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3-19 FULL SHOW Mar 19, 2026

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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 late

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Best of Thursday 3/19: The Tournament has arrived! Our Final Four picks, I GOTTA KNOW & more! Mar 19, 2026

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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?

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Wednesday 3/18: USA falls in WBC, Purdue preps for tourney, Colts make moves & more! Mar 18, 2026

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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 Steichen

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Best of Wednesday 3/18: Potential upsets in the NCAA Tournament, Colts add some players + our players draft! Mar 18, 2026

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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 tonight

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Tuesday 3/17: Thad Matta retires, who may take over at Butler + Queens head coach Grant Leonard joins! Mar 17, 2026

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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 season

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Best of Tuesday 3/17: Thad Matta retires, who might replace him? + Queens head coach Mar 17, 2026

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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?

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Queen head coach Grant Leonard previews Purdue match-up! Mar 17, 2026

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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!

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Monday 3/16: The bracket is here! Purdue gets a 2-seed, we break down their draw + Colts "moves" over the weekend Mar 16, 2026

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00:00 – 12:12 – Purdue draws a 2-seed and gets Queens in the first-round, where Queens is located, Pacers’ weekend, Colts make moves but not many notable ones, World Baseball Classic last night, most eye-catching region

12:13 – 22:32 – Morning Checkdown

22:33 – 42:06– Purdue’s draw and their chances at a championship, Indiana declines NIT bid, have the Colts improved at all during free agency, Jim Irsay’s auction, Sauce Gardner’s tweet over the weekend

42:07 – 1:11:46 – CBS Sports’ college basketball analyst Isaac Trotter joins us to discuss Purdue’s draw in the tournament, Braden Smith’s legacy, Arizona, a 4-seed or lower he could see making a run to the Final Four, does Purdue have to “prove” anything?, kids and brackets, Morning Checkdown

1:11:47 – 1:19:19 – Getting to know the new Colts that were signed over the weekend: the Colts add two safeties, including Simone Biles’ husband, Colts run it back with the tight end room

1:19:20 – 1:28:54 – Oscars thoughts, celebrity bump ins, snow, Purdue chances in the tournament

1:28:55 – 1:50:17– Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us and discusses Purdue’s run to a Big Ten Championship, Braden Smith’s ripped up jersey, 2-seed thoughts and their bracket, what he knows about Queens, Morning Checkdown

1:50:18 – 2:02:04 – Colts moves from the weekend, Colts sign a couple of safeties, re-sign Mo Alie-Cox and Laquan Treadwell, Michael Pittman Jr was on a hunting trip in Uganda when he found out he was traded, our bracket thoughts

2:02:05 – 2:08:00 – Louisville has a hell of a draw, looking ahead at the Pacers’ week

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Best of Monday 3/16: Bracket is here! Purdue gets a 2-seed and their draw + Colts moves over the weekend Mar 16, 2026

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00:00 – 19:39 – Purdue’s draw and their chances at a championship, Indiana declines NIT bid, have the Colts improved at all during free agency, Jim Irsay’s auction, Sauce Gardner’s tweet over the weekend

19:40 – 31:35 – CBS Sports’ college basketball analyst Isaac Trotter joins us to discuss Purdue’s draw in the tournament, Braden Smith’s legacy, Arizona, a 4-seed or lower he could see making a run to the Final Four, does Purdue have to “prove” anything?

31:36 – 43:53 - Purdue play-by-play man Rob Blackman joins us and discusses Purdue’s run to a Big Ten Championship, Braden Smith’s ripped up jersey, 2-seed thoughts and their bracket, what he knows about Queens

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Friday 3/13: Daniel Jones signs, but have the Colts actually improved? + Purdue advances! Mar 13, 2026

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00:00 – 11:22 – Daniel Jones meets the media after re-signing with the Colts and also had a conversation with JMV, Purdue advances and now faces Nebraska, Zubac makes his Pacers debut in their loss to the Suns

11:23 – 21:22 – Morning Checkdown

21:23 – 42:09 – Daniel Jones joined JMV yesterday and discussed his understanding of the transition tag when the Colts used it, his thoughts on the team trading Michael Pittman Jr, the lack of moves in free agency and where is that money that was going to go to Trey Hendrickson now?, major holes and not much draft capital to work with for Chris Ballard, Daniel Jones on if he thinks he’ll be ready for Week 1, Kevin’s basketball event

42:10 – 1:09:07 – The machines are not winning today, ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and discusses the latest on high school basketball, his thoughts on the bringing back of Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce, have they actually gotten better this off-season, New Pal and Ben Davis, USA/Canda in the WBC tonight and could Sunday be a pretty strong sports day?, Morning Checkdown

1:09:08 – 1:16:17 – Daniel Jones discusses his Achilles recovery and talking with Tyrese Haliburton about it

1:16:18 – 1:23:54 – Tokyo Dome ice cream sandwiches, who is the most beatable 1-seed, Braden Smith yesterday

1:23:55 – 1:50:16 – Pacers and Zubac’s debut last night, Colts moves to this point, what’s up with DeForest Buckner’s future, is Bobby Okereke an option?, pop a shot technique, AJ Dybantsa has been lights out lately, March Madness bracket ideology, Morning Checkdown

1:50:17 – 1:57:33 – Fishers Freight head coach Dixie Wooten joins us and discusses the offseason, what fans can expect with the home opener, what he learned from Year 2, learning from losing, any challenge calling plays and being the head coach, his off-season highlight, the party atmosphere on game days

1:57:34 – 1:08:51 – Braden Smith and Purdue take on Nebraska today, Colts thoughts

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