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 [...]
Football Coaching Carousel
What year is it? I just tagged this entry with “Chuck Amato” and “Norm Chow”! Don’t know if you’ve been able to follow some of the news over the holiday week that also included the bowl game, but there have been some interesting developments in the world of college football recently. =====> Over at [...]
Trending on Thursday
As we are all still catching our breath from the big Belk Bowl victory on Tuesday night we’ve got a potpourri of interesting topics developing that we didn’t want to ignore today. First, if you want to re-live some highlights from the other night then this link is a great place for you. Our message [...]
Pack Wins Belk Bowl 31-24!
Old MacDonald had a farm… Amerson had two picks (one a crucial second half pick six, the other securing the win) while Glennon was named the MVP on 21-of-33 passing for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Video of Amerson’s incredible pick-6 here. Box Score (ESPN) Game Recap (N&O) Attendance (N&O) J.P. Giglio Observations (N&O): Photos [...]
Belk Bowl game thread
This is an important game for NCSU and TOB.
Live from Charlotte, Belk Bowl Update
Live from Charlotte this morning where the weather has been cold and rainy early this morning. Click here for updated weather reports and discussion. A little before 9am this morning there was a fire alarm in the Wolfpack’s hotel that lasted for about 25 minutes. We were tweeting during the alarm that wasn’t [...]
Red helmet seems to be gaining steam
NC State unleashed more alternative uniforms this year than we’ve ever seen. The combination of red helmets with a white block S in tandem with black jerseys for an October home game vs Central Michigan came off surprisingly well. Then the Wolfpack surprised everyone by pairing the same red helmet with all red uniforms for [...]
Gameday for the Belk Bowl!
It is gameday in Charlotte and we should have a lot of activity on the blog, the message forums and our Twitter account today; so, please don’t hesitate to surf through everything so you don’t miss anything like our fond farewell to consummate Wal-Mart Tar Heel (click here), or our ongoing gameday discussion on the [...]
SFN Bids Everett Withers a Fond Adieu
It would be hard to write a more fitting denounement – a half-hearted effort leads to the Holes getting taken behind the woodshed for some sweet, sweet Shreveport schadenfreude. A garbage time TD cut the final margin to 41-24 – but it was never in doubt after the first quarter. Missouri is hardly a football [...]
Pack Past: Bowling edition
A look back at the first time the Wolfpack went bowling. (Link) On Dec. 6, 1946, NC State accepted an invitation to play in the second Gator Bowl, in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a history of NC State maintained by NCSU Libraries. The Wolfpack faced Oklahoma in a New Year’s Day game in front of [...]