Don’t Punt to Gio is back, for the first time as a podcast about a 1-0 football team. Jacob Cowden (@jacobcowden28) joins host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) to talk about the Tar Heels’ 24-20 win for about 20 minutes, and the guys go around the globe and talk about what else they saw in college football after the break. First Half: Was Carolina’s defense a Jay Bateman success, a Jake Bentley problem, or both? The Heels dialed everything up in the second half, almost as if a smart coaching staff was l...
Sep 03, 2019•35 min
Hosts Tanya Bondurant (@tanyabondurant) and Brandon Anderson (@thbbrandon) are back for another episode of What in Tar Nation, and discuss the exciting win against South Carolina in Charlotte. Topics discussed include: -Sam Howell proving that he deserved the quarterback job -Jay Bateman's surprisingly good defense -Best of and worst of the game -Seeing the clock tower lit up in person, championship belts, and Mack Brown's suspect dance moves As always, be sure to subscribe to the Tar Heel Blog ...
Sep 01, 2019•38 min
UNC/SC preview with Richard Cox of Garnet and Black Attack. Check TarHeelBlog.com for show notes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 30, 2019•41 min
In An ACC Podcast's first episode, Banner Society's Bud Elliott joins Lauren to talk about reactions from Week 0, look ahead to Week 1, discuss some of the most interesting lines of the week, and more! This episode, Lauren and Bud recap the action from Miami-Florida, look at some big upcoming games with Virginia Tech, Boston College, and North Carolina, and discuss the Blue-Chip Ratio and how schools like Virginia, Duke, and others are recruiting Plus, she has a special guest make picks for all ...
Aug 29, 2019•37 min
Football season is upon us, and What In Tar Nation is back with another episode ahead of the Tar Heels’ first game against South Carolina on Saturday. Brandon Anderson joins me, as always, to chat about the latest things happening in the world of UNC sports. In this episode, we cover the following topics: Suspensions for the first half of the South Carolina game and how we definitely both blocked out that information in our attempt to forget last seasonApparently some people feel they own the ri...
Aug 28, 2019•27 min
Why have we posted four episodes of Don’t Punt to Gio in the past week? Because when Michael Felder (@InTheBleachers) of StadiumTV (@WatchStadium) is available for 45 minutes on a Friday afternoon right on the precipice of college football season, you make it happen. Felder, for those uninitiated, is an absolute must-follow during college football season. He’s extremely insightful, interactive and blunt while live-tweeting whatever he’s watching. If you catch him outside college football season?...
Aug 26, 2019•43 min
Host Chad Floyd and faithful partner on the journey throughout the P5, Jacob Cowden (@Chad_Floyd and @jacobcowden28, respectively, they’re both worth a follow!) finished their transcontinental preview series with the division they know best: the ACC Coastal! Discussed: Year 1 under Manny Diaz at Miami. Is Jarran Williams the answer they need at QB to propel them back to Charlotte and beyond? That defense is nasty.Virginia: can they complete the ACC Coastal circle of suck, becoming the 7th team i...
Aug 23, 2019•43 min
Momma we made it! After a six-week whirlwind of previewing college football conferences around the country, host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) and willing co-pilot Jacob Cowden (@jacobcowden28) have made it back to Bojangles country. Its time to talk ACC Atlantic. Despite there being no actual plan on how to go through the teams (Chad totally almost forgot Florida State, I’ll retweet you if you catch it), the guys brought some analysis on the ACC’s other division. Louisville and Scott Satterfield: it...
Aug 23, 2019•34 min
In our latest episode of the “What in Tar Nation” podcast, Brandon Anderson joins me to discuss points of interest such as: Sam Howell getting reps with the first team and the likelihood that he’ll be the starting quarterback for the team’s first game against South CarolinaLate Night With Roy being announced for September 27th, the same weekend as the game against Clemson, and how it’ll be a hot bed for recruiting for both coachesExpectations running wild in both directions for Cole Anthony. Wil...
Aug 21, 2019•42 min
Don’t Punt to Gio is BACK, as Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is joined by Jake Lawrence (@therealestRJL) to break down the 2019 Carolina roster. Discussed are the following: The utilization of the three QB’s despite today’s Howell news;Inexperience and upside in the receiving corps;An offensive line with a concerning amount of moving parts;Three good running backs, representing the only thing in which we’re confident;Breaking down questions about the defense, and the importance of Aaron Crawford and J...
Aug 19, 2019•54 min
Brandon Anderson joins Tanya Bondurant for a new show that dives into the latest happenings surrounding UNC sports. In this first episode, they discuss: -Carolina football's schedule: How many wins will they be able to pull off in Mack Brown's first year back on campus? -Alcohol Sales: When will UNC be ready to start selling alcohol, and will it be a disappointment if they're not ready for the first game against Miami? -The Rich Paul Rule: Seriously, what is the NCAA doing anymore? Remember to s...
Aug 13, 2019•33 min
Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is back with Jacob Cowden (@jacobcowden28) to preview the 2019 SEC football season! A little housekeeping: we are still working to retrieve the audio file for last week’s (obviously unpublished) Big Ten preview, so, for our Tar Heel Blog-reading Rutgers fans: we’re working on it. Discussed in this one: Georgia occupies the same tier, talent-wise, as Alabama and Clemson. Can they take the next step?Does Florida pose a legitimate threat to Georgia’s SEC East crown? Ca...
Aug 08, 2019•41 min
Round two of Don’t Punt to Gio’s conference previews is live! Working our way west to east, albeit unintentionally, host Chad Floyd is joined by Jacob Cowden to talk about the nation’s most unstable and entertaining conference, the Big XII. Discussed: Jacob’s realization that many of the conference’s locales would be a hard sell for recruits. “Come spend your next four years in (Waco, Manhattan, Ames, Lubbock, Stillwater) might be a tougher sell than we realized! Oklahoma: still the class of the...
Jul 25, 2019•46 min
The ACC and SEC have their summer media days starting this week, so...let’s talk about the Pac-12! Along with host Chad Floyd, guest Jacob Cowden brings his unique west-coast expertise to talk about the nation’s westernmost Power 5 conference. Larry Scott, the nation’s worst conference commissioner, defended to an extent by Jacob;Really, really chalky picks by both guys on the podcast;Justin Herbert, K.J. Costello, Jacob Eason: is the Pac-12 North the cradle of quarterbacks for 2019? Looking bac...
Jul 15, 2019•52 min
Greensboro defensive end Myles Murphy, a composite borderline top-100 overall recruit in the country, committed to North Carolina on Monday. Of course, that means we had to talk about it! Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is joined by eternal optimist Jake Lawrence (@therealestRJL) in a quick breakdown of the nation’s #5 strongside defensive end. Discussed: The staff’s perseverance in winning out a recruitment that long seemed to be a lost cause to South Carolina;The versatility of Jay Bateman’s sch...
Jul 09, 2019•24 min
We’re not an NBA blog, and Between the Banners is not an NBA show. Now, having said that, we had to unwrap the specific brand of absurdity that only the Association can provide. Al Hood (@albhood) and a cameo by Akil Gurupuran (@akillesheel17) join host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) to unwrap the pure WTF of NBA Free Agency, which opened on Sunday at 6pm. Being good Tar Heels, we related the craziness back to some of the Heels in the NBA. Theo Pinson’s role on the now must-watch Brooklyn Nets;Wayne E...
Jul 03, 2019•52 min
Following up on the kneejerk reactions from the 2019 NBA Draft last week, host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) and guest Joe Carpenter (@joecarpenteriv) came back to revisit last week’s festivities. The biggest talking point coming out of the draft was Nassir Little’s fall, but is that outweighed by the success of Coby White and Cam Johnson? For those who have been living under a rock, Coby White went 7th overall to the Chicago Bulls, Cam Johnson exceeded any rational expectation at 11th to the Phoenix...
Jun 26, 2019•26 min
Jacob Cowden (@jacobcowden28) wrote about it, so you know what that means: we had to talk about it. Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) brought the quarterback-ranking Tar Heel Blog colleague to discuss his rankings, break down some rationale, and let Chad quibble very slightly with his picks. Discussed: Chad didn’t do his research on Mercer’s QB;COASTAL CHAMP Kenny Pickett of Pitt;Interesting battles at N.C. State, Georgia Tech, and (possibly?) Miami;Ryan Willis: decent-to-good quarterback, should’ve...
Jun 25, 2019•41 min
Well, this one was a tough one to evaluate. The North Carolina Tar Heels had an amazing first eleven picks in last night’s NBA Draft, with Coby White landing in Chicago with the 7th pick, and Cam Johnson moving from a borderline 1st-2nd rounder to 11th overall, where he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns. Noted Chicago Bulls superfan Brandon Anderson (@THBBrandon) and Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) discussed each guy’s fits on their current NBA rosters, what it means for the Tar Heels going forward, and ...
Jun 21, 2019•45 min
Welcome to our (roughly) monthly North Carolina recruiting update! Host Chad Floyd is joined by two talented guests in Akil Gurupuran and Jake Lawrence, and they catch you up with everything you need to know with regards to Mack Brown’s current recruiting efforts. Those things may include: The five recent verbal commitments: Sean Martin, Jefferson Boaz, A.J. Beatty, Jacolby Criswell, and Dontavious Nash;The difficulty in projecting guys like Martin, Boaz, and Beatty in Jay Bateman’s “positionles...
Jun 18, 2019•56 min
Come join co-editor Brandon Anderson (@THBBrandon) and host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) for a fun discussion of all things...June college basketball news! The guys start by talking about the Jalen Wilson announcement. Wilson, the nation’s 50th-ranked player, is likely to commit to Kansas today at 2, but in case he doesn’t...your ears are prepared. After that, they dive in to the NBA Draft, which takes place next week and should see three Tar Heels drafted. Brandon debates whether Coby White would b...
Jun 12, 2019•46 min
In the depths of the simultaneous offseasons for the primary revenue college sports, there lies perhaps the most exciting NCAA Tournament of them all— the race to the College World Series*. *- Don’t believe me? Turn on the ESPN at-bat station (probably on ESPNU) on Friday and through the weekend. Thank me later. As such, the folks at Tar Heel Blog had to preview it. Joining host Chad Floyd is staff writer Jake Lawrence, whose piece breaking down the Chapel Hill Regional drops later today. We dis...
May 29, 2019•26 min
In a last-minute decision to jump on and podcast, host Chad Floyd and guest Akil Gurupuran wax as poetic as they can (again, with zero planning) about the Tar Heels’ recruiting efforts for the 2020 class, thus far. Discussed: While the Heels rank 10th in the country in 247Sports team rankings, that is only good for fourth in the ACC. The absurdity of Clemson’s class, the surprise of Georgia Tech’s, and the lol’s at Virginia Tech’s are included.Way-too-early class superlatives! Who is the most un...
May 15, 2019•33 min
We did a lot of this on episode 18 of Between the Banners, but we needed more voices to discuss the 2019-2020 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball roster. Ask and you shall receive! Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is joined by our friends Brandon Anderson (@THBBrandon) and Al Hood (@albhood) to break down the next Tar Heels hoopers. Discussed: What does Carolina do with the 5 spot? Sterling Manley is the incumbent, Armando Bacot offers some interesting upside.What roles do guys coming off of injury...
May 14, 2019•50 min
On Monday, colleague Joe Carpenter and I penned a piece on this here blog talking about what defines success for the Gridiron Heels in the upcoming football season. We came back to talk about it, because you can fit more words into a podcast than one would want to read in an article. As the title indicates, the overarching theme of the podcast is how Carolina can ‘win’ the 2019 season on the field. Discussed: Does Carolina need to qualify for a bowl game to continue its upward trajectory? Why Ch...
May 08, 2019•30 min
With the addition of William & Mary grad transfer Justin Pierce, the 2019-2020 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball roster appears to be complete, barring any unforeseen circumstances. It would be inappropriate not to talk about it. With the help of Quintin Schwab, host Chad Floyd breaks down the Pierce recruitment, and what it may mean for different lineup combinations for the 2019-20 Heels. What kind of player are the Tar Heels getting in Pierce?Do his numbers against better competition sca...
May 03, 2019•23 min
Joe Carpenter (@joecarpenteriv) comes on to discuss the Anthony Harris commitment as the Heels land their second combo guard of the day. He planned to come on to discuss the transition from one era of Roy Williams' players to the next, and we did that too! Damn good day to be a Tar Heel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2019•24 min
Did the 2019-2020 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team just become nationally relevant, or did they just become an ACC contender? Chad Floyd is joined by Jake Lawrence (@therealestRJL) to bring some instant reactions to Cole Anthony's commitment to North Carolina. The combo guard chose the Tar Heels over Oregon, Notre Dame, and Georgetown on Tuesday morning. - What does this mean for the UNC program? - How does this affect the Tar Heels' roster construction as the 2019-20 Heels are still in ...
Apr 23, 2019•17 min
A new cast of characters on the coaching staff and the Kenan Stadium field calls for a unique group to break down the Spring Game! Chad Floyd is joined by Akil Gurupuran (@akillesheel17) and Jacob Cowden (@JacobCowden28) to talk about the following: - Early impressions from an insanely close three-way quarterback battle between freshmen Sam Howell, Cade Fortin, and Jace Ruder; - The reimagining of the offensive line, and some explosive plays from some new names in the skill positions; - A work i...
Apr 15, 2019•39 min
Between the Banners Episode 15, we admit, is probably about a week late. Bad scheduling, bad moods given the way Carolina’s season ended, and a terrible-looking national championship game to look forward to were not enough to make a podcast out of the sweetness of Duke blowing another preseason #1. Chad Floyd is joined by Jake Lawrence and Al Hood to run through the following: Texas Tech/Virginia: an aesthetically-terrible-yet-maybe-good national championship? The over/under is 117.5. Which idio...
Apr 08, 2019•53 min
