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Live to tape from Longleaf Swine in Downtown Raleigh, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sit down with NC State and NFL legends Torry and Terrence Holt. Plus, an extended Lightning Round to discuss Duke’s QB1, an update on the Michael Lombardi situation at UNC, and when a hole in one truly counts in golf...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
05:00 - Torry & Terrence Holt
57:30 - Housekeeping
1:08:00 - Lightning Round
1:36:00 - Gameday Men's Health
1:52:00 - Hey Joe

The guys set up shop at Longleaf Swine for an exclusive sit-down with NC State fo...

Week 0 is finally here! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down NC State AD Boo Corrigan’s presser, figure out if TCU is still good enough to stick it to UNC, SEC transfer drama, Panthers preseason takeaways, and more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - FOOTBALL!
04:00 - Ole Miss, LSU, NFL & You
14:00 - Corrigan's State of the Wolfpack
48:00 - Housekeeping
53:00 - Joel Anderson on TCU, UNC & More
1:24:00 - Mia O'Brien on Panthers vs. Jaguars
1:47:00 - Hey Joe

We finally made it! However! Naturally, opening week wouldn't be complete without NCAA bureaucracy. The gu...

The offseason is officially in the books. With kickoff a week away, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio officially retire "Summer Offseason Protocols" and clear out the OG Mailbag.

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The guys lead off with a rapid-fire run through Mt. Rushmore prompts: Things North Carolina Has Given to the World, Video Game Consoles, Family Vacations, Bar Bathroom...

Live to tape live from High Point University! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sit down with HPU head coach Flynn Clayman, break down the larger implications of NC State-UNC officially meeting in Greensboro for hoops, get the state of NC high school sports from Nick Stevens, and more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - UNC vs. State in Greensboro official
17:00 - UNC has a QB1
21:00 - Panthers can't "lose" a practice
26:00 - Housekeeping
31:00 - HPU's Flynn Clayman
1:10:00 - Varsity NC's Nick Stevens
1:42:00 - Hey Joe

The "OG Summer Tour" rolls on! The...

Will Disney+ become the true "everything app"? Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos break down Disney D23 revelations, YouTube metric shifts, and remember ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen. But first! Reviewing Pat McAfee's bro-country album project. Is it a genuine creative outlet, a marketing masterclass, or the ultimate vanity project for sports media's biggest personality?

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Students are back on campus, meaning college football season is one step closer to kicking off. InsideCarolina's Greg Barnes discusses Belichick's youth movement early season stress test and UNC's role in the future of conference realignment, Bomani Jones joins to break down the potential of a professional sports franchise valuation bubble, and more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome back, students!
06:00 - Carolina Panthers continue "meh" preseason
13:00 - Technician puts Doeren on notice
22:00 - Housekeeping
28:00 - InsideCarolina's Greg Barnes
1:03:00 - Bomani Jones convo
1:33:00 - Chris Hooks on HS Game of the Week
1:46:00...

What are the worst teams in Triangle sports history? Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio dive into the listener mailbag live from Woody's City Market in downtown Raleigh, build a Mt. Rushmore of dead NC amusement parks, tease the Big Four coming back, and break down Chapel Hill Belichick cope.

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The guys kick off the episode...

Can UNC football reach 5 wins under Bill Belichick? Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio respond to listener call-outs, analyze Vegas win totals, break down Seth Trimble's transfer, and visit Tobacco Road history.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Greetings from Yanceyville
04:00 - Can UNC get 5 wins?
23:00 - Vegas is meh on NC State
29:00 - Housekeeping
35:00 - Trimble to Louisville
40:00 - Are college fans over this?
52:00 - Real Tobacco Road History
1:15:00 - Gordon Miller
1:31:00 - Hey Joe

The episode kicks off with a check of the OG Sports Phone after a caller...

Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos open up this edition of OG Business comparing notes from their respective summer road trip air checks of sports radio across the country. The air check meta leads straight into a deep dive on the symbiotic relationship between veteran podcasters and modern online aggregators. After Bill Simmons recently voiced frustration over how a podcast excerpt was re-contextualized online, Joe and Demetri offer a reality check from two guys who built their careers in terrestrial sports radio: listeners taking quotes out of context is old hat. Traditional print writers who transitioned to podcasting need to...

The University of North Carolina football and Bill Belichick are a punchline in the football community. Kicking legend Adam Vinatieri was the latest to take shots at the Tar Heels coach, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony of all places. Kenton Gibbs joins Joe Giglio to discuss what will be a successful season for UNC, NC State and Duke in 2026. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 13:00 - Everyone's got jokes about UNC and Belichick 25:00 - Football success in 2026 for UNC 31:00 - Housekeeping 40:45 - Football success in 2026 for Duke 56:00 - Football success in 2026 for NC State 1:15:00 - Alex Nunnally convo 1:29:10...

The Mount Rushmore of Sunny Day All Stars is revealed, leaving UNC, State and Duke fans upset. What's going on with the latest twist and turns of off-field drama at UNC football? Vegas is daring you take the overs for ECU and NC State football. James Giglio joins Joe Giglio to answer your questions and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our schedules have been completely out of sync, but we weren’t going to go 2 weeks without giving OG Fans subscribers a new episode of OG on Business. So, even though Ovies is on hockey dad duty, Demetri is back to pull back the curtain on a major structural pivot happening at Bristol: ESPN is quietly pulling back the "embrace debate" format that defined network TV for over a decade. What does this strategic pivot mean for talent contracts, viewership retention, and the resurrection of SportsCenter?

Speaking of television booths, the guys dive into the mounting criticism su...

Ovies and Giglio are live to tape from Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship and the show covers more ground than any single episode probably should. But hey, it's summer protocols!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - FOOOOTBALL
06:00 - Panthers injury woes
14:00 - NFL QB Tiers
19:00 - Preseason poll
22:00 - Housekeeping
27:00 - Tom Werme convo
52:00 - Ross Martin convo
1:16:00 - Wyndham Championship
1:28:00 - NCGA, THC & You!
1:44:00 - Mt. Rushmore SZN

The guys open with the Carolina Panthers — the injury woes continue and while training camp in...

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run an extended Lightning Round covering the Protect College Sports Act, MLB trade deadline fallout, Canes trade rumors and more before getting into extended conversations about the upcoming college football season and the state of youth hockey in the area.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Giglio back from Wilmington
08:00 - Protect College Sports Act actually happening?
18:00 - "5 in 5" eligibility lawsuits
23:00 - MLB salary cap debate
35:00 - Today in Dundon, Nikishin talk
43:00 - Lombardi update
48:00 - Housekeeping
53:00 - LockedOn ACC's Kenton Gibbs
1:28:00 - NC Golden Bears' Paul...

Lauren Brownlow fills in for Joe Giglio! Joe Ovies and Lauren answer listener mailbag questions on Michael Lombardi's UNC leave and PR strategy, Panthers injuries, Love Island, Stanley Cup hangovers and FIFA scandals.

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With Joe Giglio away, the one and only Lauren Brownlow pulls up a chair to the studio to help Joe Ovies tackle...

Live on YouTube for Butcher's Market OG Live! Joe Ovies calls in Matt Brown, Andy Staples, and Walker Mehl to break down the UNC Lombardi fallout, the CFP debate, and Panthers camp.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - ACC preseason picks
09:00 - Lombardi triggered CSC inquiry?
20:00 - Matt Brown on college unionization
33:30 - Housekeeping
39:00 - WFNZ's Walker Mehl
1:07:00 - On3's Andy Staples
1:45:00 - Gordon Miller
1:55:00 - Hey Joe

The show opens with Extra Points founder Matt Brown explaining the administrative mechanics behind the College Sports Commission looking into player dealings...

Why can't UNC football be normal?

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Lombardi on administrative leave
03:30 - TarHeel247's Andrew Jones
26:00 - Housekeeping
31:30 - LockedOn Panthers' Julian Council
1:00:00 - ACC vs SEC
1:19:00 - Hey Joe

With Joe Giglio away on vacation, Joe Ovies tags in some of his best media colleagues to guest co-host a newsy Monday. The show opens with massive breaking news out of Chapel Hill: the University of North Carolina has placed football general manager Michael Lombardi on paid administrative leave. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the decision follows an HR...

David Tepper spent $1.3B on Bank of America Stadium, but left off a roof! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio answer mailbag questions on the Super Bowl myth, Panthers camp injuries, and more...

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Before the guys dive into the mailbag, a couple of personal confessions must be addressed. Joe Ovies takes Joe Giglio to task over...

The guys lead off with the latest round of high-profile layoffs at ESPN. While hot-take commentary on social media fixated on individual talent departures like Ryan Clark, the cuts were the highly predictable outcome of ESPN absorbing NFL Network assets and consolidating behind-the-scenes staff. Joe and Demetri dismantle the popular internet theory that Pat McAfee's massive contract is solely to blame. Blaming single-host contracts reveals more about McAfee's polarizing Q-score with older audiences than it does about corporate economics. The stark reality? ESPN’s core legacy business model — built on lucrative linear cable subscriber fees — continues to contract, while live s...

Live on YouTube for Butcher's Market OG Live! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio parse the SEC's messaging panic, Panthers camp injuries, and the new Canes TV network.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Harbaugh gets us hyped for offseason protocols
06:00 - SEC really gonna breakaway?
23:30 - Housekeeping
29:00 - Panthers open camp with bad news
36:00 - ESPN's Brooke Pryor
1:12:00 - Gordon Miller
1:20:00 - Explaining Canes new TV approach

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio lead off with the overarching meta at SEC Media Days. Commissioner Greg Sankey appears to be quietly walking back his...

The 2026 World Cup ends with Spain on top! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down the final with Oronde Ash, process ACC Kickoff reactions, British Open fallout and tackle Carter-Finley traffic nightmares.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - So Much Canes In Spain
07:00 - Oronde Ash on World Cup
44:00 - Housekeeping
48:00 - Newmark interview reaction
1:08:00 - Mensah Kickoff reaction
1:19:00 - DeChambeau discourse
1:29:00 - Lightning Round
1:40:00 - Carter-Finley concert traffic woes

The greatest summer sports spectacle on earth has officially wrapped up, but the ending didn't quite live up to the month-long...

The final day of ACC Kickoff features new UNC AD Steve Newmark on the future of Tar Heel sports, Manny Diaz on Duke’s championship defense, Jake Dickert's effort to not let last season's surprise 9-win season change who they are, and much more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - UNC AD Steve Newmark
32:00 - Belichick still isn't "normal"
36:40 - Housekeeping
42:00 - UNC's Jordan Shipp
56:00 - UNC's Melkart Abou-Jaoude
1:06:30 - Duke's Manny Diaz
1:17:00 - Duke's Nate Sheppard
1:25:30 - Wake's Jake Dickert
1:36:00 - Wake's Gio Lopez
1:49:00 - Cal's Tosh Lu...

Day 2 of ACC Kickoff in Charlotte is in the books. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sit down with Commissioner Jim Phillips, Clemson's Dabo Swinney, BC's Bill O'Brien, and a massive media roundtable.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Giglio's smoke alarm troubles
09:00 - ACC's Jim Phillips
26:30 - Housekeeping
33:00 - Wes Durham & Roddy Jones
1:18:00 - Clemson's Dabo Swinney
1:29:00 - Eric Mac Lain & Kelly Gramlich
1:42:00 - BC's Bill O'Brien
1:55:00 - Hey Joe

The show opens recounting a disastrous night at their local Airbnb, where a faulty, chirping smoke alarm kept Giglio awake for...

Live from ACC Kickoff in Charlotte! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are on location with Dave Doeren, CJ Bailey, Jimbo Fisher, ACC Senior VP Michael Strickland, and more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - ACC "Talking Season" is here!
10:00 - Top ACC Kickoff storylines
39:00 - Housekeeping
42:00 - Dave Doeren
54:00 - CJ Bailey
1:06:00 - Duke Scott
1:14:00 - Isaiah Shirley
1:25:00 - ACC Football VP Strickland
1:46:00 - Jimbo Fisher
2:04:00 - Canes odds and ends

"Talking Season" has officially arrived in the Queen City, and the microphones are hot. Broadcasting from radio row...

Will the last major of the year look like the US Open? Wyndham Clark is the hottest golfer on the planet, including his win at Shinnecock. Will that translate to another major win? Josh Goodson, Bennett Johnson and Joe Giglio break down their best bets for The Open Championship, including First Round Leader picks, Top 20s and tournament winners.

#theopen #britishopen #gambling #sports #golf #theopenchampionship #raleigh #ncsports #pgatour

TIMESTAMPS:
04:00 - Course layout, comparisons
18:00 - FRL bets
24:00 - Top 20 picks
38:00 - Winners
46:00 - Longshots
49:30 - Who didn't we talk about...

The baseline strategy for global streaming platforms has officially been rewritten, and it is entirely driven by fear of a single competitor: YouTube. On this edition of OG Business, Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos lead off with the bizarre debut of the MLB Home Run Derby exclusively on Netflix. Despite paying a massive premium to enter the live sports ecosystem, Netflix’s presentation felt completely invisible to the casual sports fan. So why is Netflix reversing its historical stance to sprint into live sports, video podcasts, and vertical video interfaces? It is a direct defensive scramble against YouTube’s abso...

On this special Monday edition of the OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio throw open the digital doors to answer your burning questions, but they lead off by getting asking their own question...why are we still having the exact same bad-faith arguments about Caitlin Clark and the WNBA month after month? And why has the league’s leadership completely failed to put the fire out? To parse the noise, USA Today senior women's sports reporter and co-host of The Women's Basketball Podcast Mitch Northam steps up to the microphone.

Then, the mailbag transitions back to it...

The Stanley Cup officially received it's permanent Carolina Hurricanes update, but instead of celebrating the depth of the roster, the hockey world is obsessing over a family tree. On this edition of the OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio dive straight into the viral storm swirling around Carolina Hurricanes majority owner Tom Dundon.

Then, they transition back to the pitch, addressing a lingering stack of mailbag letters regarding the U.S. Men's National Team's World Cup exit. Even with the team knocked out, the macro takes regarding the systemic failures of American soccer development are still...

We are live from the brand-new downtown Wilson Ballpark for a day game! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio parse the USMNT exit, map out Panthers camp, and tour the Warbirds' new home.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - We're live to tape in Wilson
04:00 - USMNT takes coming in hot
13:00 - Possible development fixes for soccer
33:00 - Housekeeping
39:00 - Carolina Panthers Camp Preview
1:11:00 - Warbirds GM David Lawrence
1:27:00 - Gordon Miller
1:39:00 - Hey Joe

The smell of hot dogs, cold beer, and mid-summer day baseball is in the air. Joe Ovies...

On this edition of OG Business, Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos lead off with the fallout from the U.S. Men's National Team exiting the World Cup. With their primary cash cow knocked out, broadcast partner FOX has essentially resorted to begging American audiences to stay tuned into the tournament. The plea is fundamentally insulting to modern soccer consumers. Thanks to a flattened sports media ecosystem where international stars are more accessible than ever, fans don't need a corporate network to manufactured interest. But the exit exposes a glaring development question: when will America actually produce the cross-over "dudes"...

The USMNT is truly the center of attention at the World Cup! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down the Folarin Balogun FIFA shocker and analyze the Hurricanes' quiet free agency.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - FIFA is shady? NO WAY!
06:00 - Balogun story has everything
27:00 - Housekeeping
38:00 - Oronde Ash on USMNT cycles paying off
1:17:00 - Canes offseason explained
1:29:00 - Lightning Round
1:40:00 - Hey Joe

The global soccer stage is messy, bureaucratic, hyper-political, and wrapped in controversy — which means the United States Men's National Team has officially and completely arrived at...

Comcast is officially spinning out NBCUniversal. Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos break down the fallout for sports rights fees and expose the harsh reality behind iHeartMedia's latest layoffs.

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The guys lead off with Comcast's massive decision to completely spin out the bulk of the NBCUniversal empire into a standalone, publicly traded entity. Joe and Demetri...

Live from the Empire Eats World Cup watch party in downtown Raleigh! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio gear up for USMNT knockout drama and parse a quiet day of NHL Free Agency for the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Broadcasting live from the outdoor courtyard nestled between Sitti and Gravy, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio lean into international...

The parade routes through downtown Raleigh are clear, the hangovers have subsided, and the hard sports business reality of summer has officially arrived. On this edition of the OG Mailbag, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio open up the floodgates on the OG Sports Phone. First up is the looming Carolina Hurricanes offseason. While the high of the championship remains, fans are already wrestling with Tom Dundon's ruthless, win-first roster philosophy. What happens to the blue line, and are we truly ready for the Brandon Bussi era in net?

Then, the phone lines shift to the Queen City...

A blockbuster LaMelo Ball trade shakes North Carolina sports. Joe Ovies breaks down the Charlotte Hornets' reset, an NC State vs UNC December showdown, and some Stanley Cup lore.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - NC State vs UNC neutral site
06:00 - Don't get attached, Caniacs
12:00 - Dundon making the rounds
18:00 - Housekeeping
22:00 - Walker Mehl on Hornets trading Ball
59:00 - Keeping up with Lord Stanley
1:25:00 - Mt. Rushmore SZN
1:53:00 - Hey Joe

Just when you thought the North Carolina sports landscape was going to quiet down for...

Heartbreak in Omaha as UNC baseball falls short of a title. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down the Tar Heels' collapse, Rod Brind'Amour's HOF snub, and the NBA Draft...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - More UNC CWS sadness
12:00 - OG Sports Phone
23:00 - Housekeeping
27:30 - Brind'Amour HOF snub
43:00 - Roy Cooper OG Canes Correspondent
1:03:00 - NDA Draft
1:12:00 - NCYSA Director Bill Furjanic
1:23:00 - Hey Joe

The absolute high of a Stanley Cup championship parade has given way to a heavy dose of reality across the Triangle sports landscape. Joe...

The parade routes are clean, the hangovers have subsided, and the Stanley Cup is officially making its rounds across the Triangle. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sorta kinda return to "normal" programming by tackling the massive backlog of national and local sports stories that took a backseat to hockey immortality. But there's plenty of hockey talk! The guys welcome former Carolina Hurricanes forward and 2006 Stanley Cup champion Erik Cole to the show. Cole shares his unique perspective on what makes a Rod Brind'Amour locker room tick, having played alongside Rod in the 2002 Final and won it all with Brind'Amour...

Winning the Stanley Cup should have put an end to the Lazy Canes Takes. Instead, some outside the market have doubled down on their doubts. UNC baseball has been to Omaha 13 times for the Men's College World Series. Is this finally it for the Tar Heels? If they win, how will they celebrate. James Giglio joins Joe Giglio to discuss these questions and more on a very special edition of the OG Mailbag. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

UNC eliminated West Virginia in the Men's College World Series and will advance to the championship round to face Oklahoma. The Tar Heels are making their third appearance in the title round and first since 2007. The World Cup expanded to 48 teams. The NCAA could learn from FIFA. It's a simple lesson: more is more. Alex Nunnally, Jaxon Lucas and Oronde Ash join Joe Giglio to discuss these topics and more on a jam-packed summer edition of the OG. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 03:50 - Canes media tour 19:29 - Garner legend Jaxon Lucas on the Men’s College World Series 33:09 - Oronde Ash on...

Jordan Staal got more than the Conn Smythe for the Carolina Hurricanes' run to the Stanley Cup. An appreciation of the Canes' 37-year-old captain. The World Cup had a perfect day with Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi all taking turns on the center stage. Plus, the college equivalent of the traditional World Cup contenders. Hayes Permar joins Joe Giglio to discuss these topics and more. OG SUMMER POP UP SHOP: http://ogtrianglemediashop.com/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Jordan Staal gets his flowers 38:00 - #HOUSEKEEPING 43:00 - The perfect World Cup day 49:00 - World Cup contenders as college teams 1:00:02...