The Chase Thomas Podcast: A Tennessee Volunteers Show

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 49ers Hub's Evan Sowards to break down what happened with all of the quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Trey Lance's fit in San Francisco, Trevor Lawrence in GM Hell with Baalke running the Jaguars, Aaron Rodgers having a point in Green Bay, NFL options declined, Sherman back in Seattle and TNF to Amazon in 2022. Learn more about your...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporter Robert Silverman of The Daily Beast to talk about the NFL Draft Round 1, the Jets taking Zach Wilson at No. 2, the Rockets' offering Jay Bilas the GM job in 2007, the Kansas Jayhawks picking Lance Leipold over Jeff Monken. Plus, Garrett Chapman and Kelsey Sutton on the Falcons taking Kyle Pitts, more Falcons' needs, the Braves back atop...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow UNG alumni Matt Green to talk about the coming CFB Playoff Expansion, who is helped and hurt by it, if parity will increase, Brett Bielema pushing for College GameDay in Week Zero, Rush Propst getting the axe at Valdosta, Nebraska's AD believes the Huskers an win 8-9 wins in 2021, UGA vs. UF having a home-and-home series, and Tennessee adding West Virgi...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow UNG alumni Matt Green to talk all about their own College Football Super League, debating the merits of Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida State, among others, Hines Ward to FAU, Joey Gatewood out front in Lexington, Bobby Petrino COTY for Missouri State, Neal Brown's extension at WVU, and some fun BCS Era trivia in college football. Learn more...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Bleacher Report's  Dan Favale to talk about James Harden missing perhaps the rest of the regular season, Kawhi missing a week in Los Angeles, if the Clippers should be favored to win the West, the Knicks and Zion, Jaren Jackson Jr. returning for Memphis, Western and Eastern Conference seeding, what's going on with Portland, and one fun thing about the Orlando...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the Yankees' poor start, Gerrit Cole K'ing everybody, Dodgers rolling with Mookie and Bellinger hurt, the Brewers' elite pitching staff, Jon Means Hype in Baltimore, the Mariners unlikely start, Ohtani on the basepath in Los Angeles, Jazz Chisholm raking in Miami and the universal DH question in the NL. Learn more about your...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 49ers Hub's Evan Sowards to talk about the fun situation the Falcons and 49ers find themselves in for the NFL Draft, Mac Jones vs. Justin Fields at No. 3, who the Falcons should go with at No. 4, why it's so hard to figure out which of these QBs will work out, the Browns rebuilding their defensive line, the Bengals new uniforms, and Alex Smith calling it a car...

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 more trouble in Mets Land, A-Rod going through it and buying the Timberwolves and the problem with efficiency in sports.  Plus, the Atlanta Sports Guys on the Hawks, the Braves' rough start, and the Falcons adding Harmon and Patterson.    Learn m...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to breakdown the big ESPN CFB FPI reveal, what it all means, why Mississippi State and Oklahoma State were so high, why LSU may have been too low and so much more. Plus, WrestleMania weekend recap and this week's AEW Dynamite with RBR Wrestling's William R. Washington and Lousiville basketball and football u...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by The Athletic's Travonne Edwards to break down the top of the Eastern Conference, why the Sixers over the Nets in a seven-game series is still plausible, where the Bucks fit in, the Lakers and Clippers out West, the Nuggets losing Murray and much more. Then, Cat Scratch Reader's Bradley Smith joins the program to break down Sam Darnold in Carolina, why it's a g...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to breakdown Tim Anderson returning to the White Sox, issues at catcher for the Marlins, the Angels losing Rendon and Fowler, the Braves replay controversy, Joe Musgrove's no-hitter for the Padres, the Red Sox hot start, Jake Cronenworth raking, and early returns on Kevin Gausman in San Francisco. Then, The Athletic's Jon Machota on the C...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by  Bleacher Report's Sean Highkin to talk about the Clippers winning five-straight games, the impact of Paul George's toe on their title chances, believing in them versus the Lakers, the Hawks winning 7-of-10 games, where Trae belongs, the Warriors losing Wiseman, why the Warriors can't contend anymore, the Bulls not winning games down the stretch, new ownership...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow Sports Reporters Robert Silverman and Andrew Hammond to talk about Michael Conforto winning the Mets a game by taking a HBP, the latest on Tiger Woods' horrific crash, Kansas hiring a new AD and Draymond Green talking about women's sports and equality. Then, the Atlanta Sports Guys return to talk about Trae Young's spot in an ESPN 25 Under 25 List, the...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Stats By Will to talk about the Elite Eight, if Gonzaga is beatable, how Houston and Baylor and UCLA made this happen, which programs are rising and falling after the NCAA tournament and much more (1:00). Then, ESPN's Royce Young joins the program to talk about the Thunder sitting Horford, what Sam Presti's long-term vision is for OKC, Lu Dort and SGA's long-t...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the White Sox losing Eloy Jimenez before the season kicks off in MLB, Ji-Man Choi also missing time for the Rays, Chisholm winning the 2B job in Miami, and the Angels adding Watson and Chisek to their bullpen along with their 2021 MLB Season Predictions (1:00). Then, veteran college football writer Ivan Maisel returns to tal...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Lakers Outsider's Christopher Walt to breakdown the Sixers not ultimately trading for Kyle Lowry, why Tobias Harris makes it all make sense in Philly, if the NBA has a buyout market problem brewing across the League, the Thunder shutting Al Horford down, their Post-NBA Trade Deadline Risers and Fallers including the Lakers, Clippers, Bucks, Jazz, Hornets and s...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to rank the top 10 coaches in college football right now from Matt Campbell at Iowa State to James Franklin at Penn State to Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, they talk about it all. Then, RBR Wrestling's Maxwell Baumbach hops on to talk about Drew vs. Lashley at WrestleMania 37, Andrade's release from WWE, the Ken...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the Orioles new beautiful facility in the Dominican Republic, the Royals extending Salvador Perez, the Carlos Carrasco injury for the Mets, and what to make of the 2021 Washington Nationals. Then, Ross Jackson comes on to talk about the Saints, Drew Brees' retirement, their cap situation, Jameis vs. Taysom and much more. Las...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by SNY's David Versberger to breakdown how the Bucks and Hawks are rolling in the East, what to make of a Lonzo Ball-for-Cam-Reddish swap between Atlanta and New Orleans, the loss of LaMelo for the Charlotte Hornets, the Kings only prioritizing De'Aron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton going forward and much more. Then, Brew Hoop's Andrew Goodman joins the program to fig...

Blue Wire's Chase  Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters Robert Silverman of the Daily Beast and Andrew Hammond of the Detroit Free Press to talk about the NFL's new gigantic media rights deal, another terrible blunder by the NCAA and much more. Then, the Atlanta Sports Guys return to breakdown the Hawks' seven-game winning streak to John Collins' future in Atlanta to the Falcons restructuri...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Sports Illustrated's Sarah Kelly to talk about the pitfalls of being a Kansas football and basketball fan in 2020, how they got here, if they can fix the program and so much more. Then, the Arizona Republic's Michelle Gardner joins the program to breakdown covering Herm Edwards at Arizona State, Jayden Daniels hype, how they have come to rival USC in the Pac-1...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Boston.com's Tom Westerholm to breakdown why the Celtics have struggled in 2021, needing to add another playmaker around Tatum and Brown, trading for somebody like John Collins or Harrison Barnes, the development of Robert Williams, the Knicks having the option to add salary at the NBA trade deadline, the Magic only prioritizing Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Ful...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by  Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about Ryan Braun moving on from Milwaukee, his HOF case, the Phillies deciding between Odubel Herrera and Mickey Moniak in CF, Franco signing with the Orioles, and preview the 2021 New York Mets. Then, 960 The Ref's Logan Booker returns to breakdown Georgia's offensive returning production, Year 2 of Todd Monken as OC, JT Daniels...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by  The Athletic's Bill Landis to breakdown the intriguing QB competition at Ohio State between CJ Stroud and Kyle McCord, why this is rare at OSU, if 2021 will be a 'Gap Year' for the Buckeyes and much more. Then, FanDuel's Gabby Goudy jumps on the pod to breakdown the 2021 Cleveland Browns, OBJ's future with the team, Baker Mayfield's status, the team needing m...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to breakdown Zaxby's jumping into the chicken sandwich game, why it's so hard to choose between Zaxby's and Chick-Fil-A, what to make of Drew Aller committing to Penn State, Jeff Long and Les Miles getting dismissed at KU, Rush Propst talking about Kirby and Saban and rank Numbers 20-11 in their Top 20 CFB Q...