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The Opening Drive

Kickstart your morning with Randy Karraker, Brooke Grimsley, and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis every morning from 7AM-10AM! ‘The Opening Drive’ will be your home for all sports talk in the morning on 101 ESPN!

Latest Episodes

The Opening Drive – November 29th, 2023

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7:00 – Wild wipe out Blues; Tiger speaks before Hero World Challenge; Mizzou overmatches Pitt

7:15 – Ask Uncle Randy!

7:30 – Inspecting Sonny Gray’s … intriguing contract details

7:45 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Mizzou is projected to play in a New Year’s Six bowl. Most of the time in bowls, winning the game doesn’t matter. But for this team, this year, does winning their bowl game matter more?

8:15 – Jamie Rivers reviews Note-Minnesota matchup

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – How much should fans influence moves by teams? Apparently, fan backlash in College Station caused Mark Stoops to not land Texas A&M.

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 – Xavier Scruggs

9:30 – Robert Thomas

9:45 – Rocc & Roll
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Blues analyst, 101 host Jamie Rivers

With the Blues returning home from Minnesota, Jamie Rivers gets Randy, Carey and Brooke up to speed on the latest happenings around the rink.
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ESPN/MLB Network analyst Xavier Scruggs

Former Cardinal Xavier Scruggs provides his perspective on the squad’s recent additions of Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson.
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Blues center Robert Thomas

On the heels of the Note’s 3-1 loss to Minnesota, assistant captain Robert Thomas addresses what must change as the action shifts to Enterprise Center tomorrow.
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TV Voice of the Blues, John Kelly

John Kelly pops by “The Opening Drive” before the Blues’ evening skate against Minnesota.
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The Opening Drive – November 28th, 2023

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7:00 – Sonny Gray shares his thoughts about joining the Redbirds

7:15 – Is Mizzou back to being a place to stay in college football?

7:30 – Reviewing Gray’s track record in pressure-cooker situations

7:45 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Do the Cardinals still need MORE to challenge the Brewers and Cubs?

8:15 – John Kelly previews Blues-Wild

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – NFL News and Notes

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET — Are the Cards “in” on any other FAs at the moment?

9:15 – Should we be more concerned with Jordan Kyrou’s unpredictable line whereabouts?

9:30 – Carey’s Denver Day

9:45 – Rocc & Roll
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The Athletic’s Cardinals insider Katie Woo

Katie joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about this morning’s breaking news on the Sonny Gray signing for the Cardinals, if she thinks the Cardinals would be in the race to add another pitcher, why she isn’t surprised that the Cardinals didn’t got for the absolutely biggest price-tag FAs, how important the signing of Daniel Descalso could be for the Cardinals and the potential trade paths the Cardinals could follow throughout the winter.
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Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber

Kerbs joins Booke & Randy to talk about the Blues continuing their up-and-down, roller coaster of a season after a big loss in Nashville & a big win in Chicago, the parts of the team that are adapting game-to-game vs. the ones that aren’t getting better, what is making Neighbours a fir for he top line & how important the growth of Jake could be for the Blues forward group.
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The Opening Drive – November 27th, 2023

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7:00 – Weekend Wrap-Up is cancelled! The Cardinals have another new pitchers!

7:15 – Three Things we loved from the Weekend

7:30 – NFL FOUR DOWNS

7:45 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Is Sonny Gray enough of a move to stabilize the top of the Cardinals rotation + fan reaction to the news

8:15 – Kerbside w/ Chris Kerber breaking down the Blues turnaround against the Blackhawks and a big weekend for Jake Neighbours

8:30 – The Fight

8:45 – Eli Drinkwitz says Mizzou is America’s team. Is he right? Is there a world where he could be right?

9:00 – RUSH HOUR RESET — Are Cardinals fans excited about the Sonny Gray signing?

9:15 – Cardinals insider Katie Woo on the breaking new on Sonny Gray, if she still sees a trade in the works & why this was the avenue the Cardinals chose

9:30 – We now have the contract details–is there enough money for another move by the Cardinals? At least a trade??

9:45 – Rocc & Roll
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Blues analyst, 101 host Jamie Rivers

Jamie joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about the Blues road trip, focusing on what went right in Anaheim versus the issues early on the trip, the next things the Blues need to do to try to knock out of the offensive/powerplay funk, the development and growth of Jake Neighbours over the early part of the season & the changes the Blues might look at in the lineup.
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