It’s OG Mailbag time as Ovies & Giglio respond to listener calls on a wide range of topics. The guys break down the ACC’s new and confusing conference scheduling format, whether the NBA Cup should be played at Cameron Indoor, explore the Venn diagram between NC State fans and Carolina Hurricanes fans, and dig into officiating mechanics that continue to frustrate fans. They also tackle Duke vs. UNC roster construction, and react to the flood of Will Wade takes from the Wolfpack fan base.

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The guys open the show reacting to Will Wade’s viral postgame press conference, where the NC State coach declared that “kindergarten is over.” Was the message aimed at his players—or the fan base? And what does it say about where the Wolfpack are right now?

They then turn to the Carolina Panthers, breaking down the team’s strange but telling patterns this season. Based on their win-loss cycle—and their success as Vegas underdogs—the Panthers should be positioned to take over as the Bucs and eventually win the NFC South. The big question: can they overcome the officials?

Next, The Athletic’s Brendan Marks joins to discuss where UNC and Duke still need to improve, and whether the Tar Heels actually have the better overall roster than the Blue Devils.

Finally, Hurricanes play-by-play voice Mike Maniscalco stops by to talk about Sebastian Aho snapping his scoring drought, how Carolina’s goalie situation ultimately played out, and Nashville hot chicken.

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00:00 - Wade goes viral
14:00 - Carolina Panthers will win NFC South
29:00 - Housekeeping
33:30 - Athletic's Brendan Marks
53:00 - Maniscalco
1:26:00 - Hey Joe...are college football coaches OK?

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The guys open with Triangle hoops, where Duke and UNC shook off sluggish starts to get wins—and in doing so, continued to show clear identities this season. That’s not the case for NC State, where questions remain about what Will Wade wants this team to be the rest of the way — and whether Ovies & Giglio were wrong about the Wolfpack’s season so far. Fans certainly aren't happy with some of Monday's takeaways.

The show then shifts to college football as Yahoo! Sports and Washington Post contributor Steven Godfrey joins to break down Notre Dame’s future in the ACC, why the conference keeps fumbling the bag, and how Bill Belichick’s second offseason at UNC is coming together.

Plus, thoughts on this year’s John Wall Holiday Invitational and your OG Sports Phone calls.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Triangle hoops heat check
18:00 - Were we wrong about NC State?
35:00 - Steven Godfrey
1:06:30 - Holiday Invitational
1:27:00 - Hey Joe...soccer?

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Ovies & Giglio are back to break down a brutal weekend for local sports, starting with NC State loss to Kansas. Moral victories were not the promise from Will Wade, and now the Wolfpack's NCAA Tournament path is a little trickier thanks to missed Quad 1 opportunities. Then it's onto the most predictable team in the NFL: The Carolina Panthers. They did it again, blowing a critical game to the New Orleans Saints. While the NFC South is technically still in play, Panthers fans should've seen this "up-and-down" cycle coming. Finally, Luke DeCock joins the podcast after stepping away from his role at the News & Observer. They look back on a quarter-century of Triangle sports and dive into the serious concerns about the current state of local media coverage and what it means for the future of sports fandom.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Pack's Q1 problem
20:00 - OG Sports Phone
27:00 - NC State's soccer reckoning
35:00 - Duke's resume
38:00 - UNC's sleepy weekend
41:00 - Housekeeping
47:00 - Panthers blew it
1:07:30 - Luke DeCock
1:51:00 - Hey Joe

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Is the College Football Playoff ranking show on ESPN actually good television, or just a weekly exercise in manufactured drama? Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos sit down to discuss the flaws in the current "reveal" format and brainstorm a better way to deliver the news without the fluff. Plus, the guys dive into the "Notre Dame of it all"—analyzing the Fighting Irish’s true market value and why they remain the ultimate "main character" of the playoff era, for better or worse.

Things get weird in the second half as Joe and Demetri explore the world of high-tech historical revisionism. Glenn Beck is out here interviewing an AI-generated George Washington, and it’s officially breaking brains.

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Ovies & Giglio kick off by proving the iron-clad rule of the Triangle: Jordan Staal only plays his best when Eric Staal is being honored. So just keep finding new things to celebrate! In other news, the ACC got an unlikely defender in Big 12 commish Brett Yormark. We discuss why this just another example of the college landscape changing and why local fans must pay attention.

NFC South Showdown: Julian Council from LockedOn Panthers joins the podcast to dive into the final, defining stretch of the Carolina Panthers' season. They are somehow sitting atop the NFC South — can Bryce Young and the squad finally pull off a playoff berth?

Plus, other crucial debates: NC State gonne look the party against Liberty? Are there UNC fans who aren't that impressed with their season thus far? What is the earliest acceptable time for dinner? And all the other random hot takes you'd expect.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Just celebrate Eric Staal all the time
09:00 - Today in Notre Dame drama
20:00 - OG Gambling Syndicate
26:00 - Housekeeping
31:00 - Julian Council on Panthers
55:00 - UNC hoops standard
1:09:00 - Social Media Dump
1:25:00 - Hey Joe

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