IU vs Miami, Pacers vs Raptors, and Purdue vs Iowa Previews! Rhett Lewis, Chris Denari, Bobby Riddell, and Curt Mallory Join!

(00:00-25:14) – Query & Company opens on a Hump Day Wednesday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing Indiana being annihilated in the second half by the Michigan State Spartans. They have a discussion on the product that the Hoosiers are putting on the floor, is still the same product fans have been watching since Tom Crean’s firing. Jake also believes that IU’s football success has something to do with the limited interest in IU basketball. (25:14-42:16) – FanDuel Sports Network’s Chris Denari makes an appearance on the program to preview tonight’s game for the Indiana Pacers against the Toronto Raptors. Chris spotlights the All-Star campaign that Pascal Siakam is having despite the struggles for the team, admits that he is interested to see how the center minutes will be allocated when Isaiah Jackson returns from his concussion, and reveals who his favorite Pacers player was growing up. (42:16-47:18) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake Query wondering if there is any regret by Carlie Irsay-Gordon for not letting Chris Ballard and/or Shane Steichen go with some of the candidates that are out there..   (47:18-1:11:35) – Indiana State Head Coach, Curt Mallory, makes an appearance on Query & Company to discuss what Indiana’s historic football run means to the Mallory family with his father being the all-time winningest coach in school history. Curt shares what he has taken away in his limited interactions with Curt Cignetti, some stories from when he was watching his dad on the sidelines in Bloomington and talks how he recruits players to Indiana State that have the vision of furthering their career to the NFL. (1:11:35-1:29:29) – Purdue radio analyst, Bobby Riddell, joins Query & Company to preview the Boilermakers game tonight against the Iowa Hawkeyes. He evaluates what he has seen from Ben McCollum in his first year, assesses how Daniel Jacebson has developed in his first full season with Purdue, identifies what has changed from Purdue since being beat down by Iowa State, and comments on Braden Smith’s ability to find the open guy no matter how much attention the opposing defense is giving him. (1:29:29-1:35:28) – Hour number two of the show concludes with Jake asking Eddie to list the four things that a head coaching candidate must consider when interviewing for any of the nine vacancies in this coaching cycle. (1:35:28-2:01:30) – The final hour of today’s show starts off with Jake and producer Eddie continuing their conversation from the previous segment on how the Colts head coaching position would stack up if it was available during this cycle. Jake also discusses how the most unlikely team in the state could buck the championship trend finally. (2:01:20-2:14:38) – Rhett Lewis from the NFL & Big Ten Network joins the show for the second consecutive week to preview IU’s game on Monday night against the Miami Hurricanes. Rhett believes there is some similarities between Miami’s defense and Ohio State’s, emphasizes the importance of D’Angelo Ponds for IU’s defense, explains how Fernando Mendoza’s confidence and trust is so high that everything is so easy for him right now, and pinpoints Indiana’s receivers as a huge advantage in this matchup. (2:14:38-2:22:43) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake in studio to discuss what he’s got going on for the next three hours and continuing their discussion yesterday about the parking job of one particular person in the parking lot.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.