Inside Carolina Podcast

The West Region's number one seed North Carolina had their season come to an end in Los Angeles on Thursday night as four seeded Alabama used a career night from Grant Nelson to win 89-87 and advance to the Elite Eight against Clemson. Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley join up on the Inside Carolina Postgame show to make sense of the abrupt end to the season and what’s next for Hubert Davis’s team as Armando Bacot and Cormac Ryan’s college careers come to an end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first segment, with spring practice in high gear, Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down five key takeaways from the past two weeks as Mack Brown 2.0 enters its sixth year for the North Carolina program. OL, DL, QB, DB and the overall energy level around practice are all topics of conversation in this special edition. In the second half of the show, Jason and Tommy are on location at North Carolina's Pro Day on Thursday, March 28th their takeaways from the day of drills. With all 32 NFL teams represented and numerous others in attendance, the big three Tar Heels - Drake Maye, Devontez Walker and Cedric Gray - were joined by teammates and former Heels in an effort to move up on draft boards and impress scouts and one day earn a coveted NFL roster spot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Mack Brown’s North Carolina team in the midst of spring practice, the football recruiting visit season ramps up as potential recruits and targets crisscross the state, region and country visiting schools to move their recruiting process along as their time in high school dwindles. In Chapel Hill, the program building never stops and Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley update the latest news on the recruiting front on this week’s Noon Dish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC advancing to the Sweet 16 after beating Michigan State before previewing the upcoming matchup with Alabama. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC Basketball picked up two wins in the NCAA tournament in Charlotte last weekend, advancing them to Los Angeles to play Alabama. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the wins over Wagner and Michigan State, while trying to get a read on what challenges Alabama may pose to the Tar Heels.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming off a sweep of ACC foe Georgia Tech, the North Carolina Tar Heels sit at 21-4 overall and a perfect 19-0 in Boshamer Stadium as March winds down. Head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball to talk the how's and why's of the early season success, how the Heels prepare for each opponent and how he and his team handle the success and failures in the game of baseball. The Heels face North Carolina A&T on Tuesday before heading west to Winston Salem for a big time series with the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To win in the NCAA Tournament, a team cannot simply rely on their star, on in North Carolina’s case, their big two - RJ Davis and Armando Bacot. Simply put, other guys must step up in key moments throughout each game in order to advance to the next round. Harrison Ingram, Seth Trimble and the rest of the Tar Heel bench stepped up and showed out as the Heels survived an early punch from Michigan State, winning 85-69 to move on to Los Angeles and the Sweet 16. Dewey Burke and Tommy break down the total team win on the Inside Carolina Postgame show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the NCAA Tournament starts, what better way to break down the games than an All-American National Champion to lead the discussion. The Inside Carolina Postgame show crew of Tommy Ashley and John Bauman are joined by Justin Jackson to break down North Carolina’s 90-62 first round win over Wagner. Jackson details what it takes to win and advance in the tournament and shares his thoughts on players that need to step up for the Heels to make a deep run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's week in the ACC Tournament before turning their full attention to the NCAA Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Losing an ACC series is never good, but all individual losses are not equal. Given how North Carolina bounced back on Sunday after a two very different tough losses, head coach Scott Forbes believes the positive takeaways from the weekend will benefit the Diamond Heels going forward. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for the weekly Inside Carolina This Week in UNC Baseball to talk wins, losses and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off of the big national reveal show for the 68-team Men's College Basketball Tournament bracket, the Coast to Coast Podcast crew bring in special guests Tommy Ashley and Greg Barnes to dissect the seedings. The five discuss everything from UNC's draw to potential made-for-TV games and much more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball games are played inside the lines, for 40 minutes, between two teams. Nothing else matters, not how many games one team played before, not how tired one team might be heading in, nothing. N.C. State proved that on Saturday night, beating North Carolina for their first ACC Tournament championship in 37 years. Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley break down the stunning game and how the Heels managed to lose a game nearly everyone not wearing red assumed they’d win in the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special edition of 'The Postgame', the Inside Carolina trio of host Tommy Ashley, Justin Jackson and John Bauman break down UNC and Pitt's matchup in the ACC Tournament. Justin also takes listener questions, including about whether or not he would ever want to coach and his thoughts on UNC's championship chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strong start in the ACC Tournament is what North Carolina needed and is exactly what they got with an all around beat down of Florida State, 92-67. The Heels dominated the Seminoles on the glass and after a tight start, took a big first half lead and never looked back. The Inside Carolina crew of host Tommy Ashley and Dewey Burke break down the ways and means of the lopsided win and what is next for Hubert Davis’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, on the Up in the Rafters podcast to discuss UNC sweeping Duke in the regular season with a win at Cameron Indoor before previewing the ACC Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When North Carolina opens spring practice on March 19th, the questions that have normally pervaded the discussion will include another big aspect of the game. Drake Maye is gone and while Mack Brown’s team returns one of the nation’s best running backs in Omarion Hampton, just how good can this offense be without that ‘generational quarterback’ the Tar Heels have had in Brown’s first five seasons back in Chapel Hill? Yes, the defense still faces questions and will new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins make a difference in year one? The Inside Carolina roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Greg Barnes, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley attempt to address those outlooks and much more on this special football edition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Though the Carolina students are on spring break, the Diamond Heels continue to work and improve on an already impressive start. With two midweek games against visiting Rutgers on deck, head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the Diamond Heel success against Pittsburgh and the challenge beyond the two against the Scarlett Knights - a trip south to face the Miami Hurricanes for yet another tough ACC series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a regular season finale that saw North Carolina claim the ACC Regular Season outright, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to recap the big night in Durham, as well as a completed conference season. There's plenty to like about the Heels' performance on Saturday, but looking at the conference season as a whole and projecting into the postseason may be even more exciting.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina headed to Durham with an 8-0 record against Duke with an ACC regular season title on the line. Make that 9-0 as Cormac Ryan scorched the Cameron Indoor nets on his way to a career high 31 points while Harrison Ingram notched another double double in the 84-79 win over the Blue Devils. Dewey Burke, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley break down the big win, what it means for Hubert Davis and the program and the tournament road ahead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the Senior Night in Chapel Hill and expanding criteria for the Rafters, before previewing the regular season finale against Duke. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices