The Opening Drive
Cumulus Podcast Network
Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It’s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host weekdays from Albuquerque on KNML-AM, The Sports Animal.
Location:
Albuquerque, NM
Networks:
Cumulus Podcast Network
Description:
Get an entertaining recap of all sports scores and developing stories as you start your day. Features intriguing guests, controversial topics, and hard-hitting news. It’s what everyone will be talking about around the water cooler. Jeff Siembieda and JJ Buck host weekdays from Albuquerque on KNML-AM, The Sports Animal.
Language:
English
Episodes
Kenny Thomas Playoff First Reaction
4/23/2024
Lobo legend and 11-year NBA vet, Kenny Thomas, shares his thoughts on the 76ers and Lakers not being able to execute in the 4th quarter. Do they need to do a 180 or stay the course? Who else is he buying into in the Western Conference?
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Duration:00:42:42
How to Deal With It
4/23/2024
How much impact will all the new rules regarding college athletics impact college fan bases? How do you understand the frustration, but sell the new normal?
Will the win/lose record of Lobo football over the next two years dictate UNM's future conference?
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Duration:00:36:49
Comeback or Collapse
4/23/2024
Who hurts more? The Lakers and 76ers are down 2-0 to the Nuggets and Knicks. Who made the plays? Who didn't and what needs to change?
Thoughts on Jamal Mashburn Jr's new program, how Lobo fans feel about that and JT Toppin's announcement.
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Duration:00:40:28
Spring Feelings
4/22/2024
Who thinks Jayden Daniels has a higher ceiling than Caleb Williams? Are both set up for success if they go #1 and #2?
The new way of doing things for Lobo football.
Better run better than Tiger Woods?
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Duration:00:43:13
Spring Fever
4/22/2024
Former Lobo QB and radio analyst, Ned James, discusses the Lobos spring game from the quarterback to culture.
What would you do with Dak Prescott?
Big week ahead for the Isotopes.
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Duration:00:37:52
All About the Home Teams
4/22/2024
NBA and NHL home teams were undefeated this weekend in game one playoff action. Which NBA team made the biggest statement? Who should worry the most?
Lobo basketball lands a guard from the portal. How will he fit in?
Did Dak Prescott say the right or wrong think when it comes to a contract extension?
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Duration:00:42:10
KT Playoff Preview
4/22/2024
Former Lobo and NBA forward Kenny Thomas breaks down the first round of the NBA playoffs. Who does he like? What's his upset pick?
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Duration:00:35:17
How to be a Fan
4/18/2024
With the transfer portal and NIL what do athletes think about 'loyalty'? Hear from co-host Sy Riley who just got done playing LB at UNM about how the players and the locker room feel about the new challenges and advantages for players, the other side to it all (coaches decisions) and how to deal with uncertain fans.
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Duration:00:35:20
Bad Reference
4/18/2024
More injured stars in the play-in tourney. Can the 76ers take out the Knicks?
Why is Robert Kraft so against Bill Belichick? Who BB be a head coach again in the NFL?
When betting on yourself is the wrong thing to do. Are you OK with leagues embracing sports gambling?
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Duration:00:40:06
More Grip
4/17/2024
Already flirting with names for the Warriors 're-tool'. Would Steph leave town?
What is it like trying to build team chemistry in the transfer portal era?
Voice of the Isotopes, Josh Suchon, discusses his Warriors and what the baseball folks are saying when it comes to pitching injuries.
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Duration:00:41:49
Step Up
4/17/2024
It's time for Joel Embiid to assert himself in the Eastern Conference and it starts vs Playoff Jimmy.
Who could swing the Nuggets/Lakers series?
Leave living your life a quarter mile at a time to the movies.
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Duration:00:35:16
End of an Era
4/17/2024
What can the Golden State Warriors do to give Steph Curry one last postseason push?
Captain or Co-Captain of the 'All What-If' team Zion Williamson teases us and comes up short.
What will be different this time around between the Nuggets and Lakers?
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Duration:00:39:37
Kicking It With KT - Play-in
4/16/2024
Lobo legend and former NBA forward Kenny Thomas breaks down the NBA Western Conference play-in games. Which team does he think can go on the longest playoff run from the four?
His thoughts on Allen Iverson's Philly statue and the Lobos playing at Madison Square Garden.
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Duration:00:42:35
Last Ride for Dak
4/16/2024
Is it time for the Cowboys to rip the Prescott band aid off after this season? Who is the team that can show them what it's like moving off a veteran QB?
Which QB coming off an injury is the biggest threat to Kansas City? Joe Burrow or Aaron Rodgers?
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Duration:00:36:17
Lobos at MSG
4/16/2024
Pitino vs Pitino, again. New Mexico will head to New York and play St. John's next season. How many true road games should a team like UNM try and play?
What's on the wish list for Lobo basketball in the transfer portal?
Will the 'icons', LeBron and Steph takeover the west play-in tournament?
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Duration:00:40:15
Building a Franchise
4/15/2024
Are we seeing a shift in the way NFL teams want to build or is this upcoming draft just heavy on offensive talent?
Which quarterback prospect is flying under the radar?
A WR1 on the trade block?
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Duration:00:37:13
New Era in College
4/15/2024
What's it like being on the inside as the transfer portal and NIL era took over? Fresh off four years playing linebacker at New Mexico, Sy Riley, shares his thoughts on how it impacts a locker room and what changes you could see moving forward.
Does Holly Holm have one more victory left in her?
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Duration:00:46:25
Next Super Star
4/15/2024
Two green jackets in, can Scottie Scheffler become golf's next super star? Is it even possible to have the cross over?
The NBA play-in and playoff matchups are set. Who got the best draw and which higher seed should be nervous heading into round one?
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Duration:00:44:17
Kicking it with Kenny
4/12/2024
Former Lobo and NBA forward Kenny Thomas shares his thoughts on the final weekend of the NBA regular season. Who he is eyeing for MVP. How to deal with injuries and players returning this late in the season.
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Duration:00:21:17
Listen to Clint
4/12/2024
Former MLB manager and player Clint Hurdle shares how he approaches conversations with athletes, what he has learned in his life and what it takes to understand advice as he makes his way through the Colorado Rockies organization with a stop in Albuquerque.
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Duration:00:15:21