00:00 - Trusting the Patriots' process. 9:05 - Ron and Don take over Drive On! as the segment returns for a winter run. 17:07 - Jeff Erickson, co-founder of RotoWire.com, joins the show to answer our fantasy football questions ahead of Week 10. 26:58 - Buzzer Beaters.

00:00 - Sunday's trip to Tampa is the first true test for the Patriots since the Buffalo game. Aaron and Mark see how the Pats stack up against the Bucs. 11:30 - Today's Drive Poll: "Patriots fans, are you disappointed they stood pat at the deadline?" 20:41 - Tim Healey of The Boston Globe joins the show to talk Sox as they embark on the off-season. 33:04 - Bob Beers, former Maine Black Bear and Boston Bruin, joins the show to talk about the B's win-streak.

00:00 - Pats stand pat at NFL Trade Deadline. 8:30 - Conor Ryan from The Boston Globe and Boston.com brings the Boston flair to the Hero's Hotline. 20:12 - Jude Killy, just back from a trip to the nation's capital with Maine Men's Basketball, joins the show to talk Black Bears sports. 35:40 - Ticket TV Play of the Day, featuring Bangor girl's soccer. 38:32 - Buzzer Beaters.

00:00 - Jim goes off on NBA refereeing after last night's blown call leads to a Celtics loss, Ace Flagg's UMaine debut and NFL Trade Deadline news. 15:08 - Maine Black Bears defensive captain and reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Week, Latrell Couchman, joins the show to talk about Maine's 5-game win-streak. 29:24 - Today's Drive Poll: "How many wins will it take to win the AFC East?" 36:38 - Tuesday Trivia, featuring Bobby in Morrill.

00:00 - With more than half the season over, Aaron and Mark unveil their NFL power rankings through 9 weeks of 2025. 8:40 - The Voice of the Patriots, Bob Socci, takes some time out of shopping for his kid's groceries to talk about New England's 6-game win-streak. 27:36 - We're joined by Cam Holmes, a graduate student WR with a chance to write his name into the Husson University football record book. 34:51 - Ticket TV Play of the Day: Madison Stewart sets the Hermon Hawks girls soccer program goalscoring record. 36:57 - Buzzer Beaters.

00:00 - It wasn't pretty, but Sunday was a 6th-straight win for the Patriots, and that's still all that matters. 16:47 - Weekend recap: Maine Hockey makes a statement vs. BU and the Dodgers go back-to-back behind a historic closeout performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto. 26:15 - Today's Drive Poll: "The favorite in the AFC should be considered to be..." 32:19 - Ron Lisnet, the voice of Maine men's basketball, joins the show ahead of the Black Bears' season opener tonight at George Washington.

00:00 - World Series talk as the Jays take the lead back to Canada. 10:48 - University of Maine Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Markwood joins the show for his first weekly chat of the 2025-26 season. 25:28 - Ernesto is back with his Surefire Prognostications for Week 9 around the state. 39:26 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap the week on The Drive.

00:00 - Basketball takes the top spot on today's show, talking Celtics, Cooper Flagg, and Ace's debut with the Black Bears. 13:10 - Today's Drive Poll: "What position should the Patriots target ahead of next Tuesday's trade deadline?" 30:56 - Ticket TV Play of Day, featuring No. 1 John Bapst boys soccer. 35:10 - Showdown picks for Week 9 in the NFL, featuring Jared from Orrington.

Paul Perillo, editor of Patriots.com, joins the show for an extended chat on the Patriots' surprising charge through the AFC in the season's first eight weeks, as well as what's possible for this team over the final nine weeks of the regular season and into January.

00:00 - Aaron channels his inner Collin Cowherd while flying solo off the top of today's show. 8:00 - Today's Drive Poll: "Who is currently the most exciting athlete on the planet to watch play?" 18:12 - Ticket TV Play of the Day, featuring Hermon girls soccer stars Madison Stewart and Natalie Tardie. 20:38 - Jeff Erickson, co-founder of Rotowire.com, joins the show to provide fantasy football advice ahead of Week 9 in the NFL.

00:00 - Setting the table for the Drive at 5. 3:05 - Matt Vautour from MassLive.com joins the show to talk Patriots and Bruins. 14:32 - Today's Drive Poll: "Has anyone ever been as good at their sport as Shohei Ohtani is at baseball?" 20:28 - Buzzer Beaters.

00:00 - Jim & Aaron react to the 18-inning World Series classic that unfolded last night (and this morning) in World Series Game 3. 13:42 - Other happenings around last night's 32nd sports equinox - C's grab first win, B's smoked again, Cooper struggles vs. champs. 24:47 - Don from Bangor, with the help of his grandson Carson, wins Tuesday Trivia and a 4-pack of UMaine football tickets. 31:24 - Adam Kaufman of CLNS Media joins the show to talk Celtics and Patriots.

00:00 - Hitting the headlines and setting up The Drive at 5. 6:28 - Today's Poll: "Who is most likely to win NFL MVP?" Plus, Mark happens to have some power rankings at the ready. 16:06 - Can we really trust the Red Sox to go big game hunting this winter? 26:21 - Shootin' the you-know-what, talking Cooper Flagg, NFL contenders and World Series. 33:28 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap the show.

00:00 - Jim & Mark react to the Patriots running their win-streak to 5-straight and Drake Maye getting serenaded to MVP chants by the home fans. 12:51 - College buyouts reach record high - Brian Kelly is the latest to line his pockets by getting paid not to coach. 20:26 - Celtic concerns amid the worst start to a season in a dozen years. 28:32 - Jack Webb, Sports Director at WVII, joins the show to recap a successful homecoming Saturday on the UMaine campus.

00:00 - It's homecoming weekend on the UMaine campus and Larry Mahoney from the BDN joined the show to tee up the action on the ice and the gridiron. 12:57 - Today's Drive Poll: "Right now, the top two teams in the AFC are..." 25:50 - Ernesto's Surefire Prognostications for Week 8 in local football around the state. 34:37 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap the show and the week on The Drive.

00:00 - Was opening night a sobering reality for Celtics fans? What do we expect from the regular season as the C's get ready to hit the road for the first time tonight at MSG. 16:57 - Andrew Hart of MaineHighSchoolFootball.com joins the show to talk about what goes into his work in keeping the site as the go-to place for information on the sport in the Pine Tree State. 39:06 - Tim Neverett of L.A. Dodgers radio joins the show to preview World Series Game 1.

00:00 - No takes, no opinions, just appreciating Cooper Flagg's journey to the NBA. 6:10 - Ben Volin of the Boston Globe joins the show to talk Patriots and a new Boston-focused sports show from The Globe and NESN. 20:02 - Today's Drive Poll: With the NBA getting rocked by the FBI investigation and arrests, "Do you completely trust the integrity and authenticity of professional sports outcomes?" 31:55 - Talking married life and Buzzer Beaters to wrap up the show.

00:00 - The Celtics let one slip in the season opener while Newport phenom Cooper Flagg makes his debut as the league's No. 1 pick. 19:25 - Billups, Rozier and others arrested as NBA is rocked by FBI investigations. 29:17 - Showdown picks for Week 8 in the NFL. 36:01 - Tom Giles of NBC Sports Boston joins the show to talk about what he saw last night at the Garden between the C's and Sixers.

00:00 - Dodgers and Mariners on a collision course? 7:44 - Lauren Campbell of MassLive.com joins the show to talk Patriots and Bruins. 22:43 - Former Bangor Ram and Husson Eagle Tyler Parke joins the show to talk about Bangor Alternative Baseball and this Sunday's Touch A Truck event at Mansfield Stadium to benefit James Forrest. 36:22 - Ticket TV Play of the Day, featuring Bangor football, and Buzzer Beaters to wrap the show.

00:00 - The first place New England Patriots are baaaaaaaack. 17:12 - Today's Drive Poll: "Which team is more likely to win 11 games this season - Buffalo or New England?" 26:41 - John Karalis from The Boston Sports Journal joins the show fresh out of the gym after taking on Joe Mazzulla's squad in the media vs. C's coaches game. 40:47 - Scott Warren from Bangor Mall Cinemas joins the show.