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00:00 – 8:52 – Super Bowl media day took place and it doesn’t register like it used to, Pacers fall to the Rockets last night, NBA Trade Deadline nears, Pat Knight steps down at Marian 8:53 – 18:35– Morning Checkdown 18:36 – 41:49 – Pacers fall to the Durant-less Rockets last night, the Pacers’ need for a center and is that possible at this trade deadline, caller gives a scenario about Mathurin 41:50 – 1:08:22– Kool & The Gang, Peter King says guys like Reggie Wayne and Torry Holt aren’t necessarily Hall of Famers in his eyes, how could that be possible?, Hall of Fame finalists this year, Robert Kraft, like Bill Belichick, did not make the 2026 Hall of Fame class, should there be more transparency for the Hall of Fame votes, the logjam for players to get in, Morning Checkdown 1:08:23 – 1:16:25 – Will Giannis remain a member of the Bucks past the deadline?, Pacers’ potential deadline moves, Mathurin 1:16:26 – 1:24:36 – Nikco Sports’ Bob Ibach joins us and discusses the commemorative footballs for the Hoosiers national championship 1:24:37 – 1:52:01 – Super Bowl storylines: why does everyone seem to think the Seahawks are going to roll?, Kevin asks a Super Bowl trivia question and stumps the guys until Jeff blatantly cheats to get the answer, Morning Checkdown 1:52:02 – 2:01:20 – The Athletic’s C.J. Moore joins us and talks college hoops and discusses the college basketball season to this point, Purdue’s recent slide, Indiana Hoosiers, does Butler have any chance at making the tournament 2:01:21 – 2:07:20 – Jeff’s cheating trivia ways, 18-year anniversary of the David Tyree catch Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 23:09 – Pacers fall to the Durant-less Rockets last night, the Pacers’ need for a center and is that possible at this trade deadline, caller gives a scenario about Mathurin 23:10 – 40:38 – Kool & The Gang, Peter King says guys like Reggie Wayne and Torry Holt aren’t necessarily Hall of Famers in his eyes, how could that be possible?, Hall of Fame finalists this year, Robert Kraft, like Bill Belichick, did not make the 2026 Hall of Fame class, should there be more transparency for the Hall of Fame votes, the logjam for players to get in 40:39 – 48:22 - The Athletic’s C.J. Moore joins us and talks college hoops and discusses the college basketball season to this point, Purdue’s recent slide, Indiana Hoosiers, does Butler have any chance at making the tournament Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:46– We’re back to full strength with everyone healthy, the Pro Bowl games have seemingly jumped the shark, Pascal Siakam is named an All-Star reserve 11:47 – 19:25 – Morning Checkdown 19:26 – 41:45 – Caitlin Clark’s debut on NBC, Reggie Miller’s NBA comp to Clark seemed to swing and miss, last night’s Grammy Awards, college hoops over the weekend, NIL deals, Indiana has started getting some quality wins,   41:46 -= 1:05:04 – The groundhog saw his shadow today, Pascal Siakam is an All-Star reserve, the disaster that is pro sports All-Star Games now, Fernando Mendoza on Barstool Sports’ Sundae Conversation was very funny, the Vikings fire their GM right as the coaching cycle ends and what was with that timing, what does the decision mean for J.J. McCarthy and would they try to get Daniel Jones?, Morning Checkdown 1:05:05 – 1:22:50 – Groundhog Day, how to incentivize the NBA for the All-Star Game, IndyStar Colts reporter Nathan Brown joins us to discuss how many new defensive starters will be on the team next season?, attempting to re-sign Daniel Jones, what veterans could be moving on?, the Freedom 250 for IndyCar 1:22:51 – 1:26:33 – The Jim Irsay Collection auction items that we’d love to have 1:26:34 – 1:52:12 – Setting The Pace’s Alex Golden joins us and discusses the Pacers recent hot streak and should fans be concerned about them messing up their draft status, SHOULD the Pacers want to re-sign Bennedict Mathurin 1:52:13 – 2:00:28 – GOATs of the Week 2:00:29 – 2:08:11 – The best sports thing this week that isn’t the Super Bowl, LeBron makes another All-Star game, Siakam is an All-Star reserve, Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak expected to get Raiders job following the Super Bowl   Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 17:15 – The groundhog saw his shadow today, Pascal Siakam is an All-Star reserve, the disaster that is pro sports All-Star Games now, Fernando Mendoza on Barstool Sports’ Sundae Conversation was very funny, the Vikings fire their GM right as the coaching cycle ends and what was with that timing, what does the decision mean for J.J. McCarthy and would they try to get Daniel Jones?, 17:16 – 27:49 – IndyStar Colts reporter Nathan Brown joins us to discuss how many new defensive starters will be on the team next season?, attempting to re-sign Daniel Jones, what veterans could be moving on?, the Freedom 250 for IndyCar 27:50 – 35:41 – Setting The Pace’s Alex Golden joins us and discusses the Pacers recent hot streak and should fans be concerned about them messing up their draft status, SHOULD the Pacers want to re-sign Bennedict Mathurin 35:42 – 42:16 – GOATs of the Week Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00 – 11:06) – The cold weather continues to reign terror over us, the insane Mavs-Hornets NBA game last night and the recent NBA draft classes. Pluys, Jim Bob Cooter doesn't get an OC job but will take an interview at another, the upcoming basketball weekend. Plus, there is a tennis grand slam semifinal happening as the show is going on.  (11:07– 21:10) – Morning Checkdown (21:10–47:59) –  Would Kevin have rushed the floor if Notre Dame had won Tuesday, what are the good things Chris Ballard has done in his tenure? We point them out. Plus, is the NBA Draft Lottery happening on Mother's Day this year? Who do we think will represent the Pacers at the lottery? (48:00 – 1:13:29) – Greg Rakestraw joins to recap his trip to South Bend with Kevin. He also touches on the IHSAA potentially inserting a shot clock. We shift to college hoops and Greg has the conversation about how Indiana has improved and where they can go from here. Also, how about the mid-major teams that have Indiana ties in Miami of Ohio and St. Louis. Morning Checkdown (1:13:29 - 1:23:17) – Butler head coach Thad Matta comments on how amazing tennis players are and what he's taking from his team's loss on the road to St. John's. Also, how much does he pay attention to resume talk and where his team is on the bubble?  (1:23:17 -1:32:26) – Our final results on our poll from yesterday and a potential Pacers trade for Giannis and the Indiana Hoosiers are on the road against UCLA Saturday. Is this stretch for Purdue adversity or a real concern? (1:32:27 – 1:58:00) – Seahawks-Patriots talk and parsing through Mike Chappell's piece on why he did not vote for Bill Belichick to get into the hall of fame. Also, we continue to marvel at the Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner match that has gone one the entire show. Will we be watching the Pro Bowl? Morning checkdown (1:58:01 – 2:11:30) – Did the Colts try to build their team like the Seahawks or the Patriots? Sinner-Djokovic comes to an end. (2:11:31 — 2:18:33) - Caleb's time stepping in for Marc Dykton is over for the week, Jeff sometimes has the urge to drink beer and what is Radio Row like Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00--26:55) –  Would Kevin have rushed the floor if Notre Dame had won Tuesday, what are the good things Chris Ballard has done in his tenure? We point them out. Plus, is the NBA Draft Lottery happening on Mother's Day this year? Who do we think will represent the Pacers at the lottery? (26:56– 52:25) – Greg Rakestraw joins to recap his trip to South Bend with Kevin. He also touches on the IHSAA potentially inserting a shot clock. We shift to college hoops and Greg has the conversation about how Indiana has improved and where they can go from here. Also, how about the mid-major teams that have Indiana ties in Miami of Ohio and St. Louis. Morning Checkdown. (52:26 - 1:02:12) – Butler head coach Thad Matta comments on how amazing tennis players are and what he's taking from his team's loss on the road to St. John's. Also, how much does he pay attention to resume talk and where his team is on the bubble?  Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00 – 11:21) – How does Marc Dykton have MORE PTO? The Pacers get a comeback win against the Bulls, Caleb is wearing his Lebron Cavs jersey after he returned to Cleveland last night, will Giannis Antetokounmpo get traded.  (11:22– 23:00) – Morning Checkdown (23:00–44:36) – Curt Cignetti takes a shot at Purdue and how much his teams have outscored them the last two years. Should Purdue be worried about their losing streak and are the Colts making pass-rusher a priority. What rookies made impacts for the Colts this year if any and how will they re-tool the defense? (44:36 – 1:11:58) – Recapping the Pacers win over the Bulls despite being down the entire game, how does the NBA Lottery work, how could the Giannis Antetokounmpo drama affect the Pacers, could they trade for him? We throw out a poll to find out. Morning Checkdown. (1:11:58 - 1:24:23) – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins the show to touch on how the Pacers came up big last night against Chicago, where he sees Giannis going, we throw our hypothetical trade at him and who else on the Roster could be traded. Also, who is a contender in the eastern conference and will the WNBA season start on time?  (1:24:24 -1:32:47) – Comparing achilles injuries in the NBA and the NFL, the fall off that the LIV tour has taken. (1:32:47 – 1:58:10) – What are our favorite Olympic sports? Zak Keefer of The Athletic talks about what he's looking forward to when he gets to Italy to cover the Winter Olympics. He assess the Colts season and what he thought of the press conferences from owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and GM Chris Ballard. He also comments on if they will get a pass rusher in the draft or in free agency. He also brings up a story about Jim Irsay "obsessing" over Mike Vrabel and his thoughts on the hall of fame voting process. Morning Checkdown.  (1:58:11 – 2:09:19) – We play "I gotta know" without Marc Dykton and answer local Indy sports questions and what the perfect valentine's day looks like for Jeff and Kevin. Plus, Kevin is nervous his car won't start. (2:09:19 — 2:16:54) - Kevin ran out to the parking lot during the break to start his car, did it work? Lastly, is there a trade for the Pacers to make.  Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00–21:42) –  Curt Cignetti takes a shot at Purdue and how much his teams have outscored them the last two years. Should Purdue be worried about their losing streak and are the Colts making pass-rusher a priority. What rookies made impacts for the Colts this year if any and how will they re-tool the defense? (21:43 - 34:07) – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins the show to touch on how the Pacers came up big last night against Chicago, where he sees Giannis going, we throw our hypothetical trade at him and who else on the Roster could be traded. Also, who is a contender in the eastern conference and will the WNBA season start on time? (34:08 – 59:30) – What are our favorite Olympic sports? Zak Keefer of The Athletic talks about what he's looking forward to when he gets to Italy to cover the Winter Olympics. He assess the Colts season and what he thought of the press conferences from owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and GM Chris Ballard. He also comments on if they will get a pass rusher in the draft or in free agency. He also brings up a story about Jim Irsay "obsessing" over Mike Vrabel and his thoughts on the hall of fame voting process. Morning Checkdown.  (59:31 – 1:10:40) – We play "I gotta know" without Marc Dykton and answer local Indy sports questions and what the perfect valentine's day looks like for Jeff and Kevin. Plus, Kevin is nervous his car won't start. Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 12:40 –IU tops Purdue at Assembly Hall last night, Kevin’s car wouldn’t start this morning, Jeff’s garage door situation, Kevin’s road trip with Rakestraw ended at 1AM, Bill Belichick does NOT make the Pro Football Hall of Fame 12:41 – 22:21 – Morning Checkdown 22:22 – 47:41 – Rick Carlisle needles Kevin about Virginia beating Notre Dame and Kevin asks if it was okay to talk trash back, the Hoosiers get a huge win over Purdue and Darian DeVries addressed the locker room post-game, Curt Cignetti and the national champs were in the house at Assembly Hall, who is to blame for Purdue’s slide in January? 47:42 – 1:14:00 – IU/Purdue thoughts, Kevin fan boyed over a former Notre Dame basketball player, Kevin’s night with Greg Rakestaw, NFL head coaching moves: Bills hire Joe Brady, Titans hire Brian Daboll at OC, is Lou Anarumo leaving Indy?, Bill Belichick is NOT a Pro Football Hall of Famer, Morning Checkdown 1:14:01 – 1:24:07– Tyrese Haliburton talks with LeBron James about his rehab and where he’s working at to get better when he finally returns and wanting to get better at drawing fouls, who will be around when Haliburton comes back as the trade deadline is a little over a week away 1:24:08- 1:31:18 – IU football schedule, Kevin’s highs and lows at the Notre Dame game 1:31:19 – 1:57:04 – IU tops Purdue last night as Conor Enright comes up big down the stretch, Pacers/Bulls tonight, Caitlin Clark joins NBC for their studio show, Bills sign Joe Brady for head coach, any coaching staff changes coming from the Colts?, Trey Wingo discusses Bill Belichick not making the Pro Football Hall of Fame and why it’s absurd he was not elected, 1:57:05 – 2:13:45 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and rubs Kevin’s face in his Cavaliers beating Kevin’s Irish in double overtime, his college hoops watching, Jarace Walker’s growth, Haliburton saying he wants to draw more contact when he returns, the time change against the Hawks due to the weather, Kevin invites him to Notre Dame/Virginia next year 2:13:46 – 2:15:32 – An award-winning final segment to wrap the show Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and rubs Kevin’s face in his Cavaliers beating Kevin’s Irish in double overtime, his college hoops watching, Jarace Walker’s growth, Haliburton saying he wants to draw more contact when he returns, the time change against the Hawks due to the weather, Kevin invites him to Notre Dame/Virginia next year & more   Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 25:24 – Rick Carlisle needles Kevin about Virginia beating Notre Dame and Kevin asks if it was okay to talk trash back, the Hoosiers get a huge win over Purdue and Darian DeVries addressed the locker room post-game, Curt Cignetti and the national champs were in the house at Assembly Hall, who is to blame for Purdue’s slide in January? 25:25 – 35:31 - Tyrese Haliburton talks with LeBron James about his rehab and where he’s working at to get better when he finally returns and wanting to get better at drawing fouls, who will be around when Haliburton comes back as the trade deadline is a little over a week away 35:32 – 52:10 - Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and rubs Kevin’s face in his Cavaliers beating Kevin’s Irish in double overtime, his college hoops watching, Jarace Walker’s growth, Haliburton saying he wants to draw more contact when he returns, the time change against the Hawks due to the weather, Kevin invites him to Notre Dame/Virginia next year Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 13:24– We’re back and evaluate our commutes in this morning, Jeff is off due to a garage door issue and James in highly skeptical of that reason, we discuss the Purdue/IU game tonight, Omar Cooper Jr. officially declares for the NFL Draft, Kevin’s voice is on the struggle bus but his road trip with Greg Rakestraw to South Bend for Virginia/Notre Dame is still on tonight 13:25 – 22:09 – Morning Checkdown 22:10 – 48:17 – Kevin asks road trip etiquette for Purdue/IU tonight, IU/NFL Draft prospects, college playoff eventual expansion, early NFL mock drafts have some interesting names at the top, our drives in to work 48:18 – 1:12:34 – Kevin spills hot tea on himself in the break, are centers the running back position of the NBA?, Dane Brugler joined us back in November and discussed the draft stock of Omar Cooper Jr. and Elijah Sarratt, we play I GOTTA KNOW: position for the Colts that needs the least attention, bad weather games in decisive games, are Pro Bowl nominations now meaningless?, Royal Rumble stadium built in 20 days, Morning Checkdown 1:12:35 -1:26:13 – Purdue basketball play-by-play announcer Rob Blackman joins us and discusses his travel schedule with the weather and late start, why he’s nervous heading into tonight’s game against IU, defensive X-factors in tonight’s game 1:26:14 – 1:34:31 – The best moments of the 2025 Colts season, morning commutes 1:34:32 – 1:55:56– WIBC’s John Herricks joins us and discusses the Indiana side of tonight’s game against Purdue, he discusses the storylines heading into tonight’s tip, the highs of celebrating IU football’s national championship, Don Fischer missing his connecting flight after the national championship, most memorable moment from the postseason run, Morning Checkdown 1:55:57 – 2:12:18 – Height differences, Colts say they will get younger and faster defensively but how?, free agency is full of guys 2:12:19 – 2:20:31 – Purdue/IU tonight, anniversary of the Bob Knight Purdue rant, is tonight a pick’em game, defensive questions for Purdue Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 26:08 – Kevin asks road trip etiquette for Purdue/IU tonight, IU/NFL Draft prospects, college playoff eventual expansion, early NFL mock drafts have some interesting names at the top, our drives in to work 26:09 – 34:26 – I GOTTA KNOW: position for the Colts that needs the least attention, bad weather games in decisive games, are Pro Bowl nominations now meaningless?, WWE Royal Rumble stadium built in 20 days/would you trust it? 34:27 – 47:06 - Purdue basketball play-by-play announcer Rob Blackman joins us and discusses his travel schedule with the weather and late start, why he’s nervous heading into tonight’s game against IU, defensive X-factors in tonight’s game 47:07 – 58:54 - WIBC’s John Herricks joins us and discusses the Indiana side of tonight’s game against Purdue, he discusses the storylines heading into tonight’s tip, the highs of celebrating IU football’s national championship, Don Fischer missing his connecting flight after the national championship, most memorable moment from the postseason run Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 13:17 – We all survived snow-mageddon and are in-studio, we talk about our commutes into work, the Super Bowl is set between the Seahawks and Patriots, schools closed, e-learning is dumb 13:18 – 20:54 – Morning Checkdown 20:46 – 45:49– Snow days, Pacers/Hawks gets moved up due to weather today, Illinois knocks off Purdue over the weekend, Purdue/Indiana tomorrow night, NBA trade deadline, Tyrese Haliburton discusses not being ready to go back to OKC until he’s healthy and ready to play again, the Steelers hire Mike McCarthy 45:50 – 1:14:18 – IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson joins us and discusses Wisconsin snow fall versus what we got yesterday, what should Colts fans think about this Super Bowl matchup, Philip Rivers withdraws from the Bills head coaching job, Colts getting younger and faster how?, spring training is right around the corner, the Freddy Peralta trade, things to do around the house with young kids, Colts needs positionally, Morning Checkdown 1:14:19 – 1:23:51 – IU celebrated their national championship on Saturday in a frigid Bloomington, IU transfer portal, the Wienie 500 is returning to the IMS 1:23:52 – 1:33:19– Philip Rivers pulls out of the Bills head coaching job, should he even have gotten an interview to begin with?, what’s it like to be Titans and Bills fans this morning watching the Broncos and Patriots yesterday? 1:33:20 – 2:02:27 – Forbes Sports Pacers reporter Tony East joins us discusses the Pacers upsetting the Thunder at home, what the Pacers should do as the trade deadline nears, Bennedict Mathurin’s trade value and recent NBA trades to gauge what a return could be, Marc’s night at the hotel, our commute in, Morning Checkdown 2:02:28 – 2:11:32 – NFL thoughts with the Super Bowl set, Colts conversation and Chris Ballard debate 2:11:33 – 2:18:38  – Odds for the Super Bowl, who is the best QB in the Super Bowl?, college hoops talk, Pacers/Hawks time change today Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 -24:59 – Snow days, Pacers/Hawks gets moved up due to weather today, Illinois knocks off Purdue over the weekend, Purdue/Indiana tomorrow night, NBA trade deadline, Tyrese Haliburton discusses not being ready to go back to OKC until he’s healthy and ready to play again, the Steelers hire Mike McCarthy 25:00 – 37:47 – IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson joins us and discusses Wisconsin snow fall versus what we got yesterday, what should Colts fans think about this Super Bowl matchup, Philip Rivers withdraws from the Bills head coaching job, Colts getting younger and faster how?, spring training is right around the corner, the Freddy Peralta trade, things to do around the house with young kids, Colts needs positionally, 37:48 – 53:10 – Forbes Sports Pacers reporter Tony East joins us discusses the Pacers upsetting the Thunder at home, what the Pacers should do as the trade deadline nears, Bennedict Mathurin’s trade value and recent NBA trades to gauge what a return could be Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.