Brendan King and Vince Welch are joined by Purdue head coach Matt Painter, James Rapien speaks on the candidacy of Bengals OC Brian Callahan for the Colts HC opening, Jess Settles looks ahead to Indiana-Minnesota, Alex Golden recaps Pacers' win over Chi Query & Company Podcast

(00:00-33:31) – Wednesday’s wintery show begins with Brendan King and Vince Welch back in-studio. They welcome in the head coach of Purdue basketball Matt Painter who talks on his #1 Boilermakers. Coach talks on what he’s been most impressed with this year from his group and also if there’s any cons to being the top ranked team in the country. Plus, Coach Painter looks ahead to tomorrow night’s matchup against the Michigan Wolverines.

(33:32-41:29) – We’re back from break with Vince, Brendan and Jimmy discussing a story involving Ben Simmons a broken engagement and what to do with the ring.   

(41:30-43:56) – Hour number one ends with Vince and BK talking about Scott Rolen finally getting the call from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

(43:57-1:08:07) – James Rapien, covering the Bengals for SI.com and Locked On Bengals, stops by to give us the lowdown on Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as a head coaching candidate. Plus, James talks on how Rapien had a hand in the development of star quarterback Joe Burrow. Later, James looks ahead to this weekend’s AFC Championship Game between the Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs. Plus, James discusses why the national media undervalued the Bengals so much this season.     

(1:08:08-1:17:43) – We’re back from break with Vince and Brendan looking back at the Pacers big win over the Bulls last night, including the dominant performance from rookie Benedict Mathurin. Plus, the BK and Vince talk about where the Pacers go from here now that their 7-game losing streak is over, but they’ll still be without Tyrese Haliburton. Later, we take a quick preview of tonight’s show down between two rookie of the year candidates in Mathurin and Paolo Banchero when the Pacers and Magic faceoff. 

(1:17:44-1:29:25) – Hour number two concludes with Jess Settles of the Big Ten Network stopping by to preview tonight’s showdown between Indiana and Minnesota. Plus, Jess shares his thoughts on some of the top teams in the Big Ten including the Purdue Boilermakers.

(1:29:26-1:52:00) – The talented Alex Golden of Setting the Pace joins to give us his takeaways from the Pacers win over the Bulls that snapped their 7-game losing streak. Alex chats on how the team can build off of that win and if they are the precipice of leveling back into winning form even without star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Later, Alex give us his thoughts on the battle between Paolo Banchero and Benedict Mathurin, the front runners for rookie of the year, who will take the floor when the Pacers and Magic meet tonight. Also, we discuss what the Pacers might do at the trade deadline and the impact it could have on the team.

(1:52:01-2:07:26) – The Voice of the Butler Bulldogs Mark Minner jumps into the show to give us a preview of Butler’s road matchup against the Providence Friars tonight. Plus, Mark reflects on the Bulldogs struggles to this point in the season.

(2:07:27-2:11:25) – Wednesday’s show ends with Brendan and Vince asking Jimmy Cook for the JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Brendan and Vince give final thoughts on a monster show and quickly share which sports hall of fame is the most prestigious.   
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