Bear Claw Media Podcast

Ben "Box Handling" Schleiger and Chris "Ifs, Buts, Candy, Nuts" Bolin take a look back at a disappointing 1-11 season for UNC football. Then, the two talk about a few names already in the portal and who is expected to stay.

Amongst a busy Thanksgiving Week, Ben ":)" Schleiger and Chris ":(" Bolin break down the FCS Playoff bracket and make picks for the first-round of games.

Chris Bolin and Ben Schleiger recap week 12 and preview week 13 in the Big Sky.

Ben "Too Sad to Say Something Clever" Schleiger and Chris "Has Fully Moved on to Basketball" Bolin recap UNC Basketball's win against SDSU on a "neutral" court in Rapid City. Plus, football loses again in what may be the most disappointing season of the FCS era.

Ben "Big Angry Bear Lit on Fire" Schleiger and Chris "Looked Like Dodo Lately" Bolin recap a Week in the Big Sky highlighted by a UC Davis win at Montana and take a look ahead to another big week.

Ben "Starving at the Dinner Table" Schleiger and Chris "Asparagus Team" Bolin recap a double overtime thriller for UNC basketball, then chat another loss at Nottingham, this time against Eastern Washington

Ben "Galumphing Gazelle" and Chris "Box Score Squared" Bolin take a box-score-driven look back at Week 10 and make Week 11 picks.

Ben "Running Scared" Schleiger and Chris "Backup Boy" Bolin recap a UNC drubbing at the hands of No. 4 UC Davis, and recap Chris's trip to Davis to do color commentary for the radio broadcast on Pirate Radio.

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin are joined by their first-ever repeat guest, UNC Men's Basketball Coach Colin Gause. The three chat about the upcoming season, as well as some past Bears playing professionally.

Ben "Hornets Getting Swatted At" Schleiger and Chris "Doesn't say Anything Interesting" Bolin recap last week and look ahead at next.

Ben "Spicy Asparagus" Schleiger and Chris "Great Teams Cover" Bolin talk about UNC's loss to top 10 Montana.

Ben "Likely Lost Our Twitter Poll" Schleger and Chris "Almost Certainly Won Our Twitter Poll" Bolin take a look at the Big Sky and FCS.

Ben "The Offense Has A Lot of Guys Trying" Schleiger and Chris "I Don't Wanna Sound Stupid on the Pod" Bolin draft their top UNC skill guys since they enrolled in 2015.

Ben "No Toilet on the Boat" Schleiger and Chris "Montana Magic" Bolin chat about a fun Week 7 in Big Sky play, plus look ahead at next week, including a 1 vs. 2 matchup in the Dakota Marker game.

Ben "Don't Sell the Caboose, Just Sell the Engine" Schleiger and Chris "Pie in the Sky" Bolin recap the first win for UNC football since 2022. The Bears snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 21-17 win at Weber State, the first of Ed Lamb's tenure.

Ben "Stretched the Bubble Gum as Far as We Could Before it Snapped" Schleiger and Chris "Drinking Hazy IPA's" Bolin look at an exciting Week 6 across Big Sky Play, before taking a look ahead at Week 7 and making picks.

Ben "Couldn't Have Found Him With a Search Warrant" Schleiger and Chris "Don't Burn Down the Barn" Bolin recap another UNC loss, this time 55-17 to Montana State in Bozeman. Where does the team go from here?

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap Week 5 around the Big Sky and FCS, before looking ahead to Week 6 and making their picks.

Ben "Fragrant as the UNC Bears" Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap another disappointing loss for UNC football, this time against Cal Poly on Homecoming. With a matchup against Montana State looming, where do the Bears go from here.

Ben "Gonna Have to Come up With Twice The Nicknames" Schleiger and Chris "Since We're Putting Out Two Of These A Week" Bolin recap Week four around the Big Sky and FCS, make their picks and preview Week 5.

Ben "Four Lokos and Jet Fuel" Schleiger and Chris "Four Lokos minus Jet Fuel" Bolin take a look at UNC's embarrassing loss at Stephen F. Austin. Then they take a look ahead at the Bears Big Sky opener against Cal Poly. Also, will UNC have a qb left on the roster by November.

Ben "Insert Nickname Here" Schleiger and Chris "Forgot to Write Down Nicknames to Insert Here" Bolin chat about UNC's first home game -- a last-second loss on a 54-yard walkoff field goal. Then they, take a look ahead at Stephen F. Austin and Week 4 around the Big Sky and FCS.

Ben "Spicy Kitten" Schleiger and Chris "Conjures Images of a Trough Urinal" Bolin do a little comparing and contrasting of Folsom Field and Canvas Stadium after UNC's trip to Fort Collins. They recap that game and take a look ahead at Week 3s Gold Letter matchup against Abilene Christian before a power outage cuts the episode short.

Ben "Sugar Cube vs. Molasses" and Chris "Grizzly Casserole" Bolin start by recapping a 3-touchdown - but ultimately encouraging - loss at now No. 12 Incarnate Word. Then Brennan "Might as Well Be An Axe Wound" Bates joins to preview UNC's Week 2 matchup at CSU, before Ben and Chris take a look around the Big Sky and FCS.

Ben "You really only know what you think of the leftovers after a few days out" Schleiger and Chris "Did Z*ch C*lzada f*ck Cr*ig Kill*ughs wife" Bolin recap Week 0 around the FCS before running through UNC's best chances to win this season. Lastly, they take a look at Northern Colorado's week 1 opponent, top-15 Incarnate Word.