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In this episode of Gangland Wire, Host retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins dives into the shadowy intersection of organized gambling and college athletics through the story of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.  During the early 1960s, Rosenthal built his reputation by identifying weaknesses in sports systems, particularly among vulnerable college athletes. He met one who could not be bought, Mickey Bruce of Oregon. At the center of this story is a little-known but pivotal attempt at a fix involving the Oregon Ducks. Rosenthal and his associate, David Budin, believed they had found an opening, but they ran headlong into the integrity of Oregon halfback Mickey Bruce. Bruce flatly refused the bribe, setting off a chain reaction that would help expose a much wider pattern of corruption in college sports.   I break down how this wasn't an isolated incident but part of a nationwide effort by gamblers to influence outcomes and exploit young athletes. The episode explores the mechanics of organized gambling, attempts to fix games, and why college sports became such an attractive target for mob-connected bookmakers. The story reaches a dramatic turning point during U.S. Senate hearings on gambling in college athletics, where Mickey Bruce publicly identified Lefty Rosenthal as one of the men who tried to corrupt him. It's a rare moment in mob history—one where a gambler is named in open testimony by a player who refused to bend.   From there, I trace Rosenthal's continued rise in the gambling world, from Miami to Las Vegas, where he would help shape modern sports betting while repeatedly managing to stay one step ahead of serious legal consequences. Rosenthal’s story raises enduring questions about accountability, the limits of law enforcement, and why some figures seem untouchable. I close the episode by reflecting on Rosenthal's legacy—and on Mickey Bruce's quiet heroism.   Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:03 The Story Begins 4:14 The Bribe Attempt 7:58 The Aftermath of Scandal 12:26 The Rise of Lefty 14:34 College Sports and Corruption 18:58 The Online Gambling Boom 22:26 The Fall of Adrian McPherson 24:24 Mickey Bruce’s Legacy [0:00] Hey, hey, all you wiretappers, back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. This is Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective. I worked a mob for about 14 years, and now I tell some mob stories, as many as I can find. And we all know Lefty Rosenthal. We all know Robert De Niro played him as Ace Rothstein in the film movie Casino. And that movie, part of the reason it was so good that Nicholas Pelleggi, the screenwriter, and wrote the book, was able to spend hours and hours interviewing Lefty Rosenthal in real life. He had gone to Florida by then and it seemed like the mob wasn’t after him anymore. They had one attempted bombing of him, if you remember. [0:41] So it was a really good movie. There’s really good depiction of that era and that system that they had going out there. Let’s go back on Lefty Rosenthal’s history to a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. Lefty Rosenthal thought he could corrupt anybody, but he found a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. It was really one of his early cases where law enforcement, the FBI, and other state law enforcement agencies figured out Lefty Rosenthal was somebody, and he was a pretty big gambler. He was a nationwide gambler. In 1960, the Oregon Ducks had a pretty good team. What a name, the Oregon Ducks. They had a man named Dave Grayson and the quarterback with Dave Gross in the backfield. They had a 5’3 All-American receiver named Cleveland Jones. What a name, Cleveland Jones. They went 7-2-1. They lost to Michigan, and they also lost to eventual Rose Bowl champ Washington. But this was good enough to gain a Liberty Bowl invite to play Penn State. Oregon lost the bowl and played in two feet of snow and freezing temperatures in Philadelphia that year. [1:50] But the biggest news of the season was made during their trip to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. They had this potential All-American player named Mickey Bruce, who really was obscure compared to especially this Dave Gross or this Cleveland Jones, who was an unusual player. He was a president of his fraternity. He was a former Little League World Series star. He was the son of an attorney. He was a team captain. He played halfback and defensive back. And there was two professional gamblers came to Ann Arbor that year and they didn’t know much about this guy, but they did know, one of them’s name was Budin, David Budin, and the other one was Frank Lefty Rosenthal. They didn’t know much about Mickey Bruce, but they had a connection to him. A guy who played for the Oregon State basketball team named Jimmy Granada and knew Boudin from when they were little kids growing up on the basketball courts in New York City. Now, Granada told Mickey that he had two friends staying at the team hotel and they needed tickets. This time, players could then were given tickets and they could turn around and sell them to people. Boudin ended up finding him and introduced himself and said he was Jimmy Granada’s friend and invited Mickey up to the room and said, I’m the guy that needs a couple of tickets. [3:15] Mickey was a little bit hesitant, but didn’t know this guy. He’s probably got a New York accent, probably slick, more than likely. He hesitated at first and booted and said, just take a few minutes. I just want to get you to go and get those tickets. And so he goes him, so he follows him into the room and he finds Lefty Rosenthal waiting there, who he doesn’t know and won’t even have any idea who he is till much later. So they chatted a little bit about the game as people will and ask him questions about the team. And Rosenthal mentioned that Oregon was a six-point underdog. He said, do you don’t think a player could be bribed? Mickey said, I suppose they could. Buden then cut in. He said, Mickey, he said, what do you think it would cost to ensure that Michigan won by at least eight points? Mickey plays along. He says, you’re the big-time gamblers. You should know. So Buden said, about $5,000. And Mickey said, that’s probably fine. [4:14] Mickey said, let me check into this. And he said, I’m late for a team meeting and I got to get going. So they made plans to meet later on about 9 p.m. Mickey was no fool or small town rube. His father had been a Chicago attorney and he now practice in El Cajon, California. [4:31] He raced to catch up with his teammates and told an assistant coach about the bribe who told the athletic director, who then called in the Michigan State Police, who called in the FBI. And they told Mickey to go ahead and show up at 9 p.m. at the meeting in the hotel room. They don’t want to apprehend Buden and Rosenthal right now. They want to get some more information and really get a real solid bribery attempt out of them. So acting on the advice of these cops, Mickey goes back to the hotel room that evening. [5:00] Buden and Rosenthal start talking to him. And so they gave him tips about how to carry out this scheme without attracting any attention. Buden and Rosenthal say, we’ll give you an extra $5,000 and you can get the quarterback, Dave Gross, to go along with this scheme. He said, Mickey, you just need to let some pass receivers get behind you once in a while and let them run up the score a little bit. And you’re not going to win anyhow, more than likely. Get the quarterback to call a few wrong plays nobody really ever noticed. And he said, I’ll give you each $5,000 after the game if you’ll do that. He also offered Mickey $100 a week just to call him at his house down in Florida and update him about the health of Oregon’s team before weekly betting lines were released makes you wonder how many guys did Rosenthal have calling him to update him on injuries and everything on different college teams and professional too. Because I know from doing a story before that Ocardo and a lot of the Chicago gangsters really valued Rosenthal’s tips on making their football bets. He seemed to have some kind of an inside track. [6:08] As he got ready to leave, Mickey said, oh, wait a minute. I gave you those tickets. You got to pay me, which were only worth about three bucks each. And so Lefty gave him 50 bucks for the two tickets. Mickey would remember later that he had to roll $100 bills in his pocket, which is typical for a high-flyer, high-rolling kind of a dude like that, have a big roll of cash in your pocket. And then you reach down in, peel some off so everybody can see how much money you got in your pocket. Rosenthal said, hey, I got to leave tonight, but see my friend Buden in the morning, David Buden, and he’ll give you the money. Mickey agreed, went back to his room. The next morning, while eating breakfast with his teammates, he sees a state trooper leading Buden out of the hotel in handcuffs, and then missed Lefty Rosenthal, who, as he had told them the night before, the Lefty was going to be leaving, and they had made a good bribery attempt. I don’t know what the police were waiting on. They were trying to make an even better case or something. I guess they probably They wanted him to go back in and catch them all together with the money. But then lefty left, and they went ahead and pulled the trigger early. You never know how these things work out exactly and what was at play. During the game, Mickey, I tell you what, Mickey played his heart out. He got an interception for a touchdown. It didn’t make any difference. Michigan won easily, 21 to nothing, and easily covered the six-point spread. [7:28] A player will later be asked about this, and part of the reason was he said the coach had called a late-night team meeting and told them about this bribery attempt and asked them if any of them had been approached. Of course, everybody said no. Whether they had or not, they’re going to say no. But this player said it really shook us. We just had no rhythm. We just couldn’t get together for that game. [7:50] Buden, when he was arrested, it turns out he was arrested for registering at a hotel under a fake name. He ends up paying some little fine and leaving town. [7:58] Lefty was long gone the next day. It’s possible that Rosenthal and Buden knew that just attempting this bribe might have the negative impact on Oregon’s chances against the spread anyhow. All we know for sure is they got off scot-free in the end, and Buden paid a $100 fine or whatever. Lefty, but he did get exposed because Mickey Bruce, he didn’t have any idea of what he was getting drawn into, but it became a nationwide scandal. Basketball and football games, college games were being influenced on a wide scale by these gambling interests and Lefty Rosenthal was right in the middle of it all. Part of the McClellan committee, Senator McClellan of Arkansas convened his select committee just to investigate gambling and college athletics later that year. Because of this Michigan interaction with Lefty and college players and attempted bribery, they brought Mickey Bruce in. September the 8th, 1961, there’s a Senate hearing witness table. And sitting at that table is Mickey Bruce at one side and Frank Lefty Rosenthal at the other. And this was the same Frank he’d met at this hotel room. And he literally fingered Rosenthal as one of the men who attempted to bribe him. That photo that I’ve got in there, if you’re on YouTube, Rosenthal fled the fifth, of course. [9:27] Committee here, meetings like that, really what they’re good for is to stir law enforcement and bring people out and bring out and get the public riled up against organized crime. That’s what McClellan’s committee was really good for. They had several of those committees that finally got local authorities and the FBI to start looking at organized crime. And in particular, this is the mother’s milk of organized crime by now is gambling. And college sports gambling was the thing at the time. There was some pro teams going on, but it didn’t have near the action going down on it that the college teams had. There was a lot more interest in college and a lot more college games every week. Later on the next year, Wayne County, Michigan District Attorney’s Office wanted Mickey Bruce to come back to Detroit and swear out a complaint against the people that tried to bribe him and name him and give statements and everything. Bruce, by then, he didn’t really want to mess with it. He was playing football. He had his fraternity work. He had to keep his grades up because he was going to law school. [10:32] But they had a game against Ohio State that November. Michigan authorities thought, just come in and see us when you’re here. But he was out for the season by then. He had separated his shoulder, and he never really played again when they were playing Stanford earlier that year. He wasn’t going to go back to Michigan. His coaches tried to get him to cooperate, but he said, I’m done with the whole matter. In an interview, he said, as far as I’m concerned, this whole thing should have been dead a month ago after it happened. He conferred with his father, and they both said they can’t really make him do that. [11:05] He said, I didn’t have time to go. I’ve got all these school activities that I’m doing, and I just don’t want to go. And he said, the Michigan police botched this thing from the start. They should have stuck around, and they should have got Rosenthal before they left town. There were several things they should have done, and it was a poorly run investigation that probably wasn’t going to succeed anyhow. And he said it had been over a year, and he said, I don’t really remember exactly what happened. I understand all that, and he could have helped him make a case, but there’s an obscure a paragraph in Lefty Rosenthal’s FBI file. And it might explain a little more about why Mickey Bruce didn’t testify in a criminal trial against Lefty. It already testified and pointed him out in the McClellan hearing. But right after that, his mother received a telephone call in her home in El Cajon, California. Now, there’s some, it says name redacted, but you can easily fill in the name. 1961, September 1961, name redacted, El Cajon, received a phone call from an unidentified male asking if, name redacted, can you fill in, Mickey Bruce, name redacted, answered in the negative, at which time this person uttered an oath and added, you’re going to get it, and so is he. I think it’s pretty easy to fill in the names of Mickey Bruce and his mother easily. [12:26] Bruce stayed home Oregon went to Columbus Lost to the Buckeyes again Wayne County DA Dropped any cases Against Buden and Rosenthal For lack of evidence Lefty will continue During these years To run his sports book Out of Florida He’ll continue Traveling around the country And making contact With people in the College sports world Trying to bribe players And coaches And gather information And. [12:50] Cops in Miami were watching Lefty by then, 1960, New Year’s Eve. Police Chief Martin Dardis of Miami knocked on Rosenthal’s door with a group of guys and found him in his bedroom in his pajamas. He had a telephone in one hand and a small black book in the other. Dardis took the phone away from him and started answering the calls, and they were from bettors all around the country. He remembered that there was one guy named Amos who wanted to place a bet on a football game on New Year’s Day. And Dardis handed the phone to Rosenthal who told the guy that was calling in says you’re talking to a cop you stupid SOB. [13:28] During that raid, Rosenthal complained he’d paid $500 to keep local police from harassing his bookmaking operations. He said, you guys must be kidding. [13:37] Evidently, you didn’t get your piece. About a year later, February 1962, after the Senate hearings, detective knocked on his door again in Miami. He came to the door sporting dapper attire, which he was a really dapper dresser, and he had painted fingernails, according to a newspaper account. He said, I’ve been expecting you. [13:58] The detectives arrested Rosenthal, not for bribing Mickey Bruce, but he and his friend Buden faced charges in North Carolina for offering $500 to Ray Paprocki, a basketball player at NYU, and wanted to shave points in a 1960 NCAA tournament against West Virginia. During this time, authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixtures who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period. In the end, 37 players from 22 schools were arrested on charges relating to [14:31] port shaving. Man, that’s, boy, that was huge. We’ve got these guys going down now periodically that are getting involved because of the apps. And we’re going to get a little more into that. This gambling thing and college athletics especially, but even pro athletics. It’s a corrupting force, guys. I know a lot of you like to bet on games, but it really, there’s a real potential for corrupting the game. And in the end, if they keep it up and people keep corrupting these games, it’s just going to be like wrestling. You’ll just, somebody will control who’s going to win and who’s going to lose in every contest. That’s what these gamblers would like to get, and they’d make all the money. [15:08] Rosenthal pleaded no contest. He got a $6,000 fine for trying to fix this NYU-West Virginia game. He claimed that David Buden gave up his name and that he said later on, trying to clear himself of that, that that wasn’t really me. David Buden did it, and he would have given up his mother’s stay away from what he had to face. That was when the Nevada Gaming Control Board was after him. [15:33] In 1967, Rosenthal, under the watch of the Chicago Outfit, started acting like his outfit bosses and bring outfit tactics down to Miami. He started intimidating rival bookies and others in Miami who incurred his wrath. He ordered bombings of the territory. I interviewed the son of a CIA operative named, his father’s name was Ricardo Monkey Morales. Look back and see if you can find that interview of the son of Monkey Morales. I think Monkey Morales was probably in the title. And he told us about his father’s relationship with Rosenthal. He told him that Lefty had told his dad that he represented organized crime out of Chicago. And he said that Morales said that Rosenthal paid him. He said that Rosenthal paid Monkey Morales to blow up Alfie’s newsstand with a bookie joint in the back. He also had him, they had him blow up a car and a boat owned by a well-known jewelry thief that the mob was pressuring to do some burglaries for them. He also had him explode a bomb. I remember this, explode a bomb in the front yard of a Miami police officer trying to show his power. I guess this guy was messing with him or something, trying to tell everybody he was connected to the outfit and don’t mess with me. [16:50] Morales would also claim that he’d witnessed Rosenthal meeting with Tony Splatron in Miami in 1967. [16:58] 1970s, he goes to Las Vegas at the request of the outfit, which we all know. We’ll go back over it a little bit. Even legitimate gambling people will say he invented the sportsbook industry in Las Vegas. They didn’t really do that before. And Sports Illustrated once called him the greatest living expert on sports gambling. He’ll die in 2008 of natural causes down in Florida after all the skimming investigation went down and people started going to grand juries and being indicted and going to trials and everything. All the mobsters did. Several people in Las Vegas did. A guy out of the Tropicanda who was Kansas City’s man, Joe Augusto, and a guy named Carl Thomas who worked at both casinos and helping in skimming and several other guys that worked in the casino business. But guess who never was indicted? And guess who never even was called in for an interview? And guess who just hid out? Lefty Rosenthal. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Jane Ann Morrison of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Finally, they get an FBI agent to confirm to her that he was a top echelon informant during all this time. They try to blow him up in his Cadillac, another famous attempted mob hit. A lot of people speculate on that. They’ll always say it was Kansas City because they thought he was an informant all along. and never liked him and never trust him because he really, he brought all the heat down out in Las Vegas. Now, the heat was coming anyhow, but he maybe brought it a little bit quicker. [18:24] There’s a former federal prosecutor out of Las Vegas that once said, it’s been said you should never speak ill of the dead, but there are exceptions to the rule, and Frank Rosenthal is one of those exceptions. He is an awful human being. [18:38] Dave Budin, the guy who first approached Mickey Bruce, Yes. Continues in the sportsbook game and draws his son Steve into it. And by the 1990s, the online betting industry has taken over from your neighborhood bookie and a mob just running everything. It’s a multi-billion dollar thorn in the side of the U.S. authorities. [18:59] 1998, federal prosecutors indicted Miami gambler David Buden, same man that tried to bribe Mickey Bruce, and indicted Buden’s son for running something called SDB Global. [19:13] Which later became SBG. Federal authorities prosecuted Boudin under a federal anti-gambling statute because SDB Global was incorporated in Costa Rica, but it was based in Miami. Pleaded guilty and got a $750,000 fine. In Kansas City, during those same years, the son of the feared mafia capo, if you will, Willie the Rat Comisano, Willie Comisano Jr., They headed up a group of bookies that contained the names and sons and other extended relatives of many Kansas City Mafia members out of the 50s and 60s. And they were using the internet and dealing with either SDB Global or one of the other sports betting sites that sprung up in Costa Rica because they were all over the place. Budins were high flyers in this doing business out of Costa Rica. And they were making a lot of money, a lot of money. In 2004, SBG comes to the attention of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They sent an undercover in, and they asked an SBG operator why the company required customers to call before wiring each new deposit. And he got him on tape to say, because we change the names in the countries of the middlemen all the time. The agent suggested that the process made it uneasy, and the employee of SBG said, you don’t have to worry about it. Lots of people do it. [20:35] Well, during this investigation, they also found there was a Florida State star quarterback named Adrian McPherson was placing bets on games that he was playing in and ends up getting dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. He was a rising star, a rising young star quarterback. In the investigation, they learned he’d already lost $8,000 to a local bookie who’d cut him off. He was giving him, extending him credit. Guy owed him $8,000 and he cut him off. So that’s when he turned to online SBG sites. Now, you have to pay up front. So he was getting some money to gamble somehow, and he tried to hide this activity by using a roommate, but a review of his phone records showed several calls to STB, and one time was, like, just before, there were, like, two in a row. And that’s how they were, like, trying to hide it and then pass it off to make it look like there was somebody else making the bet. He eventually gets arrested. He pleads to lesser charges. But one of those charges was check forgery. And when a gambler starts losing, many times they’ll turn to those white-collar crimes like check forgery, embezzlement. They’ll start stealing from their work, shoplifting, drug dealing. They can do anything like a junkie, man. They’ll do anything to keep gambling. [21:52] I once knew a guy said he couldn’t even walk into a casino because he just starts getting a rush. He just can’t stay away from the machines once he walks in. So he totally has to stay out. Adrian McPherson, he was also an all-star baseball player. Even though he is kicked out of college ball for betting on his own team, he then gets drafted. The New Orleans Saints in 2005 draft him. They want him as their starting quarterback. But they also drafted a guy named Drew Brees, who ended up leading him to the Super Bowl in 2006. [22:27] Now, later in that season or during that season, the Tennessee Titan mascot will accidentally hit McPherson with a golf cart. He sues him for several million dollars. The following year, he does this. He’s been injured by this golf cart. I don’t know if it wasn’t a career injury, obviously, but they also the gambling thing. And the following year, he appears with the Grand Rapid Rampage AFL team. Then he goes to a Canadian team. Then he plays on a variety of arena football teams, a different one every year almost. And finally, in 2018, the Jacksonville Sharks, which is an arena team, releases him. His gambling led him to a free fall into obscurity. He was on his way up to life-changing generational wealth, and the gambling just got him. [23:17] Let’s go back a minute, you know, all these, I’ll be telling all these stories about these low rents and degenerate gamblers. Let’s go back to the incorruptible Mickey Bruce. He was injured during 1961 during his senior year. His last game was in 1961 against Stanford. His three seasons of Oregon, he rushed 29 times for 128 yards. At one touchdown, he caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he intercepted six passes in the last season, returned six punts for an 11-yard average. He ends up being drafted in the 24th round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Oakland Raiders, but he never pursued a professional football career. Instead, he followed his father’s footsteps. He went to law school and became a lawyer out in California. [24:08] Michael J. Bruce, his story goes really beyond the gridiron. He’s on that very short list of individuals who have implicated gangsters, pointed them out in court, and survived. And he prospered from then on under [24:20] his own name. He didn’t go in witness protection or anything like that. He might not have agreed to prosecute Lefty going back to Michigan for that other case, but he did stand up and point at Lefty Rosenthal and say, he’s the one that tried to bribe me. 1981, Mickey Bruce will get the Leo Harris Award. Presented to alumni, alumnus Letterman, who have been out of college for 20 years and have demonstrated continuous service and leadership to the university. Some of the other, Alberto Salazar went to Oregon. He got it. A guy named Dan Fouts, I know that name, Johnny Robinson, Bill Dellinger. [25:02] So guys, it’s much better to get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing good than to get a car bomb or to die in obscurity. So thanks, guys. That’s the story of Lefty Rosenthal and his earlier years before the skimming and really the story of a tribute to Mickey Bruce, a guy that stood up and did the right thing when it needed to be done. Thanks, guys. 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Boilers In The Stands is LIVE. Purdue looks to keep the momentum going as they take on Oregon in Mackey Arena. Come join the chat and hangout as Kraig Bowers and Joe Jackson breakdown everything you need to know for the game!Subscribe on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7kd9CfRqtyF3wIseu_8LAClick here to check out our merch - https://braggsinthestands.creator-spring.com/?Follow Us On Twitter - @BoilersInStandsFollow Greg Braggs on Twitter - @GBraggsJr23Follow Kraig on Twitter - @kraigbowers34Follow Joe on Twitter - @joejacksoncbb#Purdue #CollegeBasketball #Boilermakers #BoilerUp

Purdue has their first home game in 2 weeks against the Oregon Ducks. Joe Jackson and Kraig Bowers break down everything you need to know for the game.Subscribe on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7kd9CfRqtyF3wIseu_8LAClick here to check out our merch - https://braggsinthestands.creator-spring.com/?Follow Us On Twitter - @BoilersInStandsFollow Greg Braggs on Twitter - @GBraggsJr23Follow Kraig on Twitter - @kraigbowers34Follow Joe on Twitter - @joejacksoncbb#Purdue #CollegeBasketball #Boilermakers #BoilerUp

College football's playoff landscape heats up as the Big 10 has frontrunners like Indiana and Ohio State as strong title contenders. The Hoosiers might even deserve to be No. 1. There's another Big 10 team to discuss, too. The Oregon Ducks reload for a national championship run. Can Dante Moore, Jamari Johnson, and a stacked defensive line fuel Oregon's quest for glory? Brian Smith and Spencer McLaughlin break down Oregon's star power, tight end depth, and the strategic challenge of replacing key players like Kenyan Sadiq. Is Oregon's kicking game their Achilles' heel in clutch moments?Bold predictions shape the race for 2026: Indiana and Miami surge into the College Football Playoff spotlight, while Texas Tech faces skepticism despite an easy Big 12 schedule. Surprise contenders like the California Golden Bears and Arizona State Sun Devils rise as potential dark horses, and the Houston Cougars' dynamic coaching staff could shake up the conference hierarchy. Playoff expansion, strength of schedule, and the Big 12's shot at multiple bids headline the discussion. Will preseason hype derail a favorite or fuel an unlikely Playoff run?Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it's time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join the community: https://theportal.supercast.com/Help us by supporting our sponsors!GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase.MazdaLike our players, we're driven by the details. Because highlights make the reel. What it takes to get there makes it count.There's more to a Mazda. Because there's more to you.Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn't file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcastFanDuelIf you're a new customer, bet just $5 and get $200 in Bonus Bets if you win. Make it count — because after the Super Bowl, the season is over. Last call for football on FanDuel, an Official Sportsbook Partner of Super Bowl Sixty. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Ducks Confidential podcast, hosted by The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aaron Fentress and former UO and NFL tight end George Wrighster, host of the Unafraid Show, discusses the Oregon Ducks defensive depth chart and the 2026 schedule. Plus, the hosts answer a couple of mailbag questions from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oregon Ducks emerge as top College Football Playoff contenders after locking in quarterback Dante Moore and adding dynamic defensive playmaker Koi Perich. Can this star-studded roster—with Teitum Tuioti anchoring the defense and transfer portal standouts—fuel Oregon's run toward a national title in 2026? Brian Smith examines Moore's leadership development, Oregon's explosiveness at wide receiver, and the impact of key transfers like Dylan Raiola and Iverson Hooks. Insights reveal defensive dominance fueled by Tuioti, Bear Alexander, and Perich—who could be Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Depth questions on the offensive line and defensive front spark debate: Is Oregon's mix of retention and portal moves the secret to sustained podium finishes? Don't miss this comprehensive breakdown of Oregon's evolving strategy, roster strengths, and hurdles as they chase postseason glory. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it's time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans.  Click here to learn more and join the community: https://theportal.supercast.com/ Help us by supporting our sponsors! Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. Mazda Like our players, we're driven by the details. Because highlights make the reel. What it takes to get there makes it count. There's more to a Mazda. Because there's more to you. Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn't file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life.  Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today.  Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at http://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON FanDuel If you're a new customer, bet just $5 and get $200 in Bonus Bets if you win. Make it count — because after the Super Bowl, the season is over. Last call for football on FanDuel, an Official Sportsbook Partner of Super Bowl Sixty.  FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oregon Ducks legend Jonathan Stewart and USA Today's Zachary Neel break down their top five favorite moments that defined the Ducks' 2025 season. After that, they discuss the future of Oregon's offensive line after the Jordan Seaton Sweepstakes, and the unfortunate end to Bo Nix's season with the Denver Broncos. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chuck starts hour 2 talking with Jake Crain from Crain and Cone on his early top 25, and Damon Wilson committing to Miami after leaving Mizzou. We then talk Tennessee with Russell Smith from Fox Sports Knoxville. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A final Pate State session to wrap up the CFB season, still grasping with the concept that Indiana went undefeated for a natty...and how are the Ducks positioned to get their first title next year?

FIDO: Nancy Martin and the Power of Keeping Pets in Homes Host Laura Reeves is joined by longtime friend and icon of the dog world, Nancy Martin—legendary breeder, professional handler and now visionary founder of FIDO: Friends Involved Dog Outreach. This episode is a powerful reminder of what our community can accomplish when passion meets purpose. After decades of success in the show ring, Nancy's retirement from handling didn't slow her down—it redirected her energy. What began as a simple act of compassion through a veterinary clinic grew into a groundbreaking mission: addressing pet food insecurity as a way to keep dogs out of shelters and in the homes that love them. From that idea, FIDO was born, along with the National Pet Assistance Network and No Pet Hungry America. Nancy shares how food insecurity is a household issue that directly impacts pets, why “wraparound services” matter more than blame, and how keeping families fed can prevent surrender before crisis hits. The results are staggering: over 6,000 households supported and more than 1.2 million meals provided in a single year. This conversation also dives into Nancy's national recognition—including the Oregon Humane Society's Diamond Collar Award and a Community Hero Award from the Oregon Ducks—and why those honors represent a shift in how purebred dog people can be seen as part of the solution. From mentoring future veterinarians to challenging long-held narratives about breeders and rescue, Nancy Martin is redefining advocacy in dogs. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who cares about the future of purebred dogs, community responsibility and meaningful, practical change.

John Canzano talks about the "official" promotions of Oregon's offensive and defensive coordinators, plus Pac-12 creative scheduling, Adidas President John Miller, and voicemail time capsule. Subscribe to this podcast. Read JohnCanzano.com

Jerry's here with Dante Moore's surprise return to Oregon and Tony Romo's explanation for his shaky Bills/Jags broadcast. Plus, a rough night for New York sports as the Knicks get beat down by the Kings and the Rangers drop another one at home.

Miss any part of the show; catch up with the entire episode from today.

Connor Happer and Mike Schaefer breaks down the Huskers dominate win over the Oregon Ducks, propelling them to a historic 17-0 start.

Lauren Michelson makes her debut on Happer and Schaefer. She breaks down the dominate win by Husker Hoops over the mighty Oregon Ducks.

Dante Moore will NOT be the #1 pick in this year's NFL Draft. The Oregon Ducks starting quarterback announced today he's returning for another year. How does his decision stack up with Top Pick athletes that have made similar decisions? Kurtis crunched some numbers and it sparked a great conversation. How does Moore's decision affect the NFL Draft for this year?  Gies Memorial Stadium is about to have the biggest scoreboard in all of College Football. What are some other renovations that could be made? What are improvements that YOU want to see? And give our score predictions for tonight's Illinois vs Northwestern game.

The Drive opened the show reacting to the breaking news that Oregon QB Dante Moore has announced his plan to return to college.

The Drive ended the show with the hits.

On Tuesday's   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show discussing Felix Hernandez's chances at the hall of fame, he's gaining steam. Plus, Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour and that's a good thing. John Canzano from JohnCanzano.comstops by to chat about the Oregon Ducks getting hammered by Indiana, does Dan Lanning need to change his coaching style, Demond Williams saga, predictions on the title game, John's interview with WSU president Elizabeth Cantwell and the future of the college football playoffs. Danny Kelly, The Ringer, pays his weekly visit to recap the crazy wild card weekend in the NFL.  Does he expect to see the same 49ers and Seahawks game this week that we saw in week 18?  Who's Danny's coach of the year in the NFL?  Who will be playing the championship games, will there be any surprises?  Lastly, Danny and his Ringer podcast crew are officially on Netflix! “On This Day…”   Wilt the Stilt, Michael Jordan and Seinfeld! Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”    Mike Tomlin steps down as the head coach of the Steelers. (1:00) Puck (7:30) John Canzano  (36:15 Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:07:41)  “On this Day….”  (1:07:13) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

Connor and Mike discuss the Raiola's move to the Oregon Ducks.

This 4-time wrestling state champion, happens to be a damn good football player. All jokes aside, Mason Posa is making big waves at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He earned All Big Ten honors and excelled in games against college football playoff contenders like the Oregon Ducks and the Indiana Hoosiers. After having a phenomenal high school career at La Cueva in Albuquerque, NM, he set his sights for Division One greatness with the team he felt suited him best. We dive into high school, college training, getting comfortable with his team, New Mexico roots, and much more! Produced by All Sports Best 

The Transfer Portal was not kind to The Alabama Crimson Tide over the weekend. For starters, former Auburn Tigers receiver Cam Coleman selected the Texas Longhorns. Alabama Football was thought to be, at least, a possibility for Coleman. Later that same day, running back Hollywood Smothers - an Alabama commitment - dropped his Bama commit and also went to Texas. Where does Alabama go next in the Portal? The National Championship is set for The Indiana Hoosiers v. The Miami Hurricanes Monday night in Miami at 6:30 on ESPN. The Oregon Ducks are not there, does Dan Lanning have a post season problem? Former Alabama QB Ty Simpson is not in the portal, he's headed to the NFL Draft. However, reports say he may be offered as much as $6.5 Million to play college football elsewhere. SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com #SEC #Alabama #Auburn #secfootball #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #football #sports #alabamafootball #alabamabasketball #auburnbasketball #auburnfootball #rolltide #wareagle #alabamacrimsontide #auburntigers #nfl #sportsnews #footballnews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich weighs in on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills' tough road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Wild Card round. The guys react to Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson stoking the flames in their rivalry with the Green Bay Packers with is postgame comments and brief handshake with Matt LaFleur. Rich reacts to Indiana's utter demolition of the Oregon Ducks to put the Hoosiers on the precipice of winning the College Football Playoff if they can get past the Miami Hurricanes in the final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happer and Schaefer breaks down the Indiana Hoosiers' dominant win over the Oregon Ducks and preview their National Championship affair against the Miami Hurricanes.

00:00 – 27:58 – JMV kicks things off by discussing the Indiana Hoosiers romp over the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl, as the team will now play against Miami for a national championship! 27:59 – 43:00 – JMV talks a bit about if his dad ever played for the Miami Hurricanes. He also takes some calls! 43:01 – 47:25 – JMV wraps up the 1st hour! 47:26 – 1:12:43 – Voice of the Colts and longtime IU fan Matt Taylor joins the show! Matt and JMV discuss the Hoosiers advancing to the National Championship Game against Miami. 1:12:44 – 1:23:51 – JMV talks more about the Hurricanes as the Hoosiers get set for the National Title Game! 1:23:52 – 1:31:36 – JMV wraps up the 2nd hour! 1:31:37 – 1:56:18 – Stephen Holder of ESPN joins the show! Stephen is a Miami alumnus, and he talks to JMV about how his Hurricanes match up against the Hoosiers. They also discuss the remaining Wild Card matchup between the Texans and Steelers! 1:56:19 – 2:07:46 – JMV takes some more calls from listeners! 2:07:47 – 2:15:00 – JMV wraps up the show! Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-ride-with-jmv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin and Cory recap Indiana's demolition of Oregon and ask if the world of NIL and Transfer Portal has altered your enjoyment of the CFP

On this episode of the JT Sports Podcast, JT delivers a premature instant reaction to the Indiana Hoosiers absolutely demolishing the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff. JT explains why this wasn't a fluke or a bad night, but a full-blown domination that exposed Oregon's turnovers, sloppy offensive line play, and lack of discipline against a team that simply does not beat itself. JT breaks down how **Indiana Hoosiers** football embarrassed one of the most talented rosters in the country, why Dan Lanning has real questions to answer, and how Kurt Cignetti is building something terrifying in Bloomington. JT also looks ahead to **Indiana Hoosiers** vs Miami and explains why this matchup is power versus precision for the national championship. If you thought Indiana's first win was surprising, this performance removes all doubt.

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to the Indiana Hoosiers blowing out the Oregon Ducks to advance to the National Championship to face the Miami Hurricanes, John Harbaugh could command a hefty contract from his next team, and the Baltimore Ravens have interviewed Kevin Stefanski for head coach and much more! Subscribe to Nightcap presented by PrizePicks so you don’t miss out on any new drops! Download the PrizePicks app today and use code SHANNON to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NI... 11:43 - Indiana beats Oregon27:02 - John Harbaugh’s Contract Demands37:03 - Ravens completed interview with Kevin Stefanski48:28 - Sam Darnold’s Year over Year stats (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get to look at Dante Moore tonight as he could be somebody the Jets draft, if he wants to come out and play for them. Who will be quarterbacking the Jets next season?

In this hour of Follow The Money, hosts Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard are joined by VSiN betting analyst and Indiana grad Wes Reynolds to preview tomorrow's Peach Bowl between his Hoosiers and Oregon Ducks. Also on the show, NFL handicapper Adam Chernoff drops by to preview the NFL Wild Card round with some of his best bets. And, an overview of bets in pockets for the upcoming sports slate.Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN Pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over 15% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD25. Click here to get started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We look ahead to Indiana-Oregon tonight as Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers take on the Oregon Ducks.

1.9.26 Hour 4 1:00- We look ahead to Indiana-Oregon tonight as Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers take on the Oregon Ducks. 20:00- We get to our season long confidence points picks for Wild Card weekend!

(00:00-28:40) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing what Chris Ballard said during his press conference this morning before the show and play some things that stood out during the forty-minute session with the local media. (28:40-41:45) – Tony East from Locked On Pacers, Circle City Spin, and Forbes Sports joins Jake Query to chat all things Indiana Pacers. Jake asks Tony what to make of the coaching staff starting to give Kam Jones some minutes in the last week or so, evaluates how much a toll this season is taking on Pascal Siakam, and assesses if we should compare Jarace Walker and Johnny Furphy’s production against each other. (41:45-46:41) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake Query highlighting a text he received from a listener on what he said about Chris Ballard in the opening segment of the show. (46:41-1:12:07) – Indiana football legend, Anthony Thompson, joins Query & Company to discuss how much he has enjoyed watching IU football since Curt Cignetti’s takeover. He compares what he has seen from Cignetti to Bill Mallory and Terry Hoeppner, reveals that he is really good friends with Andre Ware, and discusses his plans this weekend and next if the Hoosiers defeat the Oregon Ducks. (1:12:07-1:31:20) – The IndyStar’s Zach Osterman makes an appearance on the show from Georgia to preview tomorrow’s Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl between IU and Oregon. He shares something that IU defensive coordinator Bryant Haines told him last night, what he has learned as to how the two former Alabama assistant coaches have been navigating preparing for the game and the transfer portal at the same time, and reveals why he’s picking IU over Oregon. (1:31:20-1:35:05) – Hour number two of the show concludes with Jake highlighting something Chris Ballard said that contradicted himself. (1:35:05-2:00:02) – Bob Kravitz joins Jake Query on today’s show and the two guys discuss how applicable what Chris Ballard said today to what he has said each of the last four years, evaluates the first end of season press conference from Carlie Irsay-Gordon earlier this week, believes that Charvarius Ward and DeForest Buckner will both be back, evaluates the future of some veterans on the Colts roster, and shares his thoughts on whether IU is a football school now. (2:00:02-2:13:58) – With Chris Ballard speaking for forty-minutes today, there were some comments he made that Jake hasn’t gotten around to just yet. He plays what Ballard said about building roster depth, Anthony Richardson, and what he saw from the team in the final month of the season. Jake shares his thoughts on each of those things. (2:13:58-2:23:50) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake in studio to discuss what he will be talking about during his show today about what Chris Ballard had to say earlier today.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana football legend, Anthony Thompson, joins Query & Company to discuss how much he has enjoyed watching IU football since Curt Cignetti’s takeover. He compares what he has seen from Cignetti to Bill Mallory and Terry Hoeppner, reveals that he is really good friends with Andre Ware, and discusses his plans this weekend and next if the Hoosiers defeat the Oregon Ducks.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Best of Features: (00:00-12:47) – Tony East from Locked On Pacers, Circle City Spin, and Forbes Sports joins Jake Query to chat all things Indiana Pacers. Jake asks Tony what to make of the coaching staff starting to give Kam Jones some minutes in the last week or so, evaluates how much a toll this season is taking on Pascal Siakam, and assesses if we should compare Jarace Walker and Johnny Furphy’s production against each other. (12:47-30:59) – Indiana football legend, Anthony Thompson, joins Query & Company to discuss how much he has enjoyed watching IU football since Curt Cignetti’s takeover. He compares what he has seen from Cignetti to Bill Mallory and Terry Hoeppner, reveals that he is really good friends with Andre Ware, and discusses his plans this weekend and next if the Hoosiers defeat the Oregon Ducks. (38:27-51:20) – Bob Kravitz joins Jake Query on today’s show and the two guys discuss how applicable what Chris Ballard said today to what he has said each of the last four years, evaluates the first end of season press conference from Carlie Irsay-Gordon earlier this week, believes that Charvarius Ward and DeForest Buckner will both be back, evaluates the future of some veterans on the Colts roster, and shares his thoughts on whether IU is a football school now.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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(00:00-25:16) – Query & Company opens on a Hump Day Wednesday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the decision last night by the Baltimore Ravens to part ways with John Harbaugh. Did the Colts commit to Shane Steichen too early? Could they have been a team that contacted Harbaugh’s representatives? Plus, they start setting the table for IU vs Oregon! (25:16-38:56) – With Riley Leonard performing well in his first career NFL start, Jake and Eddie take a look back at his college success at Notre Dame and compare it to Fernando Mendoza. They highlight some things that Mendoza does well that will translate to the NFL and identify a couple of question marks they have about IU’s quarterback going to the next level. (38:56-47:28) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake and Eddie previewing the NFL Playoffs. They each identify a team that is entering the playoffs hot but could have a very underperforming effort, a team that could catch fire in the playoffs and make a Super Bowl run, and then who could be the sleeper winner of the big game. (47:28-1:15:29) – The IndyStar’s Joel Erickson joins Query & Company to talk NFL & Indianapolis Colts with Jake Query. Jake and Joel have a discussion about Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s press conference from two days ago, if there are other things that she could be focusing on right now that led her to running it back, shares some thoughts on the NFL Playoffs, and evaluates if Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa could be an option for the Colts if Daniel Jones is not brought back because he decides he wants to go elsewhere. (1:09:36-1:28:16) – Brian Neubert from GoldAndBlack.com makes an appearance on the show to preview tonight’s game for the Purdue Boilermakers against the Washington Huskies. Jake asks Brian if the Boilermakers have enough depth to win when the turnaround is so tight during the Big Ten Tournament and later into the NCAA Tournament and Brian states that Purdue’s defense has dramatically improves since the blowout loss to Iowa State. (1:28:16-1:34:47) – The second hour of the show concludes with Jake and Eddie discussing that first matchup between the Oregon Ducks and Indiana Hoosiers with Oregon missing one of the key offensive players on Friday night that had an impact in the first meeting. (1:34:47-2:00:13) – Mike Niziolek from the Bloomington Herald Times joins Jake from Atlanta to preview Friday’s game between Indiana and Oregon. Mike explains what is different between IU and Oregon since their first matchup, assesses if there is a danger of a letdown performance after their Rose Bowl performance, and believes Oregon is a better team than Ole Miss and Miami. (2:00:13-2:17:37) – Rhett Lewis from the Big Ten and NFL Network joins the show to give his perspective on the IU vs Oregon game on Friday night. He believes that there are going to be some challenges now for the Ducks offense being too one dimensional, highlights some things about Curt Cignetti that we haven’t seen in college football besides Nick Saban in the last 20 years, and believes that this team could be talked about as one of the best team mindset in college football history. (2:17:37-2:23:50) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake in studio to discuss the Montreal Expos with JMV supporting the former MLB franchise. Plus, they preview what JMV’s show will look like for the next three hours!Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-26:13) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison sharing some thoughts on the Carlie Irsay-Gordon press conference from yesterday. Jake plays some comments that stood out to him and connects what she said to what Shane Steichen said yesterday as well. (26:28-38:37) – Zak Keefer from The Athletic joins Jake Query on today’s show to give his perspective on the Indianapolis Colts decision to bring back Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen. Zak discusses the future of the franchise, the growing list of shortcomings that have happened underneath Ballard, and what he thought about Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s first end of season press conference because she indirectly revealed how she looked at Chris Ballard. (39:40-47:31) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake Query discussing the changing of the guard down in Bloomington. (47:31-1:13:21) – Stephen Holder from ESPN.com makes his weekly visit on Query & Company and starts his conversation with Jake Query about yesterday’s press conference for Carlie Irsay-Gordon. Plus, he evaluates the future of Anthony Richardson with the Colts based off the answers from Shane Steichen and Irsay-Gordon yesterday and what he would say to Colts fans that are frustrated with the decision to bring back Steichen and Ballard. (1:09:36-1:25:26) – On Friday the Indiana Hoosiers will look to pickup their second win of the season over the Oregon Ducks. Jake shares some of his initial thoughts on the game with the country starting to finally believe in Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers. (1:30:30-1:36:58) – The second hour of the show concludes with producer Eddie Garrison letting Jake know that the three Irsay daughters have now issued a letter to the Colts fans. He reads it and reacts to what they had to say. (1:36:58-2:02:43) – Scott Agness from Fieldhouse Files joins Jake Query to discuss all things Indiana Pacers. Their conversation starts by discussing the severity of Bennedict Mathurin’s thumb injury, what his future with the team looks like, how the team will plan to find a starting center before the start of next season, and the overall environment in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl last week. (2:02:43-2:12:47) – Jake continues the Colts conversation by highlighting all of the issues that Chris Ballard has had addressing the quarterback position since Andrew Luck’s abrupt retirement and how Carlie Irsay-Gordon reminded him of himself. (2:12:47-2:24:48) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake in studio to discuss his takeaways from what Carlie Irsay-Gordon said yesterday in her press conference.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colts QB Philip Rivers tells Rich why he chose to return to the NFL after his 5-year retirement, if we could see him playing in the league next season, and discusses being coached by current Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti during his NC State playing days. Rich explains why he agrees with Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning who believes the College Football Playoff should be wrapped up by New Year's Day, and lays out how the controversial Transfer Portal window opening will impact new LSU HC Lane Kiffin (who just earned $500,000 when Ole Miss made the CFP semifinals). In ‘What's More Likely' Rich weighs in on Buccaneers vs Panthers, Seahawks vs 49ers, Matthew Stafford vs Drake Maye for NFL MVP honors, Mike Tomlin's future as the Steelers' head coach, Myles Garrett's pursuit of the NFL single-season sack record, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Hour 2 of the show, Brian and Geoff discuss the Oregon Ducks taking on Texas Tech in the College Football Preview on the next slate of playoff games. Plus, the guys talk about week 18 headlining games and why things should have switched around and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Pat, AQ Shipley, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys are joined by 3x Super Bowl Super Bowl Champion, and former HC of the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Bucs, Bruce Arians as they recap Monday Night Football and the 49ers rolling the Colts, and AQ and BA square off in a Merry Quizmas. Also joining the progrum is the Head Coach of the Oregon Ducks, Dan Lanning, to chat about their win over James Madison, and their upcoming game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we'll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices