The Opening Drive

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7:00 - Weekend Wrapup -- Winter Warmup reactions -- Blues with a tough loss -- a Wildcard Weekend of comeupance

7:15 - Three Things we loved from the Weekend

7:30 - NFL FOUR DOWNS: WildCard Weekend

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: Biggest takeaways from Winter Warmup: Mo's messaging on offseason money, Yadi's future & expectations for Edman

8:15 - Chris Kerber on a tough loss for the Blues & the opportunity as the schedule lightens for a few games

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - What kind of lessons did Mozeliak learn from a couple tough years for the Cardinals?

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET 

9:15 - The Blues finish up their tough homestand tonight…They’ve lost to the Panthers, beat the Rangers, and fell in OT to Boston, for three out of a possible six points. If they can get to OT tonight, would that have been a best case scenario? And if they WIN, how do you feel about the Blues playoff chances? Halfway through the season, the Blues are three points out of a playoff spot.

9:30 - Did we just see the last Cowboys game with McCarthy as the HC? And which 76%, 270+ yard, 3TD performance impressed us more--Love or Stroud?

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

10:00 - After years of questions marks, could this year's outfield be the position that brings fans the most long-term hope and excitement?

10:15 - How does the Yadi situation work with Marmol only on a one-year deal?

10:30 - Rocc’s Hill to Die On

10:45 - What’s on tap?

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Jeremy joins the show to talk about the Blues big win over the Rangers, how Kyrou has befitted from the coaching change over the last month, how Kyrou's game last night could've been even more impressive than the stats showed, the excitement around Robert Thomas being an all-star in his home town and a little question from JR on how he should ask Snuggerud if he's signing with the Blues at the end of the year.

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Joey Vitale joins the show to talk about the glory of a good breakfast on a rainy morning, why the chocolate-chip waffle is still being ignored as the best breakfast food, how the recent schedule under Bannister has shown the Blues real level of talent, the hard truth of that level of talent & which hill does the Vitale family go to when there's a big snow.

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Jay joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about how you can salvage a bad round after an early triple-bogey, the incredible return of Gay Woodlawn from a non-malignant brain tumor and the parting of Nike & Tiger Woods.

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Tim joins us in studio to talk about his shows coming up this week at the Funny Bone, how tricky it is to do comedy about your parents when they're coming to your show, the way that Nikki Glaser leans into the awkwardness and Nikki getting Tim into comedy from the start.

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7:00 - Is Kyrou breaking through after last night's hattrick -- Are the Cardinals going to make Tommy Edman made over a half million?

7:15 - There are still a lot of MLB free agents out there. Who is there, and who might the Cardinals be interested in?

+ Tim Convy drops by to talk about his upcoming shows this weekend

7:30 - Former PGA Tour Pro Jay Delsing on the incredible comeback of Gary Woodland

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: So, the other night, Stephen A., Jeter, Jordan, and Travis Scott were in a suite at the CFP championship game -- Which five people would you have in your suite at a game/concert?

8:15 - The View from Vitale: Blues radio analyst Joey Vitale on how the Blues are still lagging behind their talent level

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - As we watch NFL quarterbacking, is it better to have a QB sit for a while, like Jordan Love, or start right away, like C.J. Stroud…

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - Blues Insider Jeremy Rutherford on Kyrou's big game

9:30 - Who do you have in the NFC games this weekend?

9:45 - Rocc n’ Roll

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Coach Pinkel joins the show to talk about the news around Nick Saban retirement, being an outlet to help him through this whole retirement thing, what about an early Coach Saban set him up for all of his success, why he's not surprised by the news, why it was so hard to follow up Saban at Toledo, what made Alabama such a tough school to coach against, Saban setting an untouchable standard for the rest of college football for the foreseeable future, the huge changes in college football and how that will affect the athletes and fans going forward & his enjoyment getting to watch Mizzou put together a Top 10 team.

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Coach Venturi joins the show while still sulking following his Colts' lose on a back-breaking play, the biggest difference in the L's when you're a broadcaster vs a coach, his initial reactions to the retirement of Saban and the departure of Belichick, seeing Saban more at peace during the season and not being as surprised about his retirement, the biggest difference between Saban & Belichick as coaches, why they worked so well together in Cleveland, the chaos of CFB factoring into Saban's decision, and where he puts each of these coaches in their respective GOAT debates.

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Bernie joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Blues upping the competition level despite a poor 3rd period against Florida, the Blues having the talent on the PP but lacking any real production, the way that Matthew Tkachuk constantly reminds Bernie of Big Walt (same with Brady) and the biggest thing that stands out about Bannister's coaching behind the bench.

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Greg joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about how surprised that Randy isn't going after Marmol on a day when so many coaches are getting axed, Randy freaks Greg out by even mentioning gray hair, why he still thinks that Dylan Cease will be traded before Opening Day, how Josh Hader's leveraged expectations make his signing an interesting case, why Hader should be the Cardinals #1 target and what the Chaim Bloom signing signals about potential changes in the Cardinals front office going forward.

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