>> EACH WEEK A GROUP OF INSIDERS JOINS ME TO OFFER PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE WEEK'S TOP STORIES. THIS WEEK WE'RE SOUNDING OFF ON
THE ANDREW LUCK RETIREMENT, INDYGO'S RED LINE LAUNCHES AND THE FIRST YEAR FOR ILEARN AND SCORES ARE IN, WE'LL HAVE A LOT
MORE TO TALK ABOUT AS WELL. CHARLIE GARCIA JOINS US THIS WEEK, ALSO ROGER HARVEY, AND AND JENNIFER POPE BAKER.
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO THE INSIDERS. >> THANKS, GERRY. >> FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THIS COVERAGE, FAIR TO SAY, ON ANDREW LUCK, WANT TO GET ALL OF YOUR OPINIONS BUT ROGER, YOU LEAD IT
OFF. IS THERE A WAY TO ENCAPSULATE, THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. OBVIOUS PLI IT WAS A SURPRISE,
IT WAS A SHOCK, THE BOOS AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM, SOME OF THE NATIONAL REACTION. A LOT OF PRAISE FOR LUCK BUT
SOME WERE CRITICAL OF THE TIMING. YOUR TAKEAWAY? >> I THINK OVERALL, YOU'VE GOT
TWO PARALLEL STORY LINES HERE. OBVIOUSLY THE INDIVIDUAL, ANDREW LUCK, WHO HAS BEEN GRASPING WITH ILLNESSES AND INJURIES OVER AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR HIM. HE HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT'S RIGHT FOR HIM AND THAT'S
THE REAP WHY YOU'RE REAE SUPPORT FROM OTHER PLAYERS. THEY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PLAY
IN THE NFL. THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE, IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS HE WAS ON THE COLTS TEAM,
HE HAD VIRTUALLY NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF HITS HE TOOK WHERE THE ANNOUNCER
SAID I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE HE GOT UP FROM THAT. I UNDERSTAND INSTANT GRATIFICATION, ANDREW LUCK
REMEMBERS WHAT HAPPENED AND CERTAINLY HIS BODY REMEMBERS IT. SO I THINK YOU'RE SEEING THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF HIS
FOOTBALL LIFE THAT EVAPORATED IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IN TERMS OF INJURIES.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> JENNIFER, AS YOU LOOK AT T HE WAS A GREAT PLAYER ON THE FIELD
BUT OFF THE FIELD AS WELL. FOR WASN'T FOR A LONG CAREER BE MADE A BIG IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY. >> HE HAD A HUGE IMPANGT ON THE COMMUNITY, THE WAY HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LIBRARY,
RILEY HOSPITAL AND OTHERS, AND HE COMPORTED HIMSELF WITH SO MUCH INTEGRITY ON AND OFF THE FIELD THAT FOR ANY OF OUR
HOMETOWN FANS TO QUESTION HIM AND HIS DECISION, I THINK REALLY IS UNFAIR FOR PEOPLE TO DO THAT. >> CHARLIE, DO YOU THINK -- I'VE
HEARD PEOPLE TALKING, IS THIS A TREND WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PLAYERS ACCOMPLISH REALLY GOOD PLAYERS, FIVE OR SIX YEARS INTO
THEIR CAREERS DECIDE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'VE MADE THIS MONEY, I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY HEALTH, MY LIVELIHOOD AT RISK.
>> WE'RE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT JUST FOOTBALL BUT OTHER HIGH IMPACT SPORTS, WHERE THESE ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED FOR
THE MOST PART, STANFORD, UCLA, I MEAN, THIS IS NOT OUT OF THE SAND LOTS LIKE IT USED TO BE WHEN FOOTBALL FIRST STARTED.
SO I THINK THE DECISIONS ARE MADE QUICKLY, AND I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT, THE QUALITY, THE INTENSITY OF THE SPORT HAS
INCREASED. WHEN YOU HAVE 300-POUND MEN RUNNING FOUR, FIVE -- I MEAN, THAT'S FAST.
>> YOU MAKE THE POINT, I'VE HEARD OTHERS MAKE IT AS WELL THAT FOR MANY PLAYERS, FOOTBALL IS THEIR IDENTITY, AND CERTAINLY
IT WAS PART OF ANDREW LUCK'S IDENTITY BUT HERE'S A GUY WHO HAS OTHER INTERESTS. AND VERY CLEARLY, AND MAYBE THAT
FACTORED IN TO HIS DECISION. AS YOU KNOW, I LOVE FOOTBALL BUT I LOVE OTHER THINGS IN LIFE TOO. >> I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE
IF HE STARTS WORKING ON THAT ARCHITECTURE DEGREE HE HAS. >> WE HAD BILL BROWNE FROM RATIO ON EARLIER.
ANOTHER BIG STORY AS WE LOOK TO THE WEEK AHEAD IS MASS TRANSIT IN INDIANAPOLIS, BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
THE INDY INDYGO RED LINE IS G IN THE WEEK AHEAD. THAT FIRST PHASE OF THE LARGER
VISION FOR MASS TRANSIT AND INDIANAPOLIS. JENNIFER, I'LL START WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE A BIG PROPONENT OF
MASS TRANSIT. BEEN A LOT OF MIXED SIGNALS COMING OUT, A LOT OF SUPPORTERS OUT THERE, TECH COMMUNITY AND
OTHERS AS THIS IS THE -- THE CONSTRUCTION HAS HAPPENED. A LOT OF CRITICISM TOO AND WONDERING HOW IS THIS GOING TO
WORK WITH TRAFFIC, WITH ACCEPTANCE AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. HOW DO YOU --
>> FIRST I'M A HUGE FAN. I GREW UP WITH MASS TRANSIT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
SCARED, HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT ME PERSONALLY, HOW IS IT GOING TO IMPACT MY COMMUTE, IS IT GOING TO IMPACT MY BUSINESS
OR WHATEVER IT IS. I THINK ONCE WE GET USE TO IT, PEOPLE WILL REALLY LIKE IT AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDEREMPLOYED, TO BE ABLE TO GET ON A BUS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING CARE OF A CAR,
TAKING CARE OF PARKING, THAT THEY CAN GET ON A BUS AND GO TO WORK. >> THE WORKFORCE THING IS A BIG
COMPONENT. CHARLIE, YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE EARLY STAGES OF MASS TRANSIT.
>> 2008, BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE WITH THE COMMUNITY, STARTED WORKING ON IT. WE TRAVELED -- I WAS CHAIRMAN OF
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDY CHAMBER COMMISSIONERS, AND WE WENT TO DIFFERENT CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
WE WENT FROM DENVER TO SAN ANTONIO TO CHARLOTTE, EVEN LOOKED AT ATLANTA, AND HOW THEY ACTUALLY GREW AND DEVELOPED THE
WHOLE PROCESS AND THE INITIATIVE. WE HAVE TAKEN A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS
HIM, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF TAXATION, WHERE YOU TRY AND UTILIZE THE REVENUES THAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY, ADDING SOME
FEDERAL GRANTS, BUT I THINK TO REALLY INCREASE AND PROGRESS, LIKE JENNIFER WAS SAYING, YOU GO TO OTHER COMMUNITIES WHETHER
IT'S CHICAGO, I'M FROM SAN FRANCISCO ORIGINALLY, AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THE TAXATION AS LONG AS THERE'S A QUALITY
PRODUCT. AND SO I THINK WE'VE TAKEN -- HOPEFULLY IT IS A FIRST STEP. THE RED LINE AND THE PURPLE
LINE, AND WE CAN BUILD SOME MOMENTUM TO REALLY DEVELOP -- >> JENNIFER TALKED ABOUT GROWING UP WITH MASS TRANSIT AS A
CULTURE PIECE, BECAUSE THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE AROUND HERE. IS THAT GOING TO BE MAYBE A
FACTOR HERE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T USED TO? >> ABSOLUTELY, I THINK PEOPLE AREN'T USED TO IT AND THEY SEE
THE INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH A CAR-CENTRIC COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK THAT DEFINITELY THE MILLENNIALS ARE MORE INTO IT,
BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A CAR AND HOW MUCH IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
>> AND I THINK THE KEY TO IT, THOUGH, IS THE CONNECTIVITY WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE FOR A WHILE IN TERMS OF THE OTHER
LINES. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD% THERE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THAT ONE LINE WHICH IS GREAT AND
THAT'S A START BUT PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE IF I'M NOT GOING NORTH OR SOUTH, WHAT ABOUT MY EAST-WEST OPTIONS,
WHETHER IT'S TO THE AIRPORT, OR HEADING UP TO -- SO THE QUICKER WE GET TO STEP TWO AND STEP THREE, I THINK, THE BETTER WE'LL
BE. THE GOOD THING IS I THINK FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE AROUND THE RED LINE IS JUST HAVING THE
CONSTRUCTION FINALLY COME TO AN END BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN A LOT OF THE FRUSTRATION. >> WE SAW, GERRY, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AS A BIG PLAY ON TRANSIT. EVERY TIME THERE'S A STOP, LIKE IN DENVER, THERE WAS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. SO WHETHER IT WAS SMALL RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, WHATEVER IT WAS, SO IT WAS
VERY -- A VERY COMPLEX INITIATIVE THAT THEY MOVED AND PROGRESED THROUGH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
>> WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH IT DEVELOP. CERTAINLY A WORKFORCE TALENT, A BIG PART OF MASS TRANSIT.
THE GOVERNOR LEADING AN ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO ASIA, A GROUP OF MAYORS AND OTHER OFFICIALS. ROGER, THESE THINGS ARE VERY
COMMONPLACE NOW, DIDN'T USED TO BE YEARS AGO, BUT NOW THIS IS VERY MUCH AN INTENTIONAL STRATEGY BY THE STATE TO GO OUT
AND REALLY PROSPECT FOR BUSINESS AROUND THE GLOBE. >> IT'S INTENTIONAL BECAUSE IT WORKS, IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE REALITY IS, AS YOU TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY, THERE'S TREMENDOUS VALUE FROM A CULTURE
AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE OF HAVING FACE TO FACE INTERACTION. TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT AND VIDEO CONFERENCING AND SO FORTH, BUT
INVESTING THE TIME, ENERGY AND EVIDENT TO TRAVEL TO A JAPAN AND MEET WITH COMPANIES PAYS OFF. YOU LOOK AT HERE IN INDIANA, WE
HAVE OVER 300 COMPANIES WITH JAPANESE TIES AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE WESTFIELD MAYOR BUILDING AN $8 MILLION FACILITY IN
WESTFIELD, THEY'RE GOING ON THIS TRIP. THAT WILL MEAN A LOT TO GROW THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS FROM AIN'T
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE. >> AND WE'RE SEEING -- JAPAN OBVIOUSLY A BIG ONE BUT GERMANY, KOREA, SWITZERLAND, WE'RE SEEING
MORE OF A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO, IF YOU WILL, OF COMPANIES COMING TO INDIANA. >> WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THE -- BE
ABLE TO DEVELOP A WORKFORCE, WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THAT TO MEET THOSE COMPANIES' DEMANDS. >> JENNIFER, COMMENT ON ILEARN,
THE REPLACEMENT, IF YOU WILL, FOR ISTEM, THE STEP, THE NUT UP TO SNUFF, THE GOVERNOR MADE
SOME CONCESSIONS TO GET THIS THING ROLL. GOOD PROCESS? >> I'M CONCERNED IT'S JUST GOING
TO LEAD TO MORE TEACHING TO THE TEST AND LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO REALLY TEACH THE THINGS OUR KIDS NEED TO KNOW IN
ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE IN OUR WORKFORCE. >> YEAH, OKAY. CHARLIE?
>> I THINK THE CULTURE -- WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CULTURE. I THINK THAT -- I FOUNDED A COUPLE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS HERE
IN INDIANAPOLIS, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IPS FOR YEARS, COMMON GOAL WITH THE CHAMBER. IT'S REALLY CHANGING THE CULTURE
OF HOW WE TEACH, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TESTING, SO HOW WE DIRECT THAT EDUCATION.