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Wednesday 3/25: Pacers host the Lakers + College basketball coaching carousel! Mar 25, 2026

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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,

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Best of Wednesday 3/25: Tony East talks Pacers/Lakers + Butler hires Ronald Nored! Mar 25, 2026

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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,

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Tuesday 3/24: Pacers end losing streak, previewing Purdue vs. Texas! Mar 24, 2026

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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

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Best of Tuesday 3/24: Pacers exciting win + Bruce Weber joins! Mar 24, 2026

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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

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Monday 3/23: Purdue advances to the sweet 16 + Recapping the first weekend of the tournament! Mar 23, 2026

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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 basketball

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Best of Monday 3/23: Purdue to the Sweet 16 Mar 23, 2026

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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 moves

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Rob Blackman on Purdue's weekend wins! Mar 23, 2026

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Mike DeCourcy breaks down the bracket and Purdue's Path! Mar 23, 2026

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Friday 3/20: NCAA Tournament Day 1 thoughts, Purdue get ready for Queens & more! Mar 20, 2026

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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 Queens

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Best of Friday 3/20: Day 1 of the tournament thoughts + Purdue preps for Queens Mar 20, 2026

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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 Pacers

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