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 [...]
Gottfried to UCLA Is In The Rumor Mill
The rumor mill for coaching changes is already cranking up for the offseason, and on that State fans might find interesting is this: per multiple sources, UCLA head coach Ben Howland has been notified that he will be terminated, and one of the names already being floated around is NC State head coach Mark Gottfried: [...]
It wasn’t supposed to be this way
We will downloading and de-briefing all sides of the NC State basketball program in the coming days. To start, we’d love your thoughts on any of this that you would like to tackle. From @joeovies Twitter account this morning. (Link) In a less flippant approach, Ovies penned these talking points about the season’s end. 1. [...]
Random Fact that may only interest me
Taking a title that is used in Peter King’s weekly MMQB column on SI.com, I see a pattern when it comes to NC State and the NCAA Tournament. It seems like every time this century when the Wolfpack makes the tournament they wind up playing the first game of the day. State has been to [...]
Syracuse basketball program under investigation by the NCAA
CBS reports Sryacuse basketball program is under investigation. More criminals being brought into the ACC by Swofford. Between Miami, UNC and now this we have no right to look down on the SEC. At this point it seems like the question is who is not cheating rather than who is. College sports is a big [...]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) No. 8 seed NC State hopes experience helps against Temple in Dayton But despite the woes throughout the season, State finished with a 24-win season and returned to the NCAA tournament. With Gottfried reaching the tournament this season, he becomes just the third ACC coach to do so [...]
NCSU Earns a 8 Seed, And Will Face Temple In The East Regional
The NC State Wolfpack has earned an 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face Temple in Dayton Ohio in the East Regional. Should State defeat the Owls, they’ll almost certainly face regional top-seed Indiana. The Hoosiers will face the winner of the James Madison/LIU game. Louisville is the overall first seed in the [...]
Preparing for the much ballyhooed UVA defense
We get to play the top “defensive” team in the ACC today. They hold teams to 54.5 points per game. As the image below attests, UVA does not like to let other teams score so prepare yourself for a low scoring, brutal basketball game. In preparation for the game I hear Gottfried hired a wrestling [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Omega Wolf (BackingthePack.com) ACC POY Green to Face Improving Wolfpack Defense The only times the Pack have struggled defensively of late are when they failed to end opponents’ possessions on the defensive glass. En route to 1.17 PPP Saturday, Florida State grabbed 48% of its misses. It certainly didn’t help the Pack’s [...]
Battle of the States game day thread
There is a lot at stake today because if we win we get a bye in the ACC tournament but more importantly it would mar my game day thread record (yes it is all about me). I see us coming out focused and ready to play. I think/hope they are in “tournament mode” in which [...]