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Lon and Derek discuss their favorite and least favorite Big Ten basketball stadiums. Later, it's another award-winning edition of Who Ya Got!

Lon and Derek chat with former Penn State guard and current ESPN basketball analyst Jon Crispin, who talks about Illinois and the rest of the Big 10 heading into the season. Later, Derek helps preview St. Francis vs. Illinois tomorrow night.

Lon and Derek hear from Brad Underwood, Trent Frazier and Da'Monte Williams after today's practice. Later, Trevor joins the guys for another edition of Trev's Ticket.

Lon and Derek talk about Illinois' upcoming exhibition game against Saint Francis, and former Illini Ayo Dosunmu's NBA debut last night with the Bulls. Later, the guys play new audio from Bret Bielema, explaining the context of his comments from Monday.

Lon and Derek talk with Aaron Leming, who gives his thoughts on Justin Fields, Matt Nagy, and Aaron Rodgers' comments. Later: more NFL talk, as Lon can't believe his Arizona Cardinals are 6-0!

Lon and Derek talk about expectations for bench players like Austin Hutcherson and Omar Payne, how many players they expect to see in the rotation, and LSU's Adam Miller tearing his ACL in practice today.

Lon and Derek talk more about Illinois' pre-season basketball rankings, and talk about a few analysts who have snubbed Kofi Cockburn. Later, Trevor joins the guys to whip around and recap a crazy Week 6 in the NFL.

Lon and Derek player audio from Doug Kramer and Chase Brown, reacting to Bret Bielema's comments yesterday. Later, Trevor joins the guys to dive into KenPom's preseason top 10 teams.

Lon and Derek talk more about Bret Bielema's comments at his press conference, and then chat about Illinois being ranked 11th in the first AP Poll. Later, hear from former Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, who gets emotional when talking about his career in St. Louis.

J Leman joins Lon and Derek after Illinois' bye week, and talk about the strong comments Bret Bielema made at today's press conference, and how Illinois can address their many needs this upcoming offseason.

The guys talk about recent trades for the AZ Cardinals, and other NFL news. Later, Hans hosts Who Ya Got where the guys give their predictions on this weekend's games!

The guys talk about the MLB playoffs, as well as the Bears and Packers rivalry game this Sunday. Can you guess how many Bears QBs have started against the Packers since Brett Favre started?

Lon and Derek talk to Todd Hefferman about Southern Illinois football, who is having a top five season in the FCS. Later, Trevor joins the guys for another edition of Trev's Ticket.

Lon and Derek react to the breaking news that Mike Shildt has been let go as Cardinals manager. Hear from John Mozeliak, who describes why Shildt was fired, and where St. Louis goes from here.

Lon and Derek recap the NFL action from Week 5, and discuss Illinois football audio from Tony Petersen.

Lon and Derek chat with former Centennial, Parkland and Louisville pitcher Luke Smith!

Lon and Derek discuss 5-star 2023 guard and Champaign native Kylan Boswell, who is visiting Illinois this weekend. Later, Lon challenges Derek to put together Illini basketball's dream class for 2023.

Lon and Derek look big picture at Bret Bielema's rebuild task at Illinois and what can be accomplished in the transfer portal this offseason. Later, the guys talk about Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears coming off their win at Las Vegas.

Lon and Derek go basketball-heavy to break down Illinois' open practice on Saturday, including how each individual player looked, and how 5-star recruit JJ Taylor felt about his visit.

J Leman joins Lon and Derek to break down Illinois' deflating 24-0 loss to Wisconsin. Where do they go from here, who should start at QB, and more.