On this "episode" of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James has something a bit different for the Birchwood Community. After some technical difficulties in producing Friday's episode, the show had to be reorganized into a shortened, bonus episode recorded from James' iPhone. This episode features the shortened versions of what Friday's segments would have been, including: March being the greatest month in sports with the NCAA Tournament and Spring Training (with promotion of NCAA Tournament and MLB Opening Day special episodes of "The Wake Up Call" coming soon), increased chances of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson becoming a Chicago Bear, and the creation of "Lou Gehrig Day" on May 2nd to honor the legend and raise money for ALS research.

On this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James breaks down Michigan State's 2 recent AP Top 5 upset victories and what they mean for Sparty this March (2:10-11:02). Also, Russell Wilson may want out of Seattle and he may want to play for the Bears (11:20-18:59). Plus, some thoughts on the Tiger Woods accident this week (19:14-28:41).

On this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James breaks down Carson Wentz being traded to the Colts and the bright future ahead for football in Indy (0:59-9:05). Also, James' thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr. signing a 14 Year/ $340 Million extension with the San Diego Padres and what that means for Tatis, the Padres, and baseball moving forward (9:35-18:14), and how Naomi Osaka is already the Next Great Athlete at just 23 years old (18:14-25:45). Plus, an all new segment "Good Cop, Bad Cop" where James talks about 2 current stories in sports; 1 he likes, and 1 he doesn't (26:22-31:55).

In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James breaks down the 3rd of the 2020 College Football Playoff Rankings and the issues surrounding Ohio State's Big Ten & College Football Playoff eligibility (2:03-10:00). Also, he goes through the first loss of the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers and what it means for the AFC playoff picture (10:23-14:57), the James Harden drama going on down in Houston (14:57-17:14), and how postseason tournaments will be conducted in the middle of a pandemic in Corona Time XI (17:54-22:34).

In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James talks the BYU-Coastal Carolina Instant Classic from Saturday night and what it means for the future of College Football (1:20-5:14). Also, he goes through the games from NFL Week 13 (5:39-9:36) and College Football Week 14 (9:36-10:54), gives his own College Football Power Rankings (10:54-13:17), and goes on a tirade about how bad the Bears are and how much he wants Nagy/Pace fired (13:17-15:26).

In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James makes predictions for this weekends action in the NFL (1:05-4:01) & College Football (4:02-5:41). Also, he proposes an expansion to 8 teams for the College Football Playoff (6:05-8:45), LeBron James NBA future and the possibility of him playing with his son Bronny in 2023 (8:45-11:48), and the NFL's denial of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Corona Time X (11:48-14:50).