00:00 - 20:20 - Voice of the Final Four and friend of the show Ian Eagle joins the show ahead of his debut as the play-by-play announcer of the Final Four! Ian talks about how, with the rise of social media, we have gotten to know the players more, which leads to potentially more IU fans not completely hating the success Purdue is having. Ian and John also talk about the 3 other remaining teams, and how they all stack up against each other. 

20:21 - 33:00 - Former Boilermaker Chris Kramer joins the show as he continues to bask in the glow of his alma mater making the Final Four! Chris talks about his emotions in the immediate aftermath of the Boilermakers getting the win and moving on. He also talks about the sense of family that surrounds Purdue Basketball. 

33:01 - 57:51 - Rob Blackman of the Purdue Radio Network joins the show in the afterglow of the Boilermakers making the Final Four! Rob and JMV dive into the game against Tennessee, and the toughness showed by the Boilermakers. They also talk about how the Boilermakers have embraced being a villain, with so much negative chatter on social media surrounding them. Rob talks about his call at the end of the game, where he paid tribute to Boilermaker fans past and present who have waited so long for this moment. 

57:52 - 1:13:26 - P.J Thompson, former Boilermaker player and current Director of Player Development joins the show to talk about punching their ticket to Pheonix for the Final Four! P.J dives into the emotions experienced in the win yesterday. They talk about Zach Edey and Braden Smith, and the impact those two have had. P.J and John also look ahead to their game against N.C State, and P.J talks about how the Boilermakers matchup with them. 

1:13:27 - 1:34:54 - Brian Evans the former Hoosier and Big Ten Player of the Year joins the show to talk about his alma mater’s in-state rivals making the Final Four! Brian talks about how, even though he may not like Purdue, he did feel some pride as an Indiana guy to see them move on to the Final Four. Brian gives some insight into if IU’s struggles make Purdue’s success any harder to swallow. 

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