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 [...]
View A Screening of “Survive And Advance” March 11 In Reynolds
Today, thirty years ago — February 14, 1983 — things were looking bleak for the NC State Wolfpack. The Pack had just lost to Notre Dame 43-42 the night before and the team’s record stood at 13-8. They definitely were not in the conversation for the NCAA tournament, and were an afterthought for the ACC [...]
Tournament Factoids Part 3: A Generation-Long Rebuild
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 [...]
The Importance of Qualifications: Gottfried and His Staff
Ever since the hiring of Mark Gottfried to NC State, we’ve heard a few people saying “wow, what a great hire”, a few people saying “I can’t believe that it happened AGAIN” and a ton of people saying “well, I didn’t know if I liked it at first, but I guess it’s ok, but maybe [...]
Friday Findings
August 12, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Thurs. practice report: O’Brien feels good about RB’s A healthy offensive line and strong running game are two keys to NC State’s success this fall. O’Brien said that after two weeks of practice, fifth-year senior Curtis Underwood, Jr. and junior James Washington are still atop the [...]
WRAL reports Harrow to Kentucky
I have to admit I am a little shocked by this. Maybe Cal believes with good coaching and strength and conditioning he can get Harrow to live up to his high school ranking. link to the article
Poll Translation
In yesterday’s N&O, Ken Tysiac penned an article about a Public Policy poll suggesting that Wolfpack fans are apathetic about Gottfried. Now I’m not a professional pollster but I have reviewed enough of them to know there are several variables that go into a poll to produce the results: sample size, target group, what questions are [...]
The Sidney Lowe Timeline & Memories
The Wolfpacker has put together a summary of the Sidney Lowe timeline that is probably valuable to review. (Click here) Sidney Lowe took the NC State coaching job in the spring of 2006 and quickly got to work on the recruiting trail, signing highly-regarded forwards J.J. Hickson and Tracy Smith. He also wasted little time [...]
The Farewell Tour, She Is Over
Thursday, March 10, 2011. The last whistlestop on the Sidney Lowe farewell tour was Greensboro, where Gary Williams continued to bat 1.000 against Lowe. In a game that was nothing short of frightening aesthetically, your final score is Maryland 75, NC State 67. Your final record is 15-16. The game was a microcosm of the [...]
Local media rushes to defend NC State against national hacks
Many props to long-time ACC sportswriters Al Featherson and Brett Friedlander for their latest columns that will be linked towards the end of this entry Also, our local radio guys like Dave Glenn, Joe Ovies, and Adam Gold have defended us all week as well. Maybe from now on the hosts won’t waste time on [...]