Bear Claw Media Podcast

Ben "We're in the Trenches Today" Schleiger and Chris "Couldn't Think of a Second Thing" Bolin get down and dirty talking the UNC offensive line. Will this be the first time in years that the offensive line isn't a weakness? Who are the five Game 1 starters?

Chris "We Desperately Need To Recover the TikTok" Bolin and Ben "I don't think you need to worry that much about recovering the TikTok" Schleiger continue their offseason position wrap ups, moving to the receiver room. Who is going to step up behind Brayden Munroe and Walk-On Carver Cheeks.

UNC Assistant Basketball Coach Houston "I Could See That from the Evans Costco" Reed joins Chris "Dime A Dozen" Bolin to chat about how the team looks after a couple weeks of summer ball, his unique path from inheriting a high school team that hadn't won a game in two years to a Division I coach alongside his former college teammate.

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin chat about a potentially thin running back room, potentially paced by secondary-convert Rocco Traore. Plus, is it a top 3 or top 4? And any chance there are too many cooks in the room like last season?

UNC Redshirt Freshman Safety and Cancer Survivor Myles "6 Strong" McClarity joins Ben "Wedge Buster" and Chris "Not Sure if this is Offensive" Bolin to talk about his journey over the past 3 and a half years battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Then he lays out some upcoming goals for himself and the UNC Football team, gives some of his favorite places around Greele...

Chris "Thought Ben was Going to Come at Me Much Harder About this" Bolin and Ben "Was Way Spicier on the Phone" Schleiger discuss the first position in their post-spring breakdowns

Ben "Sunday Smooth Jason Brown" Schleiger and Chris "Caught in the Crossfire" Bolin recap their thoughts on the UNC football program after spring practice, then discuss Carver Cheeks hitting the portal then returning to the Bears.

Ben "While We Wait For Chris" and Chris "Public Library Wifi" Bolin chat with backup quarterback turned folk hero, Kia'i Keone about his journey to UNC and how the football program looks after Spring ball.

UNC Basketball's Quinn "Yell at me All You Want" Denker joins Chris "Philosophical, Situational" Bolin and Ben "Compare and Contrast" Schleiger to recap his first season with the Bears, Take a Look Forward to Next Year, What makes UNC a great program and his path, from JuCo to DII to Idaho to UNC.

Ben "Driving the Bus" Schleiger and Chris "Along for the Ride" Bolin recap UNC's pro day and take a look at other sports around campus.

Chris "Cardboard Cut" Bolin and Ben "Slipping in the Shower" Schleiger recap two phenomenal wins leading up to a disappointing loss to Montana in the Big Sky Tournament Championship. Plus, they take a look at the upcoming NIT (Before the bracket was announced) and make some (incredibly wrong in hindsight) predictions.

Colin "Hot Colin" Gause joins Chris "Who's the Backup 5" Bolin and Ben "Easy Question" Schleiger to talk about winning UNC's "first ever" Big Sky regular season title, previews the upcoming conference tournament and more.

Langston "SC Top 10" Reynolds joins Chris "NBA Comp" Bolin to chat about the great season UNC is having, what led to him coming to UNC, how he views himself as a player and much more.

Coach "Knows Everything There is to Know About Colorado High School Football" V joins Ben "Top Billing Because it's a Football Episode" Schleiger and Chris "Back in His Place" Bolin to talk all things about the Bears' 2025 High School recruiting class.

Ben "Making It Look Easy" Schleiger briefly touches on UNC basketball before a look at football's most-recent recruiting class signed on Feb. 5.

Chris "At the Library" Bolin and Ben "Baby Duty" Schleiger catch up on all things UNC men's basketball, including predictions for the rest of the season.

Chris "On Hard Mode" Bolin talks through four questions about this UNC team as it heads toward possibly its best Division I season: 1. Who is the most important player? 2. What is their ceiling/floor? 3. Who will be back next year? 4. How long do we have Smiley for?

Chris "NBA Comp" Bolin is joined by Jacob "Yeah Baby" Govero to recap all things UNC Basketball, with an emphasis on a sweep at Montana and Montana State.

Ben "Up and To the Right" Schleiger and Chris "Down and to the Left" Bolin recap UNC's activity in the transfer portal, including a heavy dose of Juco transfers coming to the Bears.

Ben "Drown 'Em In The Deep End" Schleiger and Chris "We're the One's Who Are Supposed to Know This" Bolin recap an exciting opening weekend in Big Sky play, sweeping Weber and Idaho State at home.

Ben "Bobcats all the Way" Schleiger and Chris "Has no strong convictions of any sort" Bolin preview the Montana State vs. NDSU title game, with a brief interlude about the FCS coaching carousel and the state of Idaho football.

Ben "Both New Mexico Schools Are the Same Color" Schleiger Chris "Just Going On Vibes" Bolin once again recap last weeks playoff action and look ahead.

Ben "I can smell it" Schleiger and Chris "Running out of Bricks" Bolin recap a chalk week 2 of the FCS playoffs, then look ahead to the quarterfinals.

Ben "Baby Duty" Schleiger and Chris "The Dog is Loose" Bolin recap an interesting Week 1 of the FCS playoffs, then make their picks against the spread for this week's slate of games.

Chris "Gets First Billing During Basketball Season" and Ben "Football Guy" Schleiger take a look back at the past week-plus of games for both UNC basketball teams, including a huge win in Provo for the women against BYU in coach Mattio's 200th-career win.