Archive | December, 2006
Will the Sea Birds at hand be better after two weeks in the bush?
UNCW’s first year coach Benny Moss has had two weeks between his team’s last game and this afternoon’s tilt with Sidney Lowe and the Wolfpack. In that time he has studied with them, rested them up, and dealt with the season ending announcement of stand out T.J. Carter following preseason surgery and a lengthy [...]
Continue reading...Look lively, chums, Bob Lee’s reading this!
(P.S. UNC-CH still stinks.)
29. December 2006
StateFansNation has a fan in Bob Lee Swagger, local UNC-Chapel Hill sports fan, “loud-mouth conservative,” and scourge of “message board loons,” “nutty faculty squirrels” and inept, kneejerk “politically correct” chancellors with bald heads who play organ. In his 2006 “close-out special” column — just prior to ripping UNC-CH figurehead admin John “The Voice of [...]
Continue reading...NC State 64, ECU 57 (whew) [Updated 11pm]
28. December 2006
Here’s the recap. The Pack dodged a very embarrassing bullet (unlike BC, who fell to Duquesne). Ferguson missed the game with the flu, depriving us yet again of witnessing a robust 7-man rotation. Please discuss below, especially if you were there tonight. The following are some quick bytes from Jeff: * Playing ECU in basketball couldn’t [...]
Continue reading...Mandel: NC State is ‘That Kind of Place’
28. December 2006
Just your average, Wolfpack-promoting entry here. This one is brought on by CNNSI’s College Football writer, Stewart Mandel. Mandel runs a ‘mailbag’ column every now and then and this week he was asked the following by Mike E. in Ringwood, N.J.: It strikes me as curious: Why would Tom O’Brien leave BC for an intradivision N.C. State [...]
Continue reading...Bowl Giving and Fun Stuff
28. December 2006
Tip of the hat to 850TheBuzz for highlighting this article at Rivals about the loot raked in by players at collegiate bowl games. Some other fun stuff that you really should spend some time enjoying this morning: * Not a Good Way to be Added as a friend (Link) * NFL’s Most Annoying Player (Link) * West Virginia is [...]
Continue reading...Mario Impresses
27. December 2006
We just talked about Philip Rivers’ great performance on Sunday, so it is only fair that we follow-up the entry with a little bit on Mario Williams, who forced a fumble and was involved on five tackles during the Texans first (EVER) win over the Indianapolis Colts. Williams has played solidly throughout the entire season. His [...]
Continue reading...Philip Rivers Leads the Chargers Comeback
27. December 2006
GREAT video of the Chargers’ comeback on Sunday led by Philip Rivers. Click here Relatedly, the Washington Post ran this article within the past week analyzing the Chargers-Giants trade that brought Rivers to San Diego. In the spring of 2004, while holding the top pick in the NFL draft, Smith was rejected by the obvious first choice: quarterback [...]
Continue reading...Smith is A Star
27. December 2006
Tracy Smith enters tonight’s GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Tournament Showcase game as a bonafide star. Mt. Zion will face Aston (Pa.) American Christian tonight at 9 p.m in Reynolds Coliseum. The N&O ran a nice piece on him that deserves mention. It can be seen by clicking here. “The light switch turned on and he’s matured [...]
Continue reading...The N&O comes one step closer to “Understanding Wolfpack Fans”
25. December 2006
It only took NC State’s hometown newspaper a couple of years for it to sink in, but it’s starting to sink in. First, a SFN Flashback to March 2005, in an entry entitled Understanding Wolfpack Fans, Part 1: Today’s myth I’d like to tackle is one that we see quite frequently in the winter. It’s the idea [...]
Continue reading...32 Turnovers Doom Pack in Cincy
23. December 2006
Cincinnati 80, NC State 71. Here’s the recap – warning – not for the faint of heart or young children. I would call it ugly/brutal, but that would be too kind. This was, by far, the worst effort we have seen from NC State in the Sidney Lowe era. Aside from the continued [...]
Continue reading...Boston Globe: BC’s Offensive Staff to Raleigh?
22. December 2006
This article discusses potential developments with Tom O’Brien’s staff in Raleigh. With associate head coach/recruiting coordinator Jerry Petercuskie, offensive coordinator Dana Bible, offensive line coach Don Horton, running backs coach Jason Swepson, and tight ends coach Jim Bridge all set to join former coach Tom O’Brien at North Carolina State, according to team sources, it was [...]
Continue reading...Cincy on Saturday
22. December 2006
After starting strong, the NC State Basketball team has not played particularly well in their last two tests against ‘named’ opponents – West Virginia and Alabama. Therefore, it would be particularly nice for the Pack to step up a little during their visit to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. It won’t get any easier as Engin [...]
Continue reading...David Glenn on TOB (Part II)
21. December 2006
Your link is here. Money quote: One of the biggest complaints about O’Brien among Boston College fans was that he didn’t take the Eagles to any big bowl games, which is sort of like Billy Joel blaming Christie Brinkley whenever the pair failed to win the Most Beautiful Couple award. Share This Article:
Continue reading...Alabama Post-Game (Five Good Minutes)
21. December 2006
For 35 minutes or so, NC State’s effort against the Crimson Tide bordered on embarrassing. The energy level was sorely lacking, and Alabama was up by as many as 23 (or was it 24?). I was just ready for the game to be over so I could get home. Then, the Wolfpack kicked it [...]
Continue reading...Coach Lowe Receiving Excellent Grades
20. December 2006
With Alabama coming to town tonight amidst rising hopes for Wolfpack hoops, The Fayetteville Observer ran a piece that offered mid-term grades for Head Coach Sidney Lowe. The results were outstanding. Link RECRUITING: A STRATEGIZING: B MOTIVATING: B+ INTANGIBLES: A- “The way I recruit is all about people skills,” Lowe said. “Certainly your university can bring a lot to the table and [...]
Continue reading...ESPN.com Article On Coaches Getting Fired
20. December 2006
Established college football coaches often don’t go gently into the good night of dismissal. Not only have the big boys crossed the $2 million-a-season salary threshold, but their attorneys have learned how to structure their contracts so the university must pay through the roof if fickle boosters try running them off campus. If he’s fired, for [...]
Continue reading...State Places 3 in Pro Bowl
20. December 2006
Three former NC State players have been named to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. Torry Holt, Philip Rivers and Adrian Wilson all were distinguished witht he honor. * This marks Holt’s 6th Pro Bowl. We encourage you to click here. * Rivers joins Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer in the AFC, therefore placing [...]
Continue reading...Neinas in the News
19. December 2006
A fantastic piece on Chuck Neinas and the general concept of hiring ’search firms’ in college athletics from USA Today. The president of Neinas Sports Services in Boulder, Colo., has handled six coaching searches this season alone. He’s leading the hunt to fill vacancies at Alabama and Louisiana Tech. He recently has completed four coaching searches [...]
Continue reading...7-2 & Rising Hopes
19. December 2006
Alabama comes to town on Wednesday night as the Wolfpack plays host in the RBC Center to the only Top-10-ranked out of conference team that I can remember visiting the building. As usual, Section Six has a great preview of the game that can be viewed by clicking here. (Sidenote – can anyone [...]
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30. December 2006
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