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JB and Phil open up The Show with some genreal housekeeping, and then dive into the article from an anonymous coach on Shane Beamer. John Whittle joins them for the final half hour to talk some baseball, and the needs for the team as they move towards the new season. 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

The fun continues into the third hour today with Coach Chad Holbrook and John Strickland. They talk some Hootie and the Blowfish, and relive the the Clemson wins in Omaha. It's another hour of laughs and great stories to close out the week on a fun note. 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

Coach Chad Holbrook joins The Show, and Steve Tanneyhill stays in for some fun chat. They have some great conversations about Spurrier, the Clemson rivalry, and Holbrook's courtship with his now wife Jen who was at Carolina when Taneyhill was QB. John Strickland joins after Taneyhill takes his leave, and they have some fun talking Cornbread Cowboy, the HBC, and the wing eating competition. 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

The guys are back to full power with JC fresh off a Garnet Trust meeting, and live from the capital city ahead of The Garnet Trust wing eating contest at CB18 in Five Points on Saturday. Steve gets into how the restaurant idea came about. They reminisce about Steve's career at Carolina, and he shares some fun stories about his time at Carolina and looks back on the rivalry 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

The guys open the final hour with some talk on the new development project as the RFP's have dropped. Remembering the way things looked 30 years ago, there has been a ton of development around the stadium in that period. They continue the conversation, and talk about attendance, and some of the facilities around the league. Matt wraps things up for us with his takes on what he is seeing at the camps this week with some first-hand thoughts on the names that are swirling around boards. 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

Former Carolina OC, GA Mangus, joins The Show from the road on his way to playing in a golf tournament. They get into some fun golf talk and stories of golfing with Steve Spurrier and former players. GA gets into what he has seen of and what he expects Sellers to develop into. They hit some Elliott, and get into some philosophy and the way the structure of the game have changed. Raphael Esparza from Doc's Sports Service joins The Show. They talk win total adjustments from the opening February lines, who is favored to win the CWS. They have some fun with lines and some schedule talk. 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

The guys open with some baseball talk as the championship round of the CWS is cemented, and they talk some on the NCAA saying there will be no June signing period. Roman Kimball joins The Show to talk some ball and MLB Draft Combine in Arizona. Roman talks the process and decisions he is having to make this off season. Roman talks Messina, haircuts, superstitions, and where he thinks the rising freshmen are leaning in regard to attending Carolina. 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

They hit the wide receiver position to open the final hour, today. JB gives his starting three, and they run down the guys not mentioned. Tight end up next, and Josh Simon looks set for a big year. MLB Draft projections have dropped, and they locate where Morlando and Messina are gaining interest. They turn their attention to the much anticipated O-Line. 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

Continuing on with the projections for the upcoming season, the guys talk some linebacker to open things up. They dig into the LB depth, and fill out the five DB spots. Some Coach Gray talk pops up, and they turn their attention to offense starting with Sellers and Sanders. Scheme and play design are discussed on how to maximize the talents of both QB and RB positions. JC dives deep into Loggains opportunity to shine 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

JC, JB, and Phil kick things off with some recruiting intel on some guys that have backed off their verbal commits to other schools. They get into some the battles ongoing, and focus on going head to head with UGA. JB takes us deep into the roster to project the starters for the opener against ODU. The guys get into some fun talk about Clemson baseball, genetic modification, supply chains, and bureaucracy. 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

Mike keeps the Sellers convo rolling with a look at the QB production from last year. They project a bit into next season with his production, and then JB hits us with this week's Buy or Sell segment. JB throws the guys and SEC forward group from Auburn to Kentucky with some interesting scenarios for the guys to buy or sell this upcoming football season. 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

Mike Morgan joins for Power Hour, and they get into some LSU talk with Mike having just wrapped JC & Morgan with Baton Rouge ESPN's Matt Moscona. They dive into some defense talk, and the question of has the game changed so significantly on offense, that the best defense isn't enough to win. JC joins the conversation, and they get into some Sellers talk. 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

JB and Phil open things up taking a look at the national calendar and updating ours. Alex Jones from The Big Spur is in to talk camp season. They dig into some of the commits and others who have received offers to this point. They turn their attention from the future to the current roster. Harbor, Furrey, and the WR room are discussed. 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

Hour three hits the ground running with Mike taking us on our Drive Around the SEC. They talk some CWS, Elite 11, early football lines that turns into some fun LSU discussion with them getting some high preseason praise. they talk some Gamecocks in the NBA, and finish with the Nyck Harbor new that he will not attend the Olympics trials. 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

Mike Morgan joins the guys for Power Hour, and they drag him right into some fun mascot talk. It's the 40th anniversary of the Black Magic season, and they take a look back on the heartbreaking 1984 college football season, and how things evolved slowly through the 90's to set up Holtz and Spurrier. 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

The guys get into some general discussion on the news out of the MCWS in Omaha, and they are joined by John Whittle to talk some baseball. They hit recruiting, Combine participants, summer leagues, Maven Labs, and draft prospects. They hit a little softball with Whittle, and talk some golf and where he thinks things stand on the 11/10 Project. 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

The guys continue the conversation with Coach Holbrook having some fun reminiscing about the trips to Omaha, and the great teams from that historic run. They tell a Blake Cooper story, and he magically appears to contribute. Needless to say the laughs and fun and Coach Tanner stories flow freely. 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

Coach Holbrook joins The Show to talk some Chin Music, Mainieri, and the state of college baseball and the greater college athletics landscape in these "unsustainable" times. 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

The guys run down the big national day list, and get into the Paul Mainieri presser from yesterday. Mainieri comes to Carolina seeking another championship, and is ready to hit the ground running. Jeff O'Hara, CocksBy90, joins the guys to talk up the wing eating event at CB18 in Five Points to support NIL efforts at Carolina The Garnet Trust 2nd Annual Wing Eating Contest Link: https://247sports.com/college/south-carolina/article/south-carolina-gamecocks-nil-wing-eating-championship-to-support-name-image-and-likeness-baseball-shane-beamer-lamont-paris-dawn-staley-232681554/ 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

Justin Smoak joins the guys to talk some ball. They discuss Ethan Petry, Paul Mainieri, Monte Lee, and all manner of diamond related talk with some fishing mixed in for good measure. The guys wrap things on some bigger picture NCAA topics 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

Raphael Esparza of Doc's Sports Service join the guys to talk some entertainment purposes only odds, and have some fun with the under the radar stuff as the NBA and NHL finals and NCAA CWS gets fired up. 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

The guys open things up a bit before welcoming home new Softball Head Coach Ashley Chastain to the show for a very fun and informative interview about a Gamecock coming home a leader. 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

Mike Morgan joins the guys to more baseball talk and the coaching hire. They get into some bigger picture things with football and some looks around the conference. 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

Gamecocks Catcher Cole Messina joins The Show. They talk his career, some fun stories about food and hitting, and his thoughts on the new staff incoming in a fun full-hour chat with "Moose". 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

JB and Phil open things up with some general chat, and Monte Lee joins the guys to talk about the transition, his thoughts on Mainieri and his incoming new coworkers on the revamped baseball staff. 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

The guys open the hour with some talk about the origins of the SEC becoming the perennial power in baseball it is today. Mike handles some thoughts out of the chat box, and they get into how some fanbases aren't necessarily happy with the allocation of their NIL dollars. The conversation steers towards the fact that Ray Tanner relieved three coaches of their duties that just achieved admission to NCAA post-season play. Some AD talk and behind the scenes chatter come to light with the dots all connected. 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

The guys talk some on the release of the college football windows before being joined by Glenn Guilbeau from OutKick joins to give his thoughts an insight into Paul Mainieri whom he covered for years. They get into his style, culture, and inexperience in today's current world. JC gets into some NIL with glenn, and Mike talks about the roster for LSU that won the championship last year and its ties to Coach Mainieri. Glenn gives us the intel on Mainieri, and they even dive into some football talk with him as they have him in studio. 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

the guys open things up with John Whittle of The Big Spur to get the latest on the naming of Paul Mainieri to the Head Baseball Coach position. Whittle gives us some details about the staff, and Mike mentions that Mainieri was speaking about Coach Tanner in Hoover this season. They hit on the two other HC jobs being filled for softball and golf. They talk about the late entry of Mainieri's name, and they get into the potential reasons as to why it seemed out of left field. Mike breaks down Mainieri's age as compared to other coaches around the nation, and they get into some of the process. 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

Mike opens things up with our Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC hitting on football portal rankings, a new Netflix doc, some softball chat, and then on to the supers. They look at the success of the SEC over the weekend, and dig into the scene in College Station on the ball field. 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

Mike Morgan joins the guys for Power Hour, and they talk some on JC's morning before getting into Mike's thoughts on the whole five hour ordeal that transpired in Clemson, yesterday. JC dives deep into the recruiting weekend with one name, and some talk on who the other names could be. Another #welcomehome drops during a discussion on the latest Bon Jovi album, and they talk some of the history surrounding the SEC in the CWS. 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

JC, JB, and Phil get things going with some thoughts on the weekend and grass cutting before turning their attention to the Supers results. John Whittle joins with coaching search updates beginning with the latest to come available, softball. Whittle has a sense of who is going to fill that role, but the baseball job is still very locked up and info is tough to come by. They talk some staff, and what the top recruits are considering with the MLB also looming large over their decisions. 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

JB, Phil, and Chad Holbrook keep things moving talking about the games on the slate in the super regionals, they hit on some of the latest popping up regarding the coaching position and a couple stories before being joined by surprise guest picker, Stephen Garcia. Garcia and Holbrook recently dropped a Chin Music Episode with Garcia as the featured guest. It's a fun time with the four cutting up before finally getting into picking the Super Regionals. 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

Coach Chad Holbrook joins The Show. He brings a unique perspective as a coach who has been previously relieved of his duties at Carolina. They talk some coaching search, the impact and importance of NIL, and the gravity of the job in Columbia. 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

The Show opens with some fun internet finds and a visit on the National Day before the latest on the coaching search. Coach Stuart Lake joins to offer his thoughts on doughnuts and coffee before they are on to the season and where we go from here. They talk about his experience at Carolina during the end of the Holbrook era, what the program needs for success, and get into the super regional matchups. 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

Mike opens up about what he thinks of Monte Lee. They talk the dollars being thrown around for baseball coaches, and the greater discussion of ADs' processes and success are discussed. They talk some about how to navigate a resume and the effects of COVID on the potential candidates. The brand and standards are discussed, and what it takes to be successful at Carolina. 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

Mike Morgan joins for some bonus Power Hour today. They get into some more appreciation for the greatest generation on this anniversary of D-Day. The coaching search is up next, and some misinformation around some recent hires, and even Kingston's hire, are dispelled. JC takes us through some of the current HC's left in the NCAA tournament and their previous jobs. The bigger picture is discussed as relating to coaching searches. 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

The guys open things up with some D-Day remembrance before welcoming in Blake Cooper to talk some ball. They get his opinion on the strike zone and umpiring, the newer philosophies of length of starts and lineup order, and the qualities he would look for in a new baseball coach. 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

The Hour opens with Mike Morgan taking us on our Drive Around the SEC looking at the super regionals, softball, Bama recruiting nugget, and even animal cruelty before Wil Crowe joins the conversation as he is back home recovering from season ending surgery. Wil talks on some of the differences in American and Korean baseball leagues, and he offers his thoughts on the team and where to go from here. 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

Some fun banter at the top with Mike about bottles, catsup, beer cans, and moonshine before giving way to the latest on the baseball coaching search. Mike dives into some of the specific names that have appeared more often hot boards. They get into fit and the factors surrounding the decision from both the University's and the potential candidate's perspectives 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

JB and Phil get things started with the latest regarding the baseball coaching hire. Status quo was maintained through the evening regarding the hot boards, and they talk about what they are hearing about other openings around the league. They handle a great question about analytics from the chat box, and get into what the national day is. Mike joins and some discussion on Auburn ensues. 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

Matt Anderson and new cohost Alex Jones of The Big Spur kick off the latest episode with some general talk on the baseball season before John Whittle joins to give them his thoughts as the season wrapped, expectations, and his thoughts on the coaching search. Alex and Matt dig into football recruiting post camp and OV weekend to wrap things up. 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

The guys get things moving with talk on the open baseball job. All the factors going into what this hire means are explored as the guys look ahead, and revisit some of the Lee interview. 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

Interim Head Baseball Coach, Monte Lee, joins The Show fresh off of the exit interviews, yesterday. They talk about managing uncertainty in the clubhouse immediately following a HC release, talk Cole Messina to give him his full due, and then they talk some of the tough issues that faced the team this year. The guys get into everything with Coach Lee from roster highlights to philosophy. 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

The guys open things by taking a look at the Supers, and when the first game. They get into a bit of the history surrounding the Clemson Super Regional against Florida. They dig into some of the matchups, and talk some expectations before welcoming in Alex Jones for a recruiting roundup from the weekend. They dig into the hottest names on the boards, and look at some position needs. 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

The final hour opens up with some headlines from one of the biggest moving days on the baseball calendar the Monday after regionals. They get into the real power and influence of an AD on the hiring process. There continues to be rumblings and rumors coming out on such a crazy day, and they continue to the talk on the what Coach Tanner has in front of him compared to some of his predecessors who have made these decisions. They get into some stories about some AD's past 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

Mike Morgan joins for Power Hour to give his thoughts on the Kingston situation. They talk the differences between the timing here vs. when Kingston was announced. Mike talks some of the factors surrounding the decisions that coaches have to make when considering. They get into some discussion on the job in Columbia as well as some other jobs around the league that might be opening in the near future 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

The hot topic of Coach Kingston's release is the headliner. Some thoughts on the tenure and how the program will continue as they move to find the next guy. They get into some indicators that have signaled a change may be needed, and talk a bit about what they expect with the search. The names that could be on the short list are discussed, but there aren't any indications as of yet where the search is going at this early stage. 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

JB, JC, Phil, and Coach Holbrook dive deep into the JMU matchup for Carolina and talk some important players that need to make an impact 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

Coach Holbrook still at the helm to keep things moving ahead of JB joining mid hour. They talk some of the current games just starting out, and talk some fun stories from Coach Holbrook's time here at Carolina. 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

Coach Chad Holbrook joins us in the captain's chair with JB out, and Grayson Greiner joins them to give his thoughts on post-season play, and they get into some of the matchups in the Raleigh regional. They welcome in Bryan Pyrtle of PackPride.com for some behind enemy lines reporting from NCST 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