The Ride with JMV

00:00 - 12:48 - Chris Denari of Bally Sports Indiana joins the show to breakdown the Pacers matchup against the New York Knicks this evening. He and John talk about the Tyrese Haliburton trade and how well it has worked out for both teams, and how Indiana are one of the biggest surprises in the league this season. They also get into Myles Turner, and how he is on a remarkably good stretch of play....

00:00 - John opens the show by talking about Chris Ballard’s end of season press conference. Ballard spoke for roughly 40 minutes about the Colts extremely disappointing season, and took ownership of the Colts failures. John dives into whether Ballard should be given the opportunity to right the ship, and who the Colts should turn to as their next head coach.    26:27 – Greg Rakestraw, host of the...

00:00 - 14:08 - Zak Keefer from The Athletic joins John to continue the Chris Ballard presser discussion. He starts by going over if Chris Ballard is capable of making the changes to his philosophy that he needs to. They get into if Jeff Saturday did anything in his 8-game tenure to deserve being brought back as the full-time head coach next year, as well as how long the head coaching search could...

00:00 – John opens the show by talking about how the Colts season has mercifully come to an end after yet another blown lead against the Texans. He goes into what the Colts need to do to pull themselves out of this mess that they find themselves in.     30:50 – John continues the Colts conversation, as he breaks down how this year, there is no Carson Wentz to blame everything on. John then opens u...

00:00 - 29:20 - John talks to ESPN’s Stephen Holder, as they preview the Chris Ballard press conference that is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning. They dive into if Ballard deserves to pick the next head coach of the team. They then get into the QB position, and what the Colts should do with it.    29:20 - 57:26 Jake Query from Kevin & Query joins the program to break down the ending to...

00:00 - 26:24 - ESPN's Mike Wells joins the program, and he jumps into the Colts conversation and whether the Colts should move on from GM Chris Ballard this offseason. They debate whether Ballard deserves all of the blame for the situation the franchise finds itself in. They also get into the likelihood of Jeff Saturday being brought back as the full time head coach. Finally, they briefly get int...

00:00 – John opens the show by talking about IU’s 91-89 loss to Iowa last night. He also goes into the Purdue Boilermakers and their big win over Ohio State, 71-69. John then gets into the recent good news on Damar Hamlin, who is making remarkable strides in his recovery. He also talks about the AFC playoff situation now that the NFL has decided upon a course of action.     26:30 – Coach Bob Lovel...

00:00 – John opens the show by giving another update on Damar Hamlin, as he remains in the ICU in a Cincinatti hospital. He then talks about the Pacers game against the 76ers, and how he was disappointed in the fact that Joel Embiid did not play. He talks about how the Pacers are still a young and growing team, and it showed at the end of the game last night. He also dives into IU Basketball.    ...

00:00 - 15"51 Eddie Gill from the Pacers broadcast team and Bally Sports Indiana joins the program to give a deep dive into the Pacers season and their loss last night to the Philidelphia 76ers. They go into the mistakes that led to the Pacers letting a close game against a good team slip away, and how the team needs to learn how to overcome those mistakes. They also talk about the hot streak that...

00:00 – JMV opens the show by previewing tonight’s matchup between the Pacers and the 76ers, how it’s a good test for this young team to see if it’s for real or not, and how this years team is so much fun compared to both recent years, as well as this years Colts squad. He also gives an update on the Damar Hamlin situation.     24:33 – Bob Kravitz of The Athletic calls into the program to talk abo...

00:00 - 17:20 - Bob Kravitz of The Athletic calls into the program to talk about the Colts, and what the fate of GM Chris Ballard will be. They talk about who the next head coach will be, and if Jeff Saturday has an actual shot at securing the full-time gig. They also broach the topic of Jim Harbaugh and if there is any chance the Colts can lure him away from Michigan. Bob and John then talk Pacer...

00:00 - Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network, as well as the host of the Colts postgame show, joins John to give his perspective on the Damar Hamlin situation, and where do the teams go from here. They then pivot, and talk about the Colts and their embarrassing slide since that win over the Raiders in Jeff Saturday’s first game as coach. Greg gives his thoughts on bringing Jeff Saturday back a...

00:00 – JMV opens the show by diving into yet another bad Colts loss, as the Horseshoe fell to the Giants in New York, 38-10. He talks about how he did not envision the Colts being this bad and this defeated when the season began in September, and how big changes need to be made when the season ends next week against Houston. John then talks about the Pacers strong end to 2022 with a 1 point victo...

00:00 - 14:07 -  ESPN's Stephen Holder joins the program to give his thoughts on the Colts and the situation they find themselves in as the season draws to a close. John and him discuss the impact hiring Jim Harbaugh would have on the franchise, as well as on the job security of Chris Ballard. They also go over the Colts seeming lack of effort over the past few weeks.    14:07 - 42:43 - Jake Query...

00:00-JMV starts the show discussing the Pacers big win vs the Cavs and why he wouldn’t want to break up the Pacers young core by trading either Myles Turner or Buddy Hield. He then talks about the Colts upcoming matchup vs the Giants and takes a look back to one year ago today and the difference in Colts fans emotions coming off the Christmas Day win vs the Cardinals in Arizona to now. 28:02- Ind...

00:00- ESPN Radio’s Mike Wells joins JMV to talk about the Pacers current roster and whether or not Mike would trade any key contributors, why Myles Turner has proved critical to the Pacers success this season, why trading Hield just to start Mathurin would be a mistake, and performing over expectations this season so far. 26:09- Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins JMV to talk about the long g...

00:00-JMV starts the show talking about the Titans on TNF and how close they are to entering a rebuild after a disaster 2nd half of the season, a preview of the Pacers game vs the Cavs, and announcing that Producer Kyle is leaving the show. 31:43- IndyStar Pacers Writer Dustin Dopirak joins JMV to talk about the upcoming stretch for the Pacers and closing out close games, starting out slow and hav...

00:00- CBS4/Fox59’s Mike Chappell joins JMV to talk about the roster decisions, the first fix after QB Chris Ballard needs to make, some discipline issues that Jeff Saturday needed to address, the locker room falling apart, and blaming Frank Reich for this year being like blaming Carson Wentz for last year. 28:37- IndyStar Pacers Writer Dustin Dopirak joins JMV to talk about the upcoming stretch f...

00:00 – JMV begins the show by going over the Colts ugly loss to the Chargers last night in Monday Night Football. He talks about all of the issues the Colts have had this season, and how everyone’s eyes should be on next season.     29:34 – Greg Rakestraw. host of the Colts Postgame Show, calls in to talk about the Colts and their disappointing season. They discuss whether or not the Colts will b...

00:00 - 14:30 - Greg Rakestraw. host of the Colts Postgame Show, calls in to talk about the Colts and their disappointing season. They discuss whether or not the Colts will be able to turn it around quickly, or if this is a complete rebuild.  14:30 - 38:13 - Ben Brown from PFF joins to continue the discussion on the Colts. John and Ben break down all aspects of the Indy’s rough season, from coachi...

00:00 – JMV opens the show by giving preview of tonight’s Colts game against the Chargers, and what should Colt’s fans be rooting for with the team not having much to play for.   27:36 – John continues the Colts conversation, and also talks a bit about the Pacers as well!  48:48 – John talks about what the Colts should do in the future, mainly regarding the future of GM Chris Ballard, and interim...

00:00 - 24:55 - Voice of the Colts Matt Taylor joins John to talk their Monday Night Football matchup between the Chargers and Indianapolis!    24:55 - 54:29 - JMV is joined by Jake Query from Kevin & Query on 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan, and the two of them continue talking about the future of the Colts. They go over the likelihood of Jeff Saturday returning next year as the head coach. They also...

00:00-JMV starts the show with Chris Hagan from Fox59 and Betting Analyst Brent Holverson. They quickly bring on WTHR Meteorologist Sean Ash to talk about the winter storm coming and what to expect and for how long it will last. JMV, Hagan, and Holverson then talk about the upcoming NFL week and how the weather will affect some games in the Midwest. 25:02-JMV talks about the Pacers big win in Bost...

00:00- CBS4/Fox59s Mike Chappell joins JMV to talk about the positives from this season, why he thinks Jeff Saturday has a better shot at the full-time job than most people think after the 1-4 interim record, and how long the rebuild will take. 26:29- IndyStar Pacers reporter Dustin Dopirak joins JMV to talk about the Pacers win vs the Celtics, how Tyrese Haliburton has taken his game to the next...

00:00-JMV starts the show with his thoughts on the Colts making another QB change to Nick Foles and the last time a starter got benched twice in the same season. He then reacts to Vikings play-by-play announcer Paul Allen’s over the top highlights from the Vikings vs Colts game and then Tyrese Haliburton’s reaction to Wally Szczerbiak’s “fake wannabe all-star” comments. 26:28-JMV opens up the phon...