On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, an early slate of football kick things off with Thursday night’s NC State–Wake Forest matchup drawing playful word associations and memories of Gene Stallings’ fiery encounter during Alabama’s trip to Raleigh. The John and Barry leaned into Wake’s reputation as the smallest Power Four school, recalling alumni like Arnold Palmer and Tim Duncan, while mixing in anecdotes about bumper-sticker rivalries and the quirks of forgotten programs. That sense of nostalgia shifted sharply as the show marked the 24th anniversary of 9/11, with John and Barry sharing where they were on the air that morning, reflecting on national unity that followed, and mourning the continued divisions that have since reemerged.

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