Episode Details

The bracket is out. Ovies & Giglio are back at OG Media HQ. And the Triangle's NCAA Tournament picture couldn't be more complicated or more compelling.

Start with Duke — because Giglio needs a moment. The Blue Devils come into March Madness as back-to-back ACC Tournament Champions with the most proven defensive identity in college basketball. The selection committee looked at all of that and handed them the toughest bracket. Ovies pushes back on the UNC pessimism that has been building since the Clemson loss in Charlotte. The Tar Heels have a pattern this season that is worth trusting — they hit a low point, they absorb it, and they come back with some punch. Then NC State. Will Wade didn't exactly hide the ball on this one — the Wolfpack head coach essentially acknowledged the likelihood of a Dayton First Four appearance before the selection committee made it official. The road from 9-2 in ACC play to a play-in game in Dayton is one of the steepest late season descents the bracket has seen in years and it deserves a full explanation.

Patrick Stevens — Senior OG Media Bracketologist — gets into the selection committee's evaluation process, the bubble logic that shaped the final field, the mechanical bracket construction that determined NC State's placement and more. Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes get their catch-up segment and the OG Sports Phone closes the show the right way — Triangle fans processing a whole bunch of things.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Duke's tough bracket
07:30 - UNC bounce back?
15:00 - Destination Dayton
30:00 - Listen to coaches!
36:00 - Housekeeping
41:30 - Patrick Stevens
1:10:00 - Canes crunch-time
1:19:00 - Social Media Dump
1:30:00 - Hey Joe

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