The Adam Gold Show

Mark Packer, ACC Network, on the weekend full of ACC games and his takeaways and what some teams need to do to turn things around for the rest of their season. Is it fair to say the call for Miami was correct, but the way they GOT there wasn’t? Mark thinks if you’re a Clemson fan, you should be happy with what you’ve been seeing from Cade Klubnik. Is CJ Bailey the future for NC S...

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on NFL games over the weekend and his takeaways; along with a look into the Carolina Panthers’ loss. Couldn’t it be what’s right with Detroit Lions, instead of what’s wrong with the Dallas Cowboys? Will the Cowboys be forced to start firing people, midseason, if they keep losing this season? What did the Carolina Panthers pass up on to get Bryce Yo...

Danny Kanell, CBS Sports HQ, on teams inside and outside of the Carolinas and which teams need to step up if they’re wanting to make it to the playoffs. Which college football teams a likely to make it to the college football playoffs, looking at how they’ve been playing for the last 6 weeks?

Meghan Chayka, Stathletes, on why the Carolina Hurricanes are successful every year and what the stats say about this team. Why do the Carolina Hurricanes continue to have analytics that say they’ll make it to the playoffs? What does Meghan think is a big contribution to why the Canes are successful? Which players are the key to this team being successful this year, especially looking at the...

Cory Lavalette and Ryan Henkel join the show to dive into the Carolina Hurricanes home opener tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Cory asked a couple of players “how does the mentality change for the player’s mindset with all of the new adjustments?”, so what were their responses? How does Necas play the way he needs to play, but stays Necas? Adam asks the guys to define wha...

Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports, on the Carolina Panthers and where they’re at with their season; along with other teams around the NFL and where they’re at in Week 6. Does Ryan think the NE Patriots are making a mistake putting Drake Maye out there this week? Is Bryce Young done with the NFL as a whole or just the Carolina Panthers? Where does Ryan think Bryce might potentially be more succes...

John Forslund, voice of the Seattle Kraken, on teams around the NHL as we kick off the regular season. Does the Edmonton Oilers have the defense AND a goalie to be successful this year for a Cup run? Which team does John like for the Western conference to be the most successful? There are two teams in the East with new coaches, so how does John see these new situations playing out for them? What k...

Brendan Marks, The Athletic, on the recent comments from Jim Phillips during ACC Tipoff and the latest news around the ACC. Will ESPN drop the ACC package? What are the scenarios being thrown out for the ACC and ESPN relationship going forward? Will the team around RJ Davis be as good as they have been at UNC? How different will the Duke Blue Devils basketball team look this year and are they prep...

Konata Edwards, CBS Sports, on the NBA season coming back and what we might anticipate seeing this season. The importance of Mark Williams is…? Is Adam overrating the importance of THESE Players on the Charlotte Hornets? Is this just a last chance saloon for THIS player on the Hornets team? Looking at the Knicks, why does Adam HATE this trade they recently made?

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on how he sees the rest of the college football playoff season going; especially ACC teams. Wasn’t a great weekend to be in the top 4 in the SEC last weekend. Is Ohio State playing the FIRST game that they have a chance of losing this weekend? What stats does Chip throw out about Oregon State that shows they could become a juggernaut out of nowhere? What does Chip...

Greg Wyshynski, ESPN/NHL, on the kick off of the regular NHL season and what he anticipates seeing this season from various teams around the league. Greg recently wrote an article about how he believes the Carolina Hurricanes will miss the playoffs this year, so he explains why. Which teams does Greg say elevated their game during the offseason, which may squeeze out the Canes from getting “...

John Manuel, Pro Scout/Baseball America, on where we’re at so far in the MLB playoffs and which teams can he see sustaining until the end.  Is there something to be said for layoffs and teams NOT playing games leading into the playoffs? What does John think about 162 games a season? How many games would John do, at minimum? What’s ruined records in John’s opinion, and what d...

Luke DeCock, News & Observer, on the NFL, MLB playoffs, and the start to the regular NHL season.  Can Bryce Young be good with a different team? For the Carolina Panthers, it’s been a failure after failure; so when might things start to turn around? Moving to college football, will UNC be seeing a head coach switch by the time Halloween gets here? What’s going on with this tea...

Jason Miller, UNC’s Reese Brantmeier’s attorney, on where they’re at with her case against the NCAA that will allow players from smaller sports to get the same advantages that players in bigger sports get.  What was the argument that Jason raised? The court ruled that there was no harm to the competition in tennis or a host of non-revenue/Olympic sports. They also argue...

Cory Smith, Pack Pride, on their most recent loss against Wake Forest at Carter Finely Stadium and looking ahead to their next game against Syracuse.  What’s concerned Cory the most over the last few weeks for this NC State football team? Where are the loudest alarm bells going off for this team? How is Grayson McCall after that scary hit on Saturday? What’s been a weak point for...

Chick Hernandez, WUSA, on how the Washington Commanders have turned things around in their franchise and where he believes their ceiling could be this season.  What kind of culture does Dan Quinn bring to the team/franchise? Will the schedule be helpful for the Commanders? What did Chick think about the 49ers game against the Arizona Cardinals, where they lost a huge lead to end up losing tha...

Will Brinson, CBS Sports, on the games around the NFL from this past weekend; including surprising losses and wins.  What stat does Will throw out about the Buffalo Bills to where they’re the first team to do THIS in 35 years?? Is the NY jets loss against the Vikings in London more about the team or Aaron Rodgers? Is getting Davante Adams on the Jets a way to help that team become more...

Nick Stevens, High School OT, on the latest regarding schools that were impacted by Helene and how they’ve been progressing since we last spoke to him. Where are we with high schools that didn’t perform last week because of Helene? When might things go back to “normal” for those people in the western NC parts of our state? What are some of the most common obstacles people a...

Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina Hurricanes head coach, on tonight’s preseason game against the Tampa Bay lightning.  In Rod’s 7 th year of coaching, has his approach to coaching preseason games changed from year 1? What will it take for Jackson Blake to get a spot on the roster? Who might we see on the ice tonight? Why is this guy sitting out and this guy going in? What did Rod se...

Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News, on the upcoming college football weekend and what we can anticipate in certain matchups.  What does Mike say is NOT the right move for this school when it comes to their head coach and why? Who, and what, is killing college football? What’s the biggest adjustment we’re seeing this season in college sports, that will only increase over time?

Wes Durham, ACC Network/ESPN, joins the show to talk about the upcoming weekend of ACC football and which matchups could produce some surprising outcomes. Should the Atlanta Falcons try to grab Davante Adams? What does Wes say was a “culture changer” in the Duke game last weekend? How does Wes think Manny Diaz has been doing as head coach for Duke since taking over after Mike Elko? Wha...

Manny Diaz, Duke head football coach, on their huge at home win last weekend against UNC and what they’re doing to keep dominating the rest of the season.  We see so many teams abandon the run, so what is coach Diaz’s thought process when deciding to keep it going; which inevitably worked for them against UNC last weekend? What did coach see in THIS player, who was amazing against...

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on where we are in regards to college conferences and where we’re heading.  Being competitive is completely out of the equation, it’s just who wants to get invited. Was it more about Alabama blowing a huge lead or Georgia coming from behind? What could put coach Prime in THIS kind of spotlight, if things play out this way? What does a goofy college foot...

Julian Council, Locked On Panthers Podcast, on how he believes the Carolina Panthers will handle the trade deadline.   Should the Carolina Panthers consider trading down? Would Julian resign Chuba Hubbard, especially after what we’ve been seeing from him the last couple of games? What does Julian think the ceiling might be for the Panthers after watching them have 2 competitive games si...

Bridget Condon, NFL Network, on the teams around the league, where they’re at, and where she sees some teams going this season. Is the best story in the league coming from the Minnesota Vikings or the Washington Commanders? Where do Adam and Bridget completely disagree on the ranking of the Baltimore Ravens currently? What does Bridget agree with Victoria on and tells Adam he’s just cl...