As a new season of UNC Basketball is underway, Inside Carolina’s Up in the Rafters returns with host Taylor Vippolis and Tar Heel champion Joel Berry II teaming up for their second season of the show. Berry and Vippolis jump into the hoops discussion each week – and for this first episode, they discuss Carolina’s potential style change and how the early season games will shape the year. The duo previews Friday night’s match up in Lawrence, Kansas against the No. 1-ranked Jayhawks.
The show rundown (timestamps are from the YouTube version)
0:00 – Show begins
1:11 – Berry on the different approach
3:07 – A more athletic Tar Heel team
5:13 – Consistent defense needed
7:45 – Post play a concern
10:44 – Davis and the backcourt strength
15:25 – Game slowing down for Cadeau
17:22 – The jump up in competition
20:05 – Playing with the Carolina target
22:34 – Jackson and Powell prospects
25:18 – Hostile environment advice
27:26 – Roy’s challenge
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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:
* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* Press Coverage (football/basketball) with Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, Evan Rogers, Tommy Ashley
* Shooting it Straight (basketball) with Justin Jackson & John Bauman
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
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