The Opening Drive 101 ESPN | Hubbard Radio
-
- Sport
Hit the hole weekday mornings on The Opening Drive with Randy Karraker, Brooke Grimsley, and Dan McLaughlin.
-
Apple TV+ sideline reporter Heidi Watney
Heidi joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the Cardinals-Mets series starting tonight on Apple TV, why the broadcast on Apple TV is so much different than other MLB broadcasts, her big trends across MLB this season, the national confusion around the Cardinals lack of offense and which Mets team is the real deal for 2024.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Cardinals, NFL reporter Howard Balzer
Howard joins the show to break down the craziness from the 1st round--mainly highlighted by the Falcons selection of Michael Penix, the way that the coverage of the draft has exploded over the last three decades, the Cardinals duo of Marvin Harrison Jr. and Mizzou product Darrius Robinson & the other big storylines from the draft.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Saint Louis University AD Chris May
Chris joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the success around the Billiken programs, the big history coming with the baseball program, all the news-making moves going on with Josh Schertz & the basketball program, why he likes the "SLU-Alcindor" nickname, it being special having guys like Robbie & Isaiah Swope who already have a strong connection, what Rebecca Tillett has been able to do with the Women's program and their goal as a program to continually improve their NIL standing.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing
Jay joins the show to reflect on this easy road they're trying to give people who place around 200th, if he's back on the Rory train with McIlroy returning to an official leadership position within the PGA & whether the current runs from Scottie Scheffles & Nelly Korda could create a new Tiger-like buzz around the sport.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Opening Drive - April 26th, 2024
Watch the full show replay on our YouTube channel!
7:00 - Record-setting run of QBs, offensive players to start the draft -- What were the Falcons thinking?! + NHL/NBA Playoffs
7:15 - Cardinals ticket sales declining…what would get you back into Busch Stadium?
7:30 - Former PGA pro Jay Delsing on Scheffler & Korda's dominance
7:45 - TIOLI
8:00 - Fresh Take: Greg Amsinger believes there’s a systemic problem in Cardinal player development. Top 100 prospects like Walker, Gorman, Liberatore aren’t developing. How does that get fixed?
8:15 - SLU Athletics Director Chris May on the big moves in baseball, basketball & how they can continue to improve and innovate in NIL
8:30 - The Fight
8:45 - RUSH HOUR RESET
9:00 - Cardinals/NFL reporter for CardsWire, HOF Selector Howard Balzer breaks down the 1st Round of the NFL Draft
9:15 - Are you angry about the Cardinals? Or are your spending habits starting to be affected by apathy?
9:30 - Apple TV’s Heidi Watney talks Mets-Cardinals broadcast for Game 1 in Queens
9:45 - Rocc & Roll
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
STL CITY SC HC Bradley Carnell
Coach Carnell joins the show to break down his mindset after another frustrating draw for CITY, how they look at it from two different ways, the important of getting Sam back into the flow, how a smaller roster creates more chances, seeing a change from Klauss and an extra level of intensity after his back-to-back goals, not putting extra pressure on your striker during a down time, their goals for this weekend's scrimmage as they look forward to their next fixture and Dyhr continuing to get more comfortable and challenge for minutes.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices