Tay and J Show

The guys talk to Norm Sanders of the Belleville News-Democrat about the St. Louis Blues. Norm talks about strengths and weaknesses of the Blues and how St Louis can push for the central division. Tay and J break down Keith Law's farm system rankings.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner talk about Blackhawks hockey with Scott Powers of ESPNChicago.com. Scott talks about the first half of the Hawks season and what needs to be improved on for Chicago. Lon and Jeremy talk about the Bulls amazing victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Lon, Jeremy and Mike talk more about Illini basketball and what they need to do in the second half of Big Ten play and also a bit of recruiting with Brad Sturdy of OrangeandBlueNews.com. Lon also runs through a 'Hockey Minute' and lets us into his mind in another installment of "Tay's Take." 

The guys have Cody Westerlund of 670TheScore.com on to talk Bulls before they play in Golden State and what the current swoon means for the team moving forward. They also examine specific spots of growth and frustration for Illinois basketball this year with conference play about half way through.

Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Mike Carpenter discuss possible rule changes in the MLB with Rob Manfred taking over as commissioner, and also changes that could be made in college basketball. The guys also get an injury report and explanation on Kobe Bryant's torn rotator cuff.

The guys talk to Sean Harrington college basketball analyst all about Illinois loss to Minnesota. He breaks down the game the guys and talks about what the Ilini struggled with. The second segment with Sean the guys talk all about the crazy weekend in the B1G conference and how he interprets the results. Jeremy finishes up the show by talking to Doug Bucshon of OrangeandBlueNews.com. Jeremy asks him about Kuligoski and who the other options are for the Co-Defensive Coordinator job is. Doug talks about signing day for Illinois Football and who might sign with the Illini.

Lon and Jeremy talk about Ernie Banks and Chicago sports with Dave Wischnosky of CBSChicago.com.The guys also ask Dave about what he thinks of this Illinois Basketball team. The guys talk about the ISU basketball team and their heartbreaking loss to Northern Iowa. The guys think of what a reasonable amount of B1G games the Illini basketball team needs to make the NCAA tournament.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner talk all things Illini athletics in hour one. The guys talk about Carig Kuligowski staying at Mizzou, They breakdown the loss to Minnesota, and they finish up with talking about Jalen Coleman-Lands game at Parkland College. Lon and Jeremy play audio from Jalen after the game.

Lon and Jeremy chat with ISU basketball coach Dan Muller about the players and how MVC play has been going. The guys talk all about Ryan Schmidt as he dresses for the Minnesota game.

Lon and Jeremy talk to Shane Hireman LaLu basketball head coach about the game at Parkland College and how Jalen Coleman Lands has improved during his senior season. The guys also ask him about the recruiting process of Isaac Humphries and Nolan Narain. The guys talk to Marcus Fuller of the Pioneer Press about the Golden Gophers. He gives a scouting report on the guys the Illini has to watch out for.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner talk about Ryan Schmidt of Bloomington Central Catholic going from Illini basketball manager to walking on to the team. Lon and Jeremy talk Bears Football with Kevin Fishbain of ChicagoFootball.com about the addition of Vic Fangio and Adam Gase. The guys talk draft with Kevin as well.

The Illini basketball coach previews Saturday's game at Minnesota and talks about adding manager Ryan Schmidt as a walk on.

The guys talk more Illini basketball with Derek Piper of BigStageHoops.com before Jeremy answers your Illini questions with "Ask J."

Big Ten Network analyst Stephen Bardo joins the guys to break down the Illini and the Big Ten. Then former Illini and NFL player Fred Wakefield calls in and chats Deflate-gate and Bears.

Live at Bunny's Tavern, the guys break down the Illini's 66-57 home win over Purdue, including Leron Black's breakout performance, Nnanna Egwu's bounce-back performance, Malcolm Hill's tough game and Aaron Cosby's eye injury and point guard play.