Episodes

Brian Murphy, WRAL Sports Investigative Reporter, on legalized gambling and what have the courts decided that potentially helps the ACC as a conference? Adam doesn’t see THIS move, a move to save the ACC but what does it mean? The Board of Governors have made it to where certain North Carolina Universities can’t do THIS if it’s approved by everyone, which makes some think of UNC in this scenario? How will gambling look in NC when it rolls around to their start date?

Tripp Tracy, Carolina Hurricanes PxP, on which guys will be imperative to showing up tonight with the Canes injuries and two tough games. What is Orlov doing and why has he not been showing up like Adam had hoped? The Canes are a different team without Svechnikov, so how are they going to overcome his absence? How can Rod get these guys going? Does he believe it'll be difficult for the Canes to do this back to back with all of the injuries?

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on the ACC football schedule and his thoughts on how it’s laid out. What does Adam consider the “weakest rollout ever”? What is the schedule reveal about, in Adam’s opinion, and is it living up to that this year? What is Jim Harbaugh doing and does Chip believe he’ll stay a college coach or go to the NFL? How complicated is this whole procedure? Will the NCAA put the hammer down on Jim Harbaugh and/or Michigan?

Brett Friedlander, Saturday Road, on ACC men’s basketball and where he believes the team’s are thus far in the season. What was Brett’s assessment of the game last night? Would he consider it a good win, a bad win, a necessary win, etc? We know what UNC’s DNA has USUALLY been, but they’ve been changing things up this season. What’s the culprit to this restructuring? What makes UNC most dangerous, in Brett’s opinion? How can NC State become more consistent?

Morgan Ensberg, (new) Durham Bulls Manager, on his background in MLB and what he plans on bringing to the Durham Bulls. The expectations for the Durham Bulls, because of the great record they’ve consistently had, is pretty high. How will Morgan handle this expectation and what’s his game plan to continue this success? The MLB Hall of Fame was decided last night, so what are Morgan’s thoughts on who made it in and who didn’t? What would he like to see changed about how the voting works for the ML...

Elliot Johnson, former MLB player, on his opinion regarding who’s in and who’s not of the MLB HOF for 2024. Is he surprised at THIS voting turnout? Adam runs down a list of players to see whether Elliot believes these individuals should be in the HOF or not? Who do Adam and Elliot completely disagree on?

Brenden Whitted, Bison Express, on the Charlotte Hornets and ACC men’s basketball schools. What does Brenden think about UNC and how they’ve been looking so far this season? Was this just a random win for the Hornets or could we see things start to click a little more for them? What areas do they need the most work on?

Brooke Pryor, ESPN/NFL Reporter, on the Chiefs defeating the Bills again in a playoff matchup and the upcoming ones this weekend. What did Brooke think of the Buffalo Bill’s decision making process through the game vs the Kansas City Chiefs? Adam brings up a call that was made and asks if Brooke would’ve made the same choice? How does Brooke see the 49ers doing vs the Lions in their next matchup, after looking as though they were a bit rusty last weekend?

Darin Gantt, Panthers.com, on the recent hire of Dan Morgan and how he believes Dan will do in the GM position. Why was Dan Morgan hired? How does Darin think this will play out? How does Darin feel about Ickey Ekwonu? Why does Darin believe we shouldn’t tear everything down in Charlotte and rebuild it completely? Do we know what the schedule is when it comes to interviews for the head coaching position for the Carolina Panthers?

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on another playoff weekend in the NFL and how close there was to being multiple upsets. Where did the Buffalo Bills REALLY make the biggest mistakes that caused them to lose for a THIRD time against the Kansas City Chiefs in a playoff matchup? Is it fair to say the Green Bay Packers were better than the San Francisco 49ers for 3 out of the 4 quarters? What turned around for the 49ers in the end to help them scrap by with a win? Who are Will’s picks for the upcoming NFL ...

Matt Brown, Extra Points, on the likelihood of college athletes becoming employees and what the future would look like if this were to happen? College athletes becoming employees? What if we just got rid of the “waste” in college sports, would that help the progression of NIL? What if football coaches salaries were cut in half, would that even be able to cover NIL? What’s the bigger concern when it comes to building up NIL and the relationships with the universities? How can the Ivy leagues comp...

Luke DeCock, News & Observer, on UNC getting a win, NCSU and Duke getting losses, as well as the Carolina Hurricanes still having hiccups as the season progresses. What are his thoughts on what the UNC Tar Heels are looking like so far? Why does Luke believe Duke lost to Pittsburgh? What does Luke say NC State has done the best compared to every other team, so far this season? What should be a wake up call for them? What type of goalie do the Carolina Hurricanes NEED? Is that their biggest obsta...

Brian Geisinger, 247 Sports/Buzz Beat Podcast, looks ahead to upcoming ACC games and revisits match ups from the past week. We haven’t seen this pair up often, but NC State may have to stick with it after their most recent win against Wake Forest. How important has THIS DJ become for NC State? Boston College has been a difficult spot, so how can UNC handle it? What’s Brian’s read on the Duke Blue Devils in their upcoming game?

Bridget Condon, NFL Network, on the upcoming NFL playoff game matchups and what she anticipates seeing? Why does Adam feel like San Francisco is running into a buzz saw? How does she see the 49ers vs the Packers game going? What’s different about the 49ers vs the Cowboys that Bridget thinks will come in handy against the Packers? Is it fair to say this a different Josh Allen over the last month and a half vs the first portion of the NFL season? The Baltimore Ravens are hot right now, but what ki...

Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina Hurricanes head coach, on the upcoming game against the Detroit Red Wings at home tonight. What do you need to see from Martin Necas for him to take it to the next level? Why did he put these three guys together again? Does Drury and Neosen have chemistry or has it just been luck thus far? What has he liked about Jack Drury with his development over time? Is there any word on Pyotr Kochetkov? What has he seen from Detroit so far this season and how are the Canes gearing...

Tarun Sharma, Conduct Detrimental Sports Law Podcast, on FSU’s lawsuits and where he believes this will go. What did FSU sign, that the ACC is trying to get the courts to say in their favor? How important is this for the ACC? What does “grant of Rights” mean legally? The fact that it goes until 2036, can that make it declared illegal? How should the ACC be looking at all of this and their perspective of things? If athletes are declared employees, will schools eliminate other non-revenue sports b...

Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports, discusses what he saw during last weekends NFL Wild Card weekend and goes over potential mock drafts. Adam asks who Ryan believes will win in the upcoming matchups, which he has to whisper because it’s difficult to believe, so you might be surprised at his answers as well. Could we be looking at an all NFC North matchup in the works? There’s a great set up over at Washington, so who does Adam believe should be the next head coach and does Ryan agree?

John Forslund, Voice of the Seattle Kraken, on where some teams are around the NHL right now in terms of injuries and adjustments. Are there enough goalies to go around for all of the NHL teams that need one? What does John think the Carolina Hurricanes need to do to be successful, and he actually doesn’t blame the goaltending? And where does John see a problem? How in demand would Marc Andre Fleury be if he became available? Would the Canes do well with him as an addition?

North Carolina, like a lot of us on a cold, winter night, went to sleep a little early…. -They were in the process of blowing out Louisville, twice, but did enough to allow the Cardinals to hang around frittering away big leads. -In the end, it was a comfortable, 17 point win. -Make no mistake, the Cards are bad and the Heels are a FF caliber squad, so if you want to read into all of that, I think it’s a mistake. -But, it’s a lesson at the least. -Davis, 21-6-6 4/7 3s -Bacot 19-7-5 -Jaylen Withe...

Dan Bonner, ACC basketball analyst, walks us through what he saw last night in the State vs Wake game and his big picture takeaway. What was his view to the double technical foul on Kevin Keatts? Looking ahead to his upcoming games, how does he see those playing out? What is his view of the Duke Blue Devils? Injuries have impacted them so far this year, so how does he see them rebounding and adjusting? Is UNC now defense first, in Dan’s opinion?

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on ACC collectives, head coaches, and recruiting for the next season. What a game for NC State vs Wake Forest in men's basketball last night! Why didn’t THIS coordinator get the head coaching position in the ACC? Which ACC school is turning out to have the best collective?

Chick Hernandez, WUSA-TV, on who he believes the Washington Commanders will try to bring over to the team as head coach and the future of this team. How did they go about THIS hire so quickly? Which coach would Chip prefer they hire? What does Chip think they’ll do with Sam Howell, if they did go for a QB? Would he be someone they used to get more draft capital or keep to mentor a new QB?

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on the crazy rollercoaster of Wild Card Playoff games in the NFL over this past MLK weekend. Which teams surprised Will on their performance and which teams impressed him? Which coaches does Will believe will be keeping their job after this weekend and which should be updating their resume? What are Will’s 4 winners for this upcoming weekend? Where does Will rank the QBs that have made it into the playoffs this season?

Dan Miller, Voice of the Detroit Lions, on the Detroit Lions finally winning a playoff game at home after over 30 years. How much did it add that Matthew Stafford once played there and was back during this important Wild Card game? Who was it a bigger night for on the Detroit Lions team? Adam compares Dan Campbell and Rod Brind’Amour as coaches, so does Dan see the resemblance as well?