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Charles joins the show to talk about his start in STL as a track & football star at Hazelwood East, how he went from high school sports to wrestling and then eventually martial arts and MMA, the long road starting in a friends basement all the way to title fights, what he means to him to fight back in St. Louis and how people can be there for all the festivities and to cheer for a local kid.
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Coach Becht joins the show to talk about the importance of "DOME"-Field Advantage this weekend against Houston, the way that the offense has come alive over the last few weeks, getting big contributions from a different player every week and how the defense is making big steps as well.
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Mark joins Randy, Danny & Brooke to talk about the growth of Celio Pompeu over the last 12 months, his big expectation from the match will be dictated early by the pace of the match, Carnell's want to turn this game into CITY's usual mix of chaos, if he worries about CITY's ability to sustain their style across a whole season, why he doesn't think CITY's future is best two a two-striker tandem and his perspective on Messi's impact as someone who was working with the Galaxy when David Beckham first arrived.
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Jay joins the show to talk about the craziness going on with the golf balls these days, why he had to actually buy a club for the first time since high school, going all-in on the mallet putter and the way that everything changed the moment Tiger arrived.
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Robbie joins the show to talk about everything that went into his decision to join Josh Schertz at Saint Louis, which of his many nicknames are his favorite, "Robbie Buckets" taking the nickname crown over "SLU Alcindor", giving a lot of credit to Schertz for his college success, Schertz's scheme as "organized randomness", the way his versatility fits perfectly into that scheme, what it's been like for him seeing his name across national media, the NIL deals he has on the burners, his special relationship with Coach Schertz, his blossoming golf game, the intensity of a usual Schertz-led practice & his big selling point for Billikens basketball.
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JR joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the craziness around this first round of the NHL playoffs, the latest updates around the Blues head coaching search, the surprise around the situation with Brind'Amour, if a big contract extension is coming for Pavel Bucnevich, if Perron could possible make another return to the Blues, how the Stillman-Armstrong relationship has developed over the years and what kind of room the Blues will have to maneuver this upcoming offseason.
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