What in Tar Nation

Another week, another round of crazy ACC games (especially in the Coastal Division). This episode, Mark Ennis, Host of The Drive on 93.9 The Ville, joins Lauren for all the action. They discuss Louisville-Virginia, Pitt-Miami, FSU-Syracuse, and more. Plus, Lauren's husband describes UNC-Duke in Taco Bell terms, and her son Alex makes his picks.

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Its been an extremely eventful few days since the Friday episode of Don’t Punt to Gio, so we’re back with some late analysis of Des Evans, some timely analysis of Stephen Gosnell, and some early analysis of the Carolina/Duke game set for Saturday.

Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is joined by faithful compatriot Jake Lawrence (@therealestrjl) on this journey. Discussed:

The immediate (or maybe not-so-immediate) impact of Desmond Evans on UNC’s 2020 defensive front.

Gawking over the defensive line haul for the 2020 class.

Stephen Gosnell: its fun to steal toys from your little brother.

Chad and Jake actually disagree on something! Stacking in-state numbers versus roster construction becomes a moderately interesting debate.

The Duke preview: in year 12 under Cutcliffe, the names change but the general template does not. What can the Heels do to bring home the Victory Bell?

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Another week of ACC football in the books and Lauren chats with the Winston-Salem Journal's Conor O'Neill to recap all the action. They discuss Pitt's win over Syracuse, Clemson's easy victory over Louisville, NC State's debacle against Boston College, Miami's loss to Georgia Tech (!?!?), Virginia's domination of Duke, UNC and Virginia Tech's 6OT shenanigans, and Florida State and Wake Forest's back and forth affair.

Plus, they discuss some of their thought process regarding their AP votes. Subscribe to your favorite ACC podcast feed to make sure you don't miss an episode.

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The Tar Heels went into Blacksburg this past weekend and played what was a long, painful game that ended in a loss to Virginia Tech. After a very brief hiatus, Tanya and Brandon are back just in time to discuss what transpired during the game, and more.

Discussed in this episode:

Recapping how the Heels failed to put the game away in six overtimes.

The defense’s poorest performance of the season, as well as the pain that is the special teams unit

How fans were brought back down to Earth in the most brutal way possible after playing Clemson close and beating Georgia Tech

Tanya and Brandon dig for the positives that have come out of this season so far

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We will be back next week to discuss the aftermath of the Duke game. Until then...

Go Heels!

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Lauren welcomes Backing the Pack's Steven Muma to talk about all the Week 8 ACC football action, including breaking down big Coastal Division games between VT and North Carolina and Virginia and Duke. Also: Louisville-Clemson, NC State-Boston College, and more!

Plus, Lauren's son Alex makes his picks.

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After a relaxing bye week, the Tar Heel Blog Podcast is back with episode 26 of Don’t Punt to Gio.

Host Chad Floyd starts off with a few minutes of ranting and raving about the Desmond Evans commitment (more on that to come.) He is then joined by Jacob Cowden to preview the Heels’ trip to Blacksburg, and the rest of the Week 8 slate in college football.

Not much on the Evans commitment, but some quick numbers on the magic of Mack Brown’s first full recruiting class at UNC, and the future of the defense.

Is Virginia Tech any good?

If they are, its all because of Hendon Hooker and the receiving corps. Chad and Jacob talk about how they would go about scheming for the Hokies’ offense with a depleted secondary.

Has Bud Foster lost his touch? Maybe! What should we look for when the Heels have the ball?

Predictions!

Week 8: fairly underwhelming as a whole. Chad again identifies an Iowa State game as the most competitive of the noon slate, the 3:30 is gross outside of the one that most subscribers to this podcast will be watching, and things ramp up—kindof— after that.

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Chad Floyd and Jacob Cowden are back to talk about Carolina's 38-22 win in Atlanta last Saturday, and what the goals for the team should be for the rest of the 2019 season. 

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There are ACC football weekends and there are #goacc football weekends. Week 6 was the latter as all four games were thrilling. Lauren and Alex discuss the high-scoring BC-Louisville game, UNC handling Georgia Tech, the dramatic ups and downs of VT-Miami, and the penalty/turnover fest of Pitt-Duke. 

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The Tar Heels won in Atlanta for just the second time in forever on Saturday. Tanya and Brandon are back with another episode of the What in Tar Nation podcast in which they recap all of the happenings of UNC’s road victory against the Yellow Jackets.

Discussed in this episode:

Appreciating Sam Howell’s record-setting dayJavonte Williams being so good changing the whole run game dynamicAnother week of praise for Chazz SurrattDoes UNC play down to their competition?Phil Longo’s near-perfect playcallingLooking ahead in the scheduleBest of/worst of the game

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What in Tar Nation will be back on Wednesday to talk some basketball since the football team is on a bye. Until then...

Go Heels!

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The North Carolina Tar Heels now have three five-star commits in the 2020 class, as Roy Williams plucked Caleb Love out of St. Louis, Missouri. 

In love, the Heels get an elite talent who could slide in and replace Cole Anthony next season.

Host Chad Floyd and guest Jake Lawrence broke it down, and took a deeper dive into the 2020 recruiting class: 

Love: the easy Coby White comp: fair or unfair?What else are the Heels going to do in the backcourt and on the wings? Walker Kessler: surprise commitment last week, and thoughts on his fit.Day’Ron Sharpe, longtime commit whose skillset...compliments Kessler’s perfectly! 

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