The Chase Thomas Podcast: A Tennessee Volunteers Show

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fightful's Jeremy Lambert to breakdown AEW's post-Revolution show, how they explained the sparklers on Dynamite with Don Callis and Kenny Omega, MJF debuting his new faction with FTR and Shawn Spears, Fenix and Matt Jackson tearing the house down, Ethan Page's "eh" debut, Kurt Angle's comments on Shawn Michaels and AJ Styles, and what to make of Finn Balor vs....

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by NY Mag and Medium's Will Leitch to talk about his work covering the COVID-19 pandemic for Medium, if we're inching closer back to normal, vaccine shaming, his new book 'How Lucky' coming out in May, how it compares to his earlier books, why this Ilinois basketball team is special, if they can win it all in March and sports starting to open up this summer. More...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the Astros adding rotation depth in Jake Odorizzi, the Brewers adding Jackie Bradley Jr. and what to make of the 2021 Atlanta Braves from the rebuilt rotation with Charlie Morton and Drew Smyly, to Christian Pache in center field, to betting on Austin Riley and needing a bounceback season from Will Smith. Then, CF Montreal w...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Truehoop's Coach David Thorpe to breakdown what happened this All-Star weekend for the NBA, if there were any real snubs, the Warriors maybe being interested in Victor Oladipo, the Nets taking a flier on a broken down Blake Griffin, why we'd love Birch in Brooklyn, what happened with Lloyd Pierce and Ryan Saunders in Atlanta and Minnesota, respectively, and wh...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters to talk about the devastating injuries Tiger Woods sustained in his car crash, what this means for his future, Drew Magary of Defector's great piece on the "Shit Poster Economy", and why Bob Nightengale's terrible photos is a national treasure from David Roth. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: About the Show The Chase Thomas Podcast...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of Tennessee student and writer Ryan Schumpert to breakdown head coach Josh Heupel filling out his staff at UT, what to make of Kevin Steele's departure, Sam Horn and Ty Simpson going elsewhere, Kaden Martin committing to Miami, Tennessee vs. Florida on Sunday and why the baseball team is killing it early this season. More about The Chase Tho...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow Atlanta Sports Guys -- and Gal! -- Garrett Chapman and Kelsey Sutton to talk about the Hawks firing Lloyd Pierce, what happened between him and Trae Young, what to expect after the All-Star break, the Braves giving CF Christian Pache all the opportunities in the world to become a star, Snitker getting an extension, the Falcons bringing back Desmond Truf...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow University of North Georgia alumni Matt Green to talk about Stewart Mandel's interesting piece in The Athletic on which Group of 5 schools makes the most sense to move up to the Power 5 from BYU to Boise State to Cincinnati. Plus, they kick off their most interesting Spring QB battles among the Power 5 schools from Casey Thompson vs. Hudson Card in Texa...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by The Action Network and Draft Kings' Kenny Ducey to breakdown why Vegas is in on the Jets in 2021, why the Jets are positioned to turn things around quickly, their plethora of NFL draft picks, taking Zach Wilson at No.2, why they have to  trade Sam Darnold, the return of Woody Johnson and much more. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: About the Show The Chase...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Indy Star's David Woods to figure out why Butler has struggled this season, their surprise win over Villanova on Sunday, LaVall Jordan's job performance thus far, if the team can right the ship next season and much more. Then, Detroit Free Press' Chris Solari joins the program to figure out the Michigan State offensive woes, the issues of not having a steady p...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the Royals extending Hunter Dozier, Phillies ending their winter spending, Scott Kazmir resurfacing in San Francisco, the Braves extending Brian Snitker, the 2021 Texas Rangers, why the Rangers have fallen since 2016, issues with Jon Daniels long-term, why this roster can't compete and much more. More about The Chase Thomas...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by 247Sports and GigEm247's Brian Perroni to talk about the 2020 season for the Texas A&M Aggies, what went right for the team, what Kellen Mond meant to the team, replacing him with Haynes King in 2021, key departures on the offensive line, expectations for Jimbo against Alabama and why their schedule is so favorable in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by FiveThirtyEight and Hot Takedown's Neil Paine to breakdown how the Bulls have thrived offensively this year under Billy Donovan, Jalen Brunson's importance in Dallas, The Athletic's top young superstars from No. 31-50, the Jazz figuring out the regular season, the Heat winning six-straight games, Victor Oladipo turning down an extension in Houston, and the Pac...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow UNG alumni Matt Green to talk about Michigan rebounding in recruiting with Will Johnson, how Kyle Whittingham is winning in the transfer portal at Utah, and put together their Top 15 CFB Coaching Hires from this offseason from Bryan Harsin at Auburn to Butch Jones at Arkansas State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ho...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by RBR Wrestling's to breakdown Elimination Chamber from Sunday, the Miz as WWE world champion, what this means for Bobby Lashley, Alexa Bliss's creative choices, Rhea Ripley's upside on RAW, Adam Cole's turn on NXT and Big Show joining AEW. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: About the Show The Chase Thomas Podcast On Patreon The Chase Thomas Podcast on Instagr...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by the 97.5 The Fantatic and the AP's Rob Maaddi  to breakdown the Carson Wentz trade from the Philadelphia perspective, fans turning on Carson and Doug Pederson, Howie Roseman's future in Philly, if Jalen Hurts will get a real shot, the cap issues in Philly and much more. Then, Colts writer Charon Von Berg joins the program to breakdown the trade from the Colts'...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Canes Country's Brett Finger to talk about the Red Wings' historic woes on the Power Play this year, the Stars not having it this year, Dallas Eakins getting fired by the Ducks this year, the Kings winning five-straight games, the Flyers coasting through the East division, the Oilers finally figuring it out for Connor McDavid and why the Canes are rolling agai...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about the Athletics signing Rosenthal and Moreland, the Braves adding depth in Jake Lamb, Brett Gardner reaching top-20 in WAR for the Yankees, the Kevin Mather mess in Seattle, the Fernando Tatis Jr. extension and what to make of the 2021 Seattle Mariners in the AL West. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: About the Show The Cha...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by The Bird Writes and B/R's Preston Ellis to talk about Zion's historic offensive output for the Pelicans, how they took down Boston Sunday, what's changed for New Orleans, moving J.J. Reddick to the Knicks, the Wolves doing Ryan Saunders wrong, PJ Tucker to the Bucks, Sixers wanting to make a big move, and whether or not Zach LaVine is deserving of being an All...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by  fellow Atlanta Sports Guys, Garrett Chapman and Max Marcovitch, to talk about the Falcons making tough cuts to their roster in Ricardo Allen with more to follow, along with more NFL draft questions, the Braves' spring training questions, if players around the League are turning on Trae, and Atlanta United's new uniforms. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: A...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow Knoxvillains David Schiele and Ryan Schumpert to break down this week in Tennessee athletics, the hiring of Tim Banks as DC for the Vols, the Lady Vols knocking off the Gamecocks and Fulkerson getting it together for the men's team. More about The Chase Thomas Podcast: About the Show The Chase Thomas Podcast On Patreon The Chase Thomas Podcast on Instag...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow sports reporters Bob Silverman and Andrew Hammond to talk about this week's biggest sports stories, like Ted Cruz  fleeing Texas for Cancun, the Nets beating up on LeBron and the Lakers and the Bucks losing five-straight games, along with Carson Wentz getting moved to Indy and the weirdness that will be the 2021 spring FCS season. More about The Chase T...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by old friend Chris Walder to talk about this week's biggest stories in pro wrestling, what WWE RAW got right with The Miz this week, the options for Kofi Mania Pt. 2, the awful Charlotte vs. Lacey Evans storyline, TJP vs. Josh Alexander tearing down the house on Impact, Trey Miguel's upside, Serena Deeb vs. Riho tearing down the house on AEW Dynamite, and what h...

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by fellow UNG  alumni Matt Green to talk about how SMU is recruiting well in 2021, Maalik Murphy committing to  Texas, FCS starting back soon, Shane Beamer's staff at USC, a new recruiting dead period, Tennessee hiring Tim Banks as DC, and play "Are we sure..." involving Sarkisian at Texas, Norvell at Florida State and if the Pac-12 can turn things around (1:00)....

Blue Wire's Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Jon Tayler to talk about this week's biggest stories in MLB, if any team will sign Edwin Encarnacion in 2021, the Mets adding more depth with Kevin Pillar, Justin Wilson to New York, Justin Turner back to Los Angeles, and the Mariners taking fliers on  James Paxton and Ken Giles in 2021 and beyond and breakdown what happened with the Angels in 2020,...