Day Two of the Madness! Sam King, Marquette President Dr. Mike Lovell, and Kevin Bowen Join!

(00:00-22:15) – Query & Company opens on a Friday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the madness last night with Nevada choking late in the second half and Kentucky being the first team to fall in upset fashion to Oakland. Additionally, Jake shares some notes pertaining to Steve Alford and Bob Knight.

(22:15-37:24) – Dr. Mike Lovell, Marquette University President, joins Jake Query in studio to preview their matchup this afternoon against Western Kentucky, access the job that Shaka Smart has done with the program as a mentor and coach, the importance of NIL for schools like Marquette or Butler, and believes that the concept of NIL is right, but there are things that they need to work out with the right regulations and controls of guidance.

(37:24-41:53) – Hour one concludes with Jake welcoming James from the Colts complex to ask him his early thoughts on what Joe Flacco had to say to the media after signing his contract earlier in the afternoon.

(41:53-1:03:53) – Sam King from the Lafayette Journal & Courier joins the program while making the drive to Indianapolis to preview Purdue’s game tonight against Western Kentucky, explains how important Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Lance Jones will be towards the team’s tournament success, highlights that the addition of Jones helps minimize the déjà vu from last year’s loss to Farleigh Dickinson, and weighs in on the possibility of players transferring from Purdue if the Boilermakers fall short of a deep tournament run.

(1:03:53-1:22:59) – Following their conversation with Sam King, Jake and James discuss the story of Johnell Davis with James covering him in high school. Additionally, they discuss why Kentucky lost to Oakland, and it’s not because of on court play. This leads to a larger conversation about NIL and the future of college basketball with Dartmouth becoming the first school to form a union with the basketball players.

(1:22:59-1:25:26) – The one o’clock hour concludes with Jake conducting some “house cleaning items” as he calls it.

(1:25:26-1:50:33) – Kevin Bowen from the Wake Up Call with KB & Andy joins the program for his weekly visit on the show to share his thoughts on the nervousness that Purdue fans are feeling right now, accesses if it matters if how Purdue wins tonight over Grambling, some things that stood out to him about the signing of Joe Flacco after doing some digging on him after his Baltimore Ravens days, and weighs in on James point that this season is riding on the health and development of Anthony Richardson.

(1:50:33-1:59:52) – Jake and James start the segment with Jake asking James a couple questions to get to know him a little bit. Additionally, they discuss how much of a story it will or won’t be if Jim Irsay doesn’t attend the owners meetings.

(1:59:52-2:03:44) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy calling into the show and sharing some bets for tonight from Las Vegas!

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