The Wake Up Call w/KB & Andy Podcast

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00:00 – 18:00 – IU hires Curt Cignetti as their new head coach, Andy is nervous about the mayo-coffee experience, how much impact can Cignetti have on the IU football culture?, is his age a concern?, 18:01 – 24:39 – Morning Checkdown 24:40 – 42:58 – Thoughts on Colts-Titans, JMU reporter Bennett Conlin joins us to give some insight into the hiring of Curt Cignetti, his coaching style, some coaches that could be coming with Cignetti from JMU’s staff, Woj stat on Tyrese Haliburton 42:59 – 1:12:39 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the hiring of Curt Cignetti and what it means for IU, thoughts on the high school basketball season to this point, mid-majors, Colts-Titans on Sunday and what it means for both franchises, “We have Matt Ryan” anniversary, Morning Checkdown 1:12:40 – 1:26:27 – We do the mayo-coffee sequel because Will Levis is starting against the Colts, thoughts on Colts-Titans 1:26:28 – 1:31:14 – Purdue takes on Northwestern and IU hosts Maryland tonight 1:31:15 – 2:02:18 – Colts announcer Matt Taylor joins us and weighs in on mayo in coffee, his thoughts on the Titans stadium, why the Titans seem to thrive at home and struggle on the road, his weekly analogy, how much has changed since they last faced each other, confidence in Zach Moss with Jonathan Taylor’s absence, December 16 is going to be an insane day for Indiana sports and downtown Indianapolis, Morning Checkdown 2:02:19 – 2:10:40 – POP QUIZ 2:10:41 – We give our picks for Colts-Titans, wrap the show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 13:56 - JMU reporter Bennett Conlin joins us to give some insight into the hiring of Curt Cignetti, his coaching style, some coaches that could be coming with Cignetti from JMU’s staff 13:57 – 28:03 - ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the hiring of Curt Cignetti and what it means for IU, thoughts on the high school basketball season to this point, mid-majors, Colts-Titans on Sunday and what it means for both franchises 28:04 – 46:57 - Colts announcer Matt Taylor joins us and weighs in on mayo in coffee, his thoughts on the Titans stadium, why the Titans seem to thrive at home and struggle on the road, his weekly analogy, how much has changed since they last faced each other, confidence in Zach Moss with Jonathan Taylor’s absence See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 15:40 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us to discuss the Pacers getting ready for back-to-back games against the Heat, the latest on Jalen Smith and who will rotate into the lineup, Heat injury report, Tyrese Haliburton’s season to this point, Bennedict Mathurin’s struggles, Mark Cuban selling majority ownership of Mavericks 15:41 – 27:47 – NBA EVP of Basketball Strategy & Analytics Evan Wasch joins us to discuss the in-season tournament! What his job entails, how the origins of the in-season tournament began, explaining the tournament in layman’s terms, things they’ve learned from this year and what they’ll tweak for next year 27:48 – 38:12 - ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport joins us to discuss his video featuring Will Levis looking a bit labored during yesterday’s Titans practice, thoughts on Levis since taking over the starting job, why are the Titans so good at home and so bad on the road? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 17:21 – It looks like IU could be naming a new football coach soon if rumors are true, Titans QB Will Levis looked to be laboring in practice yesterday, Shane Steichen comments on Jonathan Taylor’s injury 17:22 – 27:00 – Morning Checkdown 27:01 – 44:22 – “Peaches” was Marc’s top song on Spotify Wrapped thanks to his daughters, Colts playoff chances, what do Colts fans want these final six games?, James Madison’s Curt Cignetti is emerging as the favorite to land the IU football job, Cignetti vs. Paul Chryst, 44:23 – 1:12:07 – Gardner Minshew’s fantasy team, will the Colts add a running back?, what should the Colts do with Zach Moss beyond this season?, the Colts have a lot of notable free agents this off-season, Morning Checkdown 1:12:08 – 1:27:44 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us to discuss the Pacers getting ready for back-to-back games against the Heat, the latest on Jalen Smith and who will rotate into the lineup, Heat injury report, Tyrese Haliburton’s season to this point, Bennedict Mathurin’s struggles, Mark Cuban selling majority ownership of Mavericks 1:27:45 – 1:30:56 – Pacers unread text messages, Jonathan Taylor goes under the knife and where he stands, his timeline 1:30:57 – 1:58:54 – NBA EVP of Basketball Strategy & Analytics Evan Wasch joins us to discuss the in-season tournament! What his job entails, how the origins of the in-season tournament began, explaining the tournament in layman’s terms, things they’ve learned from this year and what they’ll tweak for next year, Matheiu from Maine calls about IU/Maine tonight, things heating up for IU’s football coaching search, Morning Checkdown 1:58:55 – 2:03:56 – POP QUIZ 2:03:57 – 2:19:01 – ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport joins us to discuss his video featuring Will Levis looking a bit labored during yesterday’s Titans practice, thoughts on Levis since taking over the starting job, why are the Titans so good at home and so bad on the road?, Will Levis thinking he might have gotten drafted to the Colts at No. 4 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 14:01 – Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury and his timetable for a return, what it means for the Colts and their playoff hopes 14:02 – 22:46 – Morning Checkdown 22:47 – 42:32 – Will Carroll coming up usually means we’re talking injuries, Larra Overton’s report on Jonthan Taylor’s injury during Sunday’s game, supporting Anthony Richardson with skill position talent, could the Colts add a running back to the roster?, the invaluable time that Anthony Richardson has missed 42:33 – 1:09:39 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and gives his thoughts on Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury, Jim Irsay’s “hopeful timeline”, will the Colts pickup a running back?, Zach Moss’ workload going forward, is a contract extension on the horizon for Michael Pittman Jr.?, thoughts on the Jim Irsay HBO interview and his Twitter rant afterwards, Morning Checkdown 1:09:40 – 1:27:02 – Injury expert Will Carroll joins us to discuss Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury and the thing he has in common with Aaron Rodgers, why 2-3 weeks is somewhat lofty, the timetable that Brock Bowers put up, the biggest concern with the injury, what timeline he’d put on Taylor, what evidence will there be to tell the Colts where Taylor is at, Aaron Rodgers’ status, Anthony Richardson post-rehab 1:27:03 – 1:28:37 – Bobby Petrino back at Arkansas has Andy giddy 1:28:38 – 1:56:07 – Pacers reporter Tony East joins us to discuss the awful loss to the Trail Blazers and how he views the team to this point, the Pacers stat that shocked Kevin, evaluating Bruce Brown, growing concern for Bennedict Mathurin?, Jarace Walker’s G-League stat line, who steps in with Jalen Smith sidelined, what happens with in-season tournament results, the playoff-like atmosphere that will be at the Fieldhouse on Monday 1:56:08 – 2:04:33 – POP QUIZ 2:04:34 – 2:16:38 – Latest Joe Lunardi bracketology, expectations for Kentucky, mid-majors in the tournament, expectations with Shane Steichen speaking today? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 19:47 – Larra Overton’s report on Jonthan Taylor’s injury during Sunday’s game, supporting Anthony Richardson with skill position talent, could the Colts add a running back to the roster?, the invaluable time that Anthony Richardson has missed 19:48 – 39:14 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and gives his thoughts on Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury, Jim Irsay’s “hopeful timeline”, will the Colts pickup a running back?, Zach Moss’ workload going forward, is a contract extension on the horizon for Michael Pittman Jr.?, thoughts on the Jim Irsay HBO interview and his Twitter rant afterwards 39:15 – 56:11 - Injury expert Will Carroll joins us to discuss Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury and the thing he has in common with Aaron Rodgers, why 2-3 weeks is somewhat lofty, the timetable that Brock Bowers put up, the biggest concern with the injury, what timeline he’d put on Taylor, what evidence will there be to tell the Colts where Taylor is at, Aaron Rodgers’ status, Anthony Richardson post-rehab See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Injury expert Will Carroll joins us to discuss Jonathan Taylor’s thumb injury and the thing he has in common with Aaron Rodgers, why 2-3 weeks is somewhat lofty, the timetable that Brock Bowers put up, the biggest concern with the injury, what timeline he’d put on Taylor, what evidence will there be to tell the Colts where Taylor is at, Aaron Rodgers’ status, Anthony Richardson post-rehab & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 16:52 – An ugly Pacers loss to the Blazers, another loss to a team that may haunt the Pacers later in the season, Purdue takes on Texas Southern tonight, Bears beat the Vikings kicking field goals, 16:53 – 25:40 – Morning Checkdown 25:41 – 59:39 – Bobby Petrino and the oddities at Texas A&M, a bad Pacers loss last night, what’s going on with Bennedict Mathurin?, callers, AFC Playoff picture and where the Colts figure in 59:40 – 1:26:39 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us for his weekly conversation: The ugly loss against the Blazers last night, positives from last night, what’s going on with Benndict Mathurin this season, where the team is at since we last talked to him, is he getting worried about letting games slipping away, Jalen Smith’s injury and update, righting the ship against the Heat, why do the Pacers seem to play with a lack of urgency on a regular basis?, Morning Checkdown 1:26:40 – 1:38:57 – Jonathan Taylor gets drug tested following the Bucs game, the IU head coaching search, some candidates and some pie in the sky ideas 1:38:58 – 1:41:44 – Shaq Leonard visits with the Cowboys, should he sign anywhere or take the year off and get right? 1:41:45 – 2:16:27 – Matt Weaver of Peegs.com joins us to discuss the ongoing Indiana head coaching search and some realistic names he thinks could get the gig, why this hire is the most important in IU history, why Paul Chryst wouldn’t do much for him, transfer portal players that could be affected by the length of the hiring process, timeline for the hiring process, why this has to be a “win the press conference” hire, Morning Checkdown 2:16:28 – 2:24:30 – POP QUIZ 2:24:31 – 2:30:23 – Sports Illustrated AI writers, David Tepper and the firing of Frank Reich See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 24:59 – Bobby Petrino and the oddities at Texas A&M, a bad Pacers loss last night, what’s going on with Bennedict Mathurin?, callers, AFC Playoff picture and where the Colts figure in 25:00 – 43:35 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us for his weekly conversation: The ugly loss against the Blazers last night, positives from last night, what’s going on with Benndict Mathurin this season, where the team is at since we last talked to him, is he getting worried about letting games slipping away, Jalen Smith’s injury and update, righting the ship against the Heat 43:36 – 57:24 – Matt Weaver of Peegs.com joins us to discuss the ongoing Indiana head coaching search and some realistic names he thinks could get the gig, why this hire is the most important in IU history, why Paul Chryst wouldn’t do much for him, transfer portal players that could be affected by the length of the hiring process, timeline for the hiring process See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colts linebacker Ronnie Harrison Jr. joins us and discusses getting a key interception in the second quarter, switching from safety to linebacker, how much weight he’s had to put on to play linebacker, the most difficult part of position change, the Shaq Leonard tribute, watching the Iron Bowl, finishing up his degree, looking ahead to the Titans, growing his role with the Colts & MORE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:11 – Colts take care of business against Bucs, Shaq Leonard in attendance at the game, IU fires Tom Allen, where does IU go from here? 21:12 – 30:00 – Morning Checkdown 30:01 – 42:33 – Notes from the Colts game: Adam Vinatieri’s hammer swing, a woman announces she’s pregnant, Shaq Leonard in attendance, Ronnie Harrison’s interception, Mike Evans is a beast, Colts ride a three-game winning streak, Minshew’s day 42:34 – 1:10:51 – Colts-Bucs thoughts: Andy is in love with Shane Steichen, Steichen’s willingness to try new things, Andy’s blackjack analogy, Steichen being aggressive, is he a Coach of the Year candidate?, could Colts/Texans in Week 18 be flexed into Sunday Night Football?, Morning Checkdown 1:10:52 – 1:24:48 – Dolly Parton’s halftime show during Thanksgiving, NFL RedZone’s fire alarm, Tom Allen’s departure from IU, what was the turning point that led to his firing, who should IU consider to replace Allen 1:24:49 – 1:27:05 – Will Levis’ performance since his debut, 1:27:06 – 1:53:38 – Tom Allen’s downfall, Ryan Day unable to beat Michigan, IndyStar IU reporter Zach Ostermann joins us to discuss the Hoosiers firing Tom Allen, how the contract buyout works, what would have had to happen for Allen not to have been fired?, his list of what they need to look for in the next head coach, Jon Gruden, Xavier Johnson’s injury 1:53:39 – 2:06:15 – Colts linebacker Ronnie Harrison Jr. joins us and discusses getting a key interception in the second quarter, switching from safety to linebacker, how much weight he’s had to put on to play linebacker, the most difficult part of position change, the Shaq Leonard tribute, watching the Iron Bowl, finishing up his degree, looking ahead to the Titans, growing his role with the Colts 2:06:16 – 2:15:19 – Frank Reich fired by the Carolina Panthers, GOAT/goat of the Week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:12 – Colts take care of business against Bucs, Shaq Leonard in attendance at the game, IU fires Tom Allen, where does IU go from here? 21:13 – 38:27 – IndyStar IU reporter Zach Ostermann joins us to discuss the Hoosiers firing Tom Allen, how the contract buyout works, what would have had to happen for Allen not to have been fired?, his list of what they need to look for in the next head coach, Jon Gruden, Xavier Johnson’s injury 38:28 – 47:46 – Colts linebacker Ronnie Harrison Jr. joins us and discusses getting a key interception in the second quarter, switching from safety to linebacker, how much weight he’s had to put on to play linebacker, the most difficult part of position change, the Shaq Leonard tribute, watching the Iron Bowl, finishing up his degree, looking ahead to the Titans, growing his role with the Colts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 20:21 – The Colts cut Shaq Leonard, the timing of the announcement is a bit cutthroat, the Colts showed accountability, what was the tipping point in Leonard’s release 20:22 – 28:10 – Morning Checkdown 28:11 – 46:13 – Should the Colts have moved off of Leonard last season and re-signed Bobby Okereke?, Leonard’s injury issues, callers weigh in on the Leonard release, Purdue’s win with Edey playing limited minutes 46:14 – 1:14:44 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and gives his initial reaction on the Shaq Leonard release, what he’s heard about the reason for his release, what changed in 24 hours from Leonard being told he’d be inactive to being outright released, the timeline of Leonard’s injury and contract extension to now, what’s next for Shaq, his thoughts on Jim Irsay’s interview on HBO Real Sports, Morning Checkdown 1:14:45 – 1:31:56 – Magic City wing, Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us to discuss the high scoring thriller between the Pacers and Hawks last night, Tyrese Haliburton’s performance, Mathurin’s situation and finding balance with the roster, the Pacers woeful defense so far this season, taking on the Raptors tonight, a Bally Sports holiday special? 1:31:57 – 1:34:14 – Shaq Leonard’s agent speaks, should he play again this season? 1:34:15 – 2:02:43 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and gives us his reaction the Colts waving goodbye to Shaq Leonard, high school football state championships, some players to keep an eye on that are heading to Big Ten schools for college, the matchup that could be the most memorable of the weekend, Dad Dilemma, Morning Checkdown 2:02:44 – 2:11:43 – POP QUIZ 2:11:44 – 2:20:55 – Wrapping the show: our Thanksgiving plans, our picks for Colts-Bucs on Sunday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:12 – The Colts cut Shaq Leonard, the timing of the announcement is a bit cutthroat, the Colts showed accountability, what was the tipping point in Leonard’s release 11:23 – 31:37 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and gives his initial reaction on the Shaq Leonard release, what he’s heard about the reason for his release, what changed in 24 hours from Leonard being told he’d be inactive to being outright released, the timeline of Leonard’s injury and contract extension to now, what’s next for Shaq, his thoughts on Jim Irsay’s interview on HBO Real Sports 31:38 – 44:28 - Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us to discuss the high scoring thriller between the Pacers and Hawks last night, Tyrese Haliburton’s performance, Mathurin’s situation and finding balance with the roster, the Pacers woeful defense so far this season, taking on the Raptors tonight, a Bally Sports holiday special? 44:29 – 58:43 - ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and gives us his reaction the Colts waving goodbye to Shaq Leonard, high school football state championships, some players to keep an eye on that are heading to Big Ten schools for college, the matchup that could be the most memorable of the weekend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 17:10 – A loaded guest list today, IU beats Louisville, Purdue/Gonzaga, Purdue’s strength of opponent and how they’ve fared in those games is pretty incredible 17:11 – 24:51 – Morning Checkdown 24:52 – 41:47 – Andrea Kremer’s interview with Colts owner Jim Irsay was eye-opening on a number of fronts, some of the more eye-opening moments of the interview, Jelani Woods appears to be done for the season after having a setback in his other hamstring, Dolly Parton is the halftime show of Commanders/Cowboys 41:48 – 1:05:12 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us to discuss his “Drive & Dish” food program to end hunger, his takeaways from the blowout loss to the Magic, his thoughts on the in-season tournament to this point, difficulties that the Hawks pose tonight, slowing down Trae Young’s deep 3-point attempts, did he meet Adam Sandler last week, the signature Sandler movie in his eyes, Morning Checkdown 1:05:13 – 1:31:50 – Andrea Kremer of HBO’s Real Sports joins us to discuss her conversation with Colts owner Jim Irsay, why the interview happened now and her biggest takeaways, how much did she know about him ahead of time and how much was she surprised that he shared, Peyton Manning being involved in the interview was one of the surprising elements of the interview, how the Peyton sit down occurred, his comments regarding his DUI arrest, Colts DE Dayo Odeyingbo joins us to discuss his three sack performance against the Patriots in Germany, his family getting to attend the game, what he did on his bye week, what does a defensive line Thanksgiving look like, his specialty dish, his thoughts on Germany, Steelers officially fire OC Matt Canada 1:31:51 – 2:00:22 – Voice of the Colts, Matt Taylor joins us to discuss how he enjoyed his trip to Germany and bye week, calling a high school football game, thoughts on the Colts at 5-5 and getting ready for the Buccaneers, what to make of this Baker Mayfield-led Bucs team, Jelani Woods likely done for the season, his Thanksgiving hot take, Morning Checkdown 2:00:23 – 2:07:50 – POP QUIZ 2:07:51 – 2:18:41 – We replay our interview with Andrea Kremer, wrap the show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrea Kremer of HBO’s Real Sports joins us to discuss her conversation with Colts owner Jim Irsay, why the interview happened now and her biggest takeaways, how much did she know about him ahead of time and how much was she surprised that he shared, Peyton Manning being involved in the interview was one of the surprising elements of the interview, how the Peyton sit down occurred, his comments regarding his DUI arrest & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.