Query & Company

(00:00-25:23) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Greg Rakestraw previewing the busy show that he’s got lined up with producer Eddie Garrison. Rake starts by congratulating IU Indy on their first win of the season yesterday, the success between IU football and basketball, touches on tonight’s big college basketball game between Purdue and Alabama, and previews one of college football’s biggest rivalries in DePauw vs Wabash.

(25:23-37:37) – IU Indianapolis Head Coach Ben Howlett joins the program from the team bus up to Eastern Michigan to chat about the team’s first win of the season yesterday, how he has adjusted the playing style over the years, explains how they keep their players in shape to be able to press the entire game, and isn’t worried about his system not working and believes it is only a matter of time before it clicks.

(37:37-46:06) – The first hour of the show concludes with Greg and Eddie furthering the discussion on how Ben Howlett prepares his team to play in his unique system and  

(46:06-1:08:26) – Voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor, joins Greg Rakestraw on Query & Company to recap his entire experience, both on and off the field, in Berlin over the weekend. Matt comments on what he saw from Sauce Gardner in his first game with the Colts, admits that he is interested to see what Lou Anarumo does in coverage when Charvarius Ward returns, and compares this season to Jonathan Taylor’s breakout 2021 season.

(1:08:26-1:20:12) – Wabash Little Giants Head Coach Jake Gilbert joins the show with Greg Rakestraw to preview the longest college football rivalry game this weekend against DePauw. He shares what it would mean to win the Monon Bell as a former player and having his son on the team, states that the alumni base cares more about this game than anything else like Ohio State & Michigan fans and explains what makes the game so special.

(1:20:12-1:25:57) – The second hour of Query & Company concludes with Greg Rakestraw sharing his Northern Lights story.

(1:25:57-1:50:05) – DePauw Tigers Head Coach Brett Dietz joins Greg Rakestraw on Query & Company to discuss the unique interest that Saturday’s game against Wabash compared to other games, shares what this week looks like for him, discusses his relationship with Jake Gilbert, cites how difficult it is for people to get tickets into the game, and reveals some of the gameplan against the Little Giants.

(1:50:05-2:02:27) – IU running back Kaelon Black joins Greg Rakestraw to preview this weekend’s game for the Hoosiers against Wisconsin on senior day, discuss his transition from James Madison to Indiana with Curt Cignetti, highlights what some of the goals were for the guys who followed Cignetti from JMU to IU, takes you through that final drive against Penn State as the offense was heading out on the field, and credits the strength and conditioning staff for making this year’s team much more physical compared to last season.

(2:02:27-2:09:42) – Today’s show closes out with Greg Rakestraw welcoming JMV from Upstairs Pub in Bloomington on to preview his show!

Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-19:20) – Voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor, joins Greg Rakestraw on Query & Company to recap his entire experience, both on and off the field, in Berlin over the weekend. Matt comments on what he saw from Sauce Gardner in his first game with the Colts, admits that he is interested to see what Lou Anarumo does in coverage when Charvarius Ward returns, and compares this season to Jonathan Taylor’s breakout 2021 season.

(19:20-30:18) – Wabash Little Giants Head Coach Jake Gilbert joins the show with Greg Rakestraw to preview the longest college football rivalry game this weekend against DePauw. He shares what it would mean to win the Monon Bell as a former player and having his son on the team, states that the alumni base cares more about this game than anything else like Ohio State & Michigan fans and explains what makes the game so special.

(30:18-48:52) – DePauw Tigers Head Coach Brett Dietz joins Greg Rakestraw on Query & Company to discuss the unique interest that Saturday’s game against Wabash compared to other games, shares what this week looks like for him, discusses his relationship with Jake Gilbert, cites how difficult it is for people to get tickets into the game, and reveals some of the gameplan against the Little Giants.

(48:52-1:00:24) – IU running back Kaelon Black joins Greg Rakestraw to preview this weekend’s game for the Hoosiers against Wisconsin on senior day, discuss his transition from James Madison to Indiana with Curt Cignetti, highlights what some of the goals were for the guys who followed Cignetti from JMU to IU, takes you through that final drive against Penn State as the offense was heading out on the field, and credits the strength and conditioning staff for making this year’s team much more physical compared to last season.

(00:00-26:45) – Query & Company opens on a Hump Day Wednesday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the northern lights from last night and how they had no idea about it until they were visible. Plus, they touch on ESPN ranking three Colts free agents in the top seven of the top free agents this offseason and whether they should be concerned about Daniel Jones after the last two weeks.

(26:45-41:11) – Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network & Colts Fifth Quarter Huddle joins the show to discuss IU Indy’s first win of the season yesterday, evaluates if Jake’s paranoia about Daniel Jones ball security is warranted, believes that Sauce Gardner’s impact was very apparent against the Falcons despite the limited preparation, and previews the next couple of days.

(41:11-44:39) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake and Eddie giving away a pair of tickets for two listeners to go see Guenther Steiner on Friday night at Clowes Memorial Hall!

(44:39-1:08:59) – The IndyStar’s Joel Erickson joins the show to provide context around what the Colts players are doing with the week off. He shares what his experience was like in Berlin, his thoughts on Sauce Gardner’s first outing of the season and believes that $20 million a year would be an absolute steal for the Colts if that is the number the two parties agreed on.

(1:08:59-1:17:48) – With Thanksgiving a couple of weeks away, that means the Drumstick Dash is also right around the corner! Jake and Eddie give away some race entries by asking callers for their best turkey gobble.

(1:17:48-1:29:55) – The second hour of Query & Company concludes with Jake welcoming JMV in studio for their crossover chat and so that Jake can thank him for hosting the final hour of the show so he can head off to vacation.

(1:29:55-1:58:14) – JMV takes over the last hour of the show so Jake can catch his flight for vacation. He welcomes Tony East of Forbes Sports, Locked on Pacers, and Circle City Spin onto the program to discuss last night’s putrid defensive effort for the Indiana Pacers, tries to help JMV understand what is going on with Jarace Walker & Ben Sheppard, and pinpoints this weekend as a telling point as to how soon Bennedict Mathurin will be back.

(1:58:14-2:08:38) – JMV continues sharing his frustrations with the way the Indiana Pacers performed defensively last night against the Utah Jazz. He wonders if the Pacers will have their best performance on Thursday night after playing that poorly last night.

(2:08:38-2:15:34) – Today’s show closes out with JMV previewing what he’s got coming up on his show for the next three hours.

Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-14:14) – Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network & Colts Fifth Quarter Huddle joins the show to discuss IU Indy’s first win of the season yesterday, evaluates if Jake’s paranoia about Daniel Jones ball security is warranted, believes that Sauce Gardner’s impact was very apparent against the Falcons despite the limited preparation, and previews the next couple of days.

(14:14-37:11) – The IndyStar’s Joel Erickson joins the show to provide context around what the Colts players are doing with the week off. He shares what his experience was like in Berlin, his thoughts on Sauce Gardner’s first outing of the season and believes that $20 million a year would be an absolute steal for the Colts if that is the number the two parties agreed on.

(37:11-1:01:53) – JMV takes over the last hour of the show so Jake can catch his flight for vacation. He welcomes Tony East of Forbes Sports, Locked on Pacers, and Circle City Spin onto the program to discuss last night’s putrid defensive effort for the Indiana Pacers, tries to help JMV understand what is going on with Jarace Walker & Ben Sheppard, and pinpoints this weekend as a telling point as to how soon Bennedict Mathurin will be back.

ESPN & FanDuel Sports Network’s Tom Crean joins the show to recap what he saw from IU basketball in their dominant win over Marquette on Sunday. He evaluates Jake’s comparison of Lamar Wilkerson to Carsen Edwards and Conor Enright to Aaron Kraft. Tom laments the integration that Darian DeVries has done with freshman Trent Sisley and accesses if it felt weird broadcasting a game for two schools he used to coach.