If Missouri State Goes to a Bowl Game ...

Joe, Doug and Ron wonder what to make of a Cardinal team that can sweep Cleveland and then be held scoreless over three games in Pittsburgh. A weekend series with the Cubs looms and Miles Mikolas will get the start on Friday, hoping for "soft contact." Doug and Joe share their memories of Dave Parker including a memorable incident with an usher at Busch Stadium.

Missouri State moves to Conference USA and has a surprisingly high win total for their over-under. Is a bowl game actually possible for the Bears? Texas State and SMU join conferences that mean the Pacific and Atlantic are now closer than ever. LSU considers on-uniform advertising for all sports - will the NASCAR look follow? A Packer quarterback gets married, and a mud hut is not involved.

All of this plus literary suggestions, updates on the St. Louis Blues and St. Louis CITY SC and players we would like to have miked-up for the Open Championship. Find out why there were frantic moments for Guatemala and prepare yourself for a Travis and Tay season preview on this all-Ava edition of the St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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