OVIES & GIGLIO

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OG Mailbag: Canes vs. NHL History | Enshittification of Youth Sports | NCAA Tournament Expansion May 08, 2026

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The OG Mailbag is back with a full range of questions and the guys have plenty to work through. The Carolina Hurricanes are up 3-0 on the Philadelphia Flyers and on the verge of back-to-back sweeps — and the listeners want context. How does this start stack up against NHL history and what does it actually say about Carolina's chances of making the Stanley Cup Finals? Then a genuinely important conversation about the influx of private equity money flowing into youth sports and what rising costs mean for future generations of kids who may simply price out of playing the games they love. Sticking with the future of sports, the NCAA Tournament's approved expansion to 76 teams has the mailbag full of college basketball questions about what a bigger field actually means for March Madness going forward. Then things get a little looser — beer conversations, watch stories and a curious case of adults being way too into Pokemon round it all out...

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Carolina Hurricanes Up 3-0 Over Flyers | Power Play & Penalty Kill Dominate | Stanley Cup Playoffs May 08, 2026

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OG After Dark is live on YouTube following a dominant Carolina Hurricanes performance that puts the Canes up 3-0 on the Philadelphia Flyers and one win away from back-to-back sweeps.

Tonight's game was decided by special teams. The penalty kill remained fantastic as always — including a short handed goal by Jalen Chatfield fed by Jordan Staal that completely swung the momentum — but the power play was the real difference with Staal and Andrei Svechnikov both notching man advantage goals. Nikolaj Ehlers then provided the ultimate dagger to cap off a big night for Carolina's marquee names. What made it even more impressive? Stankoven, Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake were all relatively quiet. The scoring depth on this team finally flexed in these playoffs. Can Carolina close it out Saturday? We'll find out Saturday. Until then the OG Sports Phone is open and the hockey takes are flowing.

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Will Wade's Reality Distortion Field | Civian on Canes & Stanley Cup Playoffs | Why B1G Hates Duke's Amazon Deal | 05.06 May 06, 2026

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Ovies and Giglio open the show with the latest example of Will Wade operating his reality distortion field. How does anyone believe anything this guy says anymore? The guys aren't here to pile on — they're genuinely asking how Wade keeps getting the benefit of the doubt in college basketball. Then it's to the Big Ten, which is not happy about Duke's unprecedented Amazon broadcast deal. The conference is framing it as a television contract dispute — but the real fear runs much deeper. Name brand schools carving out their own broadcast deals have the potential to blow up the entire concept of traditional conferences as we know them — and the Big Ten knows it. Old friend Sara Civian then joins the show to discuss the Carolina Hurricanes and the bigger picture of what's left in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The guys work through a social media dump and close it out with your OG Sports Phone calls.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Wade back to his old tricks
15:00 - B1G freaked out over Duke's Amazon deal
35:00 - Housekeeping
42:00 - Civian on Canes
1:04:00 - Social Media Dump
1:28:00 - Hey Joe

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OG Business: Canes "Beer Skate" Had Disney World Level FOMO & Resale Market May 05, 2026

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A little sports and a whole lot of not sports this week as Joe and Demetri talk about novelty mugs, Star Wars, the conservative Netflix and so much more.

-- All hail the beer skate!
-- What’s Star Wars’ problem?
-- DAZN ready for the NBA
-- How did Duke end up on Amazon?
-- Stephen A. & Skip reunite
-- Daily Wire tapped out

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Down 2 Goals In 39 Seconds, But Hurricanes Win in OT | How Carolina Handled Flyers Pressure May 05, 2026

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OG After Dark is live on YouTube following another character defining win of the Carolina Hurricanes playoff run. The Philadelphia Flyers scored two goals in 39 seconds early in the game and put the Canes in a hole they hadn't been in all postseason. The "never trailed in the playoffs" streak was over — and for the first time since their double overtime win over Ottawa in the first round, this Carolina team was facing genuine pressure. The response? Seth Jarvis finally getting on the board to tie it 2-2, then grinding into overtime where Taylor Hall won it with 1:06 remaining in the extra period. The Canes now take a 2-0 series lead heading into Philadelphia.

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Experience Gives Hurricanes Biggest Advantage | Philly Giglio vs. Raleigh Giglio | McNeil Back To Pack | Roy Cooper Convo | 05.04 May 04, 2026

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The Stanley Cup Playoffs picture is coming into sharp focus — and the Carolina Hurricanes are emerging as the team in the Eastern Conference with the most playoff experience in the field. Ovies and Giglio break down whether that experience advantage is enough to carry the Canes to the Stanley Cup Finals or whether the tippy top talent on the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres represents a genuine problem for Carolina down the road. Then it's to NC State, where Paul McNeil Jr. is coming back to the Wolfpack — a loyalty that deserves its own award given he's now had three coaches in three seasons. What changed? It's entirely likely that Will Wade's track record of not delivering on promises played a significant role in McNeil's decision to stay home.

Back to hockey with a very special crossover — WIP radio host Joe Giglio joins the show for a Philly Giglio vs. Raleigh Giglio debate that you won't want to miss. Then former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper — and current OG Media Senior Canes Correspondent — drops by the studio for a conversation that covers all the bases. OG Sports Phone calls close it out.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Canes got the experience advantage
19:00 - McNeil back to the Pack
25:00 - Housekeeping
31:00 - Philly Giglio vs. Raleigh Giglio
1:00:00 - Roy Cooper on the Canes
1:30:00 - Hey Joe

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Stankoven's Hot Streak Continues As Hurricanes Stifle The Flyers in Game 1 | OG After Dark May 03, 2026

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OG After Dark is live on YouTube — straight from a former co-worker's wedding reception in Garner, beers in hand. The Carolina Hurricanes took Game 1 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Ovies and Giglio aren't letting a wedding stop them from breaking it all down. Logan Stankoven and his linemates continued their postseason hot streak — the group has been one of the most dangerous lines in the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs and Game 1 against Philly was no different. Stifling puck possession was once again the defining theme for the Canes, limiting Philadelphia's opportunities throughout the night and controlling the game from start to finish. Carolina play-by-play voice Mike Maniscalco jumps on to break down every key moment while the guys nurse their wedding reception beers in Garner. The OG Sports Phone is open too.

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OG Mailbag: Canes Won Mikko Trade War? | NCAA's Own Mess | Duke Playing Chess? | Beer Snobs May 01, 2026

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The OG Mailbag is back and the listeners delivered another wide ranging week of questions. Did the Carolina Hurricanes ultimately win the Mikko Rantanen trade war now that Dallas has made an early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs? The guys weigh in on what that departure means for the Canes moving forward. Then a very important logistical question — how exactly are Ovies and Giglio going to handle Game 1 of Round 2 given they'll be coming off their own podcast birthday party and a wedding? Priorities. Duke continues to play chess while everyone else plays checkers — the Blue Devils keep making moves that separate them from the rest of college basketball and the mailbag has thoughts. Plus questions about NC State's roster construction under Justin Gainey, the NCAA's ongoing mess of self-created problems, beer snobs, baseball and whatever else the OG audience dropped in the mailbag this week.

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Hurricanes vs Flyers Awaiting Schedule | Duke's Amazon Deal | Big 12's Private Equity Gamble | 04.30 Apr 30, 2026

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The Carolina Hurricanes know their second round opponent — the Philadelphia Flyers — but the schedule is still up in the air. Mike Maniscalco hangs out in studio to break down everything Canes related, from the latest injury updates to what the matchup against Philadelphia actually looks like when it tips off. OG Sports Phone calls are in the mix too. Then Chris Powers from Trophy Brewing and Jake Wood of Lawrence BBQ come through the studio to talk about Gettin' Piggy With It — a great event taking place May 17th to raise money for the Frankie Lemmon School and one worth putting on your calendar.

On the college basketball front, Duke has been running silent since their Elite 8 collapse — but the Blue Devils are making noise again. Jon Scheyer continues to run hot on the recruiting trail and the program just agreed to an unprecedented broadcast deal with Amazon that raises a very real question — is this the future of sports on television? Throw in the Big 12's new private equity deal, fans need to get ready for another new era of college sports.

And since Ovies and Giglio are live on YouTube, there's no telling where the conversation goes from there.

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NCAA Tournament Expanding To 76 Teams | NC State & ECU Baseball | Brind'Amour Wants MORE Replay | Portal Updates | 04.29 Apr 29, 2026

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The NCAA is moving toward expanding the men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams as soon as next season — and Ovies and Giglio are not on the same page about it. Giglio is firmly in the "more is more" camp and welcomes an expanded field that keeps pace with the growing number of Division I basketball programs. His issue isn't with the expansion itself — it's with how the NCAA is planning to implement it, and he has a better way to do it. Ovies meanwhile is less focused on the bracket and more focused on the bigger picture — the writing is already on the wall for the future of college sports, and it ends with the SEC and Big Ten getting exactly what they want every single time. Then it's to baseball, where NC State dominated ECU for the second time this season. But the segment goes deeper than the box score — it's really a conversation about where both programs stand in this new era of college sports. The Lightning Round covers Rod Brind'Amour sounding off on replay review, the latest hoops portal updates and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Field of 76
23:00 - Housekeeping
33:00 - NC State and ECU baseball
59:00 - Brind'Amour on replay reviews
1:08:00 - Portal updates
1:13:00 - Lightning Round
1:20:00 - Hey Joe

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