written by R.L. Bynum Carmichael will always be a special place It doesn’t matter that North Carolina’s opponent today is only Wofford. I can’t wait to be in Carmichael Auditorium (no, it will never be Carmichael Arena to me) for the game. As a kid growing up in a house on Franklin Street (near Eastgate),… Read more »
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Media Musings: Keeping Up With The (Jonathan) Jones
written by R.L. Bynum Jonathan Jones’ NFL job at CBS vastly different than his job was at SI Jonathan Jones had plenty of emotions when TheMaven laid off dozens of Sports Illustrated staffers. It was all empathy for Jones, then an SI national NFL writer, even though he also got laid off. That’s because he… Read more »
Media Musings: Behind the scenes of the behind the scenes “All Access” series
written by R.L. Bynum Behind the scenes of “All Access” series on Carolina basketball What is it like to be around a blue-blood college basketball program? The ACC Network’s multi-part series “All Access: A Season with Carolina Basketball” offers an inside look at the North Carolina program, with plenty of cameras around the program on… Read more »
Media Musings: Evan Lepler is the Ultimate play-by-play guy
written by R.L. Bynum Wake Forest alum Lepler has the ultimate job … and covers many other sports ESPN’s impact in the last 30 years has led to practically every sport you can think of (and some you didn’t know existed) being televised on some sort of platform. More obscure sports that previously were only… Read more »
Media Musings: Hamilton hasn’t thrown away his shot, but has also learned to wait for it
written by R.L. Bynum Hamilton takes diverse media experience to Maven’s Panthers site As the media landscape continues to evolve at a dizzying pace, many can get left behind if they aren’t flexible enough to reinvent their careers. Few have done a better job of overcoming setbacks and finding new and different opportunities than Scott… Read more »
ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings Post Week 6
1. Clemson 5-0, 3-0 ACC Almost a little hiccup last time. But still beat UNC’s A-game with your D+ game. 2. Wake Forest 5-0, 1-0 ACC Wake’s record: 5-0. Wake’s combined opponent record: 11-18 Upcoming stretch: 3. Virginia 4-1, 2-0 ACC Thumped by the Irish. Everything is fine. 4. Pitt 4-2, 1-1 ACC And now,… Read more »
Media Musings: News & Observer/Herald-Sun hired a sports editor. Who is it?
written by R.L. Bynum McClatchy N.C. sports leadership in place with hiring of veteran sports editor Adams The combined News & Observer/Herald-Sun newsroom had been looking for a sports editor since late February, when longtime sports editor Steve Ruinsky took an early-retirement buyout. It wasn’t a departure that anybody in the newsroom wanted. But it… Read more »
Canes re-start journey with relevance achievement unlocked
Relevance. It seems like such a low bar when you say it out loud, or type it in this case. Our sports world here in the Triangle is divided into two factions … the “haves” and the “don’t you dare ever admit you’re one of the have nots.” You’d never hear Mack Brown talking about… Read more »