College Sports
Phil Steele writer of the College Football Preview Magazine joined the Mac & Bone show to preview the seasons of the local colleges. Here is what he thinks each team will bring to the table this upcoming season. Clemson: He is very bullish on the Tigers, having them favored in all 12 games they play. […]
The start of the college football season is getting closer, with conference media days already underway. Locally Clemson will garner most of the national hype, as they look to end their College Football Playoff absence. South Carolina will also get a lot of publicity after the way they finished last season, upsetting top-ten teams in Clemson and Tennessee. Another local program that is going to receive some hype, with be North Carolina, even after they lost their final four games last season, to finish 9-5, after a 9-5. The main reason for the hype is because of quarterback Drake Maye, who is a Heisman hopeful, and a top NFL Draft prospect for 2024. But Carolina will need more production from the guys around him, as last year was a clear example, one guy can't carry you to a conference title.
Earlier today on the Kyle Bailey Show, CBS Sports Radio Host and NBA Insider Bill Reiter dropped by to weigh in on the Hornets offseason, and an early outlook for the upcoming season. The first topic that Bill weighed in on was the Hornets decision to draft Brandon Miller as he said he thought Charlotte […]
The city of Charlotte has grown at a massive rate over the last 25 years across the board including the sports landscape with multiple professional teams inhabiting the city. The future of the sports landscape in the Queen City can be tricky. One man who has had experience with negotiating with both the Panthers and […]
When Charlotte decided to move from Will Healy last year, it was a necessary change for a program, that had relatively underachieved during his tenure, after his first season on campus. With the Charlotte program set to transition to the American Conference this year, the program had to identify the right coach, to help elevate the program to one that could contend in a tougher conference. They identified, Biff Poggi from Michigan, where he served as the associate head football coach to Jim Harbaugh, and was credited for helping get the Wolverines to back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. Poggi made his name in the football world at the high school level, coaching for twenty years at the Gilman School, and at Saint Frances Academy, a powerhouse in the high school ranks. His coaching stint followed a successful career on Wall Street, where Poggi made himself a millionaire.
Thursday night was a busy night for the Charlotte Hornets as they selected 4 players in the 2023 NBA Draft hoping that each player from Brandon Miller to Amari Bailey can make a long-term impact on the organization. College Basketball and Recruiting Analyst Paul Biancardi joined The Kyle Bailey Show to break down each pick. […]
With the NBA Draft less than a day away, the Hornets have a massive decision on their hands as Richie Randall of the Buzz Beat Podcast joined Kyle Bailey to preview what the Hornets could do with the 2nd pick. First things first, Richie shot down the notion of the Hornets trading the 2nd overall […]
Fans around the world of college sports have been expressing concerns about the direction of amateur athletics for years. The elements that usually seem to come under fire the most are the transfer portal and NIL collectives that have been established. While those things certainly have their negatives, it doesn't seem to be the thing that could cost college sports fans.
Brett Jensen from WBT News joins Jeff Rickard on Charlotte Sports Today to discuss the North Carolina sports betting bill that just passed in the Senate and the House. Governor Cooper already said he will pass the bill when it lands on his desk so we can definitely expect sports betting to be legal in […]
After five seasons, Ron Sanchez officially stepped down as the head basketball coach at Charlotte. Sanchez resigned so that he could return to Tony Bennett's bench at Virginia. Sanchez was 72-78 during his tenure with the program but failed to make the NCAA Tournament. This news broke during the Wes & Walker Show on WFNZ, and it allowed two guys that care about Charlotte basketball to give their thoughts.