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More heartbreak for UNC baseball | NCAA’s $2.8 Billion House Settlement will hurt non-revenue sports | Rodgers & Steelers marriage of convenience | OG396 Jun 09, 2025

Show notes

Offseason protocols? What offseason protocols! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open things up with a Grand Slam final so good it hooked everyone to watch. Same goes for college baseball, where the Tar Heels found another heartbreaking way to lose. Between leaving runners stranded and overthinking situations with the shift, North Carolina fell short of another College World Series appearance. ESPN's Brooke Pryor joined the podcast to discuss Aaron Rodgers finally joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. What does it say about Mike Tomlin that he would invite the chaos agent into the locker room? What does it say about the Aaron Rodgers that the Steelers were the only team willing to work with him? And what's it say about Bill Belichick that we're still focused on the gossip? In the Lightning Round, the Stanley Cup features some MFers and the NBA is caught up in all sorts of weird ancillary things. The House settlement is officially official. Is this the end of college sports as we know it or just the beginning?

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Tennis? Tennis!

9:00 - UNC baseball fans going through it.

30:00 - Housekeeping

42:00 - ESPN's Brooke Pryor

1:02:00 - Today in Belichick

1:24:00 - Oliers and Panthers have those MFers

1:28:00 -NBA court complaints

1:33:00 - House settlement officially official

1:51:00 - Hey Joe

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OG Mailbag: What is "Triangle Good"? | Hoops got folks fired up in June? | Nintendo Switch 2 review Jun 06, 2025

Show notes

In the June 6th edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers.

What is the definition of "Triangle Good"
What's up with Giglio's Duke basketball takes?
Is Hubert Davis getting unfair national media perspective?
Why is everyone fired up over Ven-Allen Lubin?
So why did Dallas fire their hockey coach, but Rod haters are wrong?
Nintendo Switch 2 review?
How big is NC's appetite for baseball?

...and more!

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Is Belichick gossip an actual football problem for UNC? | Canes shopping for Stanley Cup talent | OG395 Jun 05, 2025

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Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are back for another Butcher's Market OG Live. First up? The Stanley Cup Playoffs, where Edmonton showed you what the Carolina Hurricanes are lacking when it comes to hanging with the Florida Panthers. The NBA Finals also start, which has brought about another round of handwringing over market sizes and faces of the league. Why does this stuff still matter in 2025? Alex Kirshner, from Split Zone Duo, joins the podcast to discuss whether or not all the Bill Belichick gossip has turned into an actual football problem. Plus! Giglio's social media dump.

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Hubert Davis set up for make or break season at UNC | Webb Wellman on the lost art of the basketball mixtape | OG394 Jun 04, 2025

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Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open the podcast with the news North Carolina spent $14 million on their roster for the upcoming basketball season. The way InsideCarolina and others have framed the investment raised an eyebrow for Ovies. Is Hubert Davis being set up to make the argument for his dismissal if the Heels don't breakthrough? Speaking of hoops, the highlight mixtape is a dying art. Webb Wellman, director of the John Wall Holiday Invitational, joined the podcast to discuss how he pioneered the mixtape and how much the recruitment game has changed.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Canes exit interview reaction

04:00 - UNC spent $14 mil on hoops

15:30 - Today in Belichick

19:00 - Housekeeping

23:00 - Webb Wellman on the hoops mixtape

1:06:00 - Gordon Miller

1:29:00 - OG Sports Phone

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Exit convos with Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour & GM Eric Tulsky | College baseball gone wild | OG393 Jun 03, 2025

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Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio camped out at Lenovo Center following the end of season press conference for the Carolina Hurricanes. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour sat down with the guys to discuss what he felt was one of the better seasons in franchise history given the context of the full year. However, they still came up short of the Stanley Cup goal. How is Brind'Amour processing another Eastern Conference Finals exit, dealing with disgruntled fans for the first time as a head coach, and how will the Canes go about getting to a higher level. He also discusses the process of getting Alexander Nikishin into the games. GM Eric Tulsky then joined the podcast to discuss the different philosophy going into this offseason compared to the last.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

1:00 - Brind'Amour convo

27:00 - Housekeeping

35:00 - Tulsky convo

1:01:00 - College baseball gone wild

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College World Series is hardest tournament to win | Ven-Allen Lubin to NC State breaking brains | Lightning Round | OG391 Jun 02, 2025

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The Stanley Cup Playoffs might be the most physically demanding sports tournament to win, but the NCAA baseball tournament might be the hardest overall thanks to the randomness of college pitching. Ovies and Giglio open the show with a little SEC schadenfreude, while also highlighting just how wild it is for some of these teams to have exited the tournament so early. The Athletic's Brendan Marks joins the show to celebrate "Belichick June 1st Contract Day" and take a look at these finalized basketball rosters for Triangle teams. Ven-Allen Lubin might've broken the brains of some fans, but it's just the nature of the business these days. In the Lightning Round, the guys process "Inside The NBA" moving to ESPN, playing football in a dome, and Giglio's crazy new idea for social media. You'll also want to hear the best OG Sports Phone call regarding Rod Brind'Amour and the Carolina Hurricanes.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - NCAA baseball tournament is hardest to win

05:00 - SEC took it on the chin

13:00 - Housekeeping

23:00 - Happy Belichick Day

27:00 - Ven-Allen Lubin to NC State

33:00 - UNC hoops roster set

39:00 - Duke "gets it" for hoops

51:00 - Lightning Round

1:10:30 - OG Sports Phone

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OG Mailbag: Why did SEC commish backoff CFP auto bids? | Do Florida tax laws give teams unfair advantage? May 30, 2025

Show notes

In the May 30th edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers.

Why did SEC commish Greg Sankey suddenly backoff wanting College Football Playoff automatic qualifiers?
What does the SEC really want out of the CFP?
Does Sankey actually hate the ACC?
Why the College World Series is a random chaos generator
Does Florida's lack of state income tax really give team an advantage?
Final look at the 2024-2025 Canes season?
Mount Rushmore of North Carolina sports?

...and more!

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What's next for the Carolina Hurricanes? | Handshake drama between Maurice & Brind'Amour explained | RIP NC State vs. UNC hoops matchups | OG391 May 29, 2025

Show notes

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are back for another Butcher's Market OG Live. What's next for the Carolina Hurricanes after the Florida Panthers knocked them out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs? And now that everyone has been able to sleep on it, what is the best way to look at the 2024-2025 season? Plus! That awkward handshake between Paul Maurice and Rod Brind'Amour explained. Ryan Didoshak from @HotGarbageSports joins the podcast to explain what truly separates the Panthers from the Canes, and where the Canes need to get better. In the Lightning Round, the new ACC basketball scheduling matrix isn't exactly fan friendly. And more!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Canes season in context

14:00 - Brind'Amour's frosty Maurice handshake

20:00 - Housekeeping

24:00 - Ryan Didoshak

45:00 - RIP Pack vs. Heels hoops matchups

52:00 - Lightning Round

1:08:00 - OG Sports Phone

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Florida Panthers Eliminate Carolina Hurricanes from Stanley Cup Playoffs | OG After Dark May 29, 2025

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The Florida Panthers are headed to the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals after rallying to clinch the series over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are joined by N&O columnist Luke DeCock and play-by-play voice Mike Maniscalco inside Lenovo Center to discuss all the key moments from what turned out to be closing time for the Canes. While Rod Brind'Amour's initial group wasn't expected to do much other than make the playoffs, the final version of the team found themselves with another opportunity for a Cup run. The end of the season will bring about some serious soul searching on what to do next in Raleigh.

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SEC "Reality Distortion Field" will destroy college football | Today in Bill Belichick | UNC Heath Championship | OG390 May 28, 2025

Show notes

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are at the UNC Health Championship at Raleigh Country Club and have a lot to get into today -- because they've spent most of the week focused on the Carolina Hurricanes. They start things off with SEC commish Greg Sankey saying the college football world is too wrapped up in the idea of "not losing" instead of more important matters, like who got to play Georgia. Ironic considering Sankey is very much concerned with winning the battle for the heart and soul of college football. The discourse goes beyond the College Football Playoff format and has everything to do with the SEC wanting to control every aspect of the sport. Staying in the world of college sports, Pablo Torre says he's going to sue UNC if the university doesn't comply with is records requests. Giglio explains why it isn't that simple. Meanwhile, in the Lightning Round, the guys hit on the Carolina Panthers and the NBA Playoffs. The podcast closes with a few OG Sports Phone calls on the Canes.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - SEC commish Greg Sankey is mad

11:00 - What the SEC really wants

29:30 - Housekeeping

38:00 - Today in Belichick

46:00 - Lightning Round

1:04:00 - UNC Health Championship

1:16:00 - OG Sports Phone

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