The Drive with Lon Tay & Derek Piper

06/15/22 Hour 2: Barry Lunney Jr. Joins the Show!; talking Illini football and summer workouts

Lon and Derek are joined by Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr, who details how the summer is progressing in preparation for their first game two months from now against Wyoming.

06/15/22 Hour 1: Mikolas’s Near No-No; Brad Underwood Audio from 1st Summer Practice

Lon and Derek discuss Illinois basketball starting summer workouts, and Miles Mikolas's near no-hitter, before hearing new audio from Brad Underwood after today's practice.

06/14/22 Hour 2: Mike Claiborne Joins the Show!; Previewing Cards-Pirates Game 2

06/14/22 Hour 1: Cards, Cubs NL Central Talk; Calamity McEntire (Illini WBB Associate Coach)

Lon, Derek and Trevor discuss the state of the Cardinals, Cubs and the NL Central. Later, they catch up with new Illini women's associate coach Calamity McEntire, who details how the first month has been under Shauna Green.

06/13/22 Hour 1: Ryan Lieber on the Cubs’ Struggles; Position Players Pitching

06/09/22 Hour 2: Josh Whitman Tailgate Tour Audio; Lons Goes on Mozeliak, Cardinals

Lon and Derek hear Tailgate Tour audio from Josh Whitman, who hits on a variety of Illini topics. Later, Lon goes on an angry rant about John Mozeliak and the Cardinals.

06/09/22 Hour 1: NFL Over/Under Win Totals; Geoff Alexander Audio from Tailgate Tour

Lon, Derek and Trevor break down some NFL over/under win totals, including a very sad Bears outlook. Later, the guys hear Tailgate Tour audio from Illini basketball assistant coach Geoff Alexander.

06/07/22 Full Show: Joe Maddon Fired by Angels; What’s his Legacy?; NFL Offseason Talk

Lon and Trevor discuss Joe Maddon's legacy, specifically with the Cubs, following his dismissal as Angels manager after their 12-game losing streak. Later, the guys discuss Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' offseason.

06/08/22 Full Show: Chester Frazier Audio from Tailgate Tour; James Haring Joins the Show!

Lon and Derek hear audio from Chester Frazier at the Illini Tailgate Tour in Rockford, and are joined by Radford assistant coach and former Illinois DOBO James Haring!

05/27/22 Full Show: Hans’s Last Ever Show, Interrupted by: Matthew Mayer Commits to Illinois

Lon, Derek, Trevor and Hans attempt to run through one final edition of the award-winning Who Ya Got before Hans leaves, but are rudely and wonderfully interrupted by breaking news of Matthew Mayer committing to Illinois.

06/02/22 Hour 2: Bret Bielema Audio; Are Big 10 Divisions Going Away?; Top Gun Review

06/02/22 Hour 1: We’re Back!; Whitman updates from golf facility; More Big10 Hoops Talk

5/20/22 Full Show: Illinois Athletics; Cardinals Baseball; Goodbye Urbana

The guys talk about Josh Whitman's extension as Illinois Athletic Director, as well as how Kofi is doing in the NBA Combine, and Cardinals baseball talk. Later, they say their goodbyes to the Urbana radio station, as they will move to Philo.

05/19/22 Hour 2: Cardinals call up Gorman & Liberatore; Can Illinois add Matthew Mayer AND Pete Nance?

Derek and guest co-host Joey Wagner discuss the Cardinals' decision to call up Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore following Thursday's loss in New York. Later, the guys chat about the Illini basketball roster and whether Brad Underwood should try to add both Matthew Mayer and Pete Nance.

05/19/22 Hour 1: Kofi plays 5-on-5 at the NBA Draft Combine; Jason Patt (Blog a Bull) on Ayo Dosunmu’s All-Rookie Team selection

Derek and guest co-host Joey Wagner discuss Kofi Cockburn's showing at the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday. Later, the guys are joined by Jason Patt of BlogABull.com to talk about Ayo Dosunmu being named to the NBA's All-Rookie second team.

05/16/22 Hour 2: Matt Silich Joins the Show (Previewing Conf Finals); More Chester Frazier Audio

Lon and Derek are joined by Matt Silich to preview Mavericks-Warriors and Celtics-Heat, and who he thinks is winning the NBA Title. Later, more audio from Illini assistant coach Chester Frazier.

05/16/22 Hour 1: Recapping the NBA/NHL Weekend (Suns, Flames, Celtics); Chester Frazier Audio

Lon and Derek recap a crazy weekend of both NBA and NHL Game 7s, including the Suns' shocking loss to the Mavs. Later, hear audio from Illini assistant coach Chester Frazier.

05/13/22 Full Show: Blues beat the Wild; Sixers get bounced; This or That: MLB Edition

Lon and Derek discuss the Blues winning their opening round series against the Wild, the Sixers losing their second round series to the Heat, and some MLB topics during This Or That with Trevor.

05/12/22 Hour 2: Recapping NBA/NHL Playoffs Thus Far; When is it Nolan Gorman Time?

Lon and Derek talk about the Sixers' chances of coming back against the Heat, as well as the Suns-Mavs series, before discussing when it's time for Nolan Gorman to be called up.

05/12/22 Hour 1: Cardinals lose 2 of 3 to the Orioles; Kris Detmers (Reid’s Dad) on the No-No

Lon and Derek discuss the Cardinals' struggles against the Orioles and Pujols' playing time. Later, the guys are joined by Kris Detmers, former major leaguer and father of Reid Detmers, who threw a no-hitter for the Angels this week.