The idea of “coaches in waiting” has evolved into prominence within the world of college athletics. The first ‘big’ one that I remember that was both formal and not family driven was in Purdue’s basketball program when Matt Painter was hired to ride shotgun alongside Gene Keady. Since then, the idea has taken root and [...]
There are quite a few very interesting topics to discuss in WolfpackNation this Monday morning, not the least of which is one of the big football commitments the Wolfpack landed after the Pitt game. Could a couple of other big ones be on the way? Instead of re-hashing a lot of stuff in this entry, [...]
Make no mistake about it…today’s Wolfpack win over the favorite to win the Big East Championship marked a legitimate turning point for Coach Tom O’Brien and the NC State football program. We posted this previous comment as the game ended, so we were very pleased to see that we were on the same page with [...]
When I think about today’s game, I recall the first glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I had been going to NC State football games my whole life (in fact, one of my earliest memories is of the eerie silence settling over C-F when Penn State beat us on a last second [...]
Finally, the game is almost here. Paul Zeise is the Pitt beat writer for the Post-Gazette and recently did a chat about this week’s Pitt/NC State matchup. Here are his comments about the impact of crowds at Carter Finley stadium: Well I suppose Bob Smizik might have been there for that game (the 1988 Pitt [...]
Good news on the injury front. Also, note safety Javon Walker listed as out. I expect he will be ready to play soon as well. NC State has released an updated injury report for the upcoming game against Pittsburgh. Tailback Jamelle Eugene, safety Clem Johnson, and left tackle Jake Vermiglio are no longer listed on [...]
Let’s look around the ACC and make some predictions about this weekend’s game (minus our game against Pitt, let’s save that discussion for tomorrow). The point of offering my predictions is only to generate some discussion for our readers as we apologize for being too busy to keep the front page dynamic this week. I [...]
This recent article out of Richmond sparked us to update our perpetual following of NC State’s Out of Conference football scheduling. A few quick bullets: * The question marks beside Tennessee 2013 is a function of our not knowing if the scheduling of the 2012 game in Atlanta serves to consolidate and replace the two [...]
You have probably noticed a little less activity on the front page of the blog in recent days. We remind you that we are supporting our new message boards with more depth and breadth of various topics as opposed to diluting the front page of the blog. So, PLEASE help us out with some reading [...]
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 [...]
You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
This is truly abhorrent. Many folks call The Carolina Way a myth — but it’s not. Believing a myth can be innocent, borne of ignorance. In fact, The Carolina Way is a giant, perpetuated lie that has bred a culture that believes no ethical or moral sacrifice is too great to ensure athletic superiority. The [...]
