Roundtable: The 2025 Prediction Show

The Inside Carolina crew got back together on Thursday night for the annual prediction show. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman laying out their game-by-game picks for North Carolina’s 2025 football season. How will first-year head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels fare? First up, TCU on Labor Day in Kenan Stadium in prime time.

Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version)
0:00 – Stream begins
0:20 – Show begins
1:30 – Years past recap
3:40 – Greg making it plain early
8:56 – TCU
14:50 – At Charlotte/Richmond
18:08 – At UCF
25:04 – Clemson
29:11 – At California
38:00 – Virginia
41:03 – At Syracuse
46:16 – Stanford
49:20 – At Wake Forest
52:06 – Greg said WHAT?!?
54:02 – Duke
1:01:00 – NC State
1:04:26 – Jason on rivalry coaching
1:11:33 – Other IC Staff predictions
1:13:00 – What is success?

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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
* Shooting it Straight (basketball) with Justin Jackson & John Bauman
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
* On the Beat (football/basketball) with Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, John Bauman, Tommy Ashley

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