Wednesday 12/4: Pacers' struggles continue, Dane Brugler gives an early NFL Draft preview, Pat Forde talks CFB Playoffs & more!

00:00 – 16:20– It’s National Signing Day and nobody cares anymore, the Indiana Hoosiers look to be a lock to make the College Football Playoffs, Pacers get their ass kicked against the Raptors last night, Indiana takes care of business against Sam Houston, Ball State hires Butler’s Mike Uremovich as their new head coach, the college football playoff rankings 16:21 – 23:11 – MORNING CHECKDOWN 23:12 – 42:43– The Pacers are struggling mightily, what is going on and can it be corrected in-season?, Ryan Walters speaks for the first time since being fired at Purdue, how desirable is the Purdue job?, Tyson Helton 42:44 – 1:07:25 – The college football playoff rankings and matchups, hypothetical point spreads, is Alabama going to get in over SMU?, Indiana’s nonconference, remembering the Jeff Saturday show, Morning Checkdown 1:07:26 – 1:21:54 – The Athletic’s Dane Brugler joins us to discuss his first 2025 NFL mock draft being released and a Purdue football player going in the first round, Marcus Mbow, who he has the Colts selecting, why he calls the 2025 class one of the most polarizing he’s seen, how the NFL will use Travis Hunter, Colts thoughts, the tight end class, Kurtis Rourke at the NFL level 1:21:55 – 1:27:27 – Kevin has a Colts tight end thought, players in contract years, did the Colts swing and miss on Laiatu Latu? 1:27:28 – 1:52:31 – Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde joins us and discusses getting pepper sprayed at the Michigan-Ohio State fracas, his thoughts on the college football playoff rankings, why Alabama’s rise has him upset, Indiana/Ohio State, his thoughts on national signing day of days gone by, Morning Checkdown 1:52:32 – 2:04:59  – Kevin’s concern over the college football playoff games being played on neutral sites, We play I GOTTA KNOW: Will the Colts make the playoffs, what grade would you give Anthony Richardson at this point?, National Cookie Day, what are we watching? 2:05:00 – 2:14:45 -  POP QUIZSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.