Tay and J Show
Summary: The Tay and J Show airs weekdays 3-6 p.m. on ESPN Radio 93.5 in Champaign, Ill., and streams at www.espncu.com. Co-hosts Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner focus on University of Illinois athletics, while delving into St. Louis Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox, NFL and NBA.
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Podcasts:
The guys start the hour chatting with new Illini defensive line coach Greg Colby before talking more Illini hoops.
Regular guest Sean Harrington is on this hour to talk about tonight's Illini basketball game against the Purdue Boilermakers.
The guys talk to Purdue beat writer Jeff Washburn to preview tonight's basketball game against the Boilermakers.
Tay, J and Carp talk about tonight's big showdown between the Illini and Purdue.
Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter chat with Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller about their recent hot stretch and preview the Redbirds' big game against rival Bradley. Then the guys chat Illini hoops, NBA, the DIA's newest efforts in Chicago and Illinois' hiring of Greg Colby as defensive line coach.
Northwest Herald baseball writer Meghan Montemurro joins the guys from Arizona to talk about the Cubs and White Sox. Then the guys talk about the top spring storylines for the Cardinals, Cubs and White Sox.
Houston Texans rush linebacker and former Illini Whitney Mercilus joins the guys to recap his rookie season in the NFL. Then the guys chat about Illini basketball offering JUCO prospect Desmond Lee before getting inside the mind of Lon with "Tay's Take."
Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner recap the Illini's second straight win over a top-20 opponent and discuss how a wonderful week changes the outlook of the season, the rise of D.J. Richardson and Tyler Griffey and other Illini topics with callers.
The guys talk more about Illini hoops, who they would vote No. 1 in college basketball and whether they like the parity in college buckets. Then they chat some hoops and Grammy's with the Chicago Tribune's Chris Hine.
WCIA sports director Aaron Bennett joins the guys to talk about the Illini's win at Minnesota and preps basketball. Then the guys talk more about the Illini and Scout's top-100 2014 basketball recruiting rankings and Rivals.com's top-100 2014 football recruiting rankings.
Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter react to the Illini's 74-72 upset of No. 1 Indiana, the program's third win over a No. 1-ranked team. They take calls and also get the Bloomington, Ind., perspective from Indiana beat writer Dustin Dopirak.
Brad Sturdy of OrangeandBlueNews.com joins the guys to give his take on the Illini upset and if it can change this season and recruiting. Then the guys take more happy calls from fans before chatting about the Illini and central Illinois flavor on this week's episode of "The Journey" with the BTN's Bill Friedman.
The guys take more calls on Illini hoops before chatting with ESPN analyst Sean Farnham, who called the Illini's upset of Indiana along with Joe Tessitore for ESPN.
Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter broadcast live from Fat City Bar and Grill, previewing the Illini's showdown vs. No. 1 Indiana. The guys also chat with Baltimore Ravens lineman and former Illini Jack Cornell following the Ravens' Super Bowl victory.
The guys preview the game and hear from John Groce and Brandon Paul. Then Dustin Dopirak, Indiana beat writer for the Bloomington Herald-Times, joins the guys to preview the No. 1 Hoosiers trip to Champaign. Jeremy also gives his "Know Your Enemy" breakdown of the Hoosiers.
