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 [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Maryland Edition
Here are the end of the regular season stats after the big Maryland comeback. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 28.0 (ACC Rank: 6, Nat’l Rank: 58) High: 56 Low: 0 Rushing Yards: 108.2 (ACC Rank: 11, Nat’l Rank: 108) Passing Yards: 238.0 (6, 52) Total Offense: 346.2 (11, 93) Defense Points Per Game: 24.8 [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
November 30, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Eric Leak Excommunicated The letter, which was sent Nov. 23 and signed by athletic director Debbie Yow, bars Leak from any contact with current or future N.C. State athletes and from the school’s athletic facilities, specifically for basketball and football. [snip] Leak, 34, is also not [...]
[3:30 update] Roy Williams discusses shooting NC State fans
Link to here for now Don’t know what is wilder — (a) Roy’s comments or (b) the fact that the News & Observer didn’t feel compelled to even mention the comments in their headline – “Roy Williams disgusted with UNC fans selling tickets in Las Vegas” “You know you get tired of that. But it’s [...]
The Colors of Carter-Finley
While attending the last few Wolfpack home football games I couldn’t help but notice how attractive (and green) the Carter-Finley Stadium grass/turf looked. Then I watched the DVR replays of the UNC-CH, Clemson and Maryland games and couldn’t believe how great both the field looked…as well as the general colors of the uniforms, fans in [...]
Tuesday Tidbits
November 29, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL GoPack.com Hoosiers Visit Pack For The ACC-Big Ten Challenge NC STATE-INDIANA, THE SERIES: This will be the third meeting ever between the two programs and the first since 1968. The Hoosiers have won the previous two contests with the Wolfpack. Indiana won the first game 101-97 at Reynolds Coliseum [...]
Steven Howard – Hero
I just ran across this thread on our message forums that is just way too good not to have on the front page of the blog. As one of our community members said, “This is what a champion in the community looks like.” Steven is an example of the best in people. That he is [...]
Monday Musings
November 28, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) Bryan comes up big in final home game for Wolfpack Bryan’s most satisfying moment came with 2:18 remaining on a third-and-seven play with 2:18 remaining. Finding himself wide open after a beautiful play fake by Glennon, Bryan grabbed a pass and walked into the end zone [...]
Where and When?
Please take heed – this is not a thread to bitch and moan about TOB coming back, or to bitch and moan about how most of us turned away in disgust at some point yesterday afternoon. Nay, tis a thread for Wolfpackers to share their stories of when and where they learned that NC State [...]
Pack Wins 56-41; bowl game awaits (updated Sun AM)
Question: What’s the opposite of NC State Sh**? Follow up question: Can NC State Sh** happen to other teams? Because if so, that’s what happened to Maryland today at Carter-Finley. Perhaps things really are going to change around here. For those who missed it, we saw the second HUGE comeback of the week today. State [...]