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Coast to Coast: Rollercoaster Ride Continues

JoeyPowellby: Joey Powell02/16/26

Last week’s emotional pinnacle (thus far) of beating Duke at home quickly cratered in Coral Gables this week as the North Carolina idled its way to a road loss. The mood around the program then plunged even deeper upon the news that All-Everything Freshman Caleb Wilson would miss time with a broken bone in his left hand.

Carolina regrouped and with a mash-unit in the post, beat a hapless Pitt team in Chapel Hill to round out the most helter skelter stretch in quite some time with a trip to Raleigh on deck. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to decipher it all.

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Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Show begins
3:18 – Offensive issues against Miami
10:42 – The Caleb Wilson Segment, presented by Alex Swire-Clark
20:13 – Differences without Wilson and Veesaar
23:17 – Confidence and energy without a superstar
29:11 – Who benefits most with new minutes
32:51 – Point production from the guards
37:14 – What UNC should be without Wilson
45:31 – Matching up at NC State
54:45 – Dylan Mingo sets announcement date (again)

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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:

* IC Daily (analysis) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* The Postgame (basketball) with Rob Harrington/Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (reporting) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* 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

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