke and the ending of K’s relationship with the legendary Coach Bob Knight. Dan and Ian discuss further the relationships between Coach K and Coach Knight. Ian also tells us about how Coach K’s recruiting philosophy changed in the late 2000’s.   

(2:00:42 -2:12:08) – The head coach of the St. Mary’s Gaels Randy Bennett joins the program to take us through their upset of top ranked Gonzaga a few days ago and how they are preparing for the WCC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Coach also tells us how the Gaels navigate its way through the Covid-19 Pandemic over the last 2 years.         

(2:12:09-2:21:51)– Tuesday’s show concludes with Dan asking show producer Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan looks at Indiana’s life on the bubble and previews tomorrow’s chat with Colts GM Chris Ballard.

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Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-14:31) – The Dean Mike Chappell of Fox 59 and CBS 4 joins us live from the NFL Combine as he shares what he plans to ask Chris Ballard and Frank Reich at press conferences today. Chapp and Dan look at the most important areas for the Colts to focus on this offseason.           

(14:32-39:54) – Ian O’Connor of the New York Post joins the show to talk on his new book “Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski”. Inside the book include the dominance of Coach K at Duke and the ending of K’s relationship with the legendary Coach Bob Knight. Dan and Ian discuss further the relationships between Coach K and Coach Knight.

 (39:55-51:01) – The head coach of the St. Mary’s Gaels Randy Bennett joins the program to take us through their upset of top ranked Gonzaga a few days ago and how they are preparing for the WCC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Coach also tells us how the Gaels navigate its way through the Covid-19 Pandemic over the last 2 years.         

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(00:00-24:52) – Dan’s open the show by wondering what the future actually holds for the Colts and Carson Wentz. Dan also looks back at Indiana’s win last night over Minnesota and the Purdue’s loss to Michigan State over the weekend.           

(24:53-38:56) – The Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer stops by to share his thoughts on Indiana’s win over Minnesota last night and update us on how the team is doing health wise. Don also shares what’s the biggest difference in the play of Xavier Johnson over the last few games. Later, Don and Dan look ahead to Indiana’s game against Rutgers this Wednesday that could secure a tournament spot for the Hoosiers with a win. Also, Dan and Don look at which team is the most talented in the Big Ten.    

(38:57-43:23) – Dan gives some shout outs from this past weekend including to the IU softball team who he felt represented Indiana well.  

(43:24-1:04:15) – Cincinnati Reds legend, World Series champion and MLB Network’s Rob Dibble stops by to update us on the ongoing CBA negotiations between the MLB and MLBPA. Rob reveals if he thinks the MLB will really start canceling games after today and if the Minor Leagues are valued at all by the MLB. Plus, Rob gives us his prediction on when he thinks the MLB regular season will begin.          

(1:04:16-1:21:31) – Dan looks ahead to Wednesday’s show where Colts GM Chris Ballard is stopping by. Plus, a look at an announcement from IU baseball and IU Softball.   

(1:21:32-1:25:11) – Dan ends hour number two by looking at prices to attend Coach K’s final game at Duke and talking more on the Colts future at QB.   

(1:25:12-1:46:11)– We begin the final hour of the show by looking at Indiana’s win over Minnesota last night further and previewing Wednesday’s matchup against Rutgers at Assembly Hall. Dan also examines Purdue’s loss to Michigan State and their ongoing battle for a share of the Big Ten Regular Season Title.

(1:46:12-2:01:56) – We head to the phone lines with questions on Purdue, Phil Mickelson, and the MLB Lockout.       

(2:01:57-2:07:36)– Wednesday’s show concludes with Dan asking show producer Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan hands out his favorite bets in college hoops and the NBA.

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