We're gonna take 25 calls today and we'll set aside 5 for guys. Daddy's starting to lose hope. Cards just don't look very good. Quinn Mathews getting the ball tomorrow. Rally around Bryan Torres. Precipitous falloffs in July. Bring your own damn receipts. Grand pappy was very wise. A Virtual Throuple with Steve Kerr & Angel Reese. Martin's talked himself into 7-5 for Mizzou this year. Is Haenchen homeless? Over/Under win total for the Illini. Beware the Bruin.
Happy Birthday Fatboy Slim. We are the official unofficial home of the Trail Blazers. A future deal between Portland and the Blazers seems to be pretty distant. We may not get NBA but we might get pro women's softball. Martin met Chairman's dad who was on the call for the softball game last night. Doug doesn't think it's gonna happen. Getting in the way of progress. What are we? Exactly.
ESPN's new college football anthem is out. We all have choices. Papers is existential today. Big Al is on the line and he wants to talk it over. Reelin' from a torn groin.

A music libertarian. Audio of Larry Hughes talking about the idea of St. Louis being able to support an NBA team. More NBA/STL discussion. Stop talking NBA and talk Doggies. Are you a big time city if you don't have the NFL? We should probably apologize.
A hard cut to Doug dancing at the Vianney Father/Son Dance. Nestling up in the hammock with a Nancy Drew book. SEND HELP. Drops of the Week. Still can't believe Papers missed the opportunity to ball strike with Robert Thomas. Who's the NBA equivalent of Robert Thomas? Are there beavers in St. Louis? Color me curious. What's in a Swinger's To-Go bag? Paull Rudd. Warson Wood's Wacko unsolicited advice.
Joined by friend of the show, Billikens coach Josh Schertz. Intersquad scrimmage tonight at Chaifetz. Looking ahead at the upcoming Billikens season and some of the new transfers. Building an identity. We get Schertz's thoughts on the NBA and St. Louis. Update on Robbie Avila. The momentum of the program. The Strode virus is everywhere.

Happy 64th Birthday, Wesley Snipes. Congrats to the Banty Roosters softball team on their league championship. Eatin' M&Ms in right field. Audio of Lars Nootbar talking about forgetting the outs and taking responsibility for the loss. Oli Marmol on the loss and the state of the team as they head on the road. A Doug guessing game. Emerson Hancock. Natty Nate is on the lines and he has a trade deadline report. Natty Nate's not super optimistic since the All Star break. PTO Vaughn. Doug is in Natty Nate's cross hairs.
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Audio of Curt Cignetti at B10 media day with some shots at the SEC. Cignetti can say just about whatever he wants. SEC whiners? Lots of college football discussion and the Big 10 and SEC fans are at each other's throats.

Trying to go into the weekend with some positivity. We need to build a fire in this studio. Super long segments today so we're gonna be quick.
Discipline, discipline, discipline. Jackson's talking head videos. A gerbil up the pant leg. Jorts are coming back for the youngs. Touching Martin's yellow journalism. Observing boys at the mall.
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