The Fan Morning Show

 00:00 – 11:04 – Kevin lost a bet with a listener and has to wear an Angel Reese jersey for today, Kevin is a professional parking lot dealer, reflecting on the 2021 NCAA Tournament being here and how it got done, other Final Fours, James' wild week comes to an end,  11:05- 23:06  – Morning Checkdown 23:07 – 44:41 – What are some of the "underrated" sporting events that we want to go, some of the music lined up for the weekend, revisiting Jason Gardner interview from yesterday, Shane Steichen/Chris Ballard alignment, will North Carolina's next coach be inside Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night 44:42 – 1:09:02 -  Greg Rakestraw makes his weekly appearance to tell us he's doing Indy Eleven Soccer during final four weekend and how he helped the station with some high school connections this week, Braylon Bullins shot, Jake Davis for Illinois, the sectional and re-organizing in Indiana high school sports, recapping the State Finals, morning checkdown 1:09:03 – 1:21:07 – We play some audio of Carlie Irsay-Gordon talking about GM and head coach relationships, Arizona and Illinios different strategies, do you believe in the depth-perception effect  1:21:08 – 1:27:23 – Dusty May says Michigan and Arizona are similar teams, Bryce James on Arizona, should Blue show up at the Final Four 1:27:24 - 1:53:30 – Former IU assistant coach and player Dane Fife joins to talk about some of the festivities going around Indy this weekend, his memories of spending time with Dusty May, his trip to the Final Four and 2000, his favorite memories from 2001, his opinions on Dan Hurley and the relationships with referees, morning checkdown 1:53:30–2:02:50  –  Will Jeff be front row at the Chainsmokers, revisiting the 2006 Final Four as a listener says it was the worst Indy Final Four, the Arizona vs. Michigan matchup 2:02:50 - 2:08:50 – James reveals how stressful getting your drivers license is in Illinois, predictions for the Final Four, looking forward to the weekend Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 24:26 -  Greg Rakestraw makes his weekly appearance to tell us he's doing Indy Eleven Soccer during final four weekend and how he helped the station with some high school connections this week, Braylon Bullins shot, Jake Davis for Illinois, the sectional and re-organizing in Indiana high school sports, recapping the State Finals, morning checkdown 24:26 - 50:34 – Former IU assistant coach and player Dane Fife joins to talk about some of the festivities going around Indy this weekend, his memories of spending time with Dusty May, his trip to the Final Four and 2000, his favorite memories from 2001, his opinions on Dan Hurley and the relationships with referees, morning checkdown 50:34 - 56:24 – James reveals how stressful getting your drivers license is in Illinois, predictions for the Final Four, looking forward to the weekend, Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:17 – James is back from Arizona and discusses his time in Phoenix and the luxurious hotel he stayed at, NFL loves to stay in the news, Pacers roll the Bulls 11:18 – 24:29 – Morning Checkdown 24:30 – 45:18 – James poses an Anthony Richardson question to the guys, what avenues could there be for them to part ways and what’s the most logical, Fernando Mendoza speaks at IU’s Pro Day yesterday, Kevin discusses his pop-a-shot skills and mentality 45:19 – 1:14:15 – Final Four festivities getting underway, events around town, the last time the Final Four was here it was very different, April Fool’s pranks, biggest holes remaining on the Colts roster, Morning Checkdown 1:14:16 – 1:18:41 – What Indiana-based college players could be lottery picks in the NBA Draft? 1:18:42 – 1:28:47 – Luke Meredith discussed meeting with Dan Hurley, Matt Painter and others during Braylon Mullins recruitment 1:28:48 – 1:53:21 – Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde joins us to discuss his latest article on Braylon Mullins, his reaction to the Mullins shot against Duke, his favorite Indy Final Four memory, why Indy is a perfect host, the Final Four teams, Olympic swim trials at Lucas Oil was a spectacle, Kirk Cousins signs with Raiders and could be a mentor for Fernando Mendoza, Morning Checkdown 1:53:22 – 2:03:05 – Arizona’s Jason Gardner joins us to discuss returning to Indy for the Final Four, his playing day memories, his time at North Central, watching his son play and passing down some knowledge, how he got into coaching and why he enjoys it so much, his go-to place in town to bring the coaching staff 2:03:06 – 2:12:30 – Reaction to the Jason Gardner interview, Pacers put up minutes and points on the Bulls last night, NBA Lottery oddsSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arizona’s Jason Gardner joins us to discuss returning to Indy for the Final Four, his playing day memories, his time at North Central, watching his son play and passing down some knowledge, how he got into coaching and why he enjoys it so much, his go-to place in town to bring the coaching staffSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 20:57 – James poses an Anthony Richardson question to the guys, what avenues could there be for them to part ways and what’s the most logical, Fernando Mendoza speaks at IU’s Pro Day yesterday, Kevin discusses his pop-a-shot skills and mentality 20:58 – 34:16 – Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde joins us to discuss his latest article on Braylon Mullins, his reaction to the Mullins shot against Duke, his favorite Indy Final Four memory, why Indy is a perfect host, the Final Four teams, Olympic swim trials at Lucas Oil was a spectacle 34:17 - Arizona’s Jason Gardner joins us to discuss returning to Indy for the Final Four, his playing day memories, his time at North Central, watching his son play and passing down some knowledge, how he got into coaching and why he enjoys it so much, his go-to place in town to bring the coaching staffSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:15 – Kevin hates April Fool’s Day, latest on the Colts at the owners meetings, Lakers keep winning as LeBron gets another record, 11:16 – 24:03 – Morning Checkdown 24:04 – 48:31 – IHSAA sectional news, Colts talk: depth over high-end talent, a look at the AFC South off-season, Final Four thoughts 48:32 – 1:13:56 – Carlie Irsay-Gordon discusses the Ballard/Steichen relationship and why something she said really sticks out when it comes to potential change at some point, Morning Checkdown 1:13:57 – 1:20:49 – April Fool’s jokes, Final Four events and concerts around town 1:20:50 – 1:30:25– NFL rules changes and the concern about replacement refs making a return, other potential changes 1:30:26 – 1:54:57 – IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson joins us and discusses his love for the umpires getting called out by ABS in baseball, what he learned from the NFL Owners meetings, the Vikings seems likely to keep Jonathan Greenard, quantity over quality for the Colts?, is Latu the second-most important Colts player this upcoming season?, replacement refs in 2026?, chances Anthony Richardson stays on the roster after the draft, we get Joel’s reaction to Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s comments about any changes regarding Ballard/Steichen, Morning Checkdown 1:54:58 – 2:08:26 – Indy Sports Corp Chief of Staff and Strategy Sarah Myer joins us to discuss all the Final Four events going on around town this weekend, the free concerts, open practices for all Final Four teams, best place to find where all the events are happening, bucket list event she wants the city to host 2:08:27 – 2:13:31 – Wrapping the show, April Fool’s prank avoidedSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 25:24 – Carlie Irsay-Gordon discusses the Ballard/Steichen relationship and why something she said really sticks out when it comes to potential change at some point 25:25 – 40:41 - IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson joins us and discusses his love for the umpires getting called out by ABS in baseball, what he learned from the NFL Owners meetings, the Vikings seems likely to keep Jonathan Greenard, quantity over quality for the Colts?, is Latu the second-most important Colts player this upcoming season?, replacement refs in 2026?, chances Anthony Richardson stays on the roster after the draft, we get Joel’s reaction to Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s comments about any changes regarding Ballard/Steichen 40:42 – 53:01 - Indy Sports Corp Chief of Staff and Strategy Sarah Myer joins us to discuss all the Final Four events going on around town this weekend, the free concerts, open practices for all Final Four teams, best place to find where all the events are happening, bucket list event she wants the city to hostSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 13:03 – What a unique crew we have today with James at owner's meetings and Jeff filling in for JMV later today, Kevin and Marc host, Tom Crean and Luke Meredith joining later on, some of the events happening during final four, will Kevin go see the Chainsmokers?  13:03- 21:37  – Morning Checkdown 21:38 – 45:13 – Chris Ballard's comments at the league meetings yesterday on potentially keeping Anthony Richardson, would you be surprised if he stays, what percentage of Colts fans would like to see Riley Leonard or Anthony Richardson start if Daniel Jones misses a month, Dan Hurley is a charming psychopath, how do Purdue fans look back on this era of Purdue basketball 45:14 – 1:11:16 -  Braylon Mullins' High School head coach at Greenfield-Central, Luke Meredith, joins us to talk about where he was when his former player hit the shot, a similar shot he hit in high school, if he's chatted with him, his first interactions with Braylon and his family, his interactions with UConn Dan Hurley and their coaching staff, the coaches that came to recruit him and what his plans are for final four weekend. Morning checkdown 1:11:17 – 1:21:58 – Marc's road trip snacks, this is the b-team, Caleb plays out of context Kevin audio from last week, we play more Chris Ballard audio, this time about the defensive-line depth 1:21:58 – 1:31:22 – would you rather be a Purdue or Indiana basketball fan over the last 40 years, should you honor titles from your team's that occurred before you were born, 1:31:22 - 1:56:42 – Tom Crean of ESPN and Westwood One breaks down the final four and his vantage point for the Braylon Mullins shot, the Michigan-Arizona matchup, why we shouldn't overlook UConn and Illinois, why UConn's offensive actions are tough to guard, how he remembers the Purdue senior class, what worked when he was at Indiana in order to rebuild that program, morning checkdown 1:56:42–2:09:51  –  James Boyd checks in from Arizona to answer the most pressing question of the day: are Peeps good? Then, he gets to Chris Ballard's comments yesterday, what type of breakfast are the media and coaches having, could Chris Ballard really bring Anthony Richardson 2:09:51 - 2:17:40 – more peeps discussion, the ending of the Pacer game Friday night,Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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00:00 – 26:10 -  Braylon Mullins' High School head coach at Greenfield-Central, Luke Meredith, joins us to talk about where he was when his former player hit the shot, a similar shot he hit in high school, if he's chatted with him, his first interactions with Braylon and his family, his interactions with UConn Dan Hurley and their coaching staff, the coaches that came to recruit him and what his plans are for final four weekend. Morning checkdown 26:11 - 44:14 – Tom Crean of ESPN and Westwood One breaks down the final four and his vantage point for the Braylon Mullins shot, the Michigan-Arizona matchup, why we shouldn't overlook UConn and Illinois, why UConn's offensive actions are tough to guard, how he remembers the Purdue senior class, what worked when he was at Indiana in order to rebuild that program, morning checkdown 44:15–57:22:16  –  James Boyd checks in from Arizona to answer the most pressing question of the day: are Peeps good? Then, he gets to Chris Ballard's comments yesterday, what type of breakfast are the media and coaches having, could Chris Ballard really bring Anthony Richardson  Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 14:44 – Purdue’s season comes to an end, Braylon Mullins’ stunning shot to pull UConn past Duke, Pacers top Heat, Marc and Kevin recap their spring break trips 14:45 – 25:07 – Morning Checkdown 25:08 – 45:28 – Our golf outing is a month away, NFL owners meetings and what Carlie Irsay-Gordon has said about the Colts essentially running it back, replacement refs may be on the way in the NFL, how are Boilermakers fans feeling today?, the future of Purdue next season and beyond 45:29 – 1:11:16 – Braylon Mullins’ insane shot to stun Duke, Colts thoughts as the pass rush seems to still be a major issue and doesn’t look like it’s getting solved in free agency, which of the Final Four teams will bring the strongest fan base?, the Mullins shot, Morning Checkdown 1:11:17 – 1:24:12 – New Butler head coach Ronald Nored joins us and discusses his questions for Butler ahead of accepting the job, his time and support from the Pacers, his time at Butler, staying in contact with Brad Stevens, an under the radar moment at his time in Butler 1:24:13 – 1:29:35 – Pacers lottery chances today 1:29:36 – 1:51:45 – James Boyd checks in from Phoenix and discusses his thoughts on the Final Four games, Braylon Mullins’ big shot, biggest takeaways from Carlie Irsay-Gordon at the NFL Owners meetings, Morning Checkdown 1:51:46 – 2:07:11 – Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins and discusses the end of Purdue’s season, mindset as Saturday played out against Arizona, how he’ll remember this era of Purdue basketball, the senior group from where they started to where they finished, Oscar Cluff’s future 2:07:12 – 2:15:19 – Wrapping the show: Kevin’s Buc-ee’s stop during spring break, final thoughtsSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Butler head coach Ronald Nored joins us and discusses his questions for Butler ahead of accepting the job, his time and support from the Pacers, his time at Butler, staying in contact with Brad Stevens, an under the radar moment at his time in Butler & more! Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 17:20 - Braylon Mullins’ insane shot to stun Duke, Colts thoughts as the pass rush seems to still be a major issue and doesn’t look like it’s getting solved in free agency, which of the Final Four teams will bring the strongest fan base?, the Mullins shot 17:21 – 30:08 - New Butler head coach Ronald Nored joins us and discusses his questions for Butler ahead of accepting the job, his time and support from the Pacers, his time at Butler, staying in contact with Brad Stevens, an under the radar moment at his time in Butler 30:09 – 44:04 – Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins and discusses the end of Purdue’s season, mindset as Saturday played out against Arizona, how he’ll remember this era of Purdue basketball, the senior group from where they started to where they finished, Oscar Cluff’s future 44:05 – 58:04 - Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins and discusses the end of Purdue’s season, mindset as Saturday played out against Arizona, how he’ll remember this era of Purdue basketball, the senior group from where they started to where they finished, Oscar Cluff’s futureSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 12:27 – Purdue survives and advances, the senior leadership pulls through, how Texas stayed in the game, the other sweet 16 games,  12:27- 21:30  – Morning Checkdown 21:31 – 45:16 – Did Oscar Cluff actually foul on the final Texas possession, should Purdue fans already consider this season a success, Luke Ertel will be playing his state final game at the same time as Purdue's elite 8 game, how does the Pacer fanbase feel about Bennedict Mathurin, fill-in producer Caleb brings up an underrated moment from last night, Illinois clamps down on Houston 45:17 – 1:12:31 -  Greg Rakestraw talks about heading to Reds opening day, his thoughts on the Purdue game coming down to the wire, the senior class for Purdue sticking together after all these years, what makes Matt Painter special, the great matchups that we are in for this weekend at the IHSAA State Championship games, some background on the 1A game between Barr-Reeve and Triton as well as the 2A game between Parke Heritage and Westview, morning checkdown. 1:12:32 – 1:20:19 – Oscar Cluff talks about getting saved by Trey Kaufman-Renn 1:20:20 – 1:28:02 – Can Braden Smith afford to have another "b" game when they matchup with Arizona, is this a successful season for Purdue if they lose in the elite 8 1:28:02 - 1:51:23 – Marc Dykton finally did try the Tokyo Dome ice cream sandwich, some of the stoppages we saw last night due to reviews, the Big Ten showing up in the tournament, Iowa's run and Caleb brings up a prediction on where coach Ben McCollum will be in 5 years, has the Colts sense of urgency been sensed during this free agency, morning checkdown 1:51:24–2:02:16 –  More reaction to the Purdue game, The NBA proposes some tanking solutions 2:02:16 - 2:14:06 – Jeff couldn't find the Reds game yesterday, so someone calls in to help, we make predictions on the Purdue-Arizona gameSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 23:53 – Did Oscar Cluff actually foul on the final Texas possession, should Purdue fans already consider this season a success, Luke Ertel will be playing his state final game at the same time as Purdue's elite 8 game, how does the Pacer fanbase feel about Bennedict Mathurin, fill-in producer Caleb brings up an underrated moment from last night, Illinois clamps down on Houston 23:54 – 51:06 -  Greg Rakestraw talks about heading to Reds opening day, his thoughts on the Purdue game coming down to the wire, the senior class for Purdue sticking together after all these years, what makes Matt Painter special, the great matchups that we are in for this weekend at the IHSAA State Championship games, some background on the 1A game between Barr-Reeve and Triton as well as the 2A game between Parke Heritage and Westview, morning checkdown. 51:07–1:01:59  –  More reaction to the Purdue game, The NBA proposes some tanking solutionsSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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00:00 – 13:49 – It's gameday for the Boilermakers in the sweet 16, what will CJ Cox's status be and what injuries does Texas face, the Pacers fall to the Lakers, Caitlin Clark shooting photos at the game, Tyrese Haliburton was back in the building last night 13:50- 23:22  – Morning Checkdown 23:23 – 46:00 – Trey Kaufman-Renn's physicality, what does Purdue need to execute tonight, betting lines for tonight's sweet 16 games, James and Caleb's experience at the Lakers-Pacers game, we play some Benedict Mathurin audio about his return to Indiana tomorrow, Kevin wants to see Benedict and Andrew Nembhard play one-on-one, how much of a responsibility does Ronald Nored have to raise money for the program? 46:01 – 1:09:32 - How does Braden Smith respond to a bad game Sunday, are we overstating Texas, revisiting the responsibilities of a college head coach in today's day in age, what is Butler's budget going to be, how did the Butler budget reportedly go up with the hire of a new coach? Morning checkdown 1:09:33 – 1:24:47 – We talk to NBC and Westwood One's Jordan Cornette who's been on the call for multiple Purdue games this year. He explains why Purdue's defense has been the difference over the last month of basketball, why Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufmann-Renn have been forces down low and why the Purdue seniors' experience matters. He also gets into the Ronald Nored hire and why he thinks it will work, Kevin gets to ask Jordan a Notre Dame basketball question and impresses him with his memory of the 2003 Round of 32 game Cornette played in, his enjoyment of calling games and Kevin tells a story of Jordan's brother, Joel, and why this time of year reminds Jordan of him.  1:24:48 – 1:30:51 – Jeff runs the draft lottery simulator, we revisit a Pacer question we asked Tony East yesterday 1:30:52 - 1:53:57 – Purdue knocks on the door of a title chance once again, how do we view Cam Heide's perspective as a former Purdue player, Kevin isn't worried about Texas, what's the best sweet 16, we play audio from 4 years ago when Kevin talked to Ronald Nored about where he wanted to be in 4 to 5 years, 1:53:58–2:06:05  –  New Ball State men's basketball head coach Chris Capko joins the show to talk about what he's learned from Andy Enfield, why this is the right time for him to become a head coach,  2:06:05 - 2:13:35 – We recap the show and our conversations with Jordan Cornette and Chris Capko, MLB Opening Day, and our sweet 16 picks for tonight. Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 23:39 - How does Braden Smith respond to a bad game Sunday, are we overstating Texas, revisiting the responsibilities of a college head coach in today's day in age, what is Butler's budget going to be, how did the Butler budget reportedly go up with the hire of a new coach? Morning checkdown 23:40 – 38:53 – We talk to NBC and Westwood One's Jordan Cornette who's been on the call for multiple Purdue games this year. He explains why Purdue's defense has been the difference over the last month of basketball, why Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufmann-Renn have been forces down low and why the Purdue seniors' experience matters. He also gets into the Ronald Nored hire and why he thinks it will work, Kevin gets to ask Jordan a Notre Dame basketball question and impresses him with his memory of the 2003 Round of 32 game Cornette played in, his enjoyment of calling games and Kevin tells a story of Jordan's brother, Joel, and why this time of year reminds Jordan of him.  38:54–51:16  –  New Ball State men's basketball head coach Chris Capko joins the show to talk about what he's learned from Andy Enfield, why this is the right time for him to become a head coach 51:16 - 58:31 – We recap the show and our conversations with Jordan Cornette and Chris Capko, MLB Opening Day, and our sweet 16 picks for tonight. Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to NBC and Westwood One's Jordan Cornette who's been on the call for multiple Purdue games this year. He explains why Purdue's defense has been the difference over the last month of basketball, why Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufmann-Renn have been forces down low and why the Purdue seniors' experience matters. He also gets into the Ronald Nored hire and why he thinks it will work, Kevin gets to ask Jordan a Notre Dame basketball question and impresses him with his memory of the 2003 Round of 32 game Cornette played in, his enjoyment of calling games and Kevin tells a story of Jordan's brother, Joel, and why this time of year reminds Jordan of him. Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 MooreSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21:55 – 43:34 – 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 43:35 – 1:09:32 - 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 1:26:58 - 1:49:44 – 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 2:00:53 - 2:10:20 – 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   Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 13:21 – Purdue advances to another sweet 16, CJ Cox's timely shooting, Fletcher Loyer's lights out performance, the Sweet 16 schedule, Iowa's insane finish 13:22 – 21:54 – Morning Checkdown 21:55 – 43:34 –  Why CJ Cox is able to always come up clutch for the Boilermakers, Malik Reneau in line at the pizza place after the game Sunday, does the Iowa win and Ben McCollum's first year success make IU look lackluster, Purdue consistently in the sweet 16, Braden Smith sets NCAA assists record Friday night, looking at the Pacers potential draft picks as Darryn Peterson's and AJ Dybantsa's college career's end, could Darius Acuff be in the conversation to be drafted high? 43:35 – 1:09:32 - Who is Cinderella this year, recapping Braden Smith up and down weekend, what was the best finish of the weekend, morning checkdown 1:09:33 – 1:21:05 – Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News and Big Ten Network breaks down the brackets for us and has a bone to pick with the people complaining about what's wrong with the tournament, Florida's questionable defensive decisions down the stretch, Purdue advancing to the sweet 16, where does Cinderella stand in the NCAA tournament 1:21:06 – 1:26:57 – James apologizes for an awkward moment with Mike DeCourcy, we play audio from Matt Painter talking about Fletcher Loyer and his leadership, what does CJ Cox return look like? 1:26:58 - 1:49:44 – Play-by-play voice for the Purdue Boilermakers', Rob Blackman, joins us to talk about his favorite moment from the weekend in St. Louis, Matt Painter reaching 500 wins at Purdue and other record-shattering moments, how Purdue rebounded from CJ Cox going down and what his status might be going forward,  Does Cam Heide's Purdue career have an effect on their matchup with Texas, morning checkdown 1:49:45–2:00:52  – Can Purdue continue to win if Braden Smith plays like this, we give an update on our NCAA tournament player draft, Jaxson Smith-Njigba gets paid, James is headed to owners meetings next week, quiet weekend of Colts moves 2:00:53 - 2:10:20 –  What will you remember from the opening weekend of this week's tournament, huge coaching matchups we had and potential openings in college basketballSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00–21:45 –  Why CJ Cox is able to always come up clutch for the Boilermakers, Malik Reneau in line at the pizza place after the game Sunday, does the Iowa win and Ben McCollum's first year success make IU look lackluster, Purdue consistently in the sweet 16, Braden Smith sets NCAA assists record Friday night, looking at the Pacers potential draft picks as Darryn Peterson's and AJ Dybantsa's college career's end, could Darius Acuff be in the conversation to be drafted high? 21:46–33:18 – Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News and Big Ten Network breaks down the brackets for us and has a bone to pick with the people complaining about what's wrong with the tournament, Florida's questionable defensive decisions down the stretch, Purdue advancing to the sweet 16, where does Cinderella stand in the NCAA tournament 33:19-46:11 – Play-by-play voice for the Purdue Boilermakers', Rob Blackman, joins us to talk about his favorite moment from the weekend in St. Louis, Matt Painter reaching 500 wins at Purdue and other record-shattering moments, how Purdue rebounded from CJ Cox going down and what his status might be going forward,  Does Cam Heide's Purdue career have an effect on their matchup with Texas, morning checkdown 46:12–57:22 – Can Purdue continue to win if Braden Smith plays like this, we give an update on our NCAA tournament player draft, Jaxson Smith-Njigba gets paid, James is headed to owners meetings next week, quiet weekend of Colts movesSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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00:00 – 10:55 – Recapping Day 1 of March Madness, upsets in the early window, chalk in the late slate, Wisconsin’s poor recent history, Purdue gets on the court today 10:56 – 23:13 – Morning Checkdown 23:14 – 43:37 – Spring break, Kevin’s wife had a March Madness hot take after High Point beat Wisconsin, Braden Smith and Purdue prep for Queens today, Smith’s legacy, High Point’s Flynn Clayman had an all-time postgame interview after their win over Wisconsin, best Day 2 game that isn’t Purdue/Queens 43:38 – 1:10:47 - ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and gives his thoughts on Day 1 of the tournament, the Butler head coaching vacancy in the aftermath of the Thad Matta retirement, some candidates he likes, Purdue/Queens today, Braden Smith on the verge of the all-time NCAA assist record, his semi-state high school breakdown, Morning Checkdown 1:10:48 – 1:18:20 – Can Purdue be the ‘King of Queens’ tonight?, some Colts talk: who was the last Colts wide receiver to have 9 TD’s in a season? 1:18:21 – 1:25:31 – Purdue/Queens tonight, what would it mean for Purdue to win the national championship? 1:25:32 -1:51:17 – High Point’s student radio call is epic, Day 1 results, Colts bring back Cam Mitchell, Colts secondary last season, Morning Checkdown 1:51:18 – 2:02:36 – Sports Illustraded’s Kevin Sweeney joins us to discuss Day 1 of the tournament, AJ Dybantsa’s performance in a losing effort, Cam Boozer’s game, Braden Smith and Purdue, who he could see fitting well with the Pacers 2:02:37 – 2:08:37 – Vasectomies, Purdue heading into QueensSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:02 – Recapping Day 1 of March Madness, upsets in the early window, chalk in the late slate, Wisconsin’s poor recent history, Purdue gets on the court today 11:03 – 31:26 – Spring break, Kevin’s wife had a March Madness hot take after High Point beat Wisconsin, Braden Smith and Purdue prep for Queens today, Smith’s legacy, High Point’s Flynn Clayman had an all-time postgame interview after their win over Wisconsin, best Day 2 game that isn’t Purdue/Queens 31:27 – 43:49 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and gives his thoughts on Day 1 of the tournament, the Butler head coaching vacancy in the aftermath of the Thad Matta retirement, some candidates he likes, Purdue/Queens today, Braden Smith on the verge of the all-time NCAA assist record, his semi-state high school breakdown 43:50 – 52:44 - Sports Illustraded’s Kevin Sweeney joins us to discuss Day 1 of the tournament, AJ Dybantsa’s performance in a losing effort, Cam Boozer’s game, Braden Smith and Purdue, who he could see fitting well with the PacersSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 10:49 – March Madness has arrived, Miami-Ohio puts on a show last night, Pacers get blown out by the Knicks as the losing streak continues, TY Hilton announces his retirement from the NFL and we are confused 10:50 – 21:05 – Morning Checkdown 21:06 – 42:48 – Marc’s rough day and then locking his keys in the car the other day, we do our final round of the NCAA Tourney players draft, Colts add a couple more players yesterday, Alec Pierce on with Jake yesterday 42:49 – 1:08:07 – Alec Pierce discussed wanting to stay in Indy, Marc’s daughter turns 9 today, we go through today’s slate of games and our Final Four/national championship match-ups, are we going to get as many Cinderellas and upsets with NIL/transfer portal?, Morning Checkdown 1:08:08 – 1:19:42– The Athletic’s college basketball reporter Justin Williams joins us and discusses how he thinks Purdue will do, upset alerts, what lower-seeds could make a run 1:19:43 – 1:22:43 – Cinderellas, we figure out our NCAA Player draft bet, Colts depth questions 1:22:44 – 1:53:09– Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins and discusses his favorite March Madness memories, the Pacers lose their 15th straight last night, how to evaluate the Pacers the rest of this season, the new WNBA CBA, Caitlin Clark playing again, WNBA timeline, Cade Cunningham diagnosed with a collapsed lung, Morning Checkdown 1:53:10 – 2:03:40 – We play I GOTTA KNOW: our bugaboo March Madness teams, Josh Downs No. 2 WR?, NFL considering 5-year draft pick trades?, what are we watching? 2:03:41 – 2:08:49  – March Madness gets underway in a few hours, the people who have perfect brackets lateSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:50 – Marc’s rough day and then locking his keys in the car the other day, we do our final round of the NCAA Tourney players draft, Colts add a couple more players yesterday, Alec Pierce on with Jake yesterday 21:51 – 32:27 – The Athletic’s college basketball reporter Justin Williams joins us and discusses how he thinks Purdue will do, upset alerts, what lower-seeds could make a run 32:28 – 45:30 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins and discusses his favorite March Madness memories, the Pacers lose their 15th straight last night, how to evaluate the Pacers the rest of this season, the new WNBA CBA, Caitlin Clark playing again, WNBA timeline 45:31 – 55:33 - We play I GOTTA KNOW: our bugaboo March Madness teams, Josh Downs No. 2 WR?, NFL considering 5-year draft pick trades?, what are we watching?Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:20 – Venezuela tops USA in the World Baseball Classic, the WNBA and players come to a new CBA in the middle of the night, Colts make a couple of moves, Curt Cignetti will be the pace car driver for the Indy 500 11:21 – 22:53 – Morning Checkdown 22:54 – 42:25 – Midwest weather, NCAA brackets and potential upsets, rooting for Miami-Ohio tonight?, Pacers get smacked by the Knicks last night and are some wins on their schedule soon?, could Micah Shrewsberry be on his way out? 42:26 – 1:08:48 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and discusses the latest Colts moves from yesterday and if anything they’ve done this off-season has truly impacted their roster for the better, the most optimistic view of the Colts offseason, any other notable moves coming?, Anthony Richardson’s trade market and what if Daniel Jones has a setback in rehab?, Morning Checkdown 1:08:49 – 1:19:27 – IndyStar Purdue reporter Nathan Baird joins us and discusses Purdue’s upcoming opener against Queens in St. Louis, their Big Ten Tournament run, is Braden Smith thinking about the assist record at all or the greater good for Purdue? 1:19:28 – 1:24:46– Can the Pacers stack some wins, last time the Pacers won, NCAA Tournament thoughts 1:24:47 – 1:49:59  – NCAA records that could fall in this tournament, we do our next two rounds of our NCAA Player draft, tournament games tonight, Morning Checkdown 1:50:00 – 2:01:51 – Longshot seeds we could see going deep, the state of the Colts defense, lots of unproven talent in the linebacker room and the lack of a pass rush, a lot of money tied up into the secondary but where is the leftover cap space money going? 2:01:52 – 2:05:08 – Wrapping the show: Is Tiger going to play in the Masters?, Kevin’s hoodie from Shane SteichenSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 19:36 – Midwest weather, NCAA brackets and potential upsets, rooting for Miami-Ohio tonight?, Pacers get smacked by the Knicks last night and are some wins on their schedule soon?, could Micah Shrewsberry be on his way out? 19:37 – 35:27 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and discusses the latest Colts moves from yesterday and if anything they’ve done this off-season has truly impacted their roster for the better, the most optimistic view of the Colts offseason, any other notable moves coming?, Anthony Richardson’s trade market and what if Daniel Jones has a setback in rehab? 35:28 – 48:39 - NCAA records that could fall in this tournament, we do our next two rounds of our NCAA Player draft, tournament games tonightSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 10:54 – It’s St. Patrick’s Day, Thad Matta retires and a new head coaching search begins at Butler, Fishers coaching shakeup, our golf outing 10:55 – 23:28 – Morning Checkdown 23:29 – 41:54 – Irish car bombs, the state of the Colts linebacker room is woeful, do the Colts have much left to improve their roster before the draft, Purdue gets ready for Queens, debate of when the official start of the tournament is, our NCAA Tourney player draft coming up 41:55 – 1:07:28– Our first two round of the player draft goes off the rails relatively quickly, 1:07:29 – 1:15:42 – Oscar Cluff didn’t know where Queens was located, Purdue and how deep their run can go 1:15:43 – 1:24:14 – The Purdue/IU debate is heating up in our show chat, 1:24:15 – 1:48:47 – Queens head coach Grant Leonard joins us to discuss his team making the tournament, elevating to Division I, their draw with Purdue, his roster evolving once they became tournament eligible, his evaluation of the Boilermakers, where in Charlotte their campus is, “Buddy the Street Dog”, his thoughts on Matt Painter, Morning Checkdown 1:48:48 – 1:58:57– Candidates for the Butler job after Thad Matta announced his retirement, Ronald Nored/Chris Holtmann/Tom Crean/and other candidates, did NIL give Matta a reason to leave? 1:58:58 – 2:06:46 – Alabama’s Aden Holloway arrested with a pound of marijuana, interesting match-ups, DeForest Buckner’s birthday today and his status this seasonSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 18:32 – Irish car bombs, the state of the Colts linebacker room is woeful, do the Colts have much left to improve their roster before the draft, Purdue gets ready for Queens, debate of when the official start of the tournament is, our NCAA Tourney player draft coming up 18:33 – 30:38- Queens head coach Grant Leonard joins us to discuss his team making the tournament, elevating to Division I, their draw with Purdue, his roster evolving once they became tournament eligible, his evaluation of the Boilermakers, where in Charlotte their campus is, “Buddy the Street Dog”, his thoughts on Matt Painter 30:39 – 40:25 - Candidates for the Butler job after Thad Matta announced his retirement, Ronald Nored/Chris Holtmann/Tom Crean/and other candidates, did NIL give Matta a reason to leave?Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queens head coach Grant Leonard joins us to discuss his team making the tournament, elevating to Division I, their draw with Purdue, his roster evolving once they became tournament eligible, his evaluation of the Boilermakers, where in Charlotte their campus is, “Buddy the Street Dog”, his thoughts on Matt Painter & MORE!Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.