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 [...]
Terry Holland’s work at ECU coming to a close
I was going to pen a quick ‘quote of the day’ entry today related to East Carolina; so, it was only fitting that I be able to knock out two birds with one stone and not have to give East Carolina multiple entries on the front page. First, comes the announcement that Terry Holland will [...]
Getting What We Deserve
Nov. 9, 2012 RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State fans continue to show their excitement for the 2012-13 season by selling out the Wolfpack’s season opener against Miami of Ohio tonight at PNC Arena. It marks the first sell-out of a Pack season opener since 1999, when NC State played its first game in the arena [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) State freshman star Purvis finally has something to smile about The first thing you notice about Rodney Purvis is his smile. It’s infectious and genuine. And these days, as he approaches the start of his first preseason practice as a member of the N.C. State basketball team, he has [...]
Directors’ Cup Final Standings – 2012
The final 2011-2012 Directors’ Cup standings are out for Debbie Yow’s second year as Athletic Director at NC State. SFN has already posted an entry and now we’ll take a little closer look at some of the numbers. And as a quick clarification, despite the new playoff system on the way, in this article a [...]
Yow 1, Twerps -7
Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) has a nice piece about the improvements Debbie Yow has made at NC State but more importantly her vision and plan for making those improvements. There’s also a nice dig at the Twerps who are in a financial mess. While Maryland cuts sports, N.C. State looks forward with optimism under Yow It’s [...]
The Latest News From FSU Only Underlines The Disaster That Is John Swofford
Seems that this time there really is fire beneath the smoke coming from blogs and message boards: Florida State is not happy with its current situation in the Atlantic Coast Conference, something that had been rumored for years. Even worse, there is some very real sentiment in Tallahassee to leave the ACC – possibly making [...]
Yow Raising The Bar On Non-Revenue Expectations
As many are aware, recently Debbie Yow had to fire Coach Carter Jordan, the 8-season coach of our wrestling team. There has been a lot of discussion on our forums about the issue, but many are still unaware of what is going on in the non-revenue world of NC State athletics. The following comes from my university-centric [...]
Tournament Factoids Part 4: Universal Truths
Some time ago I wrote a brief entry outlining a few factoids about NC State’s history in post-season, post-conference tournament play. When you look at the rich history and tradition NC State has, it becomes quickly apparent that a quick-and-dirty review of NC State’s tournament past really doesn’t do NC State’s basketball program justice. NC State [...]
Corchiani and Gugliotta should be Recognized at UNC Game
I received an email last night from a friend promoting the idea that these two “martyrs of sorts” should be honored or at least recognized before our game on Tuesday. At first I chuckled at the idea as it’s fantastic on its face for the most simple reasons. However, to honor these guys would be [...]