The Opening Drive

Dan joins Randy & Carey to talk about a long weekend of sports, how Harbaugh's run at Michigan has bucked the trend of quick firings and the success has come alongside it, the unbelievably high bar held against Ryan Day, what Danny thinks about the tradeoff of one championship for years of losing, how much the Astros pitching needs to be looked at when considering their success, how the Cardin...

Kerbs joins Carey & Randy talk about some embarrassing moments for Kerbs in his career, his takeaways from the down play across the Buffalo & Tampa games, his mindset when the Blues were struggling early against the Panthers, if he thinks this is just a "Jekyll-and-Hyde" team, the veterans needing to take a bigger role in this squad, not buying into the effort narrative for the Blues this...

7:00 - (Extra busy holiday) Weekend Update as the Blues surprise everyone on their way back into the win column and the local schools finish off the football season and dive into the next stretch of the basketball season 7:15 - Three Things We Loved from the Weekend 7:30 - Which bowl game would you want for Mizzou and/or Illinois? Is there a particular opponent you want? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh...

Author and St. Louisian Dave Lange joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to break down the history of soccer in St. Louis, everything covered in his book "Soccer made in St. Louis" , the best player to ever come out of the area and his thoughts as the USMNT eyes a huge matchup with England on Friday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Dennis joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about some of the latest college football rumors swirling, on TCU controlling their destiny if they can finish the season undefeated, the latest on the potential of Kiffin-to-Auburn, Auburn being a better job but not as comfortable as Ole Miss, a run through the coaching openers and potential coaches to fill including Ryan Walters getting a HC job & Bar...

Bernie joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about his favorite things during the Thanksgiving holiday, how big of an improvement could a healthy Tarasenko be for this team, Mikkola stepping up in Parayko's absence, Faulk continuing to show himself as a top D-man, if he ever got preferential treatment in the film room as a veteran and what he thinks about the Blues matchup in Buffalo. See Privac...

7:00 - The Blues are back in action as they go for their 8th straight tonight and we're still wondering how they got to this point _ the CFB playoff rankings are in flux with potentially more on the table in the next few weeks as the jockeying for playoff spots begins in earnest 7:15 - Albert Pujols wins the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award--other than 700, what were your favorite memories fro...

Ricky joins the show to talk about his excitement to join the Battlehawks coaching staff, holding St. Louis near and dear to his heart, reacting to Martz's "coach them up with a baseball bat" comment about coaching WRs, the process behind building their club over the last few weeks, the big play athletes they've been able to add in the draft, how he takes his coaching from greats like Saunders and...

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about how much fun it is to get rolling on a streak like this, how easy Buchnevich makes his job that much easier, the oddity of Buch's preferred puck, the boys getting an easier video session than usual with the mom's in the room, never having a perfect game from Berube's perspective, what Acciari brings to the game as a consistent and physical player, the...

Panger joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to break down the art of interviewing Craig Berube, the tenacity of Noel Acciari being such a huge part of the Blues resurgence, Binnington moving past unlucky goals quickly and with an unbreakable confidence, Justin Faulk continuing his strong (Norris-like?) play from last season, Binnington's confidence leading to him playing at an even better level as a pa...

7:00 - Blues win their 7th in a row! USA with a disappointing draw and the 49ers potentially take control of the NFC West 7:15 - Can you force or build a rivalry with intent? Or does it have to be completely organic? 7:30 - NFL Four Downs from Week 11 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: Should the Cardinals target Cody Bellinger? Does his past relationship with Turner Ward change your mind? 8:15 - Dar...

Danny Mac joins the show to talk about why he's had enough Thanksgivings with Randy for a lifetime, getting back to his roots with the Blues pre & post-game this week and the special connection between Pujols, Goldy & the MVP award. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dan joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about why Thanksgiving is his favorite sport, the beauty of food + football, breaking the hearts of Illini fans this past weekend, Illinois still having a shot in the Big Ten West, getting ready for the OSU-Michigan matchup, how the game of football has changed across the college and professional levels, why he doesn't like the idea of a CFP expansion &a...

Dave joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about what's been going on with the money from the lawsuit vs. the Rams/NFL, how much money can be built up with the new accounts the money has now been invested in, the planned usage for these funds to benefits the RSA & region, how much money was lost with the feet-dragging leading up to the shift, the different hopes for the different parts of th...

Kerbs joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the growing strength in the Thomas-Buchnevich pairing, how their chemistry continues to develop, the growth of Mikkola's and how an Al MacInnis quote is the way to go and how he expects the Ducks matchup to go tonight. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

7:00 - WEEKEND UPDATE: Blues' number of the day is 6 and an up and down weekend for the Mizzou, SLU & Illini contingents across football & basketball + it's a full studio with Brooke, Randy AND Carey 7:15 - Two Things We Loved From the Weekend: 7:30 - Can the Braggin' Rights game be great this year? Both Mizzou and Illinois can light it up... 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: IS the fact tha...

Doug joins Alexa & Randy to talk about the XFL & the Battlehawks wrapping up their rosters/draft, break down which new Battlehawks will be the biggest draws going forward, giving athletes an opportunity to live their dreams, why the Arlington plan will be better for the teams and the league overall, how that has helped them clear their biggest hurdles, the excitement to have the league bac...

JR joins "The Opening Drive" to break down road tripping to Oklahoma for youth hockey, the Blues shot at history with their rollercoaster of streaks, the goalie situation being the best it's been in years, hit expectations for Parayko's status going forward, Calle Rosen being the new "sniper" on the team and his favorite story from the mom's trip. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Blues center Robert Thomas joins Alexa & Randy to talk about getting a chance to score a goal in front of his mom in Colorado, how special the mom's trip was, the biggest difference in getting back on track during the win streak, keeping it low key on a Friday after a back-to-back, closing out games being the biggest thing to take away from this streak, his thoughts on the new sweaters, his pl...

Joey breaks down his latest reading on survival neurons, running in 20 degree weather, his tricks to heating up afterwards, Joey rolls out his favorite thanksgiving sides, the old school Italian thanksgivings in his family, his biggest non-Griess takeaways from the Blues big win against the Capitals, how big of a factor Parayko's absence was in the Caps' comeback and the way that Mikkola & Ros...

Jay joins Alexa & Randy to talk about Rory's comments & whether Greg Norman is a non-starter for better relations between the tours, what the long-term solution for golf entertainment may be, the best way forward for getting the best players from both tours back together again, the flawed setup of the LIV tours setup, if the new technology in golf club is substance or just fluff and Alexa...

7:00 - The number of the day is....FIVE! The Blues win 5-4 for their 5th straight win , the Packers '23 season looks to be over and the Cardinals have their 18th (or 21st...) MVP in club history 7:15 - Will is be difficult for the Cardinals to pursue another starting pitcher when they have five already penned in? 7:30 - Jay Delsing talks LIV golf & McIlroy's continued advocacy for the tour 7:4...

Bob Costas talks professional basketball in St. Louis, including his thoughts on the unrealized potential of Marvin Barnes, outplaying Moses Malone & Julius Erving, his favorite and most famous Barnes story, trying to figure out the best comparison for Barnes on the basketball court--and why it's so hard to find that comparison, the extended version of the story when Marvin showed up to a game...

Matt joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the first game ever at CITYPARK, all the work leading up to this event, the announcement and release of the first ever official CITY kits and what's coming up next for CITY fans to get ready for as the draft, watch parties and more are on the schedule. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Jk joins "The Opening Drive" to talk abou the back-and-forth nature of the season so far for the Blues, the jump in play from Calle Rosen over the last few weeks, Randy & JK both comparing him to Carl Gunnarsson, why Leivo and Saad have brought out the best from ROR and that top line, the importance of Saad's return to the lineup and whether you can make an argument that Ovechkin is the greate...