The Drive

Hour 4 of The Drive details the difference between the Avs and Nuggets. How do the Nuggets overcome their bad performance? The Colorado Rockies opening day is Thursday. Will Derek be ready? The Fan’s Weekend Host Mat Smith joins The Drive. He gives the lay of the land with how Spring Practice has been going so far. Deion loves the one liners! Will the speeches translate? Mat gives his biggest takeaways for the spring and how close will they be to being ready by the fall. Mat goes off on the Avs almost losing to the SJ Sharks! A debate breaks out about opening day for the Rockies and how much fun it may be tomorrow. | Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will talks about who will require our attention the most in the playoffs: Avs or Nuggets? How many people are locked in on CU this upcoming season? Will the Houston Texans vs the Denver Broncos be more compelling than CU vs Nebraska? | CSU vs CU blows up on the text line. So where does DMac go to defend himself? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with a scenario that makes DMac squirm in his seat about the future of the Avs and the Nuggets in the playoffs. Is Coach Malone on the hot seat? Can the Nuggets overcome their injury woes? Will MPJ be ready to step up when it’s time? | DMac gets crushed for his take on Men’s College Basketball. How do you improve the game? How can the game be sped up? Will next season be the most watched season in the history of Women’s College Basketball? | Appearance in the finals and lose or one team wins it all and the other team loses early? The guys go through scenarios that could happen for the Avs and Nuggets heading into the playoffs. Could Denver Nuggets fans settle for an Avs back-to-back championship if that means Nuggets must lose? | Our Denver 7 Broncos Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. DMac throws the scenario of the day at Troy and talks about how important this season is for the Nuggets. Jamal or MPJ needs to step in the playoffs? What makes a dynasty? Derek and Troy talk about how to define the Manning Era with the Broncos. That conversation leads to a question: How much pressure is on a team to win a championship with a great player? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive talks about how NIL is changing the game. Coach Prime and CU is off and rolling but it comes with some fun. The coaches go from getting coached to joking with Coach Prime. Sheduer Sanders has a Mercedes Maybach and it emphasizes how far NIL has come in such a short amount of time. Will CU actually produce next season? Mike Greenburg lost it on Get Up and the guys talk about how the Jets can avoid the mistakes the Broncos recently made. Ryan Clark lays out how the Broncos should’ve been thinking last year. | Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. How important is tonight’s game for the Denver Nuggets? Should Nikola Jokic play tonight to help secure the #1 seed in the West? Can the Nuggets afford to have Jokic sit out for 2-3 weeks at a time? | What should the Broncos new helmets look like? If the guys could change anything about the Broncos, what would it be? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive starts with The Fan moving things around in the studio! Also, who has the best love life on the show right now? What can the Broncos do to improve their overall look? The guys throw around some ideas beyond color schemes. | John Elway has stepped away from the Denver Broncos permanently. The guys reflect on a great career! DMac has conflicting feelings and he explains why. | The guys talk about how John Elway’s slow departure didn’t help George Paton. What’s the biggest memory of John Elway? Also, what is John Elway’s legacy? Did SB 50 help or hurt the expectations of the Broncos? | Jim Nantz retires from calling March Madness games last night. James Merilatt joins The Drive to discuss the greatness of Jim Nantz. Is Jim the best All-Around PxP ever in sports? John Elway is officially done and James is shocked. Will his past or present legacy proceed him? 

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Hour 4 of The Drive leads in with a conversation of who would you rather win the title next: Nuggets or Avs? James takes everyone back to how far Nuggets Nation has come over the years. Do Nuggets fans believe they belong? James talks about MPJ going off on the coaches recently but will it ever get addressed? Why does MPJ keep getting the short end of the stick? Why do AFC/NFC championship rings hold no weight? | Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will goes through his article about John Elway. Does Will defend John Elway? What does the Broncos recent SB say about John Elway as a GM? How do you rank John Elway’s Super Bowl’s? Joe Sakic or John Elway? | Will the Colorado Rockies get back to .500? The Nuggets are rolling with their usual cast of characters tonight. After tonight, will the Nuggets play Jokic again in the regular season? Will Derek be going Turkey hunting soon? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with the Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese situation. Should women be able to trash talk like the men in sports? Wrestlemania was crazy and now it’s time for Derek to get his turn in the ring! Did Jamal Murray find his groove because of Derek? | The guys get into why the Clark vs Reese story has blown up. Is this racially charged? Why did LSU go at Iowa so much postgame? Will women’s sports ever get the same grace as the men to trash talk? Did Angel Reese do anything wrong? | Jamal Murray and MPJ had it cooking! The guys get into how the Warriors had a tough time getting stops. Did that game prove they can win without Jokic? Is Derek responsible for getting Jamal Murray back on track? | More likely to be true: Jamal taking another step or Peyton Watson getting playoff minutes? Peyton Watson had a tough journey to this point but according to himself, he’s arrived! Could he be the Nuggets secret weapon? 

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Hour 2 opens with a recap of the weekend in Denver Sports! Was Angel Reese out of line for coming after Caitlin Clark? Where do you draw the line? Angel Reese explains herself so did people overdrive the race narrative? What makes trash talking so fun in sports? Do women get knocked for things that men get celebrated for? Derek talks about how being soft does more against players than talking trash ever will. | Jamal Murray is off and rolling right now. Should the Nuggets be worried about their bench rotation with the emergence of Peyton Watson? Should the Nuggets go all in on Thursday vs Phoenix? | Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake talks about why Peyton Watson could be a new diamond in the ruff for the Nuggets come playoff time. Did Peyton Watson leave UCLA too soon? Are people unnecessarily scared of the Nuggets potentially winning in the playoffs? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive starts with Tim Patrick admitting he’s ready to go for next season. How do guys stay locked in when they’re trying to overcome a big injury like this? Derek and DMac talk about how their injuries almost cost them different parts of their body. What’s the toughest part about recovering from an ACL? | The Broncos get a new Center to compete with Lloyd Cushenberry. Is Center now the weakest spot on the O-Line? Also, what other positions need upgrades? Who’s to blame for the draft not being as interesting this year? | Breaking News comes out about a huge fan vs player situation that took place in baseball over the weekend. Derek tells the story of the time he almost hopped in the stands to get ahold of a fan. | The guys have fun talking about why The Drive should be on the road more often! DMac tells a funny but sad cat story from over the weekend. 

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Hour 4 of The Drive starts with the Denver Nuggets pulling out a huge win vs Golden State. The guys talk about staying ready and why it’s important to never get down on yourself as a rookie. What’s wrong with the Avs? Our Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will talks about the most recent win by the Avs! The Avs injuries are still alive, but things could be changing soon. What could the last stretch before the playoffs look like? Will talks about the Nuggets potential first round matchup. The Broncos tease something that will be dropping later this year and the guys discuss! | Our Denversports.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Mase talks about the Broncos new helmets that were teased today. How could they make things better with the uniforms? Mase details Broncos CB Faion Hicks arrest from over the weekend. | Rooftop Richie has a date tonight and the guys talk to him about it! Who will win the Men’s NCAA National Championship Game tonight? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with the Rocky vs Derek situation that took social media by storm! Also, Derek goes off on Jamal Murray. Is it time to cut bait with Jamal if the Nuggets don’t get over the hump? Can the Nuggets get over the hump this season with all the stuff going on with the bench? | Derek and DMac talk about what it was like from the sidelines! Derek tells the full Rocky story! | Our ESPN NBA Insider Jay Williams joins The Drive. Jay and Derek immediately get into it over Jamal Murray being a 2nd star to Nikola Jokic. How do you fix Jamal? Does Jamal have what it takes to elevate the Nuggets in the playoffs? Also, Jay breaks down the West and how competitive it is this season. | DMac goes through some of Derek’s takes and helps him comb through his thoughts about the Denver Nuggets. Where does Nuggets Nation stand right now? When will Coach Malone take responsibility? 

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