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 [...]
On Eternal Patrol
A packed house of submarine veterans and their families gathered at the World War II Submarine Veterans Memorial Pavilion for a very special World War II Memorial Service Program, Nov. 7… “We always look forward to celebrating the exploits, the traditions, the professionalism and the heroism of our veterans of World War II,” Edwards said [...]
Happy 25th Anniversary, Lee
Departing NC State Athletics Director, Lee Fowler’s love of the media spotlight is well known to all of us. Quotes from Fowler often find themselves into newspaper articles that sometimes are unrelated to NC State Athletics as “Coach Fowler” made a much higher priority of returning calls from reporters than focusing on finding ways to [...]
Wolfpack to play for ACC Baseball Championship @ 1pm
It was a wild day at the ACC Baseball Tournament in Greensboro. You can follow the tournament online at the ACC’s Championship Website. NC State was smoked by Georgia Tech Saturday morning, losing 17-5 in what ultimately was meaningless game after the Yellow Jackets lost to Clemson later in the day. The nightcap saw NC [...]
A Bold But Logical Plan to Fix Football
As I mentioned in the comments of Derek’s recent column, I think there’s really only one way to approach the 2010 football season. Well, only one way that doesn’t involve a great deal of “wishcasting.” And as I am quite fond of saying – “hope” is not a strategy. I think certain things about NC [...]
Even more proof that basketball expectations should be restrained
If you thought the out of conference schedule for NC State was going to be tough in 2010 (games against Wisconsin, Syracuse, Arizona and potentially Georgetown), take a look at the ACC schedule. N.C. State (8 to 10) Twice: UNC, Wake, Clem, Duke, FSU Home only: GT, Miami, VT Road only: BC, Md, UVa Joe [...]
NC State beats Clemson to open ACC Baseball Tourney
NC State got its bats going in its first action in the 2010 ACC Baseball Tourney Wednesday night, picking up a 13-8 win over Clemson. State put itself in very good position going forward if it can continue to play well Friday and Saturday. The game against Virginia Tech Saturday is very winnable and if [...]
NC State’s secondary needs to improve, or else
The defensive secondary was just one of the major issues the Wolfpack defense had in 2009. Without major improvement before the season opener September 4, it could be the issue in 2010. Aside from the issues facing Jarvis Byrd, the secondary is simply unproven. Even with less experience on the defensive line, the front seven [...]
ACC Sports: Jim Sumner breaks down the ACC Baseball Tourney
Here’s a good look at what to expect from this week’s ACC Baseball Tournament in Greensboro. After favorite Virginia, the field is pretty wide open and there should be some good games to see once the action gets going. ACC Baseball Tourney Preview The ACC ended its regular season last weekend and eight teams prepared [...]
CFN ranks Russell Wilson as top ACC QB
Not much of a surprise here (at least IMO), but still worth looking at. While Josh Nesbitt and Christian Ponder are arguably more important to the success of their teams in 2010, Wilson is an extremely talented player who has room for improvement. Nesbitt is limited somewhat by the offense he plays in and Ponder [...]