The Chase Thomas Podcast: A Tennessee Volunteers Show

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters The Daily Beast's Bob Silverman and The Detroit Free Press' Andrew Hammond to talk about this week's biggest stories in sports from the Patriots and Cowboys moving on from Gilmore and Smith to the MLB postseason kicking off to the Heat and Warriors early-season questions (1:00). Plus, Atlanta Sports Guys' Max Marcovitch and Garrett Chap...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by the Young Ken Pom himself Stats By Will to talk about his new eight-part Tennessee basketball series, running the Knoxville Half Marathon, why Vanderbilt could be better than we think next season, why Georgia will most certainly not be, how Chet Holmgren will fit at Gonzaga, Mississippi State or Auburn optimism and much more. Host: Chase Thomas Guest: Stats By...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni and his good friend Matt Green to preview Week 6 in the college football season, Iowa vs. Penn State, Georgia vs. Auburn, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Wyoming vs. Air Force, Utah vs. USC, and so many other big affairs along with the coming expanded CFP Playoff, LSU losing Derek Stingley Jr., more NCAA scholarship and transfer p...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the upcoming MLB postseason, the Red Sox vs. Yankees in the AL Wild Card game, the Rockies locking in Bill Schmidt long-term, the Mets moving on from Luis Rojas, and the cases for and against the Giants, Braves, Dodgers, Cardinals, Brewers, White Sox, Astros and Rays to win the World Series (1:00). Then, BeaversEdge's Brende...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 49ers Hub's Evan Sowards to talk all things Week 4 in the NFL, the 49ers falling to the Seahawks again, the Falcons blowing it against Washington, the Cowboys and Cardinals making a statement, Fangio getting upset at the Ravens, Brady taking down Belichick on Sunday Night Football, Miami continuing to struggle and their Week 5 NFL Screw The Lines picks (1:00)....

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to recap Week 5 in the college football season, Cincy taking down Notre Dame, blowouts in Athens and Tuscaloosa, Tennessee's curbstomping of Mizzou on the road, Iowa's collision course with Penn State, Dan Mullen dropping another one to Kentucky and much more (1:00). Then, Locked On Yankees' Stacey Gotsulias...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters The Daily Beast's Robert Silverman and The Detroit Free Press' Andrew Hammond to talk about the latest COVID-19 vaccination comments from Draymond Green and LeBron James, the hysteria surrounding it and why it is so frustrating along with the SNF matchup between Brady and Belichick. Plus, Atlanta Sports Guys' Garrett Chapman and Max Mar...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to preview Week 5 in college football, Arkansas vs. UGA, Ole Miss vs. Alabama, Tennessee on the road versus Mizzou, Kentucky's issues against Florida, Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati, and so much more (1:00). Then, GATA Talk's Matt Mauney joins the program to talk Chad Lunsford's firing at Georgia Southern, the is...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by the Gyro Step's TI Windisch to talk about Milwaukee Bucks heading into the 2021-22 season, how Giannis gets even better, the looming juggernaut that is the Nets, the additions of Grayson Allen and Rodney Hood, the departure of PJ Tucker, the lack of depth inside and if they need another wing heading into the season (1:00). Then, Parkview High School head coach...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 49ers Hub's Evan Sowards to recap what happened in Week 3 of the NFL, his Niners going down against Green Bay, the issues with Lance vs. Jimmy G, trusting Kyle Shanahan, the dominant NFC West, the Steelers' real problems with Big Ben, the Manning Cast, how the Falcons beat the Giants, and make their Week 4 NFL Screw The Lines picks (1:00). Then, GoJackets' Rod...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to talk about what happened in Week 4 of the college football season, Notre Dame's QB controversy, how Tennessee took it to Florida, what next for Clemson, Georgia vs. Arkansas on the horizon, Spencer Rattler's future in Norman and much more (1:00). Then, Locked On Yankees' Stacey Gotsulias on the Yankees vs...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters Andrew Hammond of The Detroit Free Press and Robert Silverman of The Daily Beast to talk about the first couple weeks of the NFL, Zach Wilson's early issues, more COVID vaccine drama in the NBA and what to make of the latest in Minnesota and their latest dysfunction (1:00). Then, 92.9 The Game's Garrett Chapman comes on to talk Hawks, t...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Stats By Will to talk about the best remaining prospects in college basketball for the 2022 class, Kentucky and Duke battling it out on top of college basketball once again, Smith getting an extension at Wazzu, sleeper teams in CBB next season, if Memphis will figure it out offensively and USC getting 5-star big Vincent Iwuchukwu. Learn more about your ad choi...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to preview Week 4 of the college football season, Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, LSU vs. Mississippi State, Tennessee vs. Florida, and so many others along with Finebaum on Deion Sanders at USC, Kiffin on Alabama and the transfer portal and the latest on CFP expansion (1:00). Then, Fangraphs' Jon Tayler joins the...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by The Athletic's Jovan Buha to talk about the latest development in the Ben Simmons trade saga, what Philadelphia can get for him before the season, the Clippers moving to Inglewood, the Lakers' offseason moves, how Westbrook will fit in Los Angeles, the veteran-heavy glue guys, if the Lakers can secure a top-4 seed, Western Conference contenders and much more (...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to talk about what happened in Florida vs. Alabama, no great teams thus far in college football, Colorado's horrid offense, a bad call in Miss State vs. Memphis, BYU holding the fort against Arizona State, Bo Nix, Auburn vs. Penn State and much more College Football Week 3 analysis (1:00). Then, 49ers Hub's...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Knoxville City Councilwoman Lauren Rider to talk about her career, how important local politics really is for Americans, getting involved, growing up in Augusta, her career as a librarian, her favorite politicians, working in government during a global pandemic and much more. Host: Chase Thomas Guest: Lauren Rider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to talk about their Week 4 picks in the college football season, Auburn heading to Happy Valley to face Penn State, the USC job opening up, Skylar Thompson's injury for Kansas State, musical chairs at QB for Texas, the Florida vs. Alabama showdown and much more (1:00). Then, Fangraphs' Jon Tayler on the Gian...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by The Daily Norseman's Eric Thompson to gross on about their horrible teams, the Vikings and Falcons, what happened in Cincy for Minny on Sunday, the horrid offensive line play, questions with Mike Zimmer at head coach, a potentially terrible NFC North and much more (1:00). Then, Chad Leistikow of Hawk Central hops on the pod to talk about Iowa's big win over ri...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 49ers Hub's Evan Sowards to talk about all the action in Week 1 of the NFL season, the 49ers dominating on offense, Kyle benching key guys before the game, the Falcons' o-line monstrosity, the Vikings flailing in Cincy, the Steelers being pretenders again, the dominant showing for the NFC West, the Packers laying an egg and so much more. Host: Chase Thomas Gue...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to recap Week 2 of the college football season, how Iowa took down Iowa State, Oregon's big win over the Buckeyes, the quarterback issue at Georgia, Texas getting blasted by Arkansas, Miss State's Home Dog of the Week victory, and BYU ending Utah's longtime winning streak against the Cougs. Host: Chase Thoma...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters The Daily Beast's Robert Silverman and The Detroit Free Press's Andrew Hammond to talk about the Bucs vs. Cowboys opener, their favorite Ben Simmons trade ideas and the Big 12 expanding with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF (1:00). Then, the Atlanta Sports Guys with Max Marcovitch and Garrett Chapman return to talk about TrueHoop's piec...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by his buddy Bogle to talk about his Cowboys going down in heartbreaking fashion to the Bucs on Thursday Night Football, how Dak looked, new faces on the defense, Vita Vae's dominance, the awesome wide-receiver unit and much more (1:00). Then, Pack-A-Day's Perri Goldstein joins the program to talk about the Packers' upcoming battle against New Orleans, the new de...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to talk about Week 2 in the college football season, Vanderbilt already shuffling their offensive play-caller duties, Randy Edsall out at UConn, Minnesota losing Mo Ibrahim for the season, the Huskies on primetime vs. Michigan, the battle for the Cy-Hawk trophy and much more (1:00). Then, Fangraphs' Jon Tayl...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by SNY's David Vertsberger to talk about SI's Chris Mannix's great piece on Paul Pierce, the Celtics almost drafting Dirk Nowitzki, the Big 3 in Boston, which new faces in new places they like the most from Ime Udoka in Boston to Rick Carlisle in Indiana to Patrick Beverely in Minnesota, along with their assessment with where the Knicks are heading in 2021-22 (1:...