I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Dave Glenn Pencils Pack in at the 4 Slot
I started to feel like my cautious optimism is at least warranted, when I read that Dave Glenn is drinking Sid’s Kool Aid: If Atsur had another year, this team would have had an incredibly high ceiling. As it is, the key factor moving forward for the Wolfpack will be the development of a reliable [...]
Gillispie Stays at A&M
Arkansas official: Gillispie to remain at Texas A&M By JEFF CARLTON, AP Sports Writer We need to find a really good phrase to describe this trend of ratcheting salaries every off season: Texas A&M officials would not discuss the terms of the new deal or say when an announcement might come. The 47-year-old coach makes [...]
TOB Building Bridges
Yesterday, Bobby V bridged the past…today, Tom O’ Brien is building bridges to mend some deterioriated relationships between NC State football and local high school football coaches. Tom O’Brien’s priority this spring is preparing N.C. State for the 2007 season during off-season workouts. But cultivating relationships with the people who’ll be supplying talent to his [...]
Bobby V Bridges The Past
Tip of the hat to a poster on Pack Pride. Really interesting stuff in this article by Bob Valvano. The following is just the beginning excerpt of the piece: It is the late 1960’s and the college coach gets a call from his brother, who is a high school coach. The call concerns a player [...]
Louisville Courier: Nice Compliment on JJ Hickson
JJ Hickson led all scorers on the East team last night with 14 points last night at Louisville’s Freedom Hall. We caught this blurb on Hickson in the morning paper: The latest greatest high school players bounced through Freedom Hall in the 2007 McDonald’s game last night. I’ve made many silly predictions in my life. [...]
Hickson to play in McDonald’s All American Game at 8pm
The game will be televised on ESPN at 8 p.m. (EST). Can use this topic as a game thread.
AP: Lowe thanks Wolfpack officals, fans for support
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe thanked Wolfpack officials and fans for their understanding Wednesday after his son was charged with crimes ranging from armed robbery to drug possession. “This is a difficult time for my son, myself and my family,” Lowe said in a statement issued by the school. “We [...]
Son of Sidney Lowe Charged in UNCG Robbery
Not good. The son of North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe was arrested Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery that ended with the shooting of a Raleigh man.
Hickson Is Really Impressive at McDonald’s All-American Practices
There have been a lot of impressive reports on JJ Hickson this week. We got the ok, to take a couple quotes from the article on PackPride.com. (well worth the subscription) The Georgia native had yet another strong performance in practice Monday, showing an emerging perimeter game that was non-existent for so long. He displayed [...]