With spring semester classes underway in Chapel Hill, Bill Belichick and his staff continue to build North Carolina’s roster via the transfer portal and the 2025 high school ranks. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the latest additions and what positions remain in need of bodies in order to fill out each position room in the Kenan Football Center. 

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Winston-Salem has never been kind to the North Carolina Tar Heels and Tuesday night was no different as Hubert Davis’s team squandered first half opportunities and fell apart late - again - in losing to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 67-66. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the second straight tournament crushing defeat as opportunities for the ’24-’25 Heels to build a resume fall by the wayside.

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In this special episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson, Luke Maye and Kenny Williams join to talk about things UNC Basketball. First, the trio catches up and shares stories of rooming together in Chapel Hill. Then, Justin recaps the UNC-Stanford game and asks Kenny and Luke for their take on the missing pieces for this North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team. To close, the trio take questions from listeners about their favorite memories from the 2017 national championship season and on the differences between G-League and overseas basketball.

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The last two games for UNC have shown both progress and regress. Progress, in a sense that North Carolina beat a Cal team at home in a very workmanlike fashion, the way they needed to. Regress in an abominable loss at home to Stanford on a day in which the Tar Heels didn't turn the ball over, and were not overwhelmed in any statistical category of note. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to try and explain the inexplicable, and attempt to see a way forward for Carolina hoops. 

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For a team trying to dig out of NCAA Tournament bubble purgatory, North Carolina could not afford a slip-up in conference play - especially at home. Saturday’s 72-71 loss to Stanford in the Smith Center sits currently as a consequential Quad 3 loss for tournament aspirations, one that will likely put the Heels even more on edge going forward. Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley is joined by Dewey Burke to discuss the Cardinal loss and how it all went down in the end.

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North Carolina enters Saturday’s home tilt with Stanford riding a four game winning streak and playing with improved confidence and cohesiveness on both ends of the floor. Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss if this stretch of winning basketball has the program turning the corner in 2025 or if the weak conference schedule continues to mask deficiencies within the team.

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Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's win against California. In the episode, Vippolis and Berry discuss an improved defensive performance from the Tar Heels that shut down the ACC's leading scorer in conference play before talking about the players that impact the game beyond the box score like Seth Trimble. Also, the duo tries to put it the numbers into perspective for what that Jackson is doing in his freshman season, with numbers that compare only to Tyler Hansbrough. Finally, they take questions from listeners.

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North Carolina’s West Coast matchup week started hot with a 26-point rout of the visiting California Golden Bears. Ian Jackson continued his strong stretch with 20 points to lead the Heels and Elliot Cadeau flashed some confidence in his scoring ability with 15 points. Seth Trimble continues his assimilation back into the lineup, albeit from the bench, with 12 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes of action. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley break down the win and how the Tar Heels have warmed up since the rough early season start. 

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Another week, another show discussing North Carolina’s portal haul and coaching hires under the new era of Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s analyst Jason Staples and recruiting expert Don Callahan join host Tommy Ashley to share their thoughts on the potential impacts of incoming transfers, coaching hires and how things will continue to shake out as the ‘off-season’ rolls on. Is a lack of a full staff a problem on the recruiting trail? Is there a difference maker from this portal haul? All these questions answered and more on this edition.

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In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman discuss UNC's win over NC State and look ahead to two matchups against new ACC opponents. The two break down all angles of North Carolina's win over the Wolfpack, including Jalen Washington's strong play and game-saving block. They also discuss how to incorporate Seth into the offense now that he's returned from injury. And, to close, Justin answers listener questions about what to do with the Smith Center and how to approach these next two games against Cal and Stanford.

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