Hosted by Ross Martin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 91 episodes
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The Big Hitters Only Podcast blends UNC sports with off-topic discussion of lifestyle, culture, and long-form interviews with compelling people. Tar Heel football and basketball gets you in the door, engaging conversation, lively takes, and laughs will keep you around. Host Ross Martin, who covered UNC football, basketball, and recruiting for 10 years, will be joined by a rotating cast of co-hosts and characters to inform, engage, and talk Tar Heels. The goal is to entertain -- we’ll react to games, break down any big news, and analyze the ins and outs of UNC football and basketball.
Ross Martin hosts Big Hitters Only, a sports show with 91 episodes published.
The Tar Heels have a new basketball coach. On Monday news broke that Michael Malone will be UNC’s next coach. Spenser Dalton, Michael Hardison and Ross Martin convene for a reaction podcast and process all the emotions o
Now deep into week 2, UNC’s search for a new basketball coach has narrowed in on Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd with Chicago Bulls’ Billy Donovan and Michigan’s Dusty May still in the picture. This episode of Big Hitters Only foc
UNC is in the midst of a coaching search. Big Hitters Only breaks down all the angles and all the candidates in the coaching search that is gripping college basketball. Julian Council and Mike Hardison join to dive into
Hubert Davis is out as UNC’s head coach. His five-year tenure came to an end Tuesday night following another first round exit from the NCAA Tournament. Ross Martin and Spenser Dalton break it all down on Big Hitters Only
UNC squanders a 19 point lead and falls to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Carolina’s 2025-26 season is over. Spenser Dalton, David Ray Allen, and Ross Martin break it all down. How UNC lost, final thought
Adam Smith (35:50) and Andy Bagwell (00:18) join Big Hitters Only to discuss all the relevant and important topics concerning UNC basketball at this juncture in the Hubert Davis era. There is a bit of NCAA Tournament tal
UNC will face VCU in the NCAA Tournament Thursday at 6:50 pm in Greenville, S.C. - but this podcast is about much more than that first round matchup. Riley Davis and Mike Hardison join Ross Martin to dive into Carolina’s
Duke takes over and dominates UNC in the regular season finale in Durham. Spenser Dalton and David Ray Allen join host Ross Martin to break down the game and dive into this UNC team now without Caleb Wilson heading into
Reaction to UNC’s win over Clemson, going 5-1 without Caleb Wilson, and previewing the Duke game with Adam Smith and host Ross Martin. The show wanders from a look at this Carolina team right now to how well Duke is play
The Athletic’s Brendan Marks joins Big Hitters Only to discuss UNC without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, what the remainder of the season could look like, and the future of Hubert Davis. The pod dives into roster const
Unreal. A game-winning, buzzer-beater three by Seth Trimble gives UNC a 71-68 win over Duke on Saturday night in Chapel Hill. This rivalry always delivers. Spenser Dalton and Connor Sparrow join Ross Martin late night to
Adam Smith joins Big Hitters Only to talk UNC halfway through the ACC slate, heading into the Duke game. This episode provides an in-depth look at this Tar Heels team and what lies ahead with the Blue Devils, what has be
A deep dive into the controversial and extremely interesting debate over whether UNC should build a new basketball arena off campus at Carolina North or renovate the Smith Center. WRAL’s Brian Murphy (00:18) and UNC walk
No. 22 UNC comes back from down 16 in the second half to defeat No. 14 Virginia in Charlottesville. Former UNC walk-on Spenser Dalton, David Ray Allen and Ross Martin break down the game, what UNC did right and wrong in
What’s wrong with this team? Two losses to Stanford and Cal follows poor performances vs. SMU and Wake Forest. The ACC Network’s Terrence Oglesby (25:08) and Riley Davis (00:18) from Sleeper’s Media join Big Hitters Only
Roy Cooper joins Big Hitters Only to talk UNC basketball and why he is running for US Senate (2:46). A two-time UNC alum, Cooper dives into his motivations and the issues facing the state of North Carolina. Then, Adam Sm
SMU shot 51.9% from 3 and 60.0% from the field as the Mustangs pulled away from UNC for a dominant 97-83 win. David Ray Allen joins Ross Martin to break down the game and what went wrong for the Tar Heels. The conversati
UNC escapes Atlanta with a 71-70 win over Ohio State, Spenser Dalton and Ross Martin provide instant reaction to the Tar Heel win. With Seth Trimble back in the fold — attacking and nailing threes, UNC went up 11 in the
A deep dive and discussion into the next few weeks and months of UNC football in regards to roster construction, transfer portal and all the money involved. Andrew Jones of TarHeel247 joins Ross Martin to talk everything
Instant breakdown of UNC’s 67-64 win over Kentucky. It wasn’t all pretty, but clutch play by Derek Dixon down the stretch gave the Tar Heels the win. Spenser Dalton, Connor Sparrow, and Ross Martin break down what went r
Bubba Cunningham
NCAA Selection Committee Chair · University of North Carolina
1 appearance on this show
Ross Martin
Shareholder · Hive Business Consultancy
3 appearances on this show
Adam Smith
retired Special Forces Commando and former Special Operations Group officer · Victoria Police Special Operations Group
4 appearances on this show
Brian Murphy
Global Head of Learning & Development · NASCAR Stewart Haas Racing
3 appearances on this show
Roy Cooper
U.S. Senate candidate
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Jones
creator of data contracts, author of "Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts" · Commercial Real Estate team
1 appearance on this show
Kyle Peterson
Atlas Benefit Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Josh Stein
Governor of North Carolina · North Carolina government
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Richard Johnson
renowned nephrologist, author of Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, and pioneer in kidney disease research · Queen Mary University of London
1 appearance on this show
David Hale
former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Pakistan, and Jordan; former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs · Tranquil Escapes
1 appearance on this show
Eric Mac Lain
ACC Network
1 appearance on this show
Conor O'Neill
Head of Data Science · Wake Forest Football
1 appearance on this show
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