Thursday 3/26: Final Purdue-Texas preview + Pacers fall to Lakers!

00:00 – 13:49 – It's gameday for the Boilermakers in the sweet 16, what will CJ Cox's status be and what injuries does Texas face, the Pacers fall to the Lakers, Caitlin Clark shooting photos at the game, Tyrese Haliburton was back in the building last night 13:50- 23:22  – Morning Checkdown 23:23 – 46:00 – Trey Kaufman-Renn's physicality, what does Purdue need to execute tonight, betting lines for tonight's sweet 16 games, James and Caleb's experience at the Lakers-Pacers game, we play some Benedict Mathurin audio about his return to Indiana tomorrow, Kevin wants to see Benedict and Andrew Nembhard play one-on-one, how much of a responsibility does Ronald Nored have to raise money for the program? 46:01 – 1:09:32 - How does Braden Smith respond to a bad game Sunday, are we overstating Texas, revisiting the responsibilities of a college head coach in today's day in age, what is Butler's budget going to be, how did the Butler budget reportedly go up with the hire of a new coach? Morning checkdown 1:09:33 – 1:24:47 – We talk to NBC and Westwood One's Jordan Cornette who's been on the call for multiple Purdue games this year. He explains why Purdue's defense has been the difference over the last month of basketball, why Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufmann-Renn have been forces down low and why the Purdue seniors' experience matters. He also gets into the Ronald Nored hire and why he thinks it will work, Kevin gets to ask Jordan a Notre Dame basketball question and impresses him with his memory of the 2003 Round of 32 game Cornette played in, his enjoyment of calling games and Kevin tells a story of Jordan's brother, Joel, and why this time of year reminds Jordan of him.  1:24:48 – 1:30:51 – Jeff runs the draft lottery simulator, we revisit a Pacer question we asked Tony East yesterday 1:30:52 - 1:53:57 – Purdue knocks on the door of a title chance once again, how do we view Cam Heide's perspective as a former Purdue player, Kevin isn't worried about Texas, what's the best sweet 16, we play audio from 4 years ago when Kevin talked to Ronald Nored about where he wanted to be in 4 to 5 years, 1:53:58–2:06:05  –  New Ball State men's basketball head coach Chris Capko joins the show to talk about what he's learned from Andy Enfield, why this is the right time for him to become a head coach,  2:06:05 - 2:13:35 – We recap the show and our conversations with Jordan Cornette and Chris Capko, MLB Opening Day, and our sweet 16 picks for tonight. Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.