The Lotcast

Essad, Trey, and Alec are joined by Noah Teague from Technician to talk through the roster build of the men's basketball team, what kind of hamburger Justin Gainey/Will Wade would be, and Noah's experience writing for Technician. 

Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover Christian Hammond, the tough financial decisions State will need to make in the portal, other roster targets, and a touch of baseball. 

Essad, Trey, and Alec cover the Justin Gainey hire including the cultural fit, the defensive scheme, the question marks that follow, and expectations for year one. 

Essad, Trey, and Alec talk about the abrupt departure of Will Wade, a couple of key names to replace him, and why those names are top picks among the crew. 

The whole crew is here to recap how Texas beat NC State, the circulating rumors about Will Wade's future, and State's priorities for this offseason. 

The whole team breaks down the exclamation point to NC State's late season slide, the tournament outlook, and who they want to see back for NC State next year. 

Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover the dramatic defensive backslide from the men's basketball team and Jackson shares his growing optimism after the baseball teams strong start. 

Alex Gee joins the show to break down a 7-1 start to the baseball season, Jacob Dudan's starting role, the lineup, and Gunner Rivers.  Apologies for the audio glitch at roughly the one-minute mark. 

NC State sent UNC to the shadow realm on Tuesday night. Why does this game feel as important as it does, what did State do well, why does the defense continue to be so up and down, and what's next for the Pack?

The whole team is here to break down a dramatic SMU win and discuss why Wade still wants more and the challenging stretch we're about to enter. 

Brian Geisinger of the 247 Sports network joins the show to break down State's Syracuse win and the rest of the three-game winning streak the Pack is currently on. 

The whole team is on this week for a discussion of changes to Will Wade's offense and defense, how it affected the 44-point road win, an evaluation of football's latest portal haul, and the holes that still need filling. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec break down the start of ACC play for men's basketball and State Football's snowy start to portal season. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec break down the finer points of State's roller coaster football season and evaluate the latest product from Will Wade. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec return from a Thanksgiving break with a men's basketball and football team that have traveled in very different directions over the last two weeks. 

Essad, Jackson, and Alec all learned some stuff from State's win over VCU and Will Wade's latest presser. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec commit the whole hour to the first tastes of the Will Wade era and what may come next for this team. 

In a packed episode, the whole team breaks down Will Wade's debut and wins against #8 in football and women's basketball. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec have an open discussion on expectations for the men's basketball team. 

Joe Giglio of Ovies & Giglio joins the show to examine the state of the football program and look toward a fast approaching future.

State enters the thunderdome with its upcoming schedule. Will it collect some quality wins or go out with a whimper? 

The whole team Discusses a likely inflection point for the Dave Doeren tenure and how State moves forward from it. 

Essad, Trey, and Alec air their grievances from a disappointing result against Duke and get excited as Will Wade talks about lower body strength. 

Alec breaks his streak of 75 consecutive episodes while Trey, Jackson, and Essad carry on to cover with relief the comeback win in Winston-Salem over Wake Forest. The group discusses CJ Bailey's growth, Hollywood Smothers unstoppable-ness, and potential concerns as we look ahead to Duke. Then Chat GPT enters the show with some choice words on outside zone and Pop-Tarts...yes, really.  

Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover a thrilling win over UVA and look at how the team can plug some defensive holes while continuing to create explosives on offense. 

The whole team covers our first look at NC State football in 2025 and the 24-17 result it produced. 

Pack Pride Editor Cory Smith joins the team to preview the week one matchup and discuss the program trajectory and what this season means for it. 

The team picks the football season game by game. Also Bojangles. 

Phillip Danford from Inside Pack Sports joins the show to preview the 2025 defense and DJ Eliot's first year at the helm. 

Jackson, Essad, Alec, and James Henderson of Inside Pack Sports preview an offense with potential and looking to break out. 

The whole team is here to talk about some of fall camp developments, answer some major questions about the team, and discuss the best Raleigh restaurants. 

Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover four storylines from four different sports in this week's episode. 

Trey, Essad, Jackson, and Alec discuss the importance of high school recruiting in the modern era, how State should distribute its rev share money, and some random stuff at the end. 

Trey, Essad, and Alec cover the finalization of the men's basketball roster and some football developments, and they try to do so without asking a question. 

The whole team comes together to discuss Darrion Williams plus other stuff. 

Alex Gee from Inside Pack Sports joins the show and all four of its members to talk through a lame result against Stanford and what the tournament outlook is for Avent's team. 

In this episode with a very long title, Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover transfer portal for three teams and the baseball's team surge to the top of the ACC. 

Have you heard that there are some players in the transfer portal? The whole team is here to discuss the recent portal updates in MBB and football, plus two players going in the first round of the WNBA draft and the biggest series win of the season for State Baseball. 

The whole team looks at Wade's first weeks as a the NC State head coach and the beginning of the roster construction. 

The whole team is here to talk about hiring Will Wade. 

James Henderson of Inside Pack Sports joins Trey, Essad, and Alec to cover what unraveled Kevin Keatts, the decision to fire him, and the scope of the coaching search. 

Essad, Jackson, and Alec welcome Elijah Pittman, former college pitcher and newest Trinity Road Times contributor, as they break down an inauspicious start to the baseball season. 

Cory Smith of Pack Pride joins Trey, Essad, and Alec to cover the Notre Dame upset and the Wake Forest win/Paul McNeil breakout. 

Trey, Jackson, and Alec ask questions about Kevin Keatts' season and how this was supposed to work, then cover the WBB hot streak and touch on the impending baseball season. 

Alec and Essad cover State's entertaining start to its toughest stretch of the season and James' 36-point effort. 

Alex Gee from Inside Pack Sports joins the show to preview a ridiculous bullpen and a high potential team that could once again compete for Omaha. 

Trey, Jackson, and Alec discuss a spiraling Men's Basketball team and some other stuff. 

The whole team is here to close the door on 2024's football season and examine the state of the program. 

The whole team discusses State's returnees, additions, targets, and needs during college football's silly season. 

The whole team joins the show to discuss a whirlwind of a week including football news, more data points on the men's basketball team, and Bill Belichick coming to the triangle.