 Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball & more! 

&nbsp;Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball &amp; more!&nbsp;

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Thad Matta talks disappointing senior night, how they attack the season finale 

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00:00 – 11:11– The Bears trade DJ Moore to the Bills for a second-round pick, Colts are trying to trade Zaire Franklin, college hoops and senior night for Purdue, Pacers/Lakers tonight  

11:12 – 21:57 – Morning Checkdown

21:58 – 42:37 – Will the Colts get any compensation for Zaire Franklin or will they end up releasing him?, we replay Chris Ballard’s answer on Franklin’s future with the team at the Combine, should the Colts consider signing Kyler Murray over Daniel Jones?, how do the Colts get under the cap before the new league year?, will Indiana make the tournament if they beat Ohio State?

42:38 – 1:12:04 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the high school basketball around the state this weekend, a busy night of hoops tonight, the most wide-open class in the boys tournament, retirement of Center Grove’s Zach Hahn, his thoughts on the Colts tagging Daniel Jones and the possibility of losing Alec Pierce,  should the Colts give Kyler Murray a shot, what is the Colts order of operations this off-season?, Morning Checkdown

1:12:05 – 1:21:41 – Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball

1:21:42 – 1:26:13– NFL trades and released players getting new landing spots, will AR net the Colts better compensation than Zaire Franklin

1:26:14 – 1:55:43 – Purdue’s Rob Blackman joins us to discuss the Senior Night upcoming for the Boilermakers, how to summarize the careers of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, Matt Painter’s personality test on recruits, a self-proclaimed “chicken caca” Colts fan criticizes Ballard, Morning Checkdown

1:55:44 – 2:04:10 – Marc’s musical playlist, Colts shopping Zaire Franklin

2:04:11 – 2:09:39 – Clean songs, Colts moves have to be coming with the need to get under the salary cap, James’ mock draft for the Colts

00:00 &ndash; 11:11&ndash; The Bears trade DJ Moore to the Bills for a second-round pick, Colts are trying to trade Zaire Franklin, college hoops and senior night for Purdue, Pacers/Lakers tonight &nbsp;
11:12 &ndash; 21:57 &ndash; Morning Checkdown
21:58 &ndash; 42:37 &ndash; Will the Colts get any compensation for Zaire Franklin or will they end up releasing him?, we replay Chris Ballard&rsquo;s answer on Franklin&rsquo;s future with the team at the Combine, should the Colts consider signing Kyler Murray over Daniel Jones?, how do the Colts get under the cap before the new league year?, will Indiana make the tournament if they beat Ohio State?
42:38 &ndash; 1:12:04 &ndash; ISC&rsquo;s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the high school basketball around the state this weekend, a busy night of hoops tonight, the most wide-open class in the boys tournament, retirement of Center Grove&rsquo;s Zach Hahn, his thoughts on the Colts tagging Daniel Jones and the possibility of losing Alec Pierce, &nbsp;should the Colts give Kyler Murray a shot, what is the Colts order of operations this off-season?, Morning Checkdown
1:12:05 &ndash; 1:21:41 &ndash; Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball
1:21:42 &ndash; 1:26:13&ndash; NFL trades and released players getting new landing spots, will AR net the Colts better compensation than Zaire Franklin
1:26:14 &ndash; 1:55:43 &ndash; Purdue&rsquo;s Rob Blackman joins us to discuss the Senior Night upcoming for the Boilermakers, how to summarize the careers of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, Matt Painter&rsquo;s personality test on recruits, a self-proclaimed &ldquo;chicken caca&rdquo; Colts fan criticizes Ballard, Morning Checkdown
1:55:44 &ndash; 2:04:10 &ndash; Marc&rsquo;s musical playlist, Colts shopping Zaire Franklin
2:04:11 &ndash; 2:09:39 &ndash; Clean songs, Colts moves have to be coming with the need to get under the salary cap, James&rsquo; mock draft for the Colts

Friday 3/6: Colts shopping Zaire Franklin, moves incoming to get under the cap + Purdue Senior night

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00:00 – 20:45 – Will the Colts get any compensation for Zaire Franklin or will they end up releasing him?, we replay Chris Ballard’s answer on Franklin’s future with the team at the Combine, should the Colts consider signing Kyler Murray over Daniel Jones?, how do the Colts get under the cap before the new league year?, will Indiana make the tournament if they beat Ohio State?

20:46 – 31:54 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the high school basketball around the state this weekend, a busy night of hoops tonight, the most wide-open class in the boys tournament, retirement of Center Grove’s Zach Hahn, his thoughts on the Colts tagging Daniel Jones and the possibility of losing Alec Pierce

31:55 – 43:04 – Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball

43:05 – 1:03:21 - Purdue’s Rob Blackman joins us to discuss the Senior Night upcoming for the Boilermakers, how to summarize the careers of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, Matt Painter’s personality test on recruits, a self-proclaimed “chicken caca” Colts fan criticizes Ballard

00:00 &ndash; 20:45 &ndash; Will the Colts get any compensation for Zaire Franklin or will they end up releasing him?, we replay Chris Ballard&rsquo;s answer on Franklin&rsquo;s future with the team at the Combine, should the Colts consider signing Kyler Murray over Daniel Jones?, how do the Colts get under the cap before the new league year?, will Indiana make the tournament if they beat Ohio State?
20:46 &ndash; 31:54 &ndash; ISC&rsquo;s Greg Rakestraw joins us to discuss the high school basketball around the state this weekend, a busy night of hoops tonight, the most wide-open class in the boys tournament, retirement of Center Grove&rsquo;s Zach Hahn, his thoughts on the Colts tagging Daniel Jones and the possibility of losing Alec Pierce
31:55 &ndash; 43:04 &ndash; Butler head coach Thad Matta joins us and discusses the Senior Night loss to Creighton, how they head into their regular season finale, Big East tournament, his daughter being with him at Butler, NIL and the future of college basketball
43:05 &ndash; 1:03:21 - Purdue&rsquo;s Rob Blackman joins us to discuss the Senior Night upcoming for the Boilermakers, how to summarize the careers of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, Matt Painter&rsquo;s personality test on recruits, a self-proclaimed &ldquo;chicken caca&rdquo; Colts fan criticizes Ballard

Best of Friday 3/6: Colts decisions coming soon, is Franklin on his way out? + Purdue Senior Night and Ballard angst

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00:00 – 13:54 – Kevin and Jeff ran into each other at the Butler game last night, we react to Alec Pierce on Up and Adams yesterday and debate whether he was saying goodbye to Indy, RIP to the legendary Lou Holtz

13:55 – 24:05 – Morning Checkdown

24:06 – 47:50 – Alec Pierce discusses his impending free agency and why he thinks he has earned the right to at least hear other teams’ offers, could he still come back to the Colts, the insane number of QBs that Alec Pierce has played for in just four years with Indy, could the Patriots be angling for Pierce after releasing Stefon Diggs?

47:51 – 1:15:56 – Colts and the Alec Pierce angle, did the Colts screw this whole thing up by not locking up Pierce ahead of time, what they do if he walks, Morning Checkdown

1:15:57 – 1:26:45– College hoops discussion: IU routs Minnesota, Purdue beats Northwestern but Braden Smith had a rough night, Matt Painter discussed Braden Smith the other day, Butler’s disappointing season comes to an end with a blowout home loss to Creighton, the problem with NIL and finding any sort of team building year to year

1:26:46 – 1:32:46-  SGA’s fit last night, are Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce a packaged deal for the Colts?, will they be willing to get into a bidding war for either?

1:32:47 – 2:02:43 – NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe joins us to discuss a busy time of year of the NFL off-season, did the Colts make the right choice to take Jones over Pierce?, the Anthony Richardson trade market and what kind of trade compensation the Colts could get in return, Morning Checkdown

2:02:44 – 2:10:56 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us and discusses Bennedict Mathurin’s performance against the Pacers last night, how many games for Zubac the rest of the season, Caitlin Clark getting on the court against soon?, Aliyah Boston injury, how many wins left for Pacers?

2:10:57 – 2:20:58 – Remembering the legendary Lou Holtz, who passed away last night at 89

00:00 &ndash; 13:54 &ndash; Kevin and Jeff ran into each other at the Butler game last night, we react to Alec Pierce on Up and Adams yesterday and debate whether he was saying goodbye to Indy, RIP to the legendary Lou Holtz
13:55 &ndash; 24:05 &ndash; Morning Checkdown
24:06 &ndash; 47:50 &ndash; Alec Pierce discusses his impending free agency and why he thinks he has earned the right to at least hear other teams&rsquo; offers, could he still come back to the Colts, the insane number of QBs that Alec Pierce has played for in just four years with Indy, could the Patriots be angling for Pierce after releasing Stefon Diggs?
47:51 &ndash; 1:15:56 &ndash; Colts and the Alec Pierce angle, did the Colts screw this whole thing up by not locking up Pierce ahead of time, what they do if he walks, Morning Checkdown
1:15:57 &ndash; 1:26:45&ndash; College hoops discussion: IU routs Minnesota, Purdue beats Northwestern but Braden Smith had a rough night, Matt Painter discussed Braden Smith the other day, Butler&rsquo;s disappointing season comes to an end with a blowout home loss to Creighton, the problem with NIL and finding any sort of team building year to year
1:26:46 &ndash; 1:32:46- &nbsp;SGA&rsquo;s fit last night, are Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce a packaged deal for the Colts?, will they be willing to get into a bidding war for either?
1:32:47 &ndash; 2:02:43 &ndash; NFL Network&rsquo;s Cameron Wolfe joins us to discuss a busy time of year of the NFL off-season, did the Colts make the right choice to take Jones over Pierce?, the Anthony Richardson trade market and what kind of trade compensation the Colts could get in return, Morning Checkdown
2:02:44 &ndash; 2:10:56 &ndash; Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us and discusses Bennedict Mathurin&rsquo;s performance against the Pacers last night, how many games for Zubac the rest of the season, Caitlin Clark getting on the court against soon?, Aliyah Boston injury, how many wins left for Pacers?
2:10:57 &ndash; 2:20:58 &ndash; Remembering the legendary Lou Holtz, who passed away last night at 89

Thursday 3/5: Is Alec Pierce leaving Indy & did the Colts botch this whole situation? + RIP Lou Holtz

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Thad Matta talks disappointing senior night, how they attack the season finale

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