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- Ep. 35: Roddy Jones on NC State football this offseason vs UNC last year, a new voice after Cutcliffe era, more
ACC Network college football analyst Roddy Jones joins the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV to explain why N.C. State football fans should feel better entering the 2022 season than UNC fans prior to last season. They also discuss if the Wolfpack’s Devin Leary could be the top quarterback in the ACC this season, how the Tar Heels bounce back from last year’s 6-7 season, why losing Sam Howell may not be bad for Carolina and who could be next up at QB for Mack Brown’s program.
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22 min - Ep. 34: Clark Kellogg on top coaches retiring, NIL, transfer portal, UNC-Duke in Final Four
CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss Jay Wright suddenly retiring as Villanova’s head coach and what factors may have led to his decision along with the decisions of Hall of Fame coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams who have retired in the last 13 months. They also talk about the impact NIL and the transfer portal have had on college sports, the Duke-UNC Final Four game and next season for the Tar Heels and Blue Devils.
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39 min - Ep. 33: NC State football and 2022 ACC Atlantic Division preview ahead of spring games
With N.C. State and Clemson playing their spring games Saturday, The News and Observer’s Jonas Pope IV, who covers the Wolfpack, and Tigers beat reporter Alexis Cubit, from The State, look ahead to the 2022 meeting between the two programs, discuss the ACC’s Atlantic Division race and players to watch this weekend.
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20 min - Ep. 32: Leonard Hamilton on ACC in the Final Four and his NIL, transfer portal concerns
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss the ACC’s presence in the Final Four, with North Carolina and Duke set to play Saturday night in New Orleans. He also shares his concerns about the direction in which college athletics is headed – with Name, Image and Likeness policy changes and the transfer portal – and stresses the need for organizational structure. Not wanting education to be devalued, the Gastonia native explains why the issues are personal for him.
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34 min - Ep. 31: Previewing Duke-UNC III in Final Four, looking at how their last meeting led to postseason runs
The News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown preview the Duke-North Carolina Final Four matchup and discuss what the last meeting between the rivals, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, did for each team ahead of their postseason runs to New Orleans in Mike Krzyzewski’s final season leading the Blue Devils and Hubert Davis’ first year as head coach of the Tar Heels.
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33 min - Ep. 30: Sam Perkins on UNC’s current team, 1982 title game and Philly Final Four in ‘81
Former North Carolina star Sam Perkins joins News & Observer reporter C.L. Brown to discuss his memories of winning a national championship with the Tar Heels 40 years ago, the 1981 title game UNC lost to Indiana in Philadelphia the year prior, coaching his daughter’s AAU team and this season’s Carolina team.
N&O columnist Luke DeCock also joins C.L. to talk about this year’s UNC team ahead of its Sweet 16 game against UCLA in Philly Friday night.
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34 min - Ep. 29: ACC’s NCAA tournament showing, UNC-UCLA, Duke-Texas Tech and the Blue Devils’ West Coast record
With UNC and Duke advancing to the Sweet 16, News & Observer sports reporters C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman provide insight into the NCAA tournament's first week and the ACC's showing. Steve previews Duke's West Region matchup with Texas Tech while C.L. gives an early look at UNC's clash with UCLA in Philadelphia.
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33 min - Ep. 28: Duke’s X-factor, NCAA tournament redemption, and a potential matchup to watch
The N&O’s Steve Wiseman and Luke DeCock discuss Duke’s 2-2 record in its last two games, the opportunity the Blue Devils have in Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA tournament to redeem themselves following losses in their regular-season finale and the ACC tournament championship game, and the player each of them feels could be Duke’s March Madness X-factor.
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26 min - Ep. 27: Expert bracketologist Patrick Stevens breaks down NCAA field
Last year’s most accurate bracketologist, the Washington Post’s Patrick Stevens, @D1scourse on Twitter, joins N&O columnist Luke DeCock to break down what the NCAA committee got right on Selection Sunday and where it lost the plot. The ACC was fairly seeded in Patrick’s opinion, but find out who got robbed — and Indiana fans, cover your ears.
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33 min - Ep. 26: Josh Pastner shares his plan to save ACC, discusses recruiting and coaching in transfer-portal era
Georgia Tech lost Tuesday night in the ACC tournament, but Yellow Jackets coach Josh Pastner was still in Brooklyn Wednesday watching games. Pastner joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock from Barclays Center to discuss his basketball fandom, coaching and recruiting in the transfer-portal era and his secret plan to fix ACC basketball.
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