Tuffy Talk

Tuffy Talk

Tuffy Talk is the premier NC State Wolfpack sports podcast, no filter, no fluff, just real Pack fans talking real Pack sports. Every Monday night at 8:30 PM ET, Layton Smith, Greg "The Leg" Haas, and analyst Ethan Barry break down everything happening in NC State football, basketball, baseball, and beyond. Hot takes, stat breakdowns, recruiting updates, transfer portal news, Pack Pro spotlights, and the moments that make Wolfpack Nation what it is. Founded in December 2020. Now in our 3.0 era, bigger team, better content, same Wolfpack passion. New episodes every Monday. Additional content dropping throughout the week. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@tuffytalknow Follow on Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow | @ncstatestats | @PackFanInNOVA Exclusive weekly NC State breakdowns, members-only rumor chat, and more: patreon.com/cw/ncstatestats — $5/month Tuffy Talk LLC. Raleigh, NC. Go Pack.

  1. 6d ago

    NC State vs Virginia Preview With Eric Mac Lain - Tuffy Talk

    Eric Mac Lain from the ACC Network joined us to preview NC State at Virginia, and he picked the Cavaliers. But the part worth staying for is what he said about Dave Doeren. Asked about the fans who want a change, a national voice with no stake in it said what a lot of Wolfpack fans will not: you have had double digit wins once, ever, he is the best coach you have ever had, so why are you trying to get rid of him? His score is 24-21 Virginia, though he also thinks that if CJ Bailey is feeling it this could be a Wolfpack blowout, and that there is no middle outcome he can picture. He says the biggest thing NC State did all offseason had nothing to do with the transfer portal. It was keeping Bailey home, and how Bailey said it. Plus why Virginia's offensive line is the best in the ACC on paper, why he would force Beau Pribula to beat him with his arm, what Cam Robinson coming back changes, which coordinator battle he is watching, and the thing fans miss most when they watch offensive line play, from a man who was All-ACC at it. Mac Lain is a studio analyst on The Huddle, a former Clemson offensive lineman who holds the record for most wins by a single player in Clemson history, and a Hope Mills, North Carolina native. He will be in Charlottesville on Saturday with The Huddle crew, live at 10 AM out on the hill. 3 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 3 members-only videos a week for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. oconeegoldbbqsauce.com #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Oconee Gold Small Batcj BBQ Sauce & RubDo you LOVE to Barbecue??? Check out our sponsor Oconee Gold Small Batch and all of their BBQ SauDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  2. 6d ago

    NC State Predictions: Greg Says 9-3 - Tuffy Talk Live

    Three of us went on the record before the season and came out with three different numbers. Layton has NC State at 10-2. Greg has them 9-3. Ethan has them 8-4. And Greg is the only one of the three who does not have the Wolfpack losing at Virginia on Saturday. His reasoning on Vanderbilt is the part worth hearing. By his count NC State is 1-6 all time against SEC opponents under Dave Doeren, and the only win came against Vanderbilt in a bowl game. He also reports the Vanderbilt return game has come off the future schedule, which has not been reported anywhere else. Ethan's Stat Pack argues last year's Virginia game was CJ Bailey's best in two seasons. 16 of 23 for 200 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions, 8.7 yards per attempt against a top 20 defense. And the number nobody remembers: Virginia converted 13 of 19 third downs, NC State converted 1 of 7, and the Wolfpack won anyway. Plus KaTron Evans and what the court order actually says, the new targeting rule, why the Baha Mar Hoops draw is a disappointment, women's soccer at 4-0 for the first time since 2013, and Christina Koch getting an engineering building named after her. 4 days until NC State at Virginia. Our full preview episode drops in the next couple of days. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 3 members-only videos a week for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. oconeegoldbbqsauce.com #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Oconee Gold Small Batcj BBQ Sauce & RubDo you LOVE to Barbecue??? Check out our sponsor Oconee Gold Small Batch and all of their BBQ SauDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  3. Aug 23

    NC State Predictions: I Have Them Going 10-2 - Tuffy Talk

    Layton has NC State going 10-2 this season. Ethan has them 8-4. And both of them circled the exact same game as the loss, which is not UNC and not Florida State. It is Duke, on November 7th. Ethan's case is that the Blue Devils have been a boogeyman for NC State across three different coaching staffs, and that even a depleted Duke roster finds ways to cause problems. That Duke roster is depleted for a reason worth understanding. Darian Mensah led them to their first outright ACC championship since 1962, announced he was coming back, then reversed course in January. Duke sued to enforce a two-year eight million dollar contract, got a restraining order, and settled a week later. Miami reportedly spent around ten million to land him and took his best receiver with him. The money was gone by the time he was. The other split is Florida State, where Layton leans on the fact that the Seminoles are 6-13 against the spread at home over three seasons, and Ethan counters that a team firing its coach mid-season is not a free win. Plus a 10:30 Eastern kickoff at Stanford where the team lands back in Raleigh at seven in the morning, a Halloween matchup with Cal featuring two of the ACC's best quarterbacks, and why the care level in the NC State and UNC rivalry has gone completely one way. Part 1 covered the first six games. Go back and listen to that one first. 6 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 12 members-only NC State breakdowns a month for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. oconeegoldbbqsauce.com #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Oconee Gold Small Batcj BBQ Sauce & RubDo you LOVE to Barbecue??? Check out our sponsor Oconee Gold Small Batch and all of their BBQ SauDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  4. Aug 22

    NC State Predictions: We Only Split On One Game - Tuffy Talk

    Two people went through the first six games of NC State's schedule and disagreed on exactly one of them. It is not Virginia and it is not Louisville. Ethan calls the Louisville game the biggest fifty-fifty on the entire schedule and we both took the win anyway. The one that split us was Vanderbilt, where Diego Pavia and Eli Stowers are both gone and it is still not settled whether five-star freshman Jared Curtis takes the first snap. Ethan's comparison is driving down to Clemson years ago for Trevor Lawrence's first start, expecting the defense to give him problems, and watching him be great regardless. Neither of us picked NC State to win at Virginia. Ethan's case is that the Cavaliers quietly built a top 25 defense down the stretch last season and that NC State has not covered a Week 1 spread since 2021. Layton's case is simpler: Virginia is loaded with seniors, and experience wins early. Beau Pribula takes over at quarterback after starting ten games at Missouri, where he went 7-3 and completed 67.4 percent, third best in the SEC. We also get into why Louisville is the toughest home game on the schedule with an 8.5 win total and Jeff Brohm sitting at 28-12, and why Ethan thinks Wake Forest's nine-win season last year was as fluky as you will ever see, even with Gio Lopez reuniting with his old South Alabama coordinator. Final tally through six: Layton has NC State 5-1, Ethan has them 4-2. Part 2 covers the back half of the schedule, including the UNC game and the final record. 7 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 12 members-only NC State breakdowns a month for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. oconeegoldbbqsauce.com #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Oconee Gold Small Batcj BBQ Sauce & RubDo you LOVE to Barbecue??? Check out our sponsor Oconee Gold Small Batch and all of their BBQ SauDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  5. Aug 18

    The Technician Wants Doeren Gone. We Disagree - Tuffy Talk Live

    The Technician ran a piece headlined "don't let the Doeren hit you on the way out," twelve days before the season starts. Sub .500 in conference, no ACC Championship appearances, a losing bowl record. Here is what that argument leaves out. Dave Doeren inherited a 2013 roster that gave up 35 points in a single quarter to Florida State. Take those eight losses off his record and he goes from a .48 coach to a .52 coach. And NC State has won ten games once in its entire history, with Philip Rivers and four non-conference cupcakes to do it. Then the good news. Ven-Allen Lubin is back for a fifth year, and he did it by turning down Oklahoma and Will Wade at LSU. Wade said at his introductory press conference that he would find fifteen players in the portal. He is at four, and the two he chased hardest, Paul McNeil and Lubin, both said no while NC State was almost certainly not the highest bidder. Ethan's Stat Pack digs into what Lubin actually needs to improve, which is not the offense. Torvik has NC State 26th nationally and fifth in the ACC, behind Duke, Virginia, Louisville and Miami, and that is before any step forward on defense. Plus why the Wolfpack is a five and a half point underdog at Virginia, the new Fort Bragg partnership and the Wolfpack Warriors uniforms for the September 11 home opener, Jamel Johnson returning at corner, and a men's soccer team that might be the best program on campus. 11 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 12 members-only NC State breakdowns a month for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. oconeegoldbbqsauce.com #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Oconee Gold Small Batcj BBQ Sauce & RubDo you LOVE to Barbecue??? Check out our sponsor Oconee Gold Small Batch and all of their BBQ SauDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  6. Aug 15

    NC State Has Not Had A 1,000 Yard Rusher In 8 Years - Tuffy Talk

    NC State has not had a 1,000 yard rusher since Reggie Gallaspy went for 1,091 in 2018. Duke Scott takes over the backfield this season, and Ethan and I could not disagree more about whether he gets there. We ran seven season-long over/unders on this team and took opposite sides on the first three: CJ Bailey's passing yards, his touchdown total, and Scott at 1,000. Then Ethan found the number that should worry you. NC State finished plus three in turnover margin last season, but recovered 14 of the 20 fumbles that hit the ground in their games. Seventy percent. His argument is that recovering fumbles is not a skill, it is luck, and that regresses toward 50, which flips the margin the other way. Plus why Will Wilson has quietly taken every short yardage carry, and which receiver leads this rebuilt room in yards. 14 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 12 members-only NC State breakdowns a month for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  7. Aug 12

    KaTron Evans Is Eligible... Until August 24 - Tuffy Talk Live

    NC State spent two weeks being told its defensive line was the scariest thing on the roster. Then a federal judge handed the Wolfpack its nose guard back, nineteen days before kickoff. KaTron Evans is eligible and practicing. The NCAA denied his waiver, denied his appeal, and had him off the roster on July 28, one day before camp opened. He went to federal court and won a temporary restraining order. The catch: a TRO is temporary by definition, and there is another hearing on August 18. Greg and I get into what Evans actually fixes on a defensive line that was leaning on a guy with 96 career snaps, Justin Gainey landing a kid NC State offered while he was completely unranked, Micah Handlogten and the portal-timing loophole, why nobody can stop Will Wilson on fourth down, and the tenth straight year NC State has put a player on the Freaks List. 18 days until NC State at Virginia. Follow Tuffy Talk wherever you listen, and catch us live every Monday at 8:30 PM on YouTube. Support the show on Patreon, 12 members-only NC State breakdowns a month for $5: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk #ad Powered by Oconee Gold BBQ. Code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your entire order. #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

  8. Aug 12

    Chris Hart's First Interview: What Changes After Avent — Tuffy Talk

    Part 2 of this conversation is on Patreon. For 30 years, NC State baseball meant Elliott Avent. Now it's Chris Hart's program — and he just spoke to the media for the first time since taking over. Ethan and Greg break down what he said, and the answer that caught them both off guard. Asked what he'd do differently, Hart didn't talk about pulling pitchers or building a lineup. He talked about expectations — specifically about coming from Florida State, where getting to Omaha wasn't a goal you chased, it was the floor. He told a story about Texas beating the Seminoles and nobody celebrating the season, because Omaha had been the assumption all along. He wants that standard in Raleigh. Along the way: whether winning the ACC should be a real goal or an afterthought, why fans may have been souring on Avent after three decades, what playing to your personnel actually looks like for this roster, and the stolen base problem that drives Greg crazy. Rhett Johnson went 7-for-9 on the bases for USA Baseball this summer. He had 14 steals all season at NC State. Plus what it signals that NC State promoted from inside the building instead of hiring away from it. Part 2 is on Patreon — coaching staff roles, the roster, and where we think this team actually lands. $5 a month gets you that plus 11 more breakdowns: patreon.com/c/tuffytalk New episodes every week — follow so you never miss one. Follow us: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk #NCStateBaseball Send us Fan Mail Oconee Gold Small Batch BBQ Sauces & Rubs Do you LOVE to barbecue? Our sponsor Oconee Gold makes small batch sauces and rubs down in Statham, Georgia, and they've won Flavor of Georgia twice. Use code TUFFYTALK for 15% off your ENTIRE order, every single time you order. #ad Support the show New episodes every week. Follow the show so you never miss one. 🐺 Support Tuffy Talk on Patreon and get 12 members-only NC State breakdowns every month for just $5: 👉 patreon.com/c/tuffytalk Find Tuffy Talk on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and more. Search "Tuffy Talk" wherever you listen. Follow us everywhere: Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow Greg "The Leg" Haas: @PackFanInNOVA Ethan Barry: @ncstatestats #NCState #GoPack #Wolfpack #TuffyTalk

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Tuffy Talk is the premier NC State Wolfpack sports podcast, no filter, no fluff, just real Pack fans talking real Pack sports. Every Monday night at 8:30 PM ET, Layton Smith, Greg "The Leg" Haas, and analyst Ethan Barry break down everything happening in NC State football, basketball, baseball, and beyond. Hot takes, stat breakdowns, recruiting updates, transfer portal news, Pack Pro spotlights, and the moments that make Wolfpack Nation what it is. Founded in December 2020. Now in our 3.0 era, bigger team, better content, same Wolfpack passion. New episodes every Monday. Additional content dropping throughout the week. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@tuffytalknow Follow on Twitter/X: @tuffytalknow | @ncstatestats | @PackFanInNOVA Exclusive weekly NC State breakdowns, members-only rumor chat, and more: patreon.com/cw/ncstatestats — $5/month Tuffy Talk LLC. Raleigh, NC. Go Pack.

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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