1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Joining us now on the Java House Colebrew Coffee guest line. 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: He is with the Indianapolis Star Regionals are upon us. 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 2: Kyle Nednrip joining the show. Kyle, how are you hey? 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 3: Doing well? 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 4: How are you Jake? 6 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: I'm all right, actually, you know what I mean. I mean, 7 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: I'm in a really good mood. I'm a little concerned 8 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: about speaking of Java House. Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. 9 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: This is an IndyCar race in the suburban Dallas area. 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: Kyle kurkod going to join us about an hour from now. 11 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: But it's really windy out and I think it's going 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: to be a little bumpy getting up in the air. 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: Would that concern you? Are you a nervous flyer? 14 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 4: I am not not really. 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 5: I guess you have had a few experiences that have 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 5: been you know, don't enjoy the turbulence necessarily, but but yeah, normally, 17 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 5: I'm I'm pretty pretty good to go once I once 18 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 5: I get in the airplane. 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: I've had a couple of where you're like, well, wait 20 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: a minute. I always look at the flight attendants. If 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: the flight attendants start getting nervous or buckle in, I'm like, 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: wait a minute, we might be in for a problem here. 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: But okay, some teams have had perhaps turbulent seasons, but 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: yet they find themselves at cruising altitude now in the regionals. 25 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: And I want to begin with Lawrence Central, who takes 26 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: on Eddie's alma mater, Decater Central in Southport in the 27 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: four A regionals. When I look at LC and I 28 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: see that the fourteen and eleven, I kind of then 29 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: I jump out and I say, is this a team 30 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: that righted the ship at the right time? Or is 31 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: fourteen and eleven simply indicative of a grueling schedule that 32 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: is now paying itself off. 33 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's partly partly that for sure. I 34 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 5: mean they played, they played a difficult schedule in the Mick, 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 5: you know, they they've in the county. I did see him, 36 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 5: you know, I covered the the quarterfinal game in the 37 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 5: county and they played Ben Davis and beat them, and 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 5: I was really impressed within that night. And then they 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 5: came back in the semi final at Southport and Pike 40 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 5: just picked him apart Limb from Limb. It was a 41 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 5: thirty point game. You know, did not perform very well 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:04,639 Speaker 5: in that game. 43 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: But you know, in the. 44 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 5: Back of my mind, I knew going into the sectional. 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 5: You know they if they got to play Lawrence North 46 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 5: in the championship, you know, that's a rivalry game. That's 47 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 5: a team they played early in the year. And I 48 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 5: covered that game too. They only lost by two, and 49 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 5: it was up and down and they were right there 50 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 5: at the end of the game. And and I think too, 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 5: when you look at teams this time of year, you know, 52 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 5: you look at point guards, and they have a good one. 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 5: And Deron Harris, who is a senior, he's been through 54 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 5: a lot of these tough games, you know, so. 55 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: He's got you know, he's got that moxie about him. 56 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 3: He knows what it takes. 57 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 5: And then so they go out and be Lawrence North 58 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 5: in the championship game of the sectional, and you know, 59 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 5: they got a big performance from Jeremiah Bellamy that game, 60 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 5: who's a talented player. They have a shooter Caleb Williams. 61 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 5: They have a good player in Gavin Petty. You know, 62 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 5: they have a lot of pieces of a team that 63 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 5: you would expect to be here this time of year. Now, now, 64 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 5: like you mentioned, they don't have the record of a 65 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 5: team you would expect to be here this time of 66 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 5: the year. The fourteen and eleven. But you know, I think, 67 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 5: you know, based on who they play in the county, 68 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 5: you know, there's just a lot of you know, losses 69 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 5: on there that are understandable, but they just haven't put 70 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 5: it all together until now. So you know, you get 71 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 5: it together at the right time. They beat a Warren 72 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 5: Central team in the semi final that had beaten Carmel 73 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 5: the week before, so they were that's a good win. 74 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 5: So now you get into this game on Saturday, and 75 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 5: you know, I know it's not the marquee game of 76 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 5: the day at Southport, but I think it's going to 77 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 5: be just as interesting against the Cator Central team. That's 78 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 5: one more games than they have in the history of 79 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 5: their programs, so that will be a fun game. I 80 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 5: can't wait to see both those games actually on on Saturday. 81 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: One would assume that Pike at twenty three and three, 82 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: and I know, you know, Jeff Teek's done a great 83 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: job with that team this year. You just referenced them 84 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: that that puts Pike kind of is the favorite and 85 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: for it. But then I look at Carmel and I go, 86 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: if you beat Fishers and end that streak, then you know, 87 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: let's be real here. Obviously Carmel is one to contend with. 88 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Let's start with that. What did Carmel do against Fishers 89 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: that allowed them that upset? 90 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 5: Well, they hung in there when they're they're starting point 91 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 5: guard had to leave the game, you know, because he 92 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 5: he came off the bench, you know, Cash Daniels. 93 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 4: You know, there's a little skirmish their second quarter. 94 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 5: Cash Daniels came off the bench and he ended up 95 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 5: getting ejected for that, and that's just the rule. You know, 96 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 5: he didn't do anything malicious, but he came off the 97 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 5: bench and you know you can't do that, so so 98 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 5: he went out. And then you know, Carmel's a veteran team. 99 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 5: You know Ben Bremer, you know he played point guard before. 100 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 5: You know, he's a guy who can handle the pressure 101 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 5: in a big game. And and you know Evan Harrold 102 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 5: played a great game for him too. They just have 103 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 5: a lot of veteran pieces, you know, Julian Vote. They 104 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 5: didn't allow themselves to get sped up and turn the 105 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 5: ball over. And you know, if you go back and 106 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 5: watch that game, I probably watched it three times, you know, 107 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 5: just to just to get a handle on. 108 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: You know, everything that happened. In that game. But but 109 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 3: it was you know, it was just a big time game. 110 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 5: You know, they they really played well defensively. I joked 111 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 5: with Ryan Osborne. I said, it was at the end 112 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 5: of the game there they scored to go ahead with 113 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 5: you know, Bremer hit that big three. I think there's 114 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 5: twenty six seconds left and then it was almost like 115 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 5: first and goal, second goal, third and go fourth and 116 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 5: goal because Fisher's had about four chances there to on 117 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 5: different plays out of bounce plays coming out of timeouts, 118 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 5: and it just felt like they you know, they had 119 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 5: to hold the fourth there, and they did and McGrew 120 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 5: had a good, pretty good look there with as the 121 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 5: in the final second, but I just just missed it 122 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 5: by a little bit. 123 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 4: So, uh, you're able to survive. 124 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 6: Man. 125 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 5: You know that it's a cliche, but man, that game 126 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 5: could have gone either way. You know, There's so many 127 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 5: different things that happened, and Carmel came out of it, 128 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 5: you know, the victory with the victory. But but yeah, 129 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 5: I mean they I don't know if they're the favorite, 130 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 5: but they are definitely in the in the you know, 131 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 5: in the North. You know, that's that's gonna be interesting 132 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 5: because I think they should win this week, but then 133 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 5: next week, you know, that'll be loaded up with at 134 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 5: Crown Point and then the winner of North Age and 135 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 5: South Bend. Saint Joe I think is really going to 136 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 5: be a factor as well. And then the other team 137 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 5: is probably going to be Homestead. It would be either 138 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 5: Homestead or Harrison, probably the underdog there. But uh, but yeah, 139 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 5: that's going to be at North for a will be 140 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 5: really interesting next week if it goes like we think 141 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 5: it might. 142 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: The job that Jeff Tigue has done at Pike, you know, 143 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: Pike has always had a ton of talent that has 144 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: come through there. Is this a matter of him simply 145 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: messing that talent or is he getting more out of 146 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: what you anticipated at twenty three and three. 147 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,679 Speaker 5: No, I think he's getting more out of him than 148 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,799 Speaker 5: than you know early in the year, for sure. And 149 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 5: I talked to Jeff after the game on Saturday, and 150 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 5: you know, he's he's I didn't said, yeah, I've got 151 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 5: a lot to learn as a coach, you know. I 152 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 5: And I think he is learning on the on the job, 153 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 5: and he's he's learning from his staff. 154 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: He's you know, he's uh. 155 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 5: And I really I like his demeanor. I think he's 156 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 5: a little bit more Uh he's a pretty laid back 157 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 5: coach is demeanor wise, but I think to me, and 158 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 5: I'm just I've covered a lot of Pike games this year. 159 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 5: I sensed a little bit of a change that Fisher's 160 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 5: game when they you know, for three quarters, Fishers kind 161 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 5: of took it to them. The fourth quarter, Pike played 162 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 5: really well and came back, made a run, got back 163 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 5: in the game. And ever since then, I think there's 164 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 5: a little bit more fire, more urgency to Pike's team, 165 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 5: and ever since then, they have won a ton of 166 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 5: close games against really good teams. You know, you go 167 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 5: back and look at you know, they lost in the 168 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 5: county championship to l N, but other than that, you know, 169 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 5: they have you know, they beat Carmel, they beat a 170 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 5: lot of really Plainfield. You know, the sectional semi final, 171 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 5: they're down fifteen in the early and the third and 172 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 5: they have to come back and win in front of 173 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 5: the standing room only crowd at Plainfield, which was just 174 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 5: an awesome environment. And you know, so I think that 175 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 5: kind of speaks to their mental toughness and their ability 176 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 5: to just to kind of dig in and do what's necessary. 177 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 5: And you know, people have talked about their talent, and 178 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 5: they're not wrong. You know, they do have a lot 179 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 5: of talent, but the talented, most talented teams a lot 180 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 5: of times are sitting home, you know about now. You know, 181 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 5: it's doesn't that doesn't always matter. You have to you 182 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 5: have to perform and play together as a unit, and 183 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 5: I feel like Pike has done that. 184 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: And you know, it's also been. 185 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 5: The progression of you know, players like Landon Lampley, who's 186 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 5: a sophomore in my opinion, you know, he's one of 187 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 5: the best players in the state regardless of class, and 188 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 5: he's he's had a great season. You know, Jari Miller 189 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 5: and Isaiah Hill. I think people knew about those guys, 190 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 5: but then bringing along the other pieces like Ian Macon 191 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 5: who's had a great year for him, a super underrated player. 192 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 4: TJ. 193 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 5: Davis, you know, has been super important to that team. 194 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 5: Kenneth Lampley had a great Sectional championship game. So it's 195 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 5: just been a lot of different players in that uh. 196 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 5: You know, on that Pike team there they go about 197 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 5: ten deep, and you know it could be any one 198 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 5: of them. 199 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: Having a big game. 200 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 5: So yeah, I think he's done a great job. I mean, honestly, 201 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 5: you get you have Marion County Coach of the Year, 202 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 5: and I think it was well deserved. I feel like 203 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 5: that team is much better now and they were really 204 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 5: good at the start, but I just feel like they're 205 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 5: a tougher just a tougher team now than they were earlier. 206 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: Kyle Nedrip is my guest from the Indianapolis Star covers 207 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: high school athletics for the Star. He's on the Java 208 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: House Colebrew Coffee Guests. All Right, Kyle, mister basketball front 209 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: runner right now as we head down the home stretch 210 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: is who. 211 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 5: Definitely Luke Urdle and that's the that's the the challenge 212 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 5: for Pike. And Jeff Tigue did say, you know, after 213 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 5: the game, he's like, we're playing against the best player 214 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 5: in the state on Saturday, and he met Luke Urtle 215 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 5: and Lucas. You know, he'll he'll have something for Pike. 216 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 5: I'm sure it'll be It'll be really fun to see 217 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 5: kind of how he goes about attacking Pike and what 218 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 5: Pike throws at him. But but yeah, he's just been 219 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 5: so good all year. In the first game they played 220 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 5: each other, he had a great game and that game 221 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 5: was awesome. It was eighty for eighty one. Pike won 222 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 5: in overtime, and you know, malt Vernon made about everything 223 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 5: that night. So we'll see how this one goes. But yeah, 224 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 5: I think Luke is and I will say, you know, 225 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 5: the Kenby Shaw from Crown Point, his team is still playing, 226 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 5: he is his his efficiency numbers are off the charts. 227 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 5: Noah Smith from Plainfield, Hey on if they would have 228 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 5: beat Pike in the you know, in that semi final, 229 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 5: who knows, they may be still playing now too. 230 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 4: But he had a great year as well. But I 231 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 4: really I feel. 232 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 5: Like Luke is uh, you know, kind of put himself 233 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 5: in a good position. 234 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: He's a pdue comment. Am I correcting that? 235 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, he's a Purdue commit and you know, the 236 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 5: point guard of the future for the boiler Makers. 237 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: Okay, last question for you the other side of it, 238 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: miss basketball front runners for that. 239 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 3: It was actually announced this morning, good. 240 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: Morning, okay, Yeah, and had the breaking news sounder if 241 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: you could. 242 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 4: There you go. 243 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 2: Announced this morning, but we're calling a breaking news go ahead, Kyle. 244 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 4: Yeah. 245 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 5: Grayson Gilliard from Crown Point on the It was about 246 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 5: probably ten thirty or eleven this morning, but yeah, she 247 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 5: voted by the media and the coaches. 248 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 4: And very well deserved they were. 249 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 5: She was undefeated this year with Center Grove, state champion 250 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 5: in Class four A and and had great numbers as well. 251 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 5: So uh yeah, one of those kids who you know, 252 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 5: just kind of refused to lose all year and going 253 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 5: to Davidson to play college basketball. 254 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 4: So a big honor for her and for her Center 255 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 4: Girl program. 256 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: You will beware tonight. 257 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 4: I will be at home because we have no bore. 258 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: I'm sorry you'll be covering which game? Sorry about that. 259 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 4: I'll be at Southport tomorrow. Center. 260 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 3: I'm sorry. 261 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, the games we talked about mault Vernon Pike and 262 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 5: LC Indicator, so be two, four o'clock and seven o'clock. 263 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: I forget that by the time we get to regionals. 264 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: Then you get into those games right where. It's the 265 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: weekend affair for Kyle Netrip. Kyle, appreciate the time as 266 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: always and probably talk to you again next weekend. 267 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 4: Absolutely appreciate you guys. 268 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: Hi Colem needwrib joining us from the Indianapolis Star on 269 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: the Java House Coldbrew Coffee guest line. Kevin Bowen you 270 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: here not just right there, but also each and every 271 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: morning from seven until ten o'clock on the Fan Morning 272 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: show along with James Boyd and Jeff Rickard. 273 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 2: He joins us, and I know it's the highlight of 274 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 2: his week. And Mark Dyton, don't forget about that person, Jake, come. 275 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: On now, sure you know I ran into Dyton's entire 276 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: family down at the garage, not literally like a garage, 277 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: but the garage and bottleworks a couple of weeks ago, 278 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: and talking to Dyton's dad immediately it made sense because 279 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: his dad was like, super witty, super funny dude, So 280 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: too is Mark Dyton. But Kevin joins us now on 281 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: the Java House Coldbrew Coffee guest line, and Kevin a 282 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: flurry of activity when it came to free agency in 283 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: the NFL, and I don't know, you know, it kind 284 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: of felt like there was this surge of expectation that 285 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: the Colts would have some big splash and they took 286 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,359 Speaker 1: Canada their own. I mean, Chris Ballard has always stressed 287 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: that with Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce. But the question 288 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: I will ask to begin is this, are they better, 289 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: worse or basically the same team as they were on 290 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: paper three months ago. 291 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 6: By the way, the garage is a great spot it is, 292 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 6: and it is of the garage they are as of 293 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 6: Friday at two of four. I think undoubtedly they're a 294 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 6: worse team than they were. I can't recall really being 295 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 6: and if you want to call Monday to start a 296 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 6: free agency being five days into free agency in the 297 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 6: Ballad era, and are remembering a time where there's been 298 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 6: this many subtractions with so little additions. Now the addition's 299 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 6: part is pretty far for the course of the Ballad history, 300 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 6: he usually is quiet week one. But again, these subtractions 301 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 6: I think are at like a very notable level, and 302 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 6: some of them make a little bit more sense than 303 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 6: But you know, if you look at it, I mean, 304 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 6: I'm actually talked about this before the show. If you 305 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 6: go back to the Ballard hiring twenty seventeen, you've got 306 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 6: four guys gone that have started I want to say, 307 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 6: it's seventy more or more games for you Quity pay 308 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 6: Michael Pittman, Junior, Braden Smith, Franklin. Now again, some of 309 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 6: them you know, were probably you know whatever, either should 310 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 6: have gone or priced themselves out. But who is replacing 311 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 6: them a little bit more of a question mark as 312 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 6: we sit here, you know, Friday afternoon. 313 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: The some of it, Kevin, let me let me word 314 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: it this way. Is there the possibility that a few 315 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: of the departures for the Colts are somewhat an addition, 316 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: if you will, because it means that they didn't overpay 317 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: or get pulled into committing to something that somebody else 318 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: pulled away from them that would have taken financial resource 319 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: from them and it wasn't necessary. Does that make sense 320 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: the way I'm wording. 321 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 6: That, Yeah, yeah, a little bit, And feel free if 322 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 6: I'm not necessarily reading it right. I mean, you know, 323 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 6: when you look at Franklin and Pittman, for example, they 324 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 6: were glorified salary dumps, you know. 325 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: Correct, And I guess that's what I mean, like did 326 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: did Could that actually be of benefit to them? 327 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 2: Oddly enough in the long run? 328 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 6: Well, I just you know, maybe a little bit, like financially, 329 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 6: but you also got to feel the football team. So 330 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 6: my question then becomes, you know, where or how are 331 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 6: you replacing those guys? You know, if you look at 332 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 6: like the offensive line with Braden Smith's leaving, Jalen Travis 333 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 6: theoretically is the new right tackle you know, that's kind 334 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 6: of the passing the torch thing they've done at right 335 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 6: guard with Mac Gonzalvez, and it's center with Hannah Bordalini. 336 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 6: You know it's worked out, I would say, for one year, 337 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 6: but you know it's all we can go off of, 338 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 6: you know, at center and right guard. 339 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 4: You know, are you going to win that again? 340 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 6: You know, are you going to go through for three 341 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 6: there that you know two for three you'd probably signed 342 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 6: up for that a year or two ago, you know, 343 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 6: Quitty pay to me that was like, oh, you're going 344 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 6: to upgrade, like he will leave and you will upgrade. 345 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 6: But again, as you said here right now, I don't 346 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 6: necessarily know how that's going to look. Honestly, if you 347 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 6: look at the available defensive ends right now, it reads 348 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 6: like you and I having this conversation doing the Morning 349 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 6: Show four years ago. Right it's like, oh Joey Bosa, Oh, 350 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 6: Cam Jordan, Oh you know, Hassan Reddick, Leonard Floyd. Well, 351 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 6: it's like, well Kevin Jacobs twenty twenty six, not twenty 352 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 6: twenty two, not twenty twenty one. So again that's where 353 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 6: you know a little bit of that. You know, Nick Cross, 354 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 6: you know back at safety at the key is a 355 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 6: player that actually would have. 356 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 4: Wanted to resign. 357 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 6: So you've gotten the salary cap relief per se with 358 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 6: Franklin and Pittman. 359 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 4: But where is it going? 360 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 6: Like they wanted Trey Hendrickson, they made a legit big offer. 361 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 4: And it's like, okay, they missed. Now where do you pivot? 362 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 6: That's where there's some unknown in it. 363 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 4: And I don't have a great idea exactly what the 364 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 4: plan is. 365 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: Did making the trade and I realized the desire Franklin thing. Maybe, 366 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: like like you said, I mean, there's a lot that 367 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: goes into play with that, right, but getting Wooden back 368 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: from green Bay and somebody that gives you an insurance 369 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: policy on the D line, do we read into anything 370 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: on that in terms of that perhaps implying something that 371 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: they may anticipate moving forward with contractually Grover Stewart. 372 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 4: I don't think so. 373 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 6: You know, honestly, the question that I've heard from more 374 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 6: people is not Grover. It's more of deforce Buckner in 375 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 6: the neck. You know, Is there anything to read into that? 376 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 6: And you know, again I don't think so. 377 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 4: Now. 378 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 6: Frankly, I think they've put they have literally said it, 379 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 6: diforce Buckner and Grover Stewart. Now for the last five 380 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 6: or six years. Here is a Thanksgiving plate weekly, like 381 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 6: we need you to eat all of it. And I 382 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 6: think it's just a lot for those guys to continue 383 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 6: to sustain that, you know, as they both have reached 384 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 6: the age of thirty. And in Buckner's case, you've seen 385 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 6: now significant injuries really, I mean, you know, not every 386 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 6: day you're just going to Panama and getting treatment and 387 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 6: the needing next surgery. And remember he battled it back 388 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 6: there for a little bit as well. I think he's 389 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 6: had the elbow, if I remember correctly, I think that 390 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 6: that needed some Tommy John. So you know, again his 391 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 6: just invincibility, which he's had for so long, you know, 392 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 6: is that starting to add up? And you know, do 393 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 6: you look at these moves and say, all right to 394 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 6: Forest instead of playing forty five snaps a game? Are 395 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 6: you playing thirty snaps a game? That to me is 396 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 6: what it reads. I forget if those ballot or spike 397 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 6: in one of them instead of the combine, and they 398 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 6: feel like he'll be ready for training camp. 399 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 4: So again, I. 400 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 6: Don't view either Buckner or Grover's like we wake up 401 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 6: tomorrow and they're a cap casualty or you know, they're 402 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 6: they're traded or anything like that. But is it more 403 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 6: of just say hey, yeah, we used to ask you 404 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 6: to run ten miles, let's ask you to run four 405 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 6: miles now, Kevin. 406 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 2: I thought that. 407 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: Kevin Bowen's my guest from the Fan Morning Show. He's 408 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: on the Java House Cold Brew Coffee guest line speaking 409 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 1: of Java House, by the way, title sponsor Indycard this 410 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: week in Kyle Kirkwood, we now know about thirty five 411 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: minutes from now is going to join us from down 412 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: in Dallas. 413 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 2: Kevin. It seems to me. 414 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: So much was made, and in particular from Chris Ballard 415 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: about his excitement, his optimism in landing Leatu Latu in 416 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: the draft. And yet and I get it. I mean, 417 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: the Buckner factor is the bigger answer to this riddle. 418 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: But are they still actively looking for pass rush? Does 419 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: that tell us anything about what they think of Leatu Latu? 420 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 4: No, I don't I get the question. I don't think so. 421 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 6: And honestly, I'm intrigued by a Lotso entering year three, 422 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 6: I thought, you know, maybe his rookie season you would 423 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 6: have liked. I think he hit a little bit of 424 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 6: a wall, and you know, considering what he did at UCLA. 425 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 6: Those last two years, I think the thought was, hey, 426 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 6: he can kind of walk into the NFL and he's 427 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 6: not going to be like that project ye like some 428 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 6: pass rushers are even round one. 429 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 4: You know, this past year I thought he had. 430 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 6: Some more legit production. I still think you would like 431 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 6: a little bit more. But you know, Trey Hendrickson's a 432 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 6: great example of it of a guy that really didn't 433 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 6: have the full NFL assent until really probably year three 434 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 6: four five was kind of what he took off. So 435 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 6: you know, it's certainly not a ringing endorsement based off 436 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 6: the others. But you know, of all the high draft picks, 437 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 6: Ballots had a defensive end a lot Too's easily had 438 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 6: the best start to his career. Now, it probably says 439 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 6: more about the others than it does lots too, But 440 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 6: I think he's got some real promise, I guess. So again, 441 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 6: to me, I don't look at it necessarily like that. 442 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 6: It's more of a all right, if Buckner is kind 443 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 6: of walking up the seventeen's whole eighteen tolls his career, 444 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 6: and now the double teams that were constant towards him, 445 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 6: now are they going to lot to Okay, does that 446 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 6: mean you need to rely more on an opposite defensive end. 447 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 6: And that's where I think you know this sort of 448 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 6: approach this offseason. 449 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 4: Like I if you would have if we. 450 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 6: Had this conversation last Friday, I would have told you 451 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 6: by this week they would have made a notable move. 452 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 4: At defensive end. Like I am very surprised. 453 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 6: We sit here and again Hendrickson was the try and 454 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 6: Baltimore came in and said, sorry about you, but you know, 455 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 6: to have nothing else Monday, all these guys came off 456 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 6: the board. The Colts waited on Hendrickson, they felt like 457 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 6: they were in a good spot and then boom. Ironically, 458 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 6: it's Baltimore that, you know, gets them. 459 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: More likely Indiana makes it into the NCAA Tournament or 460 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson stays with Indianapolis. 461 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 4: That's a good one. Yeah, I don't. 462 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 6: I mean, there's no way. There's no way for either. 463 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 6: I'll say Richardson. I mean, if Daniel Jones tomorrow goes 464 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 6: and tears his other achilles, then all of a sudden, 465 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 6: you're back to scramble mode here. 466 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 2: I don't unless they but is there a market for Richardson? 467 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 3: Kevin? 468 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean that is no disrespect to him. 469 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: But like we've heard nothing, no team allegedly adventures Kyle 470 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: kind of Murriyan's up in Minnesota. I mean, what's the 471 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: market for Anthony Richardson? 472 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 4: Yeah? 473 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 6: I would say, again, the only way that I think 474 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 6: any animates the tournaments that they've they announced that they've 475 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 6: expanded it as seventy two or seventy six teams. Yeah, 476 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 6: I mean, I don't think it's a men's But like, 477 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 6: if I were a team out there and I had 478 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 6: seven Day three draft picks and my quarterback depth chart 479 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 6: was not filled with great answers, would you not just 480 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 6: give up one pick and say, you know what, five 481 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 6: million dollar cap hit or whatever. 482 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 4: I think it's split in half things. The Colts would 483 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 4: eat five and then the other team would take five. 484 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 6: Would you not take a full I mean, it's quarterback, 485 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 6: you know, like it means a. 486 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 4: Whole whole lot. 487 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 3: So I. 488 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 6: Tend to think at some point we will see, you know, 489 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 6: a Day three pick. 490 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 4: I don't. 491 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 6: I don't know, maybe I'm totally misreading the situation. I 492 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 6: don't think you would just outright cut him for nothing. 493 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 6: I mean, you imagine the fourth overall pick and three 494 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 6: years later, it turns into literally nothing. 495 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 4: I can't I don't know, I can't see that. 496 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 2: And it's not like Kevin in defense of Anthony Richardson. 497 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: It's not like it's JaMarcus Russell or somebody or you know, 498 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: Brandon Weeden where instantly you're like, this guy just can't play. 499 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: He has shown some moments and you know, I mean 500 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: the Jets game, you know, places where he had to 501 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: have drives. It's not like he has been completely inapt, right. 502 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,479 Speaker 6: Right, Yes, I think that was well said. Yeah, how 503 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 6: you put it there. And I do think there is 504 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 6: a level of First off, there's no real deadline with Richardson, 505 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 6: like you could call maybe the draft of deadline, but 506 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 6: there's no real deadline. So I think a lot of 507 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 6: people are like, all right, let's get through this wave 508 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 6: of free agency. You know, Kyler Murray find a home, 509 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 6: Daniel Jones find a home, Malik Willis find a. 510 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 4: Home, you know, And I don't know, maybe now. 511 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 6: The next wave is Kirk Cousins and those guys find homes, 512 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 6: and then Richardson, you know, falls a little bit more 513 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 6: to the picture. But you know, I I I've always 514 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 6: kind of felt like, Okay, late March early April. Because again, 515 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 6: if you're trading a draft pick for twenty twenty six, 516 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 6: you don't really care about that until the draft gets here, 517 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 6: and then some might say, well, you know, maybe you 518 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 6: give up a twenty twenty seven draft pick that has 519 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 6: like some parameters on. 520 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:36,239 Speaker 4: It, like I E. 521 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 6: Hey, if he gets whatever, you know, if he starts 522 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 6: seven games this season, the pick becomes a fourth rounder. 523 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 6: You know, I want to say the Carson Wentz parameters 524 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 6: had some playing time associated with it. But yeah, I 525 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 6: to answer your question, I yeah, I can't see better chance. 526 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 6: You know, I would the Indy five hundred, I think. 527 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: But by the way, are you already are you already 528 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: excited for they five hundred, because I'm starting to kind 529 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: of get excited for the Indy five hundred. 530 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 4: Very it's funny you say that. 531 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,719 Speaker 6: The reason I think I brought that up my my 532 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 6: in law. Soho we go to the five hundred with 533 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 6: just got a group sex form, my brother in law 534 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 6: trying to initiate, okay, where we have on tickets? 535 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 4: What do we need? What what's the plan all that? 536 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 4: I'm like, let's go March thirteenth. We're getting on it here. 537 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 1: So the so Kevin, I don't know if you heard 538 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: on the show or if you saw last year when 539 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 1: Indy Car was at Road America, which is up in Wisconsin, 540 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: Santino Ferrucci at the end of the race his car 541 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: he ran out of fuel on the cool down lap, 542 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: so he gets out of his car and he's just 543 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: walking along on the track after the race, and some 544 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: fan lobs him a beer over the fence, and Ferrucci 545 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,199 Speaker 1: like shotguns and on the on the track right. So 546 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: I ended up getting a hold of the fan. We 547 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: had him on the show. The dude was just an 548 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: awesome personality. He uses Pride of Wisconsin the way you 549 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: and I do about Indiana, and so I on the 550 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: air said, listen, I could use a spotter for the 551 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: five hundred if you want to, you know, take me 552 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: up on it. 553 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 2: And he called me last week and goes, hey, I 554 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 2: got it. You know, I'm in. 555 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: I talked to my dad and now we're driving down. 556 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: So that's my spotter, and like, how much fun is 557 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: that going to be? 558 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 4: I love that. 559 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 6: Two things to note while we're on this, I'm very 560 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 6: happy I bought ten tickets a few years ago to 561 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 6: start to get priority in my name. You know, obviously 562 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 6: it's very difficult to try and get great, great seats, right, 563 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 6: So I'm excited that this year some of my tickets 564 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 6: have moved up the rope pee. I'm like, all right, 565 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 6: but you know, higher we get the alphabet, the better there. 566 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 6: You know, hopefully we can give them double letters at 567 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 6: some point. So I'm very happy about that. And then two, 568 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 6: your conversation with Joseph Nugarten last year was awesome. Can 569 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 6: you can you walk me through what happened there? 570 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 4: Well? Yeah, so going for a jog. 571 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: So New Garden in the final minute here with with 572 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: Kevin simply New Garden, his car was disqualified from qualifying that. 573 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: I looked up on the video board and it showed 574 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: that he had gone for a jog instead. He jogged 575 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: along the backstretch. I was up by myself in turn three. Actually, 576 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: there was a fan from Ohio brought up with me. 577 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: Yelled at New Garden. He came up into the stands, 578 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: put on the headset, talked about how great the view was, 579 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: and then said that Robert Schwartzman was going to win 580 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: the poll. 581 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 2: And Schwartzman won the poll. It was awesome. 582 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 6: I remember he had a bold statement, and yeah, okay, 583 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 6: yeah it was Yeah. 584 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 4: He called Robert Schwartzman. Gosh, that was so good. 585 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: It was awesome work. It was very cool. 586 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 1: All right, Kevin, enjoy the weekend, have a wonderful weekend, 587 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: and keep your fingers crossed for me, because I'm on 588 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 1: my way to Texas in a bit and I'm thinking 589 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: it's going to be a little windy upon takeoff, so 590 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:31,199 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. 591 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 4: Good luck, and enjoy Arlington. It looks awesome. 592 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 2: It does look awesome. Appreciate it. 593 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,239 Speaker 1: Kevin Bowen joining US Fan Morning show seven o'clock in 594 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: the morning. You will hear him along with James Boyd 595 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: and jeff Rickord coming up on Monday, and of course 596 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: they'll have the first crack at being able to break 597 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: down and look at the tournament bracket and whether or not, 598 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: and I do think, yeah, I think probably the final 599 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: sands of the hour Glass have gone through for Indiana 600 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 1: in terms of their tournament hopes. All right, new event 601 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: in IndyCar coming up. As a matter of fact, I'm 602 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: on my way to the airport here in just a 603 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 1: little bit. But it is now they say the streets 604 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: of Arlington at Eddie Young amas with you. It's more 605 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: like a parking lot around Jerry World and the stadiums 606 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: of Dallas and joining us now in Texas. He is 607 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: currently sitting second end points. I'm talking about Kyle Kirkwood, 608 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: who drives with Andretti Global and has two top fives 609 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: so far on the year. And Kyle, let's get to 610 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: this first and foremost. I'm always fascinated by this a 611 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,199 Speaker 1: new track, so it's new to everybody, I guess, But 612 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: how long does it take to kind of learn the 613 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: track itself? And do you guys get any sort of 614 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: indication or walk through or anything before you strap into 615 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: a car when it's a new event to know what 616 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: it is and where it is that you're racing. 617 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, Jake, thanks for having me first and foremost. It's 618 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 7: an interesting question, right because we haven't had a new 619 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 7: street course in a couple of year is a few years, 620 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 7: I think it's been since Detroit and then prior to 621 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 7: that was Nashville, and we kind of have a good 622 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 7: system and how we go about and how we learn. 623 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 7: Obviously we're constantly learning and we have to learn so much, 624 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 7: especially in our first practice that's coming up, and for us. 625 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 7: All the prep that we do beforehand is all simulation based, right, 626 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 7: and we don't get that much simulation because it takes 627 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 7: it takes data from the car to run a simulation, 628 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 7: It takes track scans, it takes everything that you get 629 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 7: from the racetrack, and then you correlate it. So doing 630 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,959 Speaker 7: a correlation prior to a brand new event it's very 631 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 7: very hard, but we can still do it to some extent. 632 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 7: So we have a CAD model of where the walls 633 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 7: are and then we kind of have a uestimate of 634 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 7: what the bumps are going to look like, so we 635 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 7: can try and match ride heights, right, because every millimeter 636 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 7: in ride height is performance in one of these indie cars. 637 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 7: So every team's trying to get as much as they 638 00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 7: can out of it, and that's probably the most important thing. 639 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 7: Then you go into set up things like springs packages 640 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 7: and then driving right, Driving very important around a street 641 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 7: circuit like that, we're we're able to push the limits. 642 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 7: So yeah, we'll go do a track we've already done 643 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 7: a track walk actually, and learn the circuit a little bit, 644 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 7: look at look at some of the bombs, maybe maybe 645 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 7: understand what our what our sim correlation is different from 646 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 7: what is actually at the track and and go from there, 647 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 7: and then we're drinking from a fire hose from from 648 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 7: practice one where we go out there we try and 649 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 7: figure everything out. We have to look at a million 650 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 7: different sensors on the car to figure out exactly where 651 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 7: we need to be in a window to make this 652 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 7: car operate as fast as it possibly can around this 653 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 7: pretty long and high speed street course. So there's a 654 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 7: lot that goes into it, especially in a day like today, 655 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 7: you know. 656 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: For you personally, Kyle, You know a year ago you 657 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: were right there hanging in the points championship for the 658 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,959 Speaker 1: vast majority of the season. And I say this respectfully, 659 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: but you know, towards the set, probably the last third really, 660 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 1: I guess, if we put it in racing terms, the 661 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: last stent of the year, you faded back a little 662 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,239 Speaker 1: bit there. It is such a grind the course of 663 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: the season itself, and you're off to a great start obviously, 664 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: But what did you learn last year? I guess, maybe 665 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: even mentally, just about making sure that you're staying with 666 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: it over the totality of the season that you can 667 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: apply to this season. 668 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, consistency is key, right, we got to 669 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 7: we got to win races, we got to get podiums, 670 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 7: which which we've done. Now we've got to continue to 671 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 7: get top five. So the reason why we tapered off 672 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 7: at that middle of the later part of the season 673 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 7: was because we just weren't even finishing in the top ten. 674 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 4: Right. 675 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 7: We did enough good to keep us solidified at the 676 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 7: front of the championship, but not enough to even contend 677 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 7: for even second right, So consistency is key. We got 678 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 7: we got to get better at some of these short 679 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 7: levers that were going to which we just proved at Phoenix. 680 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 7: We got to get better at some of the road courses. 681 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 7: Portland is a big one for us is a big 682 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 7: one for US, Laguna. Those will be true tellers and 683 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 7: how we do in our championship run because everybody knows 684 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 7: that we're good at Indianapolis, we're good at all the 685 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 7: street courses, we're good at some of the some of 686 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 7: the road courses. But there's some key factors that play 687 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 7: big role into power championship is going to formulate. 688 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 2: This weekend for IndyCar. 689 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: It will be the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, 690 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: and by Arlington, that doesn't mean the street on the 691 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: east side of Indianapolis. It is the area of the 692 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: suburb of Dallas where IndyCar will be racing. And Kyle 693 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: Kirkwood Andretti Global joins me right now on the Java 694 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: House Colbrew Coffee guest line. Kyle, this is cool because 695 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: of the circuit itself. You know, the Cowboys are kind 696 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: of the de facto host for you here. You've got 697 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: a chance to go around their practice facility. 698 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 2: Is that true? 699 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 7: That is true. I'm actually yeah, I tore it a 700 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 7: little bit a little while ago, so yeah, it was. 701 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 7: It's incredible what they've been able to build here and 702 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,719 Speaker 7: what Jerry Jones is and they've been a great partner 703 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 7: to us at IndyCar and bringing this whole event together 704 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 7: with the Rangers, the Cowboys, IndyCar. It's just some of 705 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 7: the biggest names in sports in the US are all 706 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 7: coming together to make a great event for the people 707 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 7: here in Dallas and Fort Worth area. So we we 708 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 7: love it. This is this is a great venue. It's 709 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 7: it's one of the nicest street courses that we've been 710 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 7: able to run on, and and just the length of it, 711 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 7: the passability, the race ability, the roughness of the road, 712 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 7: everything is is top notch. And and if you're if 713 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 7: you see some videos online or stuff of the hospitality 714 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 7: units that they have here, it's it's second to none. 715 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 7: It's what you'd expect at a top tier worldwide race event. Right, 716 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 7: So it's yeah, this is this has been great so far. 717 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 7: We've we've had a great trip. The practice facility is incredible, 718 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:53,479 Speaker 7: everything has been. It's been awesome, top notch. Expect what 719 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 7: you would expect from the Cowboys. 720 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: Right, you grew up in Florida. If I'm not mistaken, right, 721 00:33:57,760 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: you better Florida. 722 00:33:58,560 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 7: That is correct. 723 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 2: So and if I recall it, I'm going up memory here. 724 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: I think I might be confusing you with Spencer Pigot, 725 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: another Florida guy who liked soccer growing up. I don't 726 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: know what your sport was. Did you watch a bunch 727 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: of NFL growing up? 728 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 7: You know, I didn't watch it. I've actually got more 729 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 7: into NFL and probably the last three or four years 730 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 7: than I was interested when I was. When I was young, 731 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 7: I was actually into soccer, and I think Spencer Piggot 732 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 7: was too. So we have a common denominator there. But 733 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 7: so he might be confusing might not be, but I 734 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 7: would say, I mean, my team has always been the Dolphins, 735 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 7: being the South Florida guy, but I've got a lot 736 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 7: of family in Dallas, so I guess a sarrogate Cowboys 737 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 7: fan as well. 738 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: Well, then it's got to be cool to go through 739 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: the facility and practice around it. Kyle Kirkwood my guest 740 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 1: and Dreddie Global the team. You have a new teammate 741 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,919 Speaker 1: this year in will Power, And I'll be honest, Kyle. 742 00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: For me personally as a broadcaster, it it still does 743 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: my eye and my brain coordination hasn't registered it yet, right, 744 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: I mean, and Malucas is a great talent, but when 745 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 1: I see that twelve Verizon car, I still think will Power. 746 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: It takes a second to get acclimated to that. What 747 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: about for you, like just as a teammate in meetings 748 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: things like that, does it take a second? 749 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 7: Oh my gosh, it's been so fluid, Like it's a 750 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 7: little strange not having Colton, right, and he's off to 751 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 7: massive things in Europe and we're very proud of him 752 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 7: and we're watching very closely. So it's a little bit 753 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,359 Speaker 7: a little bit weird not having Colton as a as 754 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 7: a teammate. But it's also been incredible having Will as 755 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,800 Speaker 7: a teammate because he is filled in perfectly. He's been 756 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 7: very analytical, He's he's been pushing the team in great directions. 757 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 7: I think some of our Oval performance that we just 758 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,720 Speaker 7: saw this past weekend where we had a chance at winning, 759 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,919 Speaker 7: both Will and I did have a chance at chance 760 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 7: at winning that race, it was a lot of it 761 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 7: was due to what he's been able to bring to 762 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 7: the table in the direction that he's pointing us. So 763 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 7: there's been massive positives with him, and he's been a 764 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 7: great teammate and just a great friend, and it's been 765 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,400 Speaker 7: pushing the whole team along. So it's been a very fluid, 766 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 7: nice transition from what most people would consider a loss 767 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 7: not having Holton on the team right. So yeah, it's 768 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 7: been great. To be honest, we can ask for a 769 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 7: better teammate. 770 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,240 Speaker 1: You know, when you're sitting in like an engineering room, yourself, 771 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: Kyle Kirkwood, my guest, yourself, Marcus Erickson, will Power. 772 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 2: Do you guys all have a. 773 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 1: Similar style and feel of a setup for a car 774 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: or is there a strength in trying to make sure 775 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:37,480 Speaker 1: that everybody kind of has a different viewpoint so you 776 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: can share information on the different style that each of 777 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:42,720 Speaker 1: you might bring to the table. 778 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 7: So we all pretty much have a similar style. There's 779 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 7: a couple couple of nuances that that will has I 780 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,479 Speaker 7: think to his driving style that I won't go into 781 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 7: great detail with that might affect the balance of the 782 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 7: car a little bit, But in general, I think we 783 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 7: can all drive a very similar setup and expect to 784 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 7: have pace out of out of each setup, which was 785 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 7: very similar to Colton, Marcus and I. So it's it's 786 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 7: been quite easy. You know, when you have a teammate 787 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 7: that goes out on an island on setup stuff and 788 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 7: it makes you a little bit wary to make a 789 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 7: big setup change to what they might be running. If 790 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 7: they're fast, it creates a question mark in your teammate's mind. 791 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 7: So it's nice to have a teammate that is very 792 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 7: similar in driving style, can drive the same setups and 793 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:37,240 Speaker 7: still do similar lap times with those setups. 794 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: Right, Okay, lastly, Kyle Kyle Kirk would my guest, because 795 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 1: I know you got a busy day you want to 796 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: get back out on the track. 797 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 2: I appreciate the time. 798 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: A couple of years ago, a guy that listens to 799 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:51,400 Speaker 1: this show reached out to me and Chiefs fan Steve 800 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 1: we call him, he's a huge Chiefs fan. And he said, Jake, 801 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 1: I want to get in an IndyCar. I've always been 802 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: a football guy. I've never really followed racing, but I 803 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,719 Speaker 1: need a driver. And so I gave him description of 804 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 1: each of the drivers in the field and you know, 805 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 1: what would be a fun thing to root about for them. 806 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: And so he wrote me back and he said, I'm 807 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: all in. Kyle Kirkwood is my guy. Kyle Kirkwood is 808 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,799 Speaker 1: my guy. This was when you were first driving with 809 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: Aj Foyt, and you know the I think we saw 810 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: that the acumen was there, but the results took a 811 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 1: while to come. 812 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 2: Now you've arrived. 813 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: I saw cheez fanste the other day and he's all 814 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,280 Speaker 1: in on Kyle Kirkwood now and he's waving the flag 815 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: for you. 816 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:27,799 Speaker 4: Right. 817 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: What is it about that now where it is arrived 818 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: for you? And what lesson can people take from Kyle Kirkwood? 819 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:39,320 Speaker 1: Just about perseverance and staying with it and letting things 820 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 1: come to you. 821 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, you know, I've definitely got the group 822 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,200 Speaker 7: around me. It's important that you that you have good 823 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 7: people around you to have success and you know, honestly, 824 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 7: I've calmed down a little bit. I've enhanced my craft. 825 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 7: What used to be one hundred percent for me is 826 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 7: now ninety percent, and I'm able to do things in 827 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:03,759 Speaker 7: a more consistent manner without putting so much risk or 828 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:07,200 Speaker 7: there's not as much risk involved. So it's all. It 829 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 7: all comes a little bit easier when things feel easier, right, 830 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 7: So that's pretty much all in simple ways, that's all 831 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 7: it's been, right, is everything has gotten a little bit 832 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 7: easier because I think I potentially have gotten better as 833 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:23,840 Speaker 7: a driver, the team around me has gotten better, and 834 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:26,720 Speaker 7: everything is kind of just clicking and you get that momentum. 835 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 7: Momentum is a real thing in any sport, and that's 836 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 7: what we have right now. 837 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,239 Speaker 1: So instead of chiefs Fan Steve, we're now going to 838 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: call him Kirkwood Fan Steve. 839 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:36,120 Speaker 2: Is that cool? 840 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:38,240 Speaker 7: Sounds good? 841 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 2: Kyle? 842 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,479 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Man again, IndyCar running twelve thirty. Everything 843 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: gets underway on Sunday. It is the Java House Grind 844 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: pre at Arlington and on the Java House Cold Brew 845 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:52,400 Speaker 1: Coffee guest line. He is Kyle Kirkwood driving for and 846 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 1: Dreddi Global. Appreciate it. We'll let you get back to 847 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,240 Speaker 1: work and certainly appreciate the time today. 848 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 7: Thank you so much. Talk to you, Sinn. 849 00:39:58,360 --> 00:39:58,840 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. 850 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 1: Kyle Kirkwood again, it is the Java House Grand Prix 851 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:05,279 Speaker 1: of Arlington coming up twelve thirty on Sunday. Reminder, by 852 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:07,480 Speaker 1: the way, that will be heard on our sister station 853 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 1: ninety three WIBC and it's going to be a great 854 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: weekend for that