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Greg & His Friends Talk Sports ... with Will Retherford, Jake Dunn, Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse (2.194.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_04]: Welcome Central Indian sports fans to the Central Indian sports report for my new podcast Greg and his friends talk sports.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I'm your host Greg Mingal and every day for about 20 to 30 minutes.
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[SPEAKER_04]: My friends and I are talking about what Central Indian sports fans are talking about.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Coming up on today's Daily Show, March 10th, 2026, Will Rutherford shares his thoughts on what's going on with the coals, plus NFL news from around the league.
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[SPEAKER_04]: In my friends, Jake Dunn, my cuddle and grant Shows joy me to make their predictions for the Big Ten Tournament, which starts a little later this evening, and I cut up with my friend and our patients, guys, my tricks to find out what's going on with the Pacers.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Before we get to all of that, when I let you know what's going on, at the Central Indiana Sports Report, earlier Tuesday, we had a full Big Ten Tournament preview with Jake Mike and Grant.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Plus, Jake will return on Wednesday with his regular schedule
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[SPEAKER_04]: And we'll have a big tin reaction podcast every night after the games starting Wednesday for as long as Purdue or IU is alive and maybe even longer.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Plus, we'll have high school basketball regional previews, a couple of class 2A previews later this week for games at LaPella and Frankfurt.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And my friend Kevin Helfer will join me on Wednesday's show to preview Indiana Wesleyan and the men's and women's in AA tournaments.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And we'll have lots of other stuff for you on Wednesday and the rest of the week.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Thank you so much for joining us.
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[SPEAKER_04]: My friends and I'll be back tomorrow.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And the next day and the next day and the day after that.
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[SPEAKER_04]: After we released yesterday's podcast, there was more colds news.
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[SPEAKER_04]: They signed former Titan's past-risher Aden key for two years and up to $20 million.
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[SPEAKER_04]: They also resigned a place-kick or a Blake groupie.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Of course, the big news on the first day of legal tampering is that the colds announced they are resigning Alec Pierce to a four-year, 116 million dollar deal.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And they traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Steelers for nothing.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The deals were announced so late all Monday that we didn't get will rather for its thoughts.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Here he is with him.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And as I assume, they're kind of the same as mine.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I said on yesterday's podcast that I think you and I see this exactly the same way.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And I just want to preface it with saying that Alec Pierce is a nice wide receiver.
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[SPEAKER_04]: This is not based on whether he can perform at the wide receiver.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Go ahead, your thoughts.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I completely agree.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I will reiterate at the point that he has improved.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Each year that he has been in an applescoil.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yes.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But he's not worth $29 million a year.
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[SPEAKER_05]: An average annual value.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's just not.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Greg, I'm going to roll St. Brown's making one million more a year in an average annual value as Alec Pierce.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I get that deal happened a couple of years ago and you have to take into account the salary cap increase.
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[SPEAKER_05]: This is how you derail any opportunity for your team to compete for a championship for five years.
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[SPEAKER_05]: They have replaced a more valuable receiver in Michael Pittman who stylistically plays closer to what you expect your quarterback to play being more of a possession receiver big open across the middle.
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[SPEAKER_05]: That's not been Alec Pierce's ML.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He performed well with Philip Rivers, but he is a deep threat who is still working on developing his route tree.
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[SPEAKER_05]: This just seems like an awful lot of money to me to still be kind of a work and project in terms of being able to run all nine routes on the route tree.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Greg, it's a great move if he has 112 catches for 1250 yards and 12 touchdowns next
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[SPEAKER_05]: I agree.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean, we could come back and I we've never seen that guy for he had 80 targets last year.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean, he was out targeted by Michael Pittman and Tyler Warren.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's not the go to guy on third down.
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[SPEAKER_05]: That was Josh downs whenever it wasn't Michael Pittman.
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[SPEAKER_05]: To me, if I'm proud of the war, and I'm thrilled because now he's going to catch 115 balls next year from Daniel Jones without the competition for over the middle targets from Pittman.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I just, I struggle to see logistically where this makes sense.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I hope that the town evaluators for the cults, that Pierce has been able to assume that role as a possession wide receiver for this franchise, I just, when I turn on the tape, I don't see it.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Uh, a wide receiver getting paid that much can not have only 47 or seven on a year.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Well, they traded one of their best, it's a worst.
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[SPEAKER_04]: One of their best five players on their team to clear cap space.
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[SPEAKER_04]: to sign an average starting quarterback and a number two wide receiver as a top-end number one wide receiver.
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[SPEAKER_04]: That's what they just did.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I agree completely.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I love everything Michael Pittman's about as a competitor as a player.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's just a great football player.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's a great football player.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I'm glad that
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[SPEAKER_05]: He can go to a city that I think will appreciate what he brings.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's a very high-ns ward, ask wide receiver.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I don't know the D.S.
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[SPEAKER_05]: has talented, but that's the type of play style he has.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And a city like Pittsburgh is going to really appreciate what he's able to give.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He got that $20 million a year A.A.V.
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[SPEAKER_05]: value from the Steelers.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Why couldn't the contract be re-worked with the Colts?
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[SPEAKER_05]: That's what I'm not.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Like, Hitman is a far more valuable receiver to me and what he's able to do.
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[SPEAKER_05]: past blocking what he's able to do in terms of a 50th ball jump ball type of receiver.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I love his size over the middle.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think he's very physical.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think he's a good runner with the football.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And he's just tougher than hell, Greg.
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[SPEAKER_05]: He's just a tough football player.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And that to me is why I look at this and just say,
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think in a way they got a lot worse today by having a leader like him gone.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Michael Pittman is not the reason the Indianapolis Colts have not been good over the last three years.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You can point to some of them.
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[SPEAKER_04]: What have you done?
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[SPEAKER_04]: They've been competitive.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But he has been a great leader for the team.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Really sad to see him go what I'm happy he's going to have a chance to go compete with a franchise that knows what it's doing.
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[SPEAKER_04]: All right, well we'll hear from you later this week on this podcast and of course we're going to have our new podcast coming up Thursday night into Friday morning looking forward to that.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And of course, we'll be a recent guest on this show as well.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Some more NFL news, future Hall of Famer, why do you see for my Kevin's is no longer a buccaneer after signing with the 49ers, Sean Gary completes.
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[SPEAKER_04]: What essentially was a trade for Mike O' Parsons going
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[SPEAKER_04]: exchange in past rushers in the what last six months or so.
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[SPEAKER_04]: By the way, the Packers received a fourth round draft pick for Gary.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The Browns have signed Titus Howard, so they continue to have one of the best offensive lines for no reason in the NFL.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The Falcons picked up two Attaglio Valle and the Dolphins replaced him by signing Malik Willis, Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker is headed to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs have also signed Travis Kelsey another future Hall of Famer to a one-year contract.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Bring you more NFL news as it happens on this show and with Will Rutherford and with my cuts all later this week.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And the World Baseball Classic, the U.S. is 3-0 after beating Mexico 5-3 Monday behind Comrades from Aaron Judge and Roman Anthony, and the U.S. faces fellow unbeaten at Italy on Tuesday at 9, for the pool be lead, that game can be seen on F.S.
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[SPEAKER_04]: 1.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Puerto Rico, Japan, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic are also unbeaten so far, and the knockout round begins Friday.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And here's what's coming up on Tuesday, March 10th, 2026, of course, the Big 10 Tournament gets underway with Maryland and Oregon at 5, so about an hour, and Penn State and Northwestern at the United Center in Chicago.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The Penn State Northwestern winner plays IU at 630 Wednesday, and the winner of that one plays number 18 Purdue at 630 Thursday.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Well, I have reaction after each night of the tournament, at least as long as Purdue and I US playing not tonight, however, we're not going to be recapping Ben State Northwestern and Maryland, Oregon, sorry, number three, Michigan, number three, Michigan, number eight, Michigan State, number nine, Illinois, and number 11 Nebraska, receive the double buys and will not play until Friday.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Tuesday morning, we really start big 10 tournament preview with our Purdue guy Jake done and our IU guys, my cuts will end Grant Shows.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Please go listen to the entire podcast but here is our predictions for who's going to win the big 10 tournament.
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[SPEAKER_04]: All right, predictions starting with Hutsl.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think it's going to be a state of Michigan final.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I expect is out to be there.
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[SPEAKER_03]: we haven't talked about them very much if at all in this podcast, but I think you're looking at a chance to be a really, really, that's a team that I think can make a march run, they've got size, they've got guys who can't shoot as opposed to years passed and
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[SPEAKER_03]: And they've got a great point guard.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He can obviously get kicked out of any game at any time with his ability to muil kick guys and the nuts.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But Michigan State, I expect to be in the final.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they'll be playing Michigan.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think Dusty Mae makes it two years and a row.
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[SPEAKER_03]: For the Wolverines and Indiana fans get to cry a little bit more about that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You kind of beat me to the punch, Mike.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I was going to take the same thing, Michigan and Michigan State.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to go out on a limb and I'm going to take Michigan to get me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It seems like the team that usually makes a run in the tournament doesn't get to their conference championship game or loses in the conference championship or gets upset before then.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I could see Michigan getting upset before the victim tournament championship game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to take
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[SPEAKER_00]: What's constant in Michigan state in the championship and give me January, February is a April, May, June and on to cut down the net in Chicago and be technically the big tens first representative in the NCAA tournament in Michigan state.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Jake, I was going to let you go next, but I'm just going to jump right on there.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I had the exact same idea except for I'm going to say it's going to be Illinois.
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[SPEAKER_04]: the beats Michigan.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I think Michigan's guards have been not playing quite as well.
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[SPEAKER_04]: They're ready to get beat.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I think just wants in this tournament.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Give me Michigan State over Illinois for the Big Ten Championship, Jake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Now that we've kind of talked about a little bit more, I'm going to admit that I've been a little swayed here in terms of my selections.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This will be Ohio State and Michigan's third time meeting.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's really hard to be the team twice,
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm going to I'm going to go on a limb here very very bold prediction Ohio state up sets mission again.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like grants message there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So Ohio state beats Michigan.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to take Illinois in the championship.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Versavers Purdue, why not, you know, why not if we're going on a limb here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: What?
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[SPEAKER_01]: the championship, but I think ultimately I wouldn't know I'll get the best of them again there, so to go Illinois's the champion against us seven seed Purdue championship.
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[SPEAKER_04]: All right, everybody, we'll be back on Wednesday night after the Purdue Indiana game.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Thanks, guys.
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[SPEAKER_04]: We're not breaking down Ruggers on Wednesday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Ruggers Minnesota.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Jake, we need Jake, we need an emergency pod after the pit game tomorrow, so yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Keep us posted.
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[SPEAKER_04]: If you listen to the whole podcast, you find out that Jake is actually working at the ACC tournament, so he will be there for the horrible opening night of the ACC tournament in Charlotte on Tuesday night.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The Big East and Big 12 also get underway this week.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Butler faces Providence at 4 o'clock on Wednesday at MSG, with the winner facing top seed St. John's Thursday at noon.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And in the NBA, the two teams with the worst record go head to head tonight in Sacramento at 10 o'clock, 15 and 49 Pacers and the 15 and 50 Kings, it's the final game of the four game road trip for the Pacers who are currently O and three out west.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Here's a quick update with my friend and our Pacers guy, Mike Rich.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Mike, you'll find no more dedicated Pacers fans than you and I.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And I haven't had a hard time remembering the Pacers play right now.
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[SPEAKER_04]: How about you?
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[SPEAKER_04]: tonight.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Tonight, okay, good.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Good.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Just over the weekend, I kind of forgot that they were playing the Lakers and the blazers until the games had started out west.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I in Sacramento, of course, the game between the two worst teams in the NBA.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Loserlies town in the last place, Mike.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, they both have 15 wins this year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So Sacramento just picked up a, they're on a winning streak.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So Pacer's better be ready.
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[SPEAKER_04]: What I was hoping for, Mike, was that by this time either Washington or Brooklyn would have won a couple more names and the Pacer's could quit tanking and start winning some games and I have to think about this.
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[SPEAKER_04]: But unfortunately, right now, there are 14 players for those three spots for the best odds in the draft.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's a tight race down at the bottom.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Hey, everybody wants to lose my why not the draft that is coming up in this year is just too good not to be in it Too good not to be in it the kings are actually playing better than the Pacers as of right now I think this is the game the Pacers gonna win tonight might Kings won their last game against the bulls
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[SPEAKER_04]: Russell Westbrook tripled double.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I hope he gets another one tonight.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I hope so, but I have been nice to see.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I like Russell Westbrook that he just plays hard every freaking night.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And if you're trying to tank it, that can really be a touch from a can it.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It's all for air.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's all.
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[SPEAKER_02]: His whole career has just been solid.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Not a lot of winning lately.
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[SPEAKER_04]: But it will not be a reunion with Dema to Sabona, because he will not be playing once again.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And the Kings and Pacers three years ago had good draft picks, and then they both started making the playoffs.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And now, uh, well, here we are again, here we are again, of course, the Pacers have just been in the NBA finals, and I think they're going to be getting next year.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The Kings are nowhere again.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The kings are not looking good for the future right now.
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[SPEAKER_04]: And then the pace was finally return home on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns and the next before going out to Milwaukee and New York Mike.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I think you can get tickets pretty cheap.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I got two games coming up.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to see the Lakers and the Pacers and the Clippers and the Pacers.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Back to back games.
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[SPEAKER_04]: twenty-five to twenty-seven that's right say uh... pacers in the heat play that sunday the next game you want to go and make it three-in-a-row i can do that i think parking cost more than those three games if you love the pacers and don't mind a uh... a substandard product shall we say
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[SPEAKER_04]: Take it to a really good price right now.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It's a really good time to take your little little ones because they don't know the difference between winning and losing, and I'll just be a fun experience for a very low price, except for a course-parking.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I doubt Michael would be with us on tomorrow's show to recap the Pacers game.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It'll be back when the Pacers return home against the suns on Thursday and the next on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I've just decided in the last couple of minutes that I'm not going to have a
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[SPEAKER_04]: Greg and his friend's talk sports on Wednesday afternoon and said I'm going to come back on the first thing Thursday morning in the rest of this week, do the show first thing in the morning so I can recap all of the conference tournaments for you for the rest of the week.
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[SPEAKER_04]: So breaking news, Greg and his friend's talk sports is close to midnight as I can get it every day of the rest of this week and you are there with
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[SPEAKER_04]: Not tonight though, Wednesday morning.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Nothing going on tonight except for two big 10 basketball games.
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[SPEAKER_04]: We'll wait till Thursday morning.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Just makes sense.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Doesn't make sense of half the games are over and I'm trying to report that days half and the rest of the games are still being played.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Just decided kind of on the spot that I was going to be at.
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[SPEAKER_04]: love this music.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I have a blue grass outro and a jazz outro and I love both of them.
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[SPEAKER_04]: If this music doesn't make you happy, I don't know what will.
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[SPEAKER_04]: I have a great day central
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[SPEAKER_04]: and I love Susie.