Colts GM Chris Ballard joins us and discusses what is the big need for the team this off-season, priority positions this off-season, success drafting offensive lineman, lack of pass rush, disappointment of 8-9 finish, Nick Cross’ future, how to stop the late season collapses, Zaire Franklin’s future with the team, impressions of Riley Leonard, a potential Alec Piece extension and does it matter about the future of Michael Pittman Jr., restructuring the roster if needed, the stress of the job, handling criticism that comes with the job, his thoughts on the NBA/Pacers fine & more! 

Colts GM Chris Ballard joins us and discusses what is the big need for the team this off-season, priority positions this off-season, success drafting offensive lineman, lack of pass rush, disappointment of 8-9 finish, Nick Cross&rsquo; future, how to stop the late season collapses, Zaire Franklin&rsquo;s future with the team, impressions of Riley Leonard, a potential Alec Piece extension and does it matter about the future of Michael Pittman Jr., restructuring the roster if needed, the stress of the job, handling criticism that comes with the job, his thoughts on the NBA/Pacers fine &amp; more!&nbsp;

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Kick off your mornings with Kevin Bowen, Jeff RIckard, and James Boyd&mdash;three powerhouse voices bringing energy, expertise, and passion to Indianapolis sports radio.
Kevin Bowen, a lifelong Indy native, brings 14 years of Colts coverage and deep ties to local sports. James Boyd, Colts reporter for The Athletic, also offers sharp insights on the Colts. Jeff Rickard rounds out the bunch as a nationally acclaimed host and longtime Indy resident, adds unmatched experience in sports media and play-by-play.
Together, they deliver lively debates, expert analysis, and all the excitement for all Indy sports teams that fans crave.
Don&rsquo;t miss the dynamic trio that&rsquo;s redefining mornings in sports radio!

The Fan Morning Show

Colts GM Chris Ballard talks off-season priorities, late season collapses and 2026 agenda!

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00:00 – 13:26 – Jeff continues his watching of "Landman", the Marian Knights win the NAIA State Title, will this be the final game of the tournament where Purdue is the underdog, could a domino effect begin with the North Carolina job coming open after the Hubert Davis firing, why making the boosters happy with the coach is important in this day in NIL,

13:27 – 23:19  – Morning Checkdown

23:20 – 42:21 – We're looking forward to carb day and the fan golf outing, we get into a discussion on if we should still be complaining about the landscape of college basketball which leads us to discuss whether Micah Shrewsberry would leave Notre Dame for Butler, Illinois huge opportunity against Houston

42:22 – 1:07:46 - We continue our discussion on the coaching carousel in college basketball. What coach would take the North Carolina job so that it doesn't feel like a lateral move, would Brad Stevens come back to college? Anthony Richardson seen throwing the football yesterday, when would a trade occur for him, Dan Orlovsky's comments on Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, morning checkdown

1:07:47 – 1:19:10 – Tony East of the Circle City Spin is here to talk about some of the great individual NBA performances we've seen and how the Pacers are approaching the last 10 games of the regular season, how does Tony evaluate best player available vs need, what is Tyrese Haliburton's status after shingles diagnosis, comparing Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury vs Haliburton's, and we look forward to Benedict Mathurin's return to Indy Friday night.

1:19:11 – 1:27:09 – Kevin can't wait for Kesha to get to Indy, Trey Kaufman-Renn's push shot is special, will we get to the point in college hoops where the salaries for the players are disclosed

1:27:10 - 1:52:23 – We discuss Purdue's matchup vs. Texas in depth, what is our favorite sweet 16 game, what position have the Colts improved the most this offseason? Have they gotten better? Morning checkdown

1:52:23–2:02:18 –  We get breaking news on Butler's next men's basketball coach, the guys give their thoughts on it, why this was the most likely outcome, how his NBA connections can help, Micah Shrewsberry is NOT going to Butler, where does the money lie at Butler?

2:02:19 - 2:13:42 – Ronald Nored is leaving the Atlanta Hawks bench immediately to get to Butler, Kevin reads Butler's press release, introductory press conference coming up on Friday, can magic city fundraise Butler basketball, can Tiger play in the masters, 

00:00 &ndash; 13:26 &ndash; Jeff continues his watching of "Landman", the Marian Knights win the NAIA State Title, will this be the final game of the tournament where Purdue is the underdog, could a domino effect begin with the North Carolina job coming open after the Hubert Davis firing, why making the boosters happy with the coach is important in this day in NIL,
13:27 &ndash; 23:19&nbsp; &ndash; Morning Checkdown
23:20 &ndash; 42:21 &ndash; We're looking forward to carb day and the fan golf outing, we get into a discussion on if we should still be complaining about the landscape of college basketball which leads us to discuss whether Micah Shrewsberry would leave Notre Dame for Butler, Illinois huge opportunity against Houston
42:22 &ndash; 1:07:46 - We continue our discussion on the coaching carousel in college basketball. What coach would take the North Carolina job so that it doesn't feel like a lateral move, would Brad Stevens come back to college? Anthony Richardson seen throwing the football yesterday, when would a trade occur for him, Dan Orlovsky's comments on Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, morning checkdown
1:07:47 &ndash; 1:19:10 &ndash;&nbsp;Tony East of the Circle City Spin&nbsp;is here to talk about some of the great individual NBA performances we've seen and how the Pacers are approaching the last 10 games of the regular season, how does Tony evaluate best player available vs need, what is Tyrese Haliburton's status after shingles diagnosis, comparing Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury vs Haliburton's, and we look forward to Benedict Mathurin's return to Indy Friday night.
1:19:11 &ndash; 1:27:09 &ndash; Kevin can't wait for Kesha to get to Indy, Trey Kaufman-Renn's push shot is special, will we get to the point in college hoops where the salaries for the players are disclosed
1:27:10 - 1:52:23 &ndash; We discuss Purdue's matchup vs. Texas in depth, what is our favorite sweet 16 game, what position have the Colts improved the most this offseason? Have they gotten better? Morning checkdown
1:52:23&ndash;2:02:18 &ndash;&nbsp; We get breaking news on Butler's next men's basketball coach, the guys give their thoughts on it, why this was the most likely outcome, how his NBA connections can help, Micah Shrewsberry is NOT going to Butler, where does the money lie at Butler?
2:02:19 - 2:13:42 &ndash; Ronald Nored is leaving the Atlanta Hawks bench immediately to get to Butler, Kevin reads Butler's press release, introductory press conference coming up on Friday, can magic city fundraise Butler basketball, can Tiger play in the masters,&nbsp;

Wednesday 3/25: Pacers host the Lakers + College basketball coaching carousel!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/1db5aeb2-9592-4a6b-87eb-b41800ea6afd/transcript

00:00 – 25:32 - We continue our discussion on the coaching carousel in college basketball. What coach would take the North Carolina job so that it doesn't feel like a lateral move, would Brad Stevens come back to college? Anthony Richardson seen throwing the football yesterday, when would a trade occur for him, Dan Orlovsky's comments on Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, morning checkdown

36:44 – 46:39 – Tony East of the Circle City Spin is here to talk about some of the great individual NBA performances we've seen and how the Pacers are approaching the last 10 games of the regular season, how does Tony evaluate best player available vs need, what is Tyrese Haliburton's status after shingles diagnosis, comparing Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury vs Haliburton's, and we look forward to Benedict Mathurin's return to Indy Friday night.

46:39–58:03  –  We get breaking news on Butler's next men's basketball coach, the guys give their thoughts on it, why this was the most likely outcome, how his NBA connections can help, Micah Shrewsberry is NOT going to Butler, where does the money lie at Butler? Ronald Nored is leaving the Atlanta Hawks bench immediately to get to Butler, Kevin reads Butler's press release, introductory press conference coming up on Friday, can magic city fundraise Butler basketball, can Tiger play in the masters, 

00:00 &ndash; 25:32 - We continue our discussion on the coaching carousel in college basketball. What coach would take the North Carolina job so that it doesn't feel like a lateral move, would Brad Stevens come back to college? Anthony Richardson seen throwing the football yesterday, when would a trade occur for him, Dan Orlovsky's comments on Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, morning checkdown
36:44 &ndash; 46:39 &ndash; Tony East of the Circle City Spin&nbsp;is here to talk about some of the great individual NBA performances we've seen and how the Pacers are approaching the last 10 games of the regular season, how does Tony evaluate best player available vs need, what is Tyrese Haliburton's status after shingles diagnosis, comparing Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury vs Haliburton's, and we look forward to Benedict Mathurin's return to Indy Friday night.
46:39&ndash;58:03&nbsp; &ndash;&nbsp; We get breaking news on Butler's next men's basketball coach, the guys give their thoughts on it, why this was the most likely outcome, how his NBA connections can help, Micah Shrewsberry is NOT going to Butler, where does the money lie at Butler? Ronald Nored is leaving the Atlanta Hawks bench immediately to get to Butler, Kevin reads Butler's press release, introductory press conference coming up on Friday, can magic city fundraise Butler basketball, can Tiger play in the masters,&nbsp;

Best of Wednesday 3/25: Tony East talks Pacers/Lakers + Butler hires Ronald Nored!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/eaf59b71-5b06-4f39-9ee5-b41800e88478/transcript

00:00 – 10:26 – The Pacers find a way to end their losing streak behind Pascal Siakam's great performance and game-winning block, Notre Dame women's team advances, Kevin is showing off his hair this morning, Jeff is back, why isn't spring break the same for everyone.

10:26 – 22:41  – Morning Checkdown

22:41 – 47:13 – Celebrating the Pacers win for a moment, how does Purdue matchup with Texas, how good are the Longhorns actually, how has the bracket played out? How do we contextualize 7 Sweet 16's in 9 years, some of the massive matchups that are waiting for us this weekend, roasting fill-in producer Caleb's odd college fandom

47:13 – 1:14:47 - Some texters come in Caleb's defense for their college football and basketball fandom, recapping the Pacers nail-biting win over the Magic, comparing the Pacers risking their first round pick and the Colts trading their first round picks, could Darius Acuff go in the top 4 of the NBA Draft, morning checkdown

1:14:48 – 1:19:37 – Jeff has a crazy story he saw, Kevin's last two ball competition last night

1:19:38 – 1:30:01 – We get into a Colts discussion about what we might want to hear from the Colts brass next week at the owner's meetings, are they really "running it back", have they gotten better?

1:30:02 - 1:55:53 – We talk about if there is any Cinderella in the tournament this year before The Athletic's CJ Moore joins us to give his opinion on it and discuss his piece on Braden Smith breaking the NCAA all-time assist record which includes Moore going through some of his assists that tell a story, he also did a story on Darryn Peterson earlier in the year and he gives his take on how an NBA team should approach him in the draft process, CJ also still plays basketball and he explains why he loves it, morning checkdown

1:55:53–2:04:07  – Cluster truck is in the building, the Kevin Bowen burger is returning, previewing our conversation with Bruce Weber

2:04:08 - 2:15:56 – Big Ten Network's Bruce Weber joins to talk about where Cinderella stands, what he remembers about his recruitment of Matt Painter, his memories of working with Matt Painter, what he thinks of Braden Smith breaking the all-time assists record, what type of coach Butler needs INSTANT REPLAY: Bruce Weber or CJ Moore

00:00 &ndash; 10:26 &ndash; The Pacers find a way to end their losing streak behind Pascal Siakam's great performance and game-winning block, Notre Dame women's team advances, Kevin is showing off his hair this morning, Jeff is back, why isn't spring break the same for everyone.
10:26 &ndash; 22:41&nbsp; &ndash; Morning Checkdown
22:41 &ndash; 47:13 &ndash; Celebrating the Pacers win for a moment, how does Purdue matchup with Texas, how good are the Longhorns actually, how has the bracket played out? How do we contextualize 7 Sweet 16's in 9 years, some of the massive matchups that are waiting for us this weekend, roasting fill-in producer Caleb's odd college fandom
47:13 &ndash; 1:14:47 - Some texters come in Caleb's defense for their college football and basketball fandom, recapping the Pacers nail-biting win over the Magic, comparing the Pacers risking their first round pick and the Colts trading their first round picks, could Darius Acuff go in the top 4 of the NBA Draft, morning checkdown
1:14:48 &ndash; 1:19:37 &ndash; Jeff has a crazy story he saw, Kevin's last two ball competition last night
1:19:38 &ndash; 1:30:01 &ndash; We get into a Colts discussion about what we might want to hear from the Colts brass next week at the owner's meetings, are they really "running it back", have they gotten better?
1:30:02 - 1:55:53 &ndash; We talk about if there is any Cinderella in the tournament this year before&nbsp;The Athletic's CJ Moore joins us to give his opinion on it and discuss his piece on Braden Smith breaking the NCAA all-time assist record which includes Moore going through some of his assists that tell a story, he also did a story on Darryn Peterson earlier in the year and he gives his take on how an NBA team should approach him in the draft process, CJ also still plays basketball and he explains why he loves it, morning checkdown
1:55:53&ndash;2:04:07&nbsp; &ndash; Cluster truck is in the building, the Kevin Bowen burger is returning, previewing our conversation with Bruce Weber
2:04:08 - 2:15:56 &ndash;&nbsp;Big Ten Network's Bruce Weber joins to talk about where Cinderella stands, what he remembers about his recruitment of Matt Painter, his memories of working with Matt Painter, what he thinks of Braden Smith breaking the all-time assists record, what type of coach Butler needs&nbsp;INSTANT REPLAY: Bruce Weber or CJ Moore

Tuesday 3/24: Pacers end losing streak, previewing Purdue vs. Texas!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/b8a410f9-aeb7-491e-b233-b41700f04853/transcript

Colts GM Chris Ballard talks off-season priorities, late season collapses and 2026 agenda!

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