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104.3 The Fan's Zach Bye analyzes all of the latest happenings with the Denver Nuggets, the NBA and the Colorado basketball scene.
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Hear the latest interviews from your favorite 104.3 The Fan personalities!
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Three-time Super Bowl Champion and FOX NFL Analyst Mark “Stink” Schlereth joins radio veteran Mike Evans to form one of the most honored and successful morning shows in the country. While Stink and Mike bring differing perspectives with decades of experience, it’s their unique chemistry and bond that keeps Denver listeners tuning from 6:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m. weekday mornings!
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Each morning at 6:30, get your day started right as Schlereth and Evans serves up The Morning Brew. Mark Schlereth and Mike Evans take you around the world of sports, taking in and breaking down the top stories of the day. So tune in to 104.3 The Fan and get your fix before you head out into the world for the day.
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The Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Alan Horton joins The Drive! Alan highlights why all roads led to this matchup all season. Alan breaks down why the T-Wolves have a lot of factors that will help them vs Denver. Alan talks about the Minnesota size and how it will affect the Nuggets. Alan talks about the conversation…
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The Drive welcomes in Bo Nix’s former OC at Auburn and Oregon, current HC of Arizona State Kenny Dillingham. Kenny details who exactly Bo Nix is! Ken explains what makes Bo a great processor. Is Bo going to start Week 1? Ken details what separates Bo Nix from the rest! Ken and the guys discuss the fit between Sean and Bo. Kenny has a funny story ab…
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Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Zach pitches his 4-legged chair theory to Mike and Mike responds to why Bo Nix might have to wait his turn. Mike explains why the Broncos didn’t get another TE this offseason. Mike further details when Courtland Sutton could get another contract done with the Broncos. Mike and the guys discuss w…
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Tomorrow is the day. The start of the second round for the Nuggets and Timberwolves. Mike believes this in fact is the Western Conference Finals matchup. Will the Nuggets be able to defeat Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves? We hear more reaction throughout the sports world and Scot Van Pelts opinion on the Deion Saunders drama before looking at an E…
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The Morning Brew discussed the Nuggets preparing for the Timberwolves, we get a Landy skating update and the Rockies continue to be on the wrong side of history.
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The Rockies have a very serious team meeting where Bud Black laid down the law on the guys in the locker room (wink wink). Every other team better watch out after that especially if they add a particular new member to the roster. Finally, Stink explains what bowing your back means and if Deion should hire KD to create a burner account on his behalf…
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Jamal Murray has obviously proved that he is the ultimate clutch player after round 1, but, Mike and Mark debate who they’d rather have take the last shot if it came down to it: Murray or Jokic. Another who would you rather goes down for the Avs- do we want the Nights or the Stars? The great Joel Klatt makes his return to our show to break down the…
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Why is Sean Payton so hated by people here in Denver? Mike and mark debate before going over some of the best stories in sports right now including the Patrick Beverley debacle. Maybe we should start kicking people out of our studio if they aren’t subscribed to Stinks pod! Finally, the guys get hyped for the Nuggets game and round 2 kickoff tomorro…
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Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy details his article on Prime and what all took place in Boulder this week. Troy also talks about why the Nuggets need to have their stuff together because Ant Man and the T-Wolves want all the smoke! Troy talks about how things changed when John Elway got to town. Does Peyton Manning hold the…
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Oregon OC Will Stein joins The Drive. Will talks about why Bo will show everyone that he’s the guy for Denver. Will and Phil discuss why OC’s play a huge part in a how a player gets scouted at the NFL level. Will calls out everyone who refuses to watch the tape of Bo Nix and his deep passes. What should Bo’s approach be heading into the season rega…
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Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera joins The Drive. Brian attempts to make sense of why Coach Prime and CU is caught up in another social media brouhaha. Brian recaps the CU Spring Game and why the transfer portal has been so hot lately. Brian talks about the blue-chip pieces that are still left at CU. Can a team succeed without chemistry and…
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Zach Bye looks ahead to the upcoming second round matchup of the Nuggets versus the Timberwolves and discusses what the Nuggets will need to do to prepare for a young superstar like Anthony Edwards.
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Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show to tell us who he’s more confident in heading into the second round: Avs or Nuggets? He gives us his overall perspective on the Broncos offseason moves this far and addresses his latest article which details some of the recent portal drama up in CU.
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Dallas gets the dub over Vegas last night making that series more interesting and the Avs next playoff opponent more uncertain. Who would Avs fans rather take on in the second round? Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show to tell us who he’s more confident in heading into the second round: Avs or Nuggets? He gives us his overall perspect…
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Mike and Mark look ahead to round 2 of the NHL Playoffs for the Avs. Who would they prefer to take on: the Nights or the Stars? We're also looking at the rest of the Western Conference playoffs in the NBA as we inch towards Saturday and game 1 between the Nuggets and T-Wolves. Finally, the Rockies loose again. No surprise there, but will a historic…
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Dallas gets the dub over Vegas last night making that series more interesting and the Avs next playoff opponent more uncertain. Who would Avs fans rather take on in the second round? Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show to tell us who he’s more confident in heading into the second round: Avs or Nuggets? He gives us his overall perspect…
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Mike explains why the current state of the NFL is set up for guys like Bo Nix to succeed. Stink looks at more of the Broncos draft picks in What Does the Film Say and sounds pretty satisfied with the Broncos picks. Dallas beat Vegas last night making it questionable who the Avs next opponent will be. Who would Mike and Mark rather play? Finally, ou…
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Mike and Stink debate between themselves and the texters whether its acceptable to root against your favorite team or not. We’re obviously talking about the Rockies. Listen to hear why it might be a good thing if they stink worse than anyone in history. Is Coach Prime clapping back at former players a bad look? And, will Nikola Jokic be the next fa…
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The Avs clinch the series and move on from the Jets in what Mike’s calling a “reverse gentleman’s sweep”. Mikko’s breakout game, Georgievs comeback and the Avs depth on full display are all apart of the Avs playoff storyline! So, have or expectations for their playoff run changed after round 1? Meanwhile, the Rockies continue to make history and we…
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The Morning Brew discussed the Avs 6-3 win over the Jets, cementing a 4-1 series win and the Rockies continue to suck.
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How is this Avs team different from the one that lost to Seattle last year. We hear from Nathan MacKinnon who gives some insight on the vibes inside the locker room. We’ve been talking a lot about the Nuggets game but one story that stands out is Jamals relationship with his dad and the impact great parenting can have on future professional athlete…
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Yesterday Mike predicted a “mass exodus” in the NBA’s western conference after a new era has clearly been ushered in. Magic Johnson has even come out to warn the Lakers that change is coming, and they need to act. He also threw a compliment Jamal Murrays way…which is nice. Next, is it safe to say the Avs are “back”? The data would say so. And final…
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Mike and Mark debate whether Deion and camp should be responding to hit pieces and drama or if that’s something to ignore. And what does this portal drama say about the overall state of college football? Tim Legler offers a great break down of the play that led to Jamal Murrays game winning shot the other night but in response an unhinged and hilar…
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Zach Bye reacts to the close out game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers and gives his take on which Nuggets stepped up during the series and which players need to improve.
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The Nuggets defeat the Lakers and move on to round 2 of the playoffs as Jamal Murray has another game winner! What do the guys make of this series where the Nuggets really didn’t play their best ball? It’s game 5 tonight for the Avs and Jets, what’s our level of confidence going into tonight and finally, is Bo Nix a Drew Brees dupe?…
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The Morning Brew discussed Jamal Murray coming through in the clutch once again, the Avs look to send the Jets home for the playoffs and the battle of suck between the Rockies and Marlins kicks off today.
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Hour 2
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The Nuggets have ended an entire era as we knew it. LeBron, done, Warriors, done, KD, done. The Nuggets aren’t going anywhere soon, OKC’s on the rise, Timberwolves on the rise…so what happens next. Are we looking at a mass exodus in the West? Also, what alias did Anthony Davis use when he checked into a Denver hospital last night?…
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Somehow or another, Will Smith is the topic of discussion as he’s planning his big comeback. This spawns the conversation on Jamal Murray who’s now becoming known for his clutch performances. So, what should his new nickname be? It’s Game 5 for the Avs in Winnipeg: What’s the confidence level that they’ll get the job done tonight?…
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Well…the Avs are an absolute wagon huh? How much has the view of the Avs playoffs chances changed from game 1 to now? And how about the Nuggets? Even though they’re still in control, are they playing their best basketball? And the Broncos drafting Bo Nix! Mike and Mark react and get a feel for how Broncos Country feels about the pick.…
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The Morning Brew discussed the Avs dominant game 4 win over the Jets, the Nuggets look to finish the Lakers tonight at home, the Broncos get their guy in Bo Nix and Coach Prime calls out the media again.
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The Avs go up 3-1 against the Jets after yesterdays game where Val Nichushkin went off. We hear from Bednar on Vals first career hat trick before debating whether people owe Georgiev an apology or not. Sean Payton explains why they went with Bo Nix and it seems like he really likes him. Finally, was the Nuggets game 4 loss against the Lakers a red …
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Is Sean Payton betting his legacy on Bo Nix? And what happens if it doesn’t pay off? Draft experts say this was an excellent choice but there are nay sayers including our own James Merilatt who joins the show to defend his latest article at Denversports.com where he says Sean Payton passed up a huge opportunity with Brock Bowers to stretch on a QB …
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Is being smart and accurate enough to be elite in this league (NFL)? Stink explains why it is. Then, major breaking news here at the station: Mama Gooses’ eggs have officially hatched! Then, Stephen A. talks about Jokic’s “blubber” and Deion Saunders talks about exploring more of Colorado and potential Prime Jet Skis.…
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Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike talks about the Broncos QB board and how Bo Nix landing in Denver fulfills a prophesy some people didn’t see coming. Mike also goes through why Bo and Sean have what it takes to work out. Mike explains how things played out with Penix, McCarthy, and Nix behind the scenes. Will Bo be in posi…
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What a night! The Nuggets crush the Lakers souls, and the Broncos draft a QB at 12 in Bo Nix! Mike and Mark react to the Broncos pick. They believe in Sean Payton, do you believe? And could you have believed years ago that the Nuggets would be beatin’ up on the Lake Show like this? Even the Rockies got a win last night!…
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Sean Payton has made it pretty obvious that he was attracted to Bo Nix because he is the “anti-Russell Wilson” as Stink says. Are Mike and Mark too trusting and gung-ho on Sean Payton though? And if Bo Nix is a bust, does Payton lose his job? We hear from Michael Malone and MPJ after they put the kibosh on the Lakers last night.…
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Our own Cecil Lammey takes over for Stink in hour 3 with high spirits after the Broncos draft the guy he wanted all along: Bo Nix! Cecil explains why this was the right decision for the Broncos before debating a listener on LeBron James. Is it disrespectful to say that LeBron is old news? It’s time to move on and accept that it’s the Nuggets time n…
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Cecil Lammey in for Stink in the final hour here as he explains what makes Bo Nix different from the rest of the quarterback options in this draft. And what is it that makes the Nuggets different? They have “any given night” mentality. Meaning it’s not just about Jokic. Any player could come up huge at any time. Last night it was Aaron Gordon who g…
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Zach Bye previews game 3 of the Nuggets versus Lakers series and explains how Michael Porter Jr.’s Impact in the last two games is something that cannot be ignored.
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Showtime Laker great and current Lakers broadcaster Mychal Thompson joins our show again to react to that wild game 2 finish, what the Lakers will need to do to bounce back, LeBron’s complaining and his opinion on the way the refs call the games.
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Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show from Detroit to give us a lay of the land and what he predicts the Broncos will do in the draft.
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The day is finally here. It’s NFL Draft Day and we’re about to see what the Broncos will do after months of speculation and predictions. What does the ideal draft night for the Broncos look like to Mike and Stink? Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show from Detroit to give us a lay of the land and what he predicts the Broncos will do. On…
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The Morning Brew discussed the Nuggets looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Lakers, what will the Broncos do tonight in the Draft and how the rest of the NBA and NHL playoffs are shaping up.
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It's NFL Draft Day and Mike and Mark are asking our listeners what they hope the Broncos will do. How will Broncos Country react if they leave the 1st round without a QB? Is it too soon to give Jamals Murray game 2 buzzer beater a nickname? The listeners come through with some great options, but maybe we should hold our breath until we close out th…
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Hour 3 kicks off with our very own mock draft where we hear the top twelve picks predicted by each cities most respected commentators. It’s becoming more and more evident that Broncos Country will have a real problem if the Broncos don’t pick a QB. People are saying nobody will show up on the hill at Dove Valley if that’s the case. But are any of t…
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Mike and Stink are settling in on a nickname for Jamals game 2 buzzer beater over Anthony Davis. The Brow Beater, The Laker Breaker and The Hail Murray are the front runners. Will the Nuggets come up with the win tonight or will they get lost in the sauce of that emotional finish the other night? Then, our own Cecil Lammey joins the show to tell us…
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The Avs come up with a huge game 2 win over the jets last night and Mike and Mark react. Does Stink need to issue an apology to Avs nation after doggin’ on Georgi so hard yesterday. The NFL draft is tomorrow- what will the Broncos do? Peyton Manning doesn’t think the Zach Wilson move will affect their plans at all.…
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The Morning Brew discussed the Avs game 2 win in Winnipeg, Peyton Manning on the Broncos QB room and the Broncos pick up the fifth-year option on Pat Surtain II.
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