North Carolina headed to Durham with an 8-0 record against Duke with an ACC regular season title on the line. Make that 9-0 as Cormac Ryan scorched the Cameron Indoor nets on his way to a career high 31 points while Harrison Ingram notched another double double in the 84-79 win over the Blue Devils. Dewey Burke, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley break down the big win, what it means for Hubert Davis and the program and the tournament road ahead. To learn more about listener data and our priv...
Mar 10, 2024•33 min
Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the Senior Night in Chapel Hill and expanding criteria for the Rafters, before previewing the regular season finale against Duke. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 08, 2024•31 min
With an ACC outright title on the line in Durham on Saturday night for the Tar Heels, the Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to look ahead to the rivalry game and discuss the week that was for North Carolina. Quotes of the week, All-ACC discussion and questions from the chat fill the eventful show as Smith, Holloway and Rogers share their views from the beat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: h...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Notre Dame. He discusses senior night for Armando Bacot, RJ Davis and the rest of the Tar Heel seniors. Then, Justin previews the big matchup up next for the Tar Heels against the Duke Blue Devils. Justin and Producer John Bauman talk through matchups and things to watch in the Tobacco Road rivalry game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p...
Mar 07, 2024•40 min
Mock Class 1.0 has dropped on the Inside Carolina Tar Pit Premium message board so football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley jump the details and process of Callahan’s first draft predictions for the 2025 class. Big names on and off the list highlight the discussion and an in-depth look at wide receiver and offensive line covers a large portion of the show. Callahan and Ashley round out this episode with this week’s Top Five list. To learn more about listener data and our pri...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min
With 9:41 left in the first half, Notre Dame cut North Carolina’s lead to two, 18-16 on a layup by freshman Markus Burton. A three, a steal and a layup by RJ Davis later, the rout was on as the Tar Heels put on a dominant performance on Senior Night in the Smith Center, winning 84-51and setting up an outright battle in Durham on Saturday night. The Inside Carolina Postgame podcast crew of Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to break down the final home game of the regular seas...
Mar 06, 2024•46 min
North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball. The Diamond Heels reeled off five wins in the week concluding with the sweep of Princeton, hitting six home runs and swiping eight stolen bases and secured at least two spots in the pitching rotation moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://pod...
Mar 04, 2024•31 min
In the penultimate week of the regular season, UNC snatched two conference wins from the balance. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the week, look forward to Senior Night on Tuesday and at Duke on Saturday. Additionally, the trio break down Powell's recently-cast USBWA Postseason Ballot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adch...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
First half performances can tell the tale in college basketball and for the first 20 minutes on Saturday afternoon, NC State handled North Carolina in every way, leading at the break and looking like the more invested team doing it. But as Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley discuss on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast, the Tar Heels ability to flip the switch and completely shut the Pack down over the final stanza was the difference as the visitors once against head back to Raleigh holding a de...
Mar 03, 2024•27 min
North Carolina begins the stretch run in the ACC regular season with two home tilts, a rivalry game against NC State on Saturday and Senior Night on Tuesday against Notre Dame. The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for the latest news and notes from the Carolina Basketball beat on this edition of On the Beat. Quotes, stories and moments from the week's beat covering Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and ou...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min
In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Miami. He discusses RJ Davis’ legendary performance against the Hurricanes, dropping 42 points to help UNC to the victory. And, Justin discusses a need for more offensive consistency from the rest of the roster. At the end of the show, Justin talks about signing a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-pol...
Feb 29, 2024•38 min
Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami in which RJ Davis scored a Dean Dome record 42 points. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 28, 2024•32 min
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley host author Ron Smith on this edition of Next Level. Smith's newest book, The Tar Heels, Vol. 2 was released in November and documents the early years of Dean Smith's North Carolina coaching career. Ron shares stories of how this book project became a reality and the painstaking work it took to produce what should be considered as Volume 2 of an unprecedented look at the North Carolina Basketball program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vi...
Feb 27, 2024•53 min
In a special Postgame Edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the Tar Heels' 75-71 home win over Miami. In a game that saw RJ Davis get a UNC Smith Center record 42 points, UNC would need every one of them to hold on for the win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 27, 2024•44 min
Early season baseball games are all about the feeling out process for a coaching staff and roster and playing in high intensity, high leverage games aids in speeding up the process and progress of a team. North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the positives and the work that remains following the showcase series against East Carolina. The Diamond Heels face VCU and Longwood midweek before the Princeto...
Feb 26, 2024•26 min
Cormac Ryan never lacked confidence and in Saturday’s performance at Virginia, his confident stroke paid big dividends for North Carolina as the Tar Heels used that hot shooting and a suffocating team defense to beat the Cavaliers, 54-44. Inside Carolina’s Postgame podcast features Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley breaking down the how and why it all happened and what the Heels have left on the ACC schedule to make the goal of a conference regular season championship a reality. To learn more abo...
Feb 25, 2024•25 min
'Judgement Day' in the Atlantic Coast Conference arrives on Saturday as the league's top four teams all face off in the a day that could decide conference tournament double byes and NCAA tournament bids in a conference aiming for some positive national pub in late February. The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman to talk the Virginia matchup along with quotes and anecdotes from the week in Carolina basketball. To learn more abou...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the impact of UNC getting a chance to reset with no midweek game before previewing the matchup in Charlottesville against Virginia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 23, 2024•34 min
The latest edition of Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish features a look at the college football recruiting landscape as special guest and national college football recruiting expert Tom Lemming joins the show. Lemming, Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss stories from recruiting years past and look ahead at the headliner of North Carolina’s 2025 class, quarterback Bryce Baker. Lemming shares his thoughts on Baker and takes listeners on a trip down to the beginnings of how he began covering footb...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min
With North Carolina’s Spring practice just a month away, expert analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a breakdown of Mack Brown’s incoming transfer class. With his in-depth scouting reports complete, Staples highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the eight players that will be additions to the 2024 Tar Heels. Segments on the four offensive linemen (Blaske, Sampson, Leftwich, Greenberg), safety (Harris), running back (Barlow), tight end J. Johnson) and quarterback Max Johnson high...
Feb 20, 2024•51 min
North Carolina set modern day records at the plate in the weekend sweep of the Wagner Seahawks scoring 46 runs in the three game series, the most on opening weekend since 1899. Diamond Heel head coach Scott Forbes joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss his team's success and what they can improve on heading into a midweek tilt against Elon and a heated rivalry series with East Carolina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn ...
Feb 19, 2024•32 min
Another week brings another mixed bag, but the UNC Tar Heels got the win they needed prior to getting a week of. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to analyze where Carolina falls in some conference stats, and to look toward the final five games of the regular season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Virginia Tech knew it would have trouble in the paint against North Carolina. Harrison Ingram, with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the first half, and Armando Bacot, 25 points and 12 rebounds for the game, made sure those pregame worries became a reality, as the Tar Heels wore down the Hokies 96-81 in the Smith Center. Dewey Burke and Tommy Ashley break down the 15-point win while digging into the details of Bacot’s big game and what the future holds for a Carolina team trying to win its first ACC...
Feb 17, 2024•22 min
In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join special guest host Joey Powell to highlight the week’s quotes and stories from the UNC Basketball beat. The crew looks at some of the transfers on last year's team and looks ahead to the Tar Heels' matchup against Virginia Tech at home this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoi...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 15 min
In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's road loss to Syracuse on Tuesday night. He discusses whether or not UNC peaked at the wrong time in the season, as the Tar Heels have now lost three of their last five games. At the end of the show, Justin talks through his approach as a player when it came to closing out the ACC season and shooting for a regular season championship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...
Feb 15, 2024•40 min
A rinse and repeat performance by the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night allowed the Syracuse Orange to control the game throughout and ultimately led to a court storming win in the upstate, 86-76. RJ Davis led four Tar Heels in double figures but it was Orange guards Judah Mintz and JJ Starling along with forward Chris Bell that repeated cut up the UNC defense on the way to the victory. Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley for the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast breaking down the night. ...
Feb 14, 2024•25 min
Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami before looking ahead to the matchup versus Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 13, 2024•32 min
North Carolina Head Coach Scott Forbes has his team primed and ready and despite losing potential Friday starter and captain Jake Knapp for the year, the Heels are loaded with arms looking to make noise on the college baseball scene. With depth and experience across the board, Forbes will rely on those freshman arms early as Wagner comes to Boshamer Stadium this weekend to open the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p...
Feb 12, 2024•43 min
Another week of ACC play produced another mixed bag of results for the UNC basketball team for the Coast to Coast crew to discuss. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to give some insight from the past week, and key storylines moving forward -- plus some recruiting updates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Facing yet another team in desperation mode, and not begin too far from it themselves, North Carolina found a way to win in Miami, 75-72. RJ Davis and Elliot Cadeau combined fro 44 points to offset the big nights from Hurricanes Nigel Pack and Torched Omier with Armando Bacons 15 rebounds leading the way on the boards. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down the game and how the Heels managed to get out of South Florida with a much needed bounce back win. (edited) To learn more...
Feb 11, 2024•27 min
