Tar Heel Blog Podcast: for North Carolina Tar Heels fans

Lauren is joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic to discuss the fallout of the rumors around Justin Fuente to Baylor, ACC legend Luke Keuchly's retirement, and the weekend's upcoming basketball matchups. Can UNC take the rematch with Pitt? What is the deal with Virginia? How will the Duke-Louisville showdown go? Be sure to subscribe to your favorite ACC podcast network to make sure you don't miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey guys, we’re back! We apologize for being away so long, but to be very blunt: things haven’t been very enjoyable to discuss. Regardless, Brandon Anderson (@THBBrandon) and Tanya Bondurant (@tanyabondurant) are back with the first episode of What in Tar Nation for the new decade! In this episode we discuss: All of the pain and suffering that has transpired since the loss to Virginia Brandon Robinson’s questionable status following his car accident The preview for UNC vs. Pitt Round 2: can this team find a way to strike gold and win an ACC road game? (Spoiler: our hopes aren’t high) Best and worst of the week returns! Yes, we found some things to be positive about As always, be sure to subscribe to Tar Heel Blog on whichever podcast streaming service you prefer. We plan to be back with you all sometime next week with more hot takes, more therapy sessions, and who knows, maybe we’ll even get to discuss something positive with men’s basketball by then! Hey, I’m trying here, give me a break. Go Heels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SB Nation's Caroline Darney jumps on with Lauren to discuss Clemson's historic win in Chapel Hill, Virginia's struggles, and all things ACC basketball. Subscribe to your favorite ACC podcast network to make sure you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Clemson Tigers are playing in a huge game coming up...CAN THEY WIN IN CHAPEL HILL? Oh, yeah, and they have that little old National Championship game on Monday night. Kelly Gramlich of the ACC Network joins Lauren to discuss the CFP and all the upcoming ACC basketball this weekend. Make sure you subscribe to your favorite ACC team's podcast network so you don't miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welp, there have been a lot of ACC games now, but we still know not a lot. SB Nation's Caroline Darney joins Lauren to discuss the action, including the high-octane ND-Syracuse, the continued struggles of UNC, Duke's extended bench, and Virginia's defense. Don't forget to subscribe to your favorite ACC feed so you don't miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2019-2020 Carolina basketball is off to a disappointing 8-6 start, and the 13-point home loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday officially has us pressing the panic button. Welcome back to Between the Banners, the UNC basketball pod hosted by Tar Heel Blog! Host Chad Floyd is joined by Al Hood and Joe Carpenter to bemoan the issues, and try to find some positives. Discussed: Well, WTF was that Georgia Tech game? Is this roster inherently flawed, or are injuries the root of the Heels’ struggles? Can we expect anything more from Justin Pierce or Christian Keeling? What about Cole Anthony’s return? What’s the best case/worst case, and can the Heels turn it around and at least make an NCAA Tournament appearance? It’s bad right now, but it was a lively discussion and we hope you take a listen. After you do, go ahead and leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Til next time, Go Heels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year, ACC Fans! The News & Observer's Joe Giglio joins Lauren to talk about all the Bowl games and the upcoming ACC slate in basketball. Who is the ACC Coastal favorite next season? Will Virginia Tech be a tournament team? All that and more on this week's episode! Be sure to subscribe to your favorite ACC feed to make sure you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first bowl game in six years, and did so handily. Carolina beat Temple by a modest score of 55-13 in the 2019 Northrup Grumman Military Bowl, so we had to talk about it! Guest Al Hood (@albhood) was on site in Annapolis for the massacre, so he graciously joined host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) to talk about what it looked like from Maryland. Discussed: The sights and sounds of the Military Bowl, Annapolis, and its small-town feel. Al’s favorite play(s) to happen right in front of him. Phil Longo’s new package for goal-line offense. Phil Longo’s ruthless “Philly Special” playcall to put the Heels up 41-6. Phil Longo’s tactful approach to padding stats, as Dyami Brown, Dazz Newsome, and Michael Carter all eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark at their respective positions. Gushing over the trajectory of Carolina’s football program as it sits right now— a time-honored tradition on this here podcast. If you like what we do, tell us! Hit subscribe on your podcast app of choice, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so your bumbling host can read it on air. Go Heels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don’t Punt to Gio is back with a vengeance, as its time to put a bow on Mack Brown’s first full recruiting class as head coach at North Carolina. Host Chad Floyd is joined by Jake Lawrence to (yet again) sing Brown’s praises for doing an admirable, if not recently-unprecedented, job of locking up a lot of the top talent in the state of North Carolina. Discussed: Bringing in the headliners, especially in the trenches. The skill position talent: we might not see the returns on it immediately, but its definitely there. How the quarterback room shapes up for the next 5 years. Way too much excitement about this defensive class. Superlatives! Highest upside, favorite player, biggest sleeper, you name it. There are approximately seven defensive players better than any Carolina has signed in the past five years in this class alone. If you like what we do, don’t be shy! Leave us a comment to let us know what you think, fire up Apple Podcasts and drop us a 5-star review, and please PLEASE go ahead and subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SB Nation's Caroline Darney joins Lauren to talk about North Carolina (OMG Cole Anthony is hurt) and go in-depth on all of their favorite ACC Network commercials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an inconveniently-timed hiatus, Don’t Punt to Gio is back to discuss...well, a lot. Host Chad Floyd is joined by Jake Lawrence, and they get into four main topics: the State win (its still fun to discuss), Carolina’s All-ACC honorees, the Military Bowl vs. Temple, and the coaching carousel. Did Carolina achieve catharsis against State, or was that the beginning? How screwed, exactly, is N.C. State right this second? Congratulations to Charlie Heck, Sam Howell, Dazz Newsome, and Chazz Surratt. What kind of proof of concept can be built from high honors in the conference? Temple and the Military Bowl: at least its not Navy! Oh god, coaches. Lane Kiffin to Ole Miss (and the innumerable outcomes of that marriage)! Former UNC OL coach Sam Pittman to Arkansas! Eli Drinkwitz to Mizzou! Mike Norvell to FSU! Coach hiring season really is the best, the most absurd, and I can’t get enough of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the bowl game assignments are out, and the North Carolina basketball team has dropped two straight, so Lauren welcomes back SI Heel Maven's Brant Wilkerson-New to talk all things bowl games and basketball. Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are about 12 hours outside of another rough game for the Tar Heels. The team went into John Paul Jones Arena and got handed what is becoming a traditional beating against Virginia 47-56. While the merciful thing to do would be not to discuss what happened, we did it anyway. In this episode, we discuss: Armando Bacot’s surprising return to the starting lineup UNC’s shooting woes continue Free throw struggles all but costing the Heels the game Breaking down UNC’s rough schedule against tough defensive teams Jeremiah Francis and Anthony Harris made their Tar Heel debuts Diffusing NCAA Tournament concerns Best/worst of the game Cole Anthony vs. Coby White talk If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever application you use to listen to podcasts. You’ll be able to stay up to date with What in Tar Nation, Don’t Punt to Gio, and Between the Banners so you don’t miss an episode. We’ll be back following next week’s game against Wofford with more post-game coverage. Go Heels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tanya Bondurant and I are back for another edition of What in Tar Nation! On this week’s episode, we discuss UNC’s performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. They finished the event with a 2-1 record, beating Alabama and #11 Oregon while falling to Michigan in the second round. Discussed in this episode: UNC surviving Alabama’s hot shooting in the opening game of the tournament Brandon Robinson’s return and the immediate impact that he had against the Crimson Tide The team coming out against Michigan firing on all cylinders before getting demolished...and then mounting a comeback to only lose by nine A heated discussion about Cole Anthony’s play style Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot dominating the Oregon Ducks in the paint Cole Anthony’s last-minute heroics Best and worst of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament (spoiler: there is an adequate amount of referee bashing) If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever application you use to listen to podcasts. You’ll be able to stay up to date with What in Tar Nation, Don’t Punt to Gio, and Between the Banners so you don’t miss an episode. We’ll be back following next week’s game against Ohio State with more post-game coverage. Go Heels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We put all of our takeaways from three games against fairly hapless Carolina basketball foes into one, and tried to project them upon three much tougher opponents. This is episode 28 of the Between the Banners podcast, the UNC basketball show on the Tar Heel Blog Podcast. Host Chad Floyd (@Chad_Floyd) is joined by Jake Lawrence (@therealestRJL) to talk about the Alabama game, and what follows, including: How is Brandon Robinson re-incorporated into the lineup? Does his presence create a trickle-down effect, reducing the minutes of Armando Bacot, Christian Keeling, and Andrew Platek? Can Keeling take the step up to P5/whatever we call it on this level competition? The opponents we haven’t established yet: what can we learn against (potentially) Michigan, Oregon, Seton Hall, and Gonzaga? Buckle up, friends. The odds that the Heels leave this week 7-0 are pretty low. What’s a reasonable expectation, what can we learn from three games in three days, and what would you like to see? Hit our comments and let us know— we’ll be back to address it after the clock hits zero on Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices