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-on Spenser Dalton (42:36) join host Ross Martin to discuss all the factors at play — money, revenue, emotion, politics, power, influence, boosters, land, real estate, traffic, logistics, and the future of Carolina basketball.

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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 the win. Does this cool the Hubert Davis hot seat? What can we learn lineup-wise for the team moving forward? The pod closes with 10 minutes on the whole Smith Center renovate or move argument.

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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 to dive deep into UNC’s defensive issues and perimeter personnel. The pod touches on the win over Notre Dame on Wednesday but focuses on the clear issues the Tar Heels now face.

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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 Smith joins to dive deep into UNC basketball following the 87-84 win over Wake Forest (20:47). The conversation focuses in on UNC’s perimeter rotation, perimeter defense, Luka Bogavac and Kyan Evans.

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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 conversation gets into the best perimeter rotation for Carolina who clearly has some deficiencies on defense and some uncertainly on who can be counted on to score each game.

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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 second half before giving up the lead and going down three with :48 seconds left. Carolina scored the final four points to escape with the win.

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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 UNC football after the 2025 season heading into a critical offseason (00:18). Kyle Peterson (26:20) and Mike Hardison (1:09:33) also join the pod to break down the future of Tar Heel football under Bill Belichick and Mike Lombardi. The show closes with 20 mins on UNC basketball with Hardison and Martin.

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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 right and what went wrong in the BIG Carolina win.

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