Adam Smith, Inside Carolina, on their season thus far and what their ceiling could potentially be going into the NCAA tournament. It feels like it’s been an atypical basketball team for Adam Gold, when looking at UNC this season. Does Adam Smith agree? Things were getting a little heated on the court during UNC’s game vs NC State last Saturday. Is this their new approach this season, in addition to the other quirks they’ve shown this season? Which former player is thrown out as a comparison to a...
Mar 04, 2024•13 min
Julian Council, Locked on Panthers Podcast, on what he saw at the combine and how that might translate into next season. What was Julian’s biggest takeaway from the combine? Who showed up and participated and who wasn’t even there? The trade deadline is coming up tomorrow, so what does Julian think the endgame is here for Brian Burns and the Carolina Panthers? What moves might they make? What does Julian think it’s time the Carolina Panthers did and grabbed a new person at THIS position?...
Mar 04, 2024•15 min
Don Waddell, Carolina Hurricanes GM and president, on where the team is at right now in their season and what can he tell us about the upcoming NHL trade deadline. How quickly can he wash a game like Saturday and move on to the next one? The Canes aren’t likely to carry 4 goalies, so what is the plan with their goaltender roster? Is everything on the table or are there some things that are “untouchable”? Is there a specific area the Canes would like to address? How involved is Rod Brind’Amour in...
Mar 04, 2024•12 min
Jason Sobel, SiriusXM/Action Network, on the return of Anthony Kim and what he anticipates seeing after so much time off. Where is PGA and LIV going now? LIV decided that they’re going to change things up from what they once tried to do.
Mar 01, 2024•17 min
Brian Geisinger, 24/7Sports, on college basketball games from the week and upcoming ACC matchups this weekend? How did Wake Forest give up THAT many points to Notre Dame?? Does Brian think Wake Forest will handle business in Virginia when they take on VT this Saturday? Is there another candidate in the ACC that might get a vote for Player of the Year, not named RJ Davis? What level are we seeing Kyle Filipowski right now and how he’s being utilized? Should Jared McCann be Freshman of the Year?...
Mar 01, 2024•19 min
Luke DeCock, News & Observer, on the Carolina Hurricanes as we come up on the NHL trade deadline and ACC Basketball. Does Luke see them bringing THIS talented player onto the Canes, after a tweet last night? If so, who does he see going to make room? What did Luke make of the Canes’ win over Columbus last night? How did he think Spencer Martin looked against his former team?
Mar 01, 2024•20 min
Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on what we should be looking at during the NFL combine and mock draft picks. Why would the Commanders give up Sam Howell? Who should we look out for in the combine? Which prospects has the most potential? Who would Will go with in the draft, as of right now; Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels?
Feb 29, 2024•14 min
Greg Wyshynski, ESPN/NHL Senior Writer, on the moves that may be made throughout the NHL. What might the Carolina Hurricanes do in the trade deadline? What SHOULD they do? Does Greg see the Canes paying the prices they’d need to, to get these higher up players? Looking at how the Canes have worked in other trade opportunities, does Greg think they’ll change their prior tactics or keep the pocket strings tight?
Feb 29, 2024•16 min
Harrison Ingram, UNC basketball, on his season and the upcoming games. What’s it like for Harrison being a Tar Heel? Who’s the most difficult guy Harrison has had to guard? What would he say was his best performance thus far? What does he anticipate for the upcoming rivalry game vs Duke? How has Hubert Davis enforced to the players that these rivalry games are important?
Feb 29, 2024•8 min
Bomani Jones, The Right Time, on LeBron James’ career, college sports, and the NFL. Steph Curry may be small, but if people wanted to put him in a top tier category, what would Bomani say about that? How much gas is left in the tank for LeBron James, in Bomani’s opinion? What does Bomani think about Tiger Woods’ latest PGA appearance and what’s left for his career? Is college football being destroyed with the way things are going, in Bomani’s opinion?
Feb 29, 2024•21 min
Mike Maniscalco, Carolina Hurricanes PxP, on finally getting a game where things went the Carolina Hurricanes way. Rod didn’t like it, but how did Mike think the Canes’ third period went? What did he see during that game that really could’ve went differently for the Canes but ended up working out? Was last night a better sign that Pyotr Kochetkov is turning a positive corner? What does Mike think of Spencer Martin? What are the chances we’ll see Spence in net tomorrow when the Canes take on the ...
Feb 28, 2024•14 min
Darin Gantt, Panthers.com, is in Indy and has Panther updates, aside from what Dave Canales and Dan Morgan mentioned yesterday. Why does Darin think replacing Ickey Ekwonu isn’t one of his top priorities? What if they put THIS person by him to help? Where are the Carolina Panthers with Brian Burns and his contract? If there’s a spot on Carolina’s defensive side of the ball that they NEED to get better, where is it?
Feb 28, 2024•16 min
Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on college football, the playoff structure, and a little Chip-O-lytics. Why doesn’t Chip trust the committee when it comes to THIS? How can we keep college football going, as a whole? What do the fans want vs what the committee wants? From a philosophical stand point, what do you want organizations doing when it comes to wins and losses? Does Chip think the ACC has a CHANCE to get to 5 or 6?
Feb 28, 2024•23 min
Alec Lower, Trinity Road Times, on the loss for NCSU vs FSU. What was the biggest failure for NC State last night against Florida State in basketball? What’s his read on where Kevin Keatts is and whether he’s potentially in trouble? What does Alec use as a gauge and what has he seen? How has he done managing DJ Horne and what’s Alec’s assessment of Horne? Are they playing at their ceiling?
Feb 28, 2024•11 min
Sean Hill, former Carolina Hurricane, on where he thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are in their season and what they need to do for a legit Cup run? Where does Sean think the Canes need to get better, when looking at the roster now? There’s been rumors of Martin Necas being traded, but if that were to happen would this be a post season trade? From Sean’s perspective, what is Slavin as a Hurricane?
Feb 27, 2024•15 min
Cory Smith, Pack Pride, on what he saw during NC State football spring training. Who are the new guys, people who should pay attention to, whether it be out of the portal or freshmen? How are they going to make up for the absence of Payton Wilson? What are they doing to address the issues they had last year?
Feb 27, 2024•12 min
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports, on how things may have changed after a couple of weeks with wins and losses. Where do Adam and Jerry differ when it comes to Wake Forest and how competitive they are? What’s Duke’s ceiling, as of right now? What about UNC’s? What about Clemson?
Feb 27, 2024•15 min
Dustin Kerns, Appalachian State University Head Basketball Coach, on what’s been the secret to their success on the court? Is this something of significance when the regular season championship of the Sun Belt? 1979 was the last year App State held THIS title, which makes this such a big deal now.
Feb 26, 2024•16 min
Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball, on the upcoming season and what/who fans should keep their eyes on? Is this a story of the year in ACC baseball and his thoughts? Elliott Avent just keeps cranking out teams. What is he doing that’s helped him to be so successful? Wake Forest has separated from everyone, so what does Aaron like about this team?
Feb 26, 2024•16 min
Amanda Christovich, Front Office Sports, on how the NCAA ruined her Friday with their shenanigans. How did the NCAA lose again in court? Was anyone surprised that it turned out this way? What would be the argument against Southern Cal players in THIS scenario?
Feb 26, 2024•13 min
Brett Friedlander, Saturday Road, with his thoughts on how the Duke vs Wake Forest game went and the after game activities; plus other ACC observations from the weekend. Is there a way to stop court storming? What’s the biggest thing that needs to change in court storming to help keep people safer? What did Brett see on Saturday while he was at the Wake Forest game right before the court storming? What did Brett see during the UNC vs Virginia game and how important was that win for UNC?...
Feb 26, 2024•17 min
Conor O’Neill, Demon/Deacon Illustrated, on the Duke vs Wake Forest game, court storming, and what he saw from both teams on Saturday. Adam thought he saw more good for Duke, even with a loss. Did Conor see the same things? Why isn’t this Duke team more consistent? How big of a win was this for Wake Forest? How does the win and loss for these teams impact their NET, if at all?
Feb 26, 2024•16 min
Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, on the rumors of what the Bears might do and what he actually thinks might happen with their draft picks. Wouldn’t it be in the best interest of the team if they were to grab Caleb Williams AND keep Justin Fields? What kind of pressure comes with filling the shoes of QB for the Bears? How will the Bears change up their roster to adjust to Caleb Williams? What additions have they already made? Does Mitch Trubisky’s failure impact Drake Maye in THIS way? What do the ...
Feb 23, 2024•16 min
Matt Brown, Extra Points, on EA now coming into college football and what that means, plus what we can anticipate. How is this not just a video game anymore? So Matt explains what it REALLY is? Is there room for THIS to go up? Will detailed things like fight songs, specific colors, mascots, etc to the game? How much money will this really make? What’s something important that people need to remember when it comes to the money aspect of things? When anything change when athletes are represented b...
Feb 23, 2024•15 min
How do the guys see this weekend’s ACC match ups going? How are they feeling about UNC? Duke? NC State? Wake Forest? Is this only the beginning for Duke on a stronger path? Is DJ Horne THIS type of player?
Feb 23, 2024•24 min
Brian Geisinger, 247 Sports/Buzz Beat Podcast, on the upcoming ACC basketball games and more. What does Brian think has been notable in the Duke vs Miami? What’s held Wake Forest back? What might be their breakthrough? Is Brian put off by how UNC has been playing lately? What’s the area he believes UNC should improve?
Feb 23, 2024•20 min
Luke DeCock, News & Observer, on what some of these ACC basketball wins and loses mean and how he believes tonight will go for the Carolina Hurricanes. Adam asks Luke what his thoughts are for Duke men’s basketball and if they’re finding their way finally? “Every game is not a referendum”. There’s a lot of holistic issues Luke believes is a cause of Kevin Keatts having so many issues. Does Luke see Kevin Keatts staying as head coach next year? How does Luke see this Carolina Hurricanes vs Fl...
Feb 22, 2024•17 min
Will Palaszczuk, Charlotte FC Radio PxP, on why he’s super excited about this year’s FC season. What does Dean Smith bring to the team, that maybe wasn’t there before? What’s the biggest thing that Dean Smith wants the team to have that they haven’t always in the past? “Don’t make a good chance better”, what does Dean mean when he says this to his guys? How do you replace the goal involvements for this goalie? How does the league become more than Lionel Messi?
Feb 22, 2024•16 min
Brenden Whitted, The Bison Express, on the NBA All Star game, Charlotte Hornets, and LeBron James’ future. What would Brenden add to the NBA All Star game to make it more interesting? What does Brenden make of THIS recent debate in the NBA world? What do the Knicks HAVE to do? Which team does Brenden believe is THEIR time this season?
Feb 22, 2024•16 min
Cory Smith, Pack Pride, on NC State’s men’s basketball team and what seems to be their issue. Wake Forest became a Quad 1 win because of last night. Adam hasn’t heard much rumblings about Kevin Keatts, even with these loses, so has Cory thought the same or is it different from what he’s observed? Which players showed up last night, despite the loss, and which did not? Is this loss more on coaching or the players?
Feb 21, 2024•14 min
