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Best of Thursday 3/20: MARCH MADNESS IS HERE! + Darian DeVries meets the media & Scott Agness! Mar 20, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 15:32 – March Madness has officially arrived! Pacers win another thriller, a wild way to win but one that isn’t sustainable, Darian DeVries meets the media, upsets we have in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament

15:33 – 37:20 – The excitement and relief of last night’s Pacers game, Darian DeVries introductory press conference with Indiana yesterday and calling it his “dream job”, March Madness bracket thoughts, Bennedict Mathurin’s impact on the Pacers

37:21 – 48:03 - Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us and Kevin asks if he’d rather root for Purdue or Kelvin Sampson if the bracket plays out, the rivalries with Purdue and Kentucky, the locations for the four upcoming Indiana-Kentucky games starting in 2025, last night’s Pacers win over the Mavericks, Tyrese Haliburton’s back injury, getting close to Fever training camp

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Wednesday 3/19: IU hires Darian DeVries as their next head coach! Jeff Rabjohns breaks it down + Ball State WBB Coach Brady Sallee & Chris Denari join! Mar 19, 2025

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00:00 – 12:14 – Indiana hires Darian DeVries as their next basketball coach, our thoughts on the hire

12:15 – 18:37 – Morning Checkdown

18:38 – 41:34– More thoughts on IU hiring Darian DeVries as their next head basketball coach, DeVries (when he was at West Virginia) on his offensive and defensive style, birthdays, Malik Reneau says he’s entering the transfer portal, Pacers have a back-to-back starting tonight with the Mavericks

41:35 – 1:08:15 – Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com joins us to discuss IU’s decision to hire Darian DeVries as Indiana’s next head coach, what did they like about him, what questions would people have on DeVries’ resume, how much of his success at West Virginia versus his time at Drake played a role in his hire, Tucker DeVries and what he will bring to the Hoosiers, DeVries’ style versus Mike Woodson, Morning Checkdown

1:08:16 – 1:18:35 – Ball State women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee joins us and discusses his Cardinals making the NCAA Tournament, Ally Becki’s impact on the team, their matchup against Ole Miss, changing the culture at Ball State

1:18:36 – 1:25:15– More thoughts on Indiana hiring Darian DeVries as their next head coach, what he brought to West Viriginia and Drake, fan mentality and the “pressure cooker” of coaching at IU

1:25:16 – 1:49:09 –Intriguing NCAA tournament matchups tomorrow, Pacers TV announcer Chris Denari joins us to discuss his March Madness history, Obi Toppin’s game-winner the other night, being a fan for the Haliburton shot and being on the call for Toppin the other night, his thoughts on the home stand, being on the call for 1,500 Pacers games, can we name more Mavericks or Nets players?, Morning Checkdown

1:49:10 – 1:58:06 We’ll be carry the Darian DeVries introductory press conference live later today, his philosophy on offense and defense

1:58:07-2:05:33 - Recapping a busy show, our Jiffy Lube Stat of the Day, Marc has a stat of the day regarding the Cavaliers multiple double-digit hot streaks

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Rick Carlisle Joins Us Following Last Night's Thrilling OT Pacers Win! Mar 18, 2025

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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins the show to recap last night’s overtime thriller against the Timberwolves, how special last night was with so many starters out, where this game ranks on games he’s coached when undermanned, Keifer Sykes and Tony Bradley, Quenton Jackson’s night, reaching out to Shaka Smart to use Marquette’s practice gym, reflecting on Haliburton’s huge shot a week ago, rallying back in games as of late & more!

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High Point HC Alan Huss Previews Their Matchup With Purdue! Mar 18, 2025

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High Point head coach Alan Huss joins us to preview their first round matchup with Purdue and how they got into the NCAA Tournament, his first thought when they ended up drawing Purdue on Selection Sunday, who are some of his players who have stepped up this season, how they prep for the tournament, what is he telling his guys when it comes to enjoying the experience but giving it their all, how they pull off the upset on Thursday & more!

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Tuesday 3/18: Pacers win an OT thriller, Rick Carlisle joins us + High Point's Alan Huss previews their matchup Purdue! Mar 18, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 10:54– Pacers win an overtime thriller to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, big shots by Obi Toppin, a lot of starters from missing made it even more special of a win

10:55 – 18:37 - MORNING CHECKDOWN

18:38 – 41:07 – Pacers win over the Timberwolves, Andrew Nembhard’s ejection, the win with hardly any starters playing, why it was such a special win, Colts introduce Cam Bynum yesterday, which 7-seed or longer could make the Final Four

41:08 – 1:02:50 – High Point head coach Alan Huss joins us to preview their first round matchup with Purdue and how they got into the NCAA Tournament, his first thought when they ended up drawing Purdue on Selection Sunday, who are some of his players who have stepped up this season, how they prep for the tournament, what is he telling his guys when it comes to enjoying the experience but giving it their all, how they pull off the upset on Thursday, Morning Checkdown

1:02:51 – 1:14:25 – St. Patty’s Day recap, should North Carolina have a chip on their shoulder?, which 7-seeds or lower are we riding with, what 11-seeds and lower are we riding with, that wild Pacers win

1:14:26 – 1:22:28 – Cam Bynum meets the media and what we learned about him, Kevin and Marc are going to fight after the Cubs final score

1:22:29 -1:48:08 – Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins the show to recap last night’s overtime thriller against the Timberwolves, how special last night was with so many starters out, where this game ranks on games he’s coached when undermanned, Keifer Sykes and Tony Bradley, Quenton Jackson’s night, reaching out to Shaka Smart to use Marquette’s practice gym, reflecting on Haliburton’s huge shot a week ago, rallying back in games as of late, Morning Checkdown

1:48:09 – 1:58:23 – Jeff still owes Marc snacks and Marc has not forgotten about it, the West Virginia governor opens an investigation into the NCAA Tournament not allowing them in, comedian Tracy Morgan throws up on the court during last night’s Knicks game, what’s next for IU as their coaching search fully gets underway

1:58:24 – 2:05:07 – Clustertruck orders, interesting draws in the NCAA Tournament, Jiffy Lube Stat of the Day

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Best of Tuesday 3/18: An OT thriller for the Pacers, Rick Carlisle breaks it down + High Point HC Alan Huss previews their matchup with Purdue! Mar 18, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 11:59 – Pacers win an overtime thriller to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, big shots by Obi Toppin, a lot of starters from missing made it even more special of a win

12:00 – 30:51 – – Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins the show to recap last night’s overtime thriller against the Timberwolves, how special last night was with so many starters out, where this game ranks on games he’s coached when undermanned, Keifer Sykes and Tony Bradley, Quenton Jackson’s night, reaching out to Shaka Smart to use Marquette’s practice gym, reflecting on Haliburton’s huge shot a week ago, rallying back in games as of late

30:52 – 4:301 - High Point head coach Alan Huss joins us to preview their first round matchup with Purdue and how they got into the NCAA Tournament, his first thought when they ended up drawing Purdue on Selection Sunday, who are some of his players who have stepped up this season, how they prep for the tournament, what is he telling his guys when it comes to enjoying the experience but giving it their all, how they pull off the upset on Thursday

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Best of Monday 3/17: Brackets out! Purdue's draw, IU misses out + Rob Blackman & GOATS! Mar 17, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 9:49 – Purdue is in the NCAA Tournament and IU is out, does anyone really have beef being left out of the tournament?

9:50 – 34:01 – Going through the bracket: Indiana out, North Carolina in, looking through the regions and how many big fan bases are in the Midwest region, the Bengals lock up Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to monster extensions, Kylen Granson heads to the Eagles, the Colts linebacker crew was underwhelming last season

34:02 – 46:47 - Voice of Purdue basketball Rob Blackman joins us to discuss Purdue’s draw in the tournament, his Twitter header picture, Fletcher Loyer’s injury, what he knows about first-round opponent High Point

46:48 – 57:47- GOAT of the Week

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Monday 3/17: The Bracket is out! Purdue In, IU Out, who got hosed? + Rob Blackman & GOATs of the Week! Mar 17, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 9:41– Purdue is in the NCAA Tournament and IU is out, does anyone really have beef being left out of the tournament?

9:42 – 18:11 – MORNING CHECKDOWN

18:12 – 42:22 – Going through the bracket: Indiana out, North Carolina in, looking through the regions and how many big fan bases are in the Midwest region, the Bengals lock up Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to monster extensions, Kylen Granson heads to the Eagles, the Colts linebacker crew was underwhelming last season

42:23 – 1:04:47 – Is it lame to go chalk?, not as much local flavor in this year’s bracket, gripes for Indiana?, latest odds for Indiana’s next head coach, Morning Checkdown

1:04:48 – 1:04:45 – Pacers back on the court tonight, the injury report is deep tonight including Pascal Siakam who will miss the game with a family issue, James played basketball with JMV yesterday and gives a scouting report of his game, the guys text Marc’s NCAA mascot sounds

1:04:46 – 1:11:31 – Grant Stuard talks about getting texts when he landed with the Lions and were his comments at all veiled shots at the Colts?

1:11:32 – 1:35:22 – Voice of Purdue basketball Rob Blackman joins us to discuss Purdue’s draw in the tournament, his Twitter header picture, Fletcher Loyer’s injury, what he knows about first-round opponent High Point, Morning Checkdown

1:35:23 – 1:46:23 – NCAA Tournament was run through an AI simulation, GOAT of the Week

1:46:24 – 1:54:19 – We give away Indy Fuel tickets, our Jiffy Lube Stat of the Day, which NCAA team has the biggest gripe this morning, Pacers banged up injury report tonight heading into Minnesota

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Friday 3/14: IU stumbles but will they still make the tourney? + new Colts meet the media & bracketology! Mar 14, 2025

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00:00 – 10:18 – IU falls to Oregon, Purdue advances, new Colts meet the media, will IU still make the tournament, a very favorable whistle helped Purdue beat USC

10:19 – 19:19 – MORNING CHECKDOWN, RIP John Feinstein

19:20 – 41:53 – Marc’s evening last night, Charvarius Ward meets the media and is an inspiring story on and off the field, the nickname “Mooney”, Daniel Jones and his very vanilla press conference, is IU going to make the tournament, Oumar Ballo says he gets death threats and fans are too critical

41:54 – 1:05:12 – Getting to know Charvarius Ward, ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and where we should be locked in with this weekend’s high school hoops, where he’ll be tonight, all the prep that goes into calling all of these high school games, over/under 1.5 Indiana-based teams make the Tournament, the loss of John Feinstein, Season on the Brink and how Feinstein got the access he did with Bobby Knight, the high school basketball player who he felt goes under the radar, Morning Checkdown

1:05:13 – 1:15:09 – The Colts sign kicker Spencer Shrader to a 2-year deal and what that means for Matt Gay going forward, Gardner Minshew lands with the Chiefs

1:15:10 – 1:23:53 – What do Indiana fans truly want in their head coaching search, Vegas has Creighton’s Greg McDermott as the favorite to land the IU job and Drake’s Ben McCollum is the next favorite

1:23:54 – 1:55:37 –Purdue’s win over USC last night, Chavarius Ward and Daniel Jones meet the media yesterday, Ward’s swagger and confidence, where else the Colts need to go positionally this off-season, IU listed as one of the first four out of the NCAA Tournament, Morning Checkdown

1:55:38 – 2:07:49 – CBS Sports Isaac Trotter joins us and talks brackets and discusses his pickup games with James back in their University of Illinois days, will IU make the tournament and why he thinks they’ll be in, the laundry list of teams IU needs to root for and against to get into the tournament, what is good/bad about the Indiana resume, Braden Smith’s growth from last season, his scouting report on James’ basketball game

2:07:50 – 2:13:23 – POP QUIZ

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Best of Friday 3/14: New Colts meet the media, IU fumbles but are they still tournament-bound? Mar 14, 2025

Show notes

00:00 – 22:40 – Marc’s evening last night, Charvarius Ward meets the media and is an inspiring story on and off the field, the nickname “Mooney”, Daniel Jones and his very vanilla press conference, is IU going to make the tournament, Oumar Ballo says he gets death threats and fans are too critical

22:41 – 38:04 – Getting to know Charvarius Ward, ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and where we should be locked in with this weekend’s high school hoops, where he’ll be tonight, all the prep that goes into calling all of these high school games, over/under 1.5 Indiana-based teams make the Tournament, the loss of John Feinstein, Season on the Brink and how Feinstein got the access he did with Bobby Knight, the high school basketball player who he felt goes under the radar

38:05 – 48:09 - CBS Sports Isaac Trotter joins us and talks brackets and discusses his pickup games with James back in their University of Illinois days, will IU make the tournament and why he thinks they’ll be in, the laundry list of teams IU needs to root for and against to get into the tournament, what is good/bad about the Indiana resume, Braden Smith’s growth from last season, his scouting report on James’ basketball game

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