Tay and J Show

Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter start the show talking Illini football before focusing on the Cubs trade of Alfonso Soriano to the Yankees. Dave Wischnowsky from CBSChicago.com joins the guys to give his take on the trade as well.

The guys hear from former Illini football player Whitney Mercilus as he enters Year 2 with the Houston Texans as a starter. Then the guys chat baseball before talking Bears with Tom Musick from the Northwest Herald.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner react to two new junior college commits for Illinois football: wide receiver Geronimo Allison and defensive back Tyree Stone-Davis. The guys also chat about Jake Peavy's possible final start for the White Sox before hearing from Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase on his senior season, Bill Cubit, Aaron Bailey and Wes Lunt.

OrangeandBlueNews.com's Doug Bucshon joins the guys to chat about two JUCO prospects committing to the Illini. Then the guys hear from Illini senior defensive lineman Tim Kynard, who chats about the Illini's young defense and the lack of buy-in from last year's squad. Then the guys hear from Illini coach Tim Beckman about what he learned from last year.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner react to Ryan Braun's suspension and the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in sports. Then the guys talk with Baseball Prospectus' Jason Parks about what he thinks of the Matt Garza trade, the players the Cubs received in return and if he thinks the White Sox can get a similar haul for Jake Peavy.

In hour 2, the guys continue to talk about PEDs in baseball, how long they think Alex Rodriguez's suspension will be and how ARod's career will be remembered with his most recent involvement with PEDs. Then Lon acts as Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak and Jeremy acts as White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn to negotiate a Jake Peavy trade.

In hour 3, the guys talk with new Illinois women's track coach Ron Garner about his new job, how he plans to continue the program's recent success and how he thinks PEDs in track can be better regulated. Then the guys talk with Kevin Wheeler about his reaction to Ryan Braun's suspension, why he thinks Shelby Miller and Lance Lynn aren't pitching as well as of late, and if he thinks a Jake Peavy trade makes sense for the Cardinals.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner react to Phil Mickelson's victory at The Open Championship and how his career since 2004 compares to Tiger Woods'. Then the guys chat with Adam Rittenberg about the upcoming Big Ten Media Days, why trouble seems to follow Urban Meyer's players and what his main question will be for Tim Beckman.

In hour 2, the guys talk with Golfweek's Brad Klein about what made Muirfield so difficult throughout The Open Championship, if he thinks Tiger is on the verge of Major No. 15 given his recent contention and who's career he thinks is more essential for golf Phil or Tiger. Then the guys discuss the breaking news that the Cubs traded Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers and Ryan Braun's suspension for the remainder of the season with Meghan Montemurro.

In hour 3, the guys continue to discuss Ryan Braun's suspension and what direction they see the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in baseball going in the future. Then the guys open up the phone lines to talk about PED use in baseball and the Matt Garza trade.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner chat with Illinois basketball junior center Nnanna Egwu about the team's Navy SEAL training, his more muscular body, offseason workouts and the team's nine newcomers. (Due to a power outage, the first two segments of the show were lost. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

The guys start the hour talking about Illinois basketball's pursuit of Cliff Alexander and what would happen should Cliff not pick the Illini. Then the guys talk about the positive play of former Illini Demetri McCamey and Brandon Paul for the Timberwolves' NBA Summer League team with Mark Remme of Timberwolves.com.

New York Giants punter and former Illini Steve Weatherford joins the guys to chat about the upcoming start of NFL training camp, Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning, NFL's off-the-field issues and Illini football. Then the guys chat MLB before replaying some of their interview with Nnanna Egwu.

Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter react to the American League's victory over the National League in the MLB All Star Game and the farewell Mariano Rivera received. Then they discuss who they want to replace Tim McCarver on Fox's baseball broadcast crew.

In hour 2, the guys chat with Tom Musick about what he's looking forward to at Bourbonnais under new head coach Marc Trestman, what role he sees Shea McClellin playing this season and the expectations he has for Jay Cutler after an offseason full of offensive moves. Then the guys talk about their experiences with cigars.