Episodes

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on the Carolina Panthers and where HE believes the main issues are for this team. Who’s the real problem on this staff that’s making the Panthers what they are this season? Will goes over why the Panthers being so aggressive in this past draft was too soon. If you’re Frank Reich, what does Adam believe he NEEDS to do? What kind of statement does Will think the San Francisco make last night against the Dallas Cowboys? The Ny Jets won their super bowl yesterday against t...

Bob Orr, Retired NC Supreme Court Justice, on Tez Walker’s case and the legal side of why it wasn’t allowed but now is. What changed, all of a sudden, for the NCAA to change their decision on Tez Walker and allow him to play for UNC? Was there really any new evidence or is it likely something else? What does Judge Bob think happened to changed the NCAA’s mind? How might this impact cases like this in the future? Is the NCAA in hot water?

The Carolina Panthers take on the Detriot Lions this Sunday, but will they be able to stop the momentum the Lions have? Adam talks to someone who's watching this Lions team closely and has some insight on what we can anticipate seeing this Sunday.

Jordan Waters, Duke Football RB, on his goals and how he feels his team has been doing thus far. Why did he pick Duke? What’s the culture been like on the team? What was it like having College GameDay in Durham? How is Riley Leonard doing? What are his thoughts on the NC State team and how well will they be prepared for them when they meet? Duke will not be playing this weekend, so what does he do on weekends without football? Is he someone who watches football when he’s not playing? And you mi...

Adam asks the guys to rank the top 5 teams, after FSU. How do the guys think the NCAA came to the conclusion in the Tez Walker case? Plus, what will things look like moving forward? The MJ Morris experience starts tomorrow for NC State, so what do they guys anticipate seeing? Is Wake Forest done? What’s more likely to happen first… MLB comes to NC or the Carolina Panthers win the super bowl?

Luke DeCock, News & Observer, with his UNC insight as he heads into UNC Media Day. Because of the NCAA’s decision yesterday about Tez Walker now being eligible, Luke believes it will have people talking more about LAST year than this year and the upcoming years. What’s going to be interesting to see when it comes to UNC basketball next year? What are his thoughts on the circus of Tez Walker now being eligible? What are Luke’s takeaways from watching the Carolina Hurricanes preseason games thus ...

James Bates, The CW/ACC Football Analyst, on what he anticipates seeing this Saturday between these two teams and how they respond to each other. What does NC State need to do this weekend when they go up against Marshall? What does he warn State about when it comes to Marshall and how they’ve been playing? News about Tez Walker being eligible to play now for UNC broke, so what’s James’ thoughts on how the NCAA is handling everything? How does James think UNC will look now that they’ll have him...

Elliot Johnson, Former MLB player, on the teams that went 0-2/2-0 and the next round of playoffs starting this weekend. Is there a disadvantage for teams to have time off in the playoffs? Which position might get more of a benefit than another? Which team has more impressive to Elliot and which have been disappointing, compared to the regular season? In this particular series, does this matchup matter between the Atlanta Braves vs the Philadelphia Phillies?

John Breech, CBS Sports, on which teams are shaping up to be real threats and which are dropping the ball; hard. Is Jared Goff an underrated QB? What did we learn from the Buffalo Bills vs NY Jets game last weekend? Was it more about the Bills or the Jets? Adam brings up how the Dallas Cowboys vs the San Francisco 49ers games in the past have always been huge. Is it different this season, with the Cowboys struggling, or should it still be an interesting game to watch this weekend? What makes th...

Carlos Boozer, Former NBA/Duke Player and Author, with stories of how his career unfolded and what lead to where he is (and went). What was more difficult, being in the Olympics or writing a book? What inspired him to write his book? What was it like growing up in Alaska? What was his experience like being recruited by Coach K, especially now that he has his own kids going through sports? Carlos has a couple of sons who also play sports, so is he hoping they’ll follow his footsteps at Duke or a...

Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach, on the guys he’s keeping an eye on to get a feel for what the lines will look like for regular season. How did Rod keep tabs when the team had to be in two places at the same time last week? At this point, does he anticipate seeing Andrei Svechnikov when the season starts? What about Teuvo Teravainen? What decisions does Rod have to make between now and next Wednesday?

Tripp Tracy, Carolina Hurricanes PxP, on Brent Burns, Teuvo Teravainen, and Andrei Shevchenko. Starting with Brent Burns, what are his thoughts on Burns in year two playing beside Slavin? Next, Teuvo Teravainen just did not have a great year last year. His thumb was bothering him somewhat, but what does Tripp believe we’ll see from Teuvo this year? It’s about a 50/50 shot for Andrei Shevchenko starting this season, but Adam’s concern is more so him being there for the END of the season. Is this...

Matt Brown, Extra Points, on how college football has caused a snowball effect for other athletics and where those sports could be headed from those impacts. After talking to Mike Aresco, Commissioner of the AAC, and he brought up student welfare. Matt recently wrote about the students in athletics that AREN’T in football and how people forget about them in these conference realignment decisions. What was Matt’s takeaway? Do we need any Federal legislation over NIL?

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on what happened with Duke and where NC State needs to go from here. In Adam’s opinion, Duke blew that game against Notre Dame. He didn’t mind the punt decision, but here’s where he saw issues and does Chip agree with that assessment? Chip breaks down which teams he believes are actually tough teams to beat, which ones are deceptively tough because of their opponents, and which ones are just bad. Adam says that THESE teams would be better than Michigan and Georgia, j...

Julian Council, Locked On Panthers, on the rumors of the Carolina Panthers now potentially trying to go all in on a WR. Why is it funny NOW to Julian that THIS is what the Panthers are thinking about doing? Why has the offensive line not been addressed earlier than right now? Austin Corbett is said to be cleared for practice now, so how does Julian see his return to the field going with this roster? Chase Claypool: the quick answer from Julian: no”. Joe Person talked about trading Brian Burns t...

Mike Aresco, American Athletic Conference Commissioner, on the state of college conferences. What happened with the Pac-12? What does Mike think the future is for college football, when we’re looking at the structure? Is that going to be a good thing? What’s the nature of college sports now compared to where they were 10, 20, etc years ago? Can Mike see a day in the future where football separates itself from the other sports? How does Mike view the amount of greed going on now?

Doug Glanville, MLB Analyst ESPN, on how he believes the playoffs will unfold now that we know for sure which teams are involved. Who will/can beat the Braves, if anyone does? The game has really picked up with the new rules, so how may that look during the playoffs; if any different than the regular season at all? What’s tough about the new rules for the catchers? Is it more important to have a reliable bullpen or THIS? What has Doug noticed for the National League when it comes to scheduling ...

Joe Person, The Athletic, on all of the issues the Carolina Panthers are dealing with and what needs to get fixed. How big of a problem is David Tepper to the franchise? What’s going on with Ickey Ekwonu and should he be in a different position than the one he’s in right now? How can the Panthers rebuild without first round picks, since they’ll have NONE next draft?

Alec Lower, Trinity Road Times, on NC State’s decision to go with MJ Morris at QB instead of Brennan Armstrong. We did see good things from MJ towards the end of last year, so why does Alec think Dave Doeren didn’t just let MJ be the QB again this year? Is Brennan a better runner than MJ? Something Adam likes that Alec does at Trinity Road Times is breaking down plays. Has Armstrong been to deliberate, or hesitant, in his decision making? NC State looks like they’re doing everything right, so w...

Joseph Woodke, US Gold Medalist/US Sled Hockey Team, on what it was like being a part of the team but also being a part of something so important like serving our country. What got him involved with the sport? What has this sport given to him? Is he still cycling in marathons?

The Panthers showed some signs of progress, but it was still a loss in a very winnable game to the Vikings, 21-13… Duke blew their chance at the college football playoff with a 21-14 loss to Notre Dame and got their QB hurt in the process. NC State’s season is a shambles after another anemic offensive performance in a 13-10 Friday night loss to Louisville. The United States Ryder Cup team got their pants beat by a significantly better European team, 16 ½ to 11 ½ and the loss may end up being the...

Gary Williams, 5 Clubs Golf, on an overview of what happened to the US team during the Ryder Cup this weekend. How was Justin Thomas not out in the first group? Who would be considered Americas “big three”? Adam think the motivation must be different for the Europeans than it does for us. Does Gary agree? Why does Gary believe ratings will not be great for this, at all? Ricky Fowler thinks the 12 best were on that American team, however Adam doesn’t agree. What does Gary think about Ricky’s com...

Michael Felder, CFB Analyst, on NC State and Duke not having a great weekend in football and what needs to happen with both teams. What went so wrong for Duke? How does Michael feel about NC State changing their QB today from Brennan Armstrong to MJ Morris? Was this a necessary thing for State to do moving forward with the season? Clemson is not ranked, but what does he see with them? How does Michael qualify certain schools when using a snake analogy? Which schools are vipers, boas, rattle sna...

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on the NFL and college football. Will Brinson was there during the NC State vs Louisville game, so what was his perspective and the vibe he picked up from the game and its results? Is it QB issues or more so coaching issues? Where were their errors and what truly needs to happen for this offensive line? Moving on the a QB in the NFL, how does Will think Bryce Young looked in the game vs the Vikings? Is he going in a positive direction? What does the coaching staff need...