Kevin & Query Podcast

With the college basketball season finale tonight, who better to talk to then our guy Mike DeCourcy of TSN and Big Ten Network! We talked about Bill Self's legacy at Kansas, the lost season of 2020, the national championship being played in a football stadium, did he think Duke/North Carolina lived up to the hype, Thad Matta’s hiring at Butler and the effects at IU, the X-factor in tonight’s national championship game & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:10 – The failed Russell Wilson trade to the Bears, the Colts QB situation, the Colts lack of bold moves, the Colts holding on to cap space, the way the Rams and Colts operate are completely different, callers, Browns tight end David Njoku has requested a trade and is apparently an April Fools joke 21:11 – 41:16 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw on the Indy Eleven season starting this weekend, Mr. Basketball, who will have the most different roster come next season between IU/Purdue/Ball State/Butler, U.S. qualifying for the World Cup, explaining how the World Cup draw works 41:17 – 52:14 – Indy Eleven head coach Mark Lowry on the team kicking off the season tomorrow night, his coaching style, Ted Lasso, can he spot a fake English accent, World Cup draw 52:15 – 1:01:28 - Nijel Pack hitting the transfer portal, We give our Final Four picks and predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:21 – Kevin and Jake are not April Fools fans, Jake is considering giving away a chance to be his spotter at the Indy 500, previewing the Final Four match-ups and how Villanova stacks up, best Final Four games, Jayden Ivey’s goodbye letter to Purdue and his draft stock 21:22 – 26:24 – Big O Tires Sportscenter 26:25 – 42:06 – Jake attempts to answer Kevin’s question about how many Purdue players have been taken in the NBA Draft, transfer portal players, 20-year anniversary of Indiana’s run to the title game 42:07 – 1:08:18 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw on the Indy Eleven season starting this weekend, Mr. Basketball, who will have the most different roster come next season between IU/Purdue/Ball State/Butler, U.S. qualifying for the World Cup, explaining how the World Cup draw works, Big O Tires Sportscenter 1:08:19 – 1:19:49 – Indy Eleven head coach Mark Lowry on the team kicking off the season tomorrow night, his coaching style, Ted Lasso, can he spot a fake English accent, World Cup draw 1:19:50 – 1:31:58 – The Fein Line’s Joe Wiz on the Final Four match-ups, the Saint Peter’s parade taking place today, North Carolina/Duke, Kansas/Villanova, Pistons covering the spread 1:31:59 – 2:00:11 – The failed Russell Wilson trade to the Bears, the Colts QB situation, the Colts lack of bold moves, the Colts holding on to cap space, the way the Rams and Colts operate are completely different, callers, Browns tight end David Njoku has requested a trade and is apparently an April Fools joke, Big O Tires Sportscenter 2:00:12 – 2:10:23 – POP QUIZ 2:10:24 – 2:19:37 - Nijel Pack hitting the transfer portal, We give our Final Four picks and predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the Colts really in "win now" mode with Matt Ryan?  Their actions say they aren't.  The Athletic's Zak Keefer joined the show to weigh in on Jim Irsay's comments at the owners meetings, why the team seems resistant to addressing the wide receiver position, the strategy going forward and how many issues they plan on trying to solve through the draft!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:50 – Jake’s complaint about the NCAA Tournament and the generic court scheme now, caller asks about Colts tight end options, David Bell’s combine score apparently drops his stock, Kevin’s Mighty Ducks analogy, caller asks about Irsay’s comments about the Colts cap space 21:51 – 41:36 – The Athletic’s Zak Keefer on his thoughts on Jim Irsay’s comments and demeanor at the NFL owners meetings, still angry over the Jaguars loss in Week 18, why the Patriots game was a very telling point in the season when it came to their belief in Wentz, Irsay’s veiled shots at Wentz, Colts standing in the AFC, why does Ballard not value the wide receiver positon like others around the league, defensive scheme change, in-house free agents, Irsay’s relationship with other NFL owners, Browns contract with Deshaun Watson rubbing a lot of other franchises the wrong way, if he thinks Tiger Woods plays in The Masters 41:37 – 56:20 - Fieldhouse Files Scott Agness gives his thoughts on the play-in game, injuries plaguing the Pacers once again this season, Rick Carlisle and the coaching staff as the roster rebuilds, why are the Pacers so snake bitten with injuries year in and year out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 22:16 – Shaheen Holloway agrees to be the next head coach of Seton Hall, Jake and Kevin almost got in a car accident this morning, sports trivia, the U.S. qualifies for the World Cup despite losing, Bruce Arians steps down as Bucs head coach, Kevin is getting worried about the Cleveland pick the Pacers have 22:17 – 29:40 – Big O Tires Sportscenter 29:41 – 44:49 – Should the Colts be in more of a “win now” approach with Matt Ryan, the Colts have one of the worst WR/TE/LT combos in the league, the tired Andrew Luck excuse, the Titans dominance over the Colts 44:50 – 1:09:53 – Jake’s complaint about the NCAA Tournament and the generic court scheme now, caller asks about Colts tight end options, David Bell’s combine score apparently drops his stock, Kevin’s Mighty Ducks analogy, caller asks about Irsay’s comments about the Colts cap space, Big O Tires Sportscenter 1:09:54 – 1:27:01 – The answer to Jake’s San Jose population question, Fieldhouse Files Scott Agness gives his thoughts on the play-in game, injuries plaguing the Pacers once again this season, Rick Carlisle and the coaching staff as the roster rebuilds, why are the Pacers so snake bitten with injuries year in and year out 1:27:02 – 1:34:24 – The Parris Campbell video where he takes issue with a headline that says the Colts haven’t given Matt Ryan any weapons so far, the Colts history with Ohio State players is not great 1:34:25 – 2:03:53 –The Athletic’s Zak Keefer on his thoughts on Jim Irsay’s comments and demeanor at the NFL owners meetings, still angry over the Jaguars loss in Week 18, why the Patriots game was a very telling point in the season when it came to their belief in Wentz, Irsay’s veiled shots at Wentz, Colts standing in the AFC, why does Ballard not value the wide receiver positon like others around the league, defensive scheme change, in-house free agents, Irsay’s relationship with other NFL owners, Browns contract with Deshaun Watson rubbing a lot of other franchises the wrong way, if he thinks Tiger Woods plays in The Masters, Big O Tires Sportscenter 2:03:54 – 2:13:57 – POP QUIZ 2:13:58 – 2:22:00 - Red Hot Chili Peppers signature song, odds for where Arch Manning plays college football at, ticket prices for the Final Four See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The annual NFL owners meetings took place in Florida and IndyStar Colts reporter Joel Erickson was there first-hand.  We get his thoughts on Jim Irsay’s comments and what surprised him the most, who he thinks the “young QB” Irsay was referring to when saying they were willing to throw out multiple first round picks, Irsay’s comments regarding potentially signing a veteran defensive players, comments towards Wentz and why he never says anything negative about Reich or Ballard, how the decision-makers of the Colts would rank WR/TE/LT in order of need, is the Combine coming back to Indy & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before he boarded a flight to New Orleans TSN’s Mike DeCourcy joined the show to talk NCAA Tournament/Final Four: why he doesn’t think Villanova has a chance at this point, why the officiating during the tournament has hurt the game, taking a look at the Final Four teams, the Big Ten and the conference as a whole failing to make the Elite 8, Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 23:03 – Jim Irsay speaks: says the Colts could add a defensive free agent, seems pretty clear Irsay didn’t care for Carson Wentz, Tarik Glenn is the next Colt heading to the Ring of Honor, TSN’s Mike DeCourcy joins us to talk NCAA Tournament/Final Four: why he doesn’t think Villanova has a chance at this point, why the officiating during the tournament has hurt the game, taking a look at the Final Four teams, the Big Ten and the conference as a whole failing to make the Elite 8, Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s 23:04 – 27:44 – Big O Tires Sportscenter 27:45 – 44:37 – Jim Irsay meets with the media at the annual owners meetings: his veiled shots at Carson Wentz when talking about Matt Ryan, why does Irsay seem to lay blame on Wentz but not on Reich or Ballard for convincing him to trade for Wentz, is patience wearing thin 44:38 – 1:11:42 – Jake jinxed everyone with saying warmer days were coming months ago, Jim Irsay hints at a potential veteran free agent being signed: who could Irsay have been referring to, callers, road construction downtown, more callers, Big O Tires Sportscenter 1:11:43 – 1:23:21 – Jake’s story about Third Eye Blind, celebrities/athletes that are cool and not, NFL passes new overtime rule for postseason only, Colts WR group 1:23:22 – 1:30:37 – Tarik Glenn is the latest player going into the Colts Ring of Honor, callers 1:30:38 – 2:03:32 – IndyStar Colts reporter Joel Erickson on Jim Irsay’s comments and what surprised him the most, who he thinks the “young QB” Irsay was referring to when saying they were willing to throw out multiple first round picks, Irsay’s comments regarding potentially signing a veteran defensive players, comments towards Wentz and why he never says anything negative about Reich or Ballard, how the decision-makers of the Colts would rank WR/TE/LT in order of need, is the Combine coming back to Indy, Big O Tires Sportscenter 2:03:33 – 2:07:04 – POP QUIZ 2:07:05 – 2:17:42 - We replay our interview with Mike DeCourcy from earlier in the show about the Final Four, Purdue and IU’s seasons coming to an end See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:25 – TSN’s Mike DeCourcy joins us to talk NCAA Tournament/Final Four: why he doesn’t think Villanova has a chance at this point, why the officiating during the tournament has hurt the game, taking a look at the Final Four teams, the Big Ten and the conference as a whole failing to make the Elite 8, Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s 11:26 – 27:50 – Jim Irsay meets with the media at the annual owners meetings: his veiled shots at Carson Wentz when talking about Matt Ryan, why does Irsay seem to lay blame on Wentz but not on Reich or Ballard for convincing him to trade for Wentz, is patience wearing thin 27:51 – 46:34 - IndyStar Colts reporter Joel Erickson on Jim Irsay’s comments and what surprised him the most, who he thinks the “young QB” Irsay was referring to when saying they were willing to throw out multiple first round picks, Irsay’s comments regarding potentially signing a veteran defensive players, comments towards Wentz and why he never says anything negative about Reich or Ballard, how the decision-makers of the Colts would rank WR/TE/LT in order of need, is the Combine coming back to Indy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 20:20 – A great night in women’s college basketball, is Geno Auriema the greatest coach of all-time?, the Pacers and the NBA lottery, the Cavaliers are starting to lose and put the Pacers’ conditional first-round pick into question, Jake has back issues, Myles Turner shut down for the rest of the season, Pacers potential over the next couple of years 20:21 – 25:57 – Big O Tires Sportscenter 25:58 – 45:21 – The Colts bizarre stance on addressing wide receiver, the depth chart at wide receiver is abysmal right now, Jim Irsay’s relationship with Bill Polian, the Amari Cooper and Robert Woods trades 45:22 – 1:10:11 – The hiring of John Fox as a senior defensive assistant, Matt Ryan’s impact on the Colts, playing the peacock sound for one final time, Big O Tires Sportscenter 1:10:12 – 1:30:43 – Former Colts tight end Jacob Tamme on his relationship with Frank Reich, his time with Matt Ryan when they played together on the Atlanta Falcons, Ryan’s late-game mentality and how it parallels with Peyton Manning, the importance of having the quarterback being a locker room leader, league-wide changes since he played, his best Peyton Manning story, what he’s doing these days 1:30:44 – 1:32:39 – recapping our interview with Jacob Tamme 1:32:40 – 2:01:54 – New head basketball coach of the Ball State Cardinals Michael Lewis joins us on being a Jasper native, his first meeting with the team, his goal with the roster, what expectations should be with the Cardinals going forward, his relationship with Dane Fife, did he turn down an opportunity at IU?, Big O Tires Sportscenter 2:01:55 – 2:09:27 – POP QUIZ 2:09:28 – 2:19:59 - Kemoko Turay visiting with the Atlanta Falcons, NCAA Tournament payouts, is Tiger Woods going to play in the Masters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 19:20 – The Colts bizarre stance on addressing wide receiver, the depth chart at wide receiver is abysmal right now, Jim Irsay’s relationship with Bill Polian, the Amari Cooper and Robert Woods trades 19:21 – 39:23 – Former Colts tight end Jacob Tamme on his relationship with Frank Reich, his time with Matt Ryan when they played together on the Atlanta Falcons, Ryan’s late-game mentality and how it parallels with Peyton Manning, the importance of having the quarterback being a locker room leader, league-wide changes since he played, his best Peyton Manning story, what he’s doing these days 39:24 – 1:01:33 - New head basketball coach of the Ball State Cardinals Michael Lewis joins us on being a Jasper native, his first meeting with the team, his goal with the roster, what expectations should be with the Cardinals going forward, his relationship with Dane Fife, did he turn down an opportunity at IU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New head basketball coach of the Ball State Cardinals Michael Lewis joined us: we discussed being a Jasper native, his first meeting with the team, his goal with the roster, what expectations should be with the Cardinals going forward, his relationship with Dane Fife, did he turn down an opportunity at IU & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Colts tight end Jacob Tamme on his relationship with Frank Reich, his time with Matt Ryan when they played together on the Atlanta Falcons, Ryan’s late-game mentality and how it parallels with Peyton Manning, the importance of having the quarterback being a locker room leader, league-wide changes since he played, his best Peyton Manning story, what he’s doing these days & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 20:27 – Purdue’s elimination from the tournament, the Final Four is all blue bloods, Purdue’s failure, who we want to win vs. who we think will win the national championship 20:28 – 37:37 – Big Ten Network’s Rapheal Davis gives his thoughts on Trevion Williams’ saying he was “in shock” in the post-game interview, what held the Boilermakers back this season, Jayden Ivey’s rough game, Purdue’s last second losses, how can Purdue get over the hump, Big Ten shortcomings, his pick to win the national championship, who will be Purdue’s centerpiece next season 37:38 – 51:46 - Colts hire John Fox as a senior defensive assistant, the NFL owners meetings, overtime rule discussion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.