ECU dropped a 4-1 home baseball game to NC State on Tuesday night in Greenville. The Pirates are in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017. A conversation with Wolfpack baseball coach Elliott Avent about this team and the future of college baseball. James Giglio, from Hoist the Colours, joins Joe Giglio to discuss and the world famous Lightning Round. #ncaa #ecu #pirates #ncstate #wolfpack #collegebaseball Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemed...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 466
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio go from "year to year" proposition to "game to game" after Florida did to Houston what Houston did to Duke in the NCAA Tournament title game. Now the focus is on offseason retooling at North Carolina, Duke, and NC State. It'll involve big money and some hard conversations with players. The Carolina Hurricanes have hit the point of the year where they just want the Stanley Cup Playoffs to start. However, they have a little wrinkle this season with Alexander Nikishin. Work...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 465
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio had some time to process Duke's shocking collapse against Houston in the Final Four and are left with one conclusion - Jon Scheyer mismanaged the end of the game. However, Scheyer has company when it comes to losing in the Final Four early in their coaching career. Meanwhile, North Carolina and NC State fans are getting the dopamine hit of watching Duke lose on the big stage. It all sets up for what will be a spicy season next year. Ovies is in his nostalgia bag thanks t...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 464
Cooper Flagg had the ball and a chance to put Duke in the NCAA Tournament Championship against Florida after Houston rallied to take a 1-point lead. The shot came up short and the Blue Devils are headed back from San Antonio without the hardware. Where does this leave Flagg in the conversation with all-time great college freshmen? And where does Jon Scheyer's coaching arc go from here? Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemedia.com/ OG Merch: https://breakingt.com/collection...
Apr 06, 2025•54 min•Ep. 463
The NHL world descended on Raleigh to see if Alex Ovechkin could break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record , instead they got an old-fashioned hockey tussle between the Caps and Canes. Can Houston actually beat Duke? Is 42nd Street Oyster Bar really closed? College baseball shenanigans and more!!!! #nhl #ovechkin #gretzky #hurricanes #raleigh #duke #finalfour #marchmadness OG Golf Classic shirts: https://tinyurl.com/yc6m9bmx TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - F the record, Canes-Caps fight 52:50 - #housekeeping 1:2...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 462
There's still some reasons to hate Duke, even if you have to stretch with this group. Alex Ovechkin needs four goals to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record. Ovi and the Caps play at the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Hayes Permar joins Joe Giglio to discuss. #ncaa #duke #finalfour #marchmadness #nhl #ovechkin #gretzky OG Golf Classic shirts: https://tinyurl.com/yc6m9bmx TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - There are reasons to still hate Duke 14:13 - #housekeeping 19:50 - Final Four stories with Gordon Miller 40:...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 461
Duke is getting all the attention but Houston has other ideas. Are the Blue Devils in trouble? Chip Patterson, of CBS Sports, joins Joe Giglio to talk about the Final Four, grab some college football futures bets and more! #ncaa #duke #finalfour #marchmadness OG Golf Classic shirts: https://tinyurl.com/yc6m9bmx TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Houston is a problem 25:00 - #housekeeping 32:20 - College football futures. We are? 54:00 - Lightning Round 1:17:00 - Hey Joe Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content:...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 460
Duke is off to the Final Four. Of course, they are. We should have known last year. It's the 13th time one Triangle team has followed another to the Final Four. Also, is Duke suddenly lovable or is the backlash for the SEC real? Demetri Ravanos joins Joe Giglio to discuss. #SEC #Duke #ncaa #rolltide TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Triangle Theorem rules again 16:18 - #housekeeping 22:06 - Is Duke now lovable? 45:10 - Lightning Round 1:13:30 - Hey Joe Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtri...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 459
Duke is headed to the Final Four. The Blue Devils took down Alabama in the Elite 8, answering everything the Tide brought to the court. Jon Scheyer's strategic scheduling and roster building around Cooper Flagg paid off for his first NCAA Tournament semifinal as head coach. Not bad for the guy who had to replace Coach K. Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemedia.com/ OG Merch: https://breakingt.com/collections/the-ovies-giglio-collection?rfsn=7630833.c3bd9f7 Podcast: https:...
Mar 30, 2025•50 min•Ep. 458
In the Mar. 28th edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers. Has Jon Scheyer exceeded expectations at Duke? Measuring success for Belichick & Wade in first year? UNC fan gatekeeping Consistency over one-off success? What kind of turntable should you buy? ...and more!
Mar 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 457
It looked like Duke was going to cruise past Arizona coming out of halftime, but a combination of foul trouble for the Blue Devils and a massive scoring run for the Wildcats made for a tight game down the stretch. Cooper Flagg lead all Devils with 30 points. Meanwhile, Caleb Love, added to his basketball lore with a game high 35 points and 5-10 from 3. Duke will see Alabama in the Elite 8. Feels Like '25: Year of the Hangover Shirt - https://ogfans-hangover.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Sign up for e...
Mar 28, 2025•51 min•Ep. 456
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open the podcast reacting to Will Wade's introduction at NC State. If fans value "winning the press conference", Wade certainly accomplished that. However, it goes a little deeper than speaking Wolfpack fan love languages. For the first time in decades, the opportunity is there for NC State basketball to run with the top teams in the ACC. Meanwhile, in Chapel Hill, the hard reset has begin for the Tar Heels. Elliot Cadeau headlines the story now that he's transferring fr...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 455
It's Stephen A. Smith's sports media world. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are just living in it. His latest take on the NCAA Tournament, where he declares the lack of Cinderellas in the Sweet 16 as the potential "death of March Madness", is a doozy. However, it highlights what is important for college basketball -- casuals. Elsewhere in college basketball, the portal opens and Dan Hurley finally fulfilled Ovies' prophecy of fans tiring of his inconsistent act. Mike Maniscalco drops by to discuss the ...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 454
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio flip the script on NCAA Tournament storylines. It's not about intriguing matchups focused on coaches anymore. It's about players. Which brings us to Caleb Love vs. Duke Part 10. The "Tar Heel 4 Life" will see the Blue Devils in the Sweet 16, creating a lot of new Arizona fans out in Chapel Hill. NC State formally announced the hiring of Will Wade as their next basketball coach. What are the realistic expectations in Raleigh? And who is this "Aura" guy? In the Lightning R...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 453
Duke's the only ACC team left in the NCAA tournament but the young Blue Devils are primed to win it all for the first time since 2015 after Sunday's win over Baylor in Raleigh. Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemedia.com/ OG Merch: https://breakingt.com/collections/the-ovies-giglio-collection?rfsn=7630833.c3bd9f7 Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ogtrianglemedia YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OGTriangleMedia
Mar 24, 2025•52 min•Ep. 452
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio fire up the "After Dark" following a terrible, no good showing for the ACC in the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina's mojo ran out against Ole Miss, while Louisville and Clemson were one-and-done for #MarchMadness. That leaves Duke as the lone ACC team in the tournament. Can the Blue Devils pull it off? Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemedia.com/ OG Merch: https://breakingt.com/collections/the-ovies-giglio-collection?rfsn=7630833.c3bd9f7 Podcast: h...
Mar 22, 2025•48 min•Ep. 451
In the Mar. 21st edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers. Is "NC State Shit" in play for Will Wade? Media catching up with the times? Bubba for ACC commish? OG listeners asking questions on location ...and more!
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 450
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are back for another Butcher's Market OG Live. This week they're at Jimmy's in Wrightsville Beach for an early UNCW tournament pregame. "Joey Gigs" breaks down how NC State and Will Wade came together to make him the next Wolfpack basketball coach, while Ovies has the galaxy brain explanation how Kevin Keatts killing NC State Stuff for good at the ACC Tournament in 2024 allowed all this to actually happen. Even North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham had a tangential role in ...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 449
And North Carolina took that personally. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio fire up the "After Dark" following UNC's dominating First Four matchup against San Diego State. While there's still a lot of basketball left in March, the Tar Heels will absolutely savor the win after hearing they didn't belong in the NCAA Tournament. Can they ride this hot start past Ole Miss? Guess we'll all find out on Friday afternoon. Feels Like '25: Year of the Hangover Shirt - https://ogfans-hangover.itemorder.com/shop/home...
Mar 19, 2025•46 min•Ep. 448
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open the podcast highlight the many ways North Carolina's NCAA Tournament bid seems to have broken sports media, from national pundits to actual ball knowers. This is what happens when the NCAA Selection Committee finally starts using a variety of metrics instead of relying solely on NET and arbitrary quads. Sara Civian joins the show to announce her participation at "Balls vs. Cancer" at The Rialto on April 15th, along with finally putting to rest the Mikko Rantanen tra...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 447
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are back for another Butcher's Market OG Live following the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal. North Carolina is in the field and people outside Chapel Hill are mad. UNC AD Bubba Cunningham will continue to get questions about putting his thumb on the scale to get his school in. However, there are legit reasons to put them in the NCAA Tournament over other bubble teams. Meanwhile, when will Cooper Flagg suit up for Duke? Will the ACC disrupt March Madness again? Over in Ral...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 446
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are at the 2025 ACC Tournament in Charlotte, where Duke completed the season sweep of North Carolina. The Blue Devils went to halftime looking like the team trying to make a statement without Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown. The Tar Heels found a way to climb back from as much as 24 points down to potentially even things up with 4 seconds to go. But a Withers lane violation negated the potential free throw, allowing Duke to pull out the win. UNC's NCAA Tournament fate is no...
Mar 15, 2025•51 min•Ep. 445
In the Mar. 14th edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers. Belichick wants his girlfriend cc'd on emails Remembering John Feinstein Are the ACC gods angry? Boo Corrigan's approach compared to Debbie Yow's approach? Was '25 NC State hoops the worst team ever? NC mixtape ideas ...and more!
Mar 14, 2025•33 min•Ep. 444
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are at the 2025 ACC Tournament in Charlotte, where Duke survived a nightmarish opening half against Georgia Tech. Maliq Brown dislocated his shoulder minutes before Cooper Flagg sprained his ankle. Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer didn't outright say it, but that might've been the only game we'll seen Flagg play in the ACC Tournament. ACCN analyst Luke Hancock joins the guys to discuss another matchup between North Carolina and Duke. Can the Tar Heels finally get that ...
Mar 13, 2025•49 min•Ep. 443
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are at the 2025 ACC Tournament in Charlotte. If North Carolina is going to make the NCAA Tournament, they're going to at least need a rematch against Duke in the semifinals. First things first -- beating Notre Dame. Jae'Lyn Withers showed out in his home city, helping the Tar Heels stay on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Meanwhile, NC State's coaching search continues. Is Will Wade no longer on the board? Is Mike Brey in the mix? Giglio has the latest. Feels Like '25: Year o...
Mar 12, 2025•55 min•Ep. 442
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open the podcast with an NC State coaching search update. Key for Wolfpack AD Boo Corrigan - finding the right fit. Duke fans, and the program to an extent, weren't feeling the ACC postseason awards after Cooper Flagg wasn't named Defensive Player of the Year and Jon Scheyer finished second to Louisville's Pat Kelsey. Speaking of Flagg, his mother went viral and placed herself into legendary rivalry status. How far does North Carolina need to go at the ACC Tournament to ...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 441
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are back for a normal podcast. No siren emojis needed. Things start off with NC State's college basketball coaching search, where Will Wade seems to be the hot name. They also explain why this Wolfpack hoops coaching search is vastly different than the previous ones. Over to the Carolina Hurricanes, where they won their first game following the Mikko Rantanen trade in the most predictable fashion. Is Rod Brind'Amour's room better without a guy who clearly didn't want to ...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 440
🚨EMERGENCY OG OT LIVE PODCAST🚨 NC State fires basketball coach Kevin Keatts after historic fall from ACC Championship and Final Four run. The dismissal comes after the Wolfpack missed the 2025 ACC Tournament after going 12-19 overall and zero wins on the road. Feels Like '25: Year of the Hangover Shirt - https://ogfans-hangover.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Sign up for exclusive 'OG Fans' content: http://ogtrianglemedia.com/ OG Merch: https://breakingt.com/collections/the-ovies-giglio-collection?rf...
Mar 09, 2025•45 min•Ep. 439
In the Mar. 7thth edition of OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run through several questions submitted by OG Fans subscribers. Does Mikko Rantanen want to be part of the Carolina Hurricanes? Will Belichick learn college football and win at the same time? Jon Scheyer ACC coach of the year? NC State's money woes further explained Will UNC vibes overcome Duke's matchup advantages? Drunk OG lore ...and more!
Mar 08, 2025•17 min•Ep. 437
🚨EMERGENCY OG OT LIVE PODCAST🚨 Mikko Rantanen saga finally ends with Carolina Hurricanes trading winger to the Dallas Stars and a contract extension. 41 days after acquiring Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche, the Canes moved on after they were unable to sign the Finnish forward to a long-term contract. The deal with the Stars involves forward Logan Stankoven, two first-round draft picks, and two third-round draft picks from the Stars. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are joined by N&O columnist...
Mar 07, 2025•40 min•Ep. 438
