The Best Seat in the House

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By: Luke Neer

Luke Neer brings you sports talk centered around Virginia Athletics, the ACC, College Football, and College Basketball.

Jerry Ratcliffe Talks ACC Media Day
#327
Yesterday at 9:50 PM

Venerated C-Ville Sportswriter Jerry Ratcliffe joins Luke to chat about his major thoughts and takeaways from ACC Media Day, and look ahead to the burgeoning College Football Season.  


The WINA Prime Nine: West Augusta All Stars vs Pennsylvania Flash (Full Game)
#326
Last Friday at 11:00 PM

Here's how it all ends!

Adam's All Stars and Marshall's Flash duke it out from Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.

The simulation was run, the statistics were colated, there is only to decide a winner.

Enjoy a 20-minute-high scoring nail-biter, with Marshall on Play by Play.


Malik Thomas Interview
#325
Last Thursday at 8:45 PM


Devin Tillis & Jacari White Interviews
#324
Last Wednesday at 10:05 PM

Luke Neer checks in with Devin Tillis and Jacari White of Virginia Men's Basketball in the middle of summer practices. 


Dallin Hall & Sam Lewis Interviews
#323
Last Wednesday at 3:26 PM


Chris Coleman & Luke Neer on Virginia Tech Football, Commonwealth Crossroads
#322
07/08/2025


The WINA Prime Nine: The Outfield, Closers, and Managers
#321
07/08/2025

Adam Hawes and Marshall LeMert finish out their lineups for the impending battle featuring Hawes' West Augusta All Stars and Marshall's Phoenixville Flash.  Marshall fills out as outfield with a trio of 1960s all-stars, Adam chooses an all-time record holder, and two 500 homer men to round his squad out.

Next time: The Game Begins!


Dave Glenn & Luke Neer on ACC Direction, Conference Realignment, Virginia's Budgeting
#320
07/07/2025


Lo Davis & Luke Neer on Third Party NIL Deals, 20.5 Million Dollar Cap
#319
07/02/2025


Pat Campbell & Luke Neer on NFL Front Office Culture, Media Relations
#318
07/02/2025


Casey Pazzalia & Luke Neer on Virginia Basketball, Favorite Players this Century
#317
07/02/2025


Mike Barber & Luke Neer on Virginia Basketball, Elijah Gertrude, Jim Ryan
#316
06/30/2025

Mike Barber, Editor in Chief at Cvillerightnow.com, joins the show to share the details on his feature on Elijah Gertrude, a returner with a bright future for Virginia Basketball, and examine what the future could look like for athletics under a new President at the University of Virginia.


The WINA Prime Nine: Third Base and Designated Hitter
#315
06/30/2025

Adam Hawes and Marshall LeMert continue to draft their All-Time MLB Historic Rosters as the moment of battle nears between their teams' approaches.

This week, the infields are completely with two third baseman who totaled close to 1000 homeruns between them, and Marshall answers Adam's shortstop theft with a swipe of his own in choosing his designated hitter.


Gus Kearns & Luke Neer on NBA Draft Evaluation
#314
06/26/2025


John Freeman & Luke Neer Ranking ACC Campuses/Road Trips
#313
06/24/2025


Junior Burrough & Luke Neer on NBA Finals, Direction of Basketball
#312
06/23/2025


The WINA Prime Nine: Second Base and Shortstop
#311
06/23/2025

The next installment of the Prime Nine draft is here!

Adam and Marshall continue selected their squads for the upcoming battle between the West Augusta All Stars and Malvern Meteors, choosing middle infielders at second baes and shortstop.  Featuring words on the everyman-quality of the second base position, and the first true snaking of the draft as a stellar shortstop from the turn of the century is nabbed straight off another man's roster.


Jim Maisano & Luke Neer on Big East Basketball Advantage, House Settlement
#310
06/19/2025


Jacquie Franciulli Talks NIL in the Offseason with Virginia Football and Basketball
#309
06/17/2025

Jacquie Franciulli  of Wahoos247 talks NIL in the Offseason with Virginia Football and Basketball, looking back at how traditional NIL details used to be, how they can be used for UVA's benefit, and shares how she would divide the budget.


Preston Willett & Luke Neer on Virginia's NIL Outlook, 20.5 Million Dollar Cap, Player Marketability
#308
06/16/2025


The WINA Prime Nine: Catcher and First Base
#307
06/12/2025

The WINA Prime Nine Draft Continues...

Adam Hawes and Marshall LeMert choose their catchers of choice to form batteries with their aces (Randy Johnson and Bob Gibson respectively), and some big boppers to man First Base as the infields begin to take shape!


Junior Burrough & Luke Neer on AAU, CBB, and NBA Trends
#306
06/12/2025


Gus Kearns & Luke Neer on College Basketball Offseason Talk Pt. 2, NBA Draft
#305
06/11/2025


Bennett Conlin & Luke Neer on U.S. Open, JMU Football
#304
06/10/2025


At the Roundtable: Super-Regionals and The House Settlement
#303
06/09/2025

The Roundtable Convenes!

Luke, Adam and Marshall discuss the standout players and teams from Super-regional weekend, look ahead to Omaha, and discuss the news of the NCAA House Settlement, examining its implications.


Dave Glenn & Luke Neer on House Settlement, NIL in College Sports
#302
06/09/2025


Jerry Ratcliffe & Luke Neer on Brian O'Connor and Virginia Athletics
#301
06/06/2025


Greg Madia and Luke Neer on Brian O'Connor
#300
06/05/2025

The plot thickens!

Greg Madia of the Daily Progress of the Daily Progress joins Luke to share the latest on his reporting following the now-former Virginia Coach's Departure.


Joaquin Jaime & Luke Neer on The Belmont Stakes
#299
06/05/2025

Joaquin Jaime of Fanduel Racing stops by once more to continue Triple Crown coverage with Luke as they dive into the Belmont Stakes.


Mike Barber & Luke Neer on Brian O'Connor, UVA Athletics, and CvilleRightNow
#298
06/04/2025


Luke Reacts to Brian O'Connor's Departure
#297
06/04/2025

Luke returns to the host's chair to share his thoughts in full on the departure of now former Virginia Head Baseball Coach Brian O'Connor.


The MLB Draft Class in the 2025 Regionals: At A Glance
#296
06/03/2025

Adam Hawes and Marshall LeMert look over the 2025 Regional Results and Examine the Performances of the Projected First Round Draft Picks of the 2025 MLB Draft.


A Farewell to Brian O'Connor: The Best Seat in the House Special
#295
06/02/2025

With Brian O'Conner headed to Mississippi State, Marshall LeMert breaks down his departure, looks ahead to the future of the legendary Coach's career, and that of the Virginia Baseball Program, including who steps in to replace him.

He is joined in the first half of the show by Radio Voice of the Cavaliers Adam Hawes and Cville Right Now Editor in Chief Mike Barber.


The WINA Prime Nine: Starting Pitchers
#294
05/30/2025

Marshall LeMert and Adam Hawes embark on a new summer series on the show, they draft their all time lineups from MLB History for a knockdown-dragout, nine inning battle.

Tonight, they choose their starting pitchers!


At the Roundtable: 2025 NCAA Baseball Regional Preview
#293
05/29/2025

 The Roundtable Convenes!

Marshall LeMert, Adam Hawes, and new CvilleRightNow Editor-In-Chief and frequent guest on the show Mike Barber give you their picks for the big regional matchups ahead in Playoff Baseball.


Brian O'Connor Final Media Availability of the 2025 Season (May 27th, 2025)
#292
05/28/2025


The 2025 Virginia Baseball Season: A Postmortem
#291
05/27/2025

Marshall LeMert and Adam Hawes sit down to break down the comments made by Coach Brian O'Connor following Virginia's omission from the NCAA Tournament, look back at the season that was, what went wrong, and look ahead to the future.


UVA Postgame Press Conference ACC Tournament vs. Boston College
#290
05/22/2025


Junior Burrough & Luke Neer Talk Basketball
#289
05/21/2025

UVA Great Junior Burrough joins the show to talk NBA Playoffs, the NCAA offseason, the state of the game, and Virginia Basketball's future.


Greg Madia & Luke Neer on Virginia Baseball in the ACC Tournament
#288
05/21/2025