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2010 ACC Age, Experience, & Talent (AET) Index
The AET Index is a quantifiable look at the each ACC team in 5 different categories: Class Size (Percentage of team that are Jr/Sr) Returning Starters (Percentage of starters that are returning from previous year(s)) Returning Lettermen (Percentage of players who have received a Letter) Depth Chart (Percent of 2-deep players who are Jr/Sr) Talent [...]
Continue reading...Benchmark Tom O’Brien: The Race to Perceived Success
1. September 2010
First, something for the liberal-arts lovers: “All our knowledge has its roots in our perception.” -Leonardo da Vinci. I wonder if da Vinci ever tried quantifying perception? Every college program has coaching dynasties that we view, or perceive, as “good programs”. To back this up, we have all of the records, stats, and bowl trophies to [...]
Continue reading...O’Brien Goes Against Conventional Wisdom With 2-Deep Chart For Wolfpack Opener
31. August 2010
NC State kicks off its 2010 football campaign this Saturday evening at Carter-Finley Stadium and there will be some new and to some, some surprising starters and first reserves will be manning key positions for the Pack: To much surprise, running backs Curtis Underwood Jr. and James Washington were nowhere to be found on the [...]
Continue reading...A Look at the Wolfpack’s NFL Prospects
25. August 2010
As a follow-up to our look at Wolfpackers in the NFL (click here), The National Football Post has taken a closer look at NC State’s NFL prospects. Their scouting series gives a brief description and impression of each player. The only Wolfpacker that earned the NFP is Nate Irving. No surprise. Unfortunately, the NFP may [...]
Continue reading...Tobais Palmer redshirting?
24. August 2010
Tobais Palmer – 5’11″ 175 lb. Athlete Originally signed with NC State in 2008. Played for coach Brett Williams at Georgia Military College. Carried the ball 91 times for 662 yards and 10 touchdowns during his sophomore year. Also caught 10 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown. Rushed 43 times for 311 yards and [...]
Continue reading...Brian Taylor will commit to Wolfpack
21. August 2010
The current position of NC State’s football recruiting remains a hot topic amongst Wolfpackers as evidenced by some of the questions that Jeff took from callers during SFN’s appearance on Taylor Zarzour’s radio program this Tuesday. Jeff chose to promote patience through February before judging the class, citing (1) a reduced number of scholarships available [...]
Continue reading...NC State to host Southern Fried Football
19. August 2010
After being boycotted for a couple of years…NC State is BACK!…back on the schedule for WFNZ’s “Southern Fried Football” tour. In fact, I can’t find a post on “Southern Fried Football” since October of 2006. Tom O’Brien’s annual grudge match against his old employer has made the schedule as Mark Packer and crew will roll [...]
Continue reading...TOB vs CMFBD
19. August 2010
Joe Giglio has been hard at work compiling a ‘by the numbers’ analysis comparing NC State’s Tom O’Brien with UNC’s Chief *# Butch Davis. The two points I can make for Coach O’Brien are: (1) I am very glad he gets to play Carolina every year! (2) Is there something we can do to get [...]
Continue reading...Football Stat of the Day
16. August 2010
The CAPITAL SPORTS REPORT blog is becoming a nice source of information and commentary that I enjoy. You can click here for their Twitter page. In this link, the blog takes a quick look at the statistically historical nature of the 2010 NC State football season. I also was appreciative of the respect the author [...]
Continue reading...The ‘Good’ and the Bad of Saturday Football Notes
14. August 2010
Wanted to open this entry if anyone wanted to share thoughts & observations from Meet the Pack Day, et al. ACCNow has some comments linked here. The key take-away from Coach O’Brien’s comments currently making its way around Twitter is that “We have enough weapons.” (You can click here to view SFN’s recent Tweets) These [...]
Continue reading...Tailgating Unlimited, Part 1
11. August 2010
It may not seem like it right now, while we drown in the North Carolina Heat Index and wish that merciless August sun deeper into the southern hemisphere where it belongs, but college football season is once again upon us. And with it the triumphant return of tailgating. The following is the first part of [...]
Continue reading...O’Brien v. Lowe
9. August 2010
Maybe it’s unfair, but I have routinely compared Sidney Lowe’s performance with Tom O’Brien’s performance, at least within my circle of Wolfpack faithful. The debate can often become colorful and I usually, and admittedly, find myself on the outside looking in on the popular response. Now that we’re more than a few years in to [...]
Continue reading...Let There Be Football!!! …and football conversation!!!
4. August 2010
NC State’s 2010 football camp opened yesterday and there are plenty of articles and items for fans to review! WRAL paints a solid primer on what to watch for as the Wolfpack opens camp in this entry. If you were fortunate enough to here Jeff’s appearance on Taylor Zarzour on Tuesday morning, then you heard [...]
Continue reading...Offering A Helping Hand
2. August 2010
I don’t know how, but I missed this little nugget from the NCAA this past January: The Division I Legislative Council voted Wednesday to limit the practice of “over-signing” prospective football student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, a strategy employed by some coaches that had the potential of leaving some recruits without a scholarship. Proposal [...]
Continue reading...Nate Irving gets some national attention
30. July 2010
The identity of the two stars of the NC State football team is a secret to no one; however, the level of national attention that Russell Wilson and Nate Irving garner is sometimes disproportionate to their talents. Today, CBSSports.com identified ten seniors they project to breakout and move up NFL draft boards this year. ILB [...]
Continue reading...Financing College Sports – Part 3
29. July 2010
SFN: This entry is too good to get lost in the middle of a lot of the news that we’ve had breaking in recent days, so we are moving it back to the front of the blog to make sure that the community sees it. If your attitude going into this latest entry on financing [...]
Continue reading...Good news! Drug charges dismissed for 3 Pack football players
27. July 2010
Link to N&O article. In court Tuesday morning, defense lawyers for the players argued that the arrests came after an illegal search. The lawyers’ motion to suppress the evidence from the search was granted by judge Keith Gregory. “Fortunately for us, we are a nation of laws, and it takes a highly courageous judge to [...]
Continue reading...Let the 2010 Injury Parade Begin
26. July 2010
It is time to talk football in West Raleigh…so, it is naturally time to start talking injuries!! If you are interested in talking football then you will find NC State’s updated ‘organizational chart’ and insightful discussion by clicking here. It is important to make note of the following comment from ‘tjfoose’, “2-deeps going into fall [...]
Continue reading...ESPN’s Joe Schad: NCAA Investigation Into UNC Concerns Agents
16. July 2010
Joe Schad, ESPN’s senior college football writer, has been updating what he discovers about the NCAA’s visit to UNC via his Twitter feed. Here’s his feed, newest from the top: UNC DL Marvin Austin was asked why he was seen driving the vehicle of 49er Kentwan Balmer and if he stayed at Balmer’s apartment about [...]
Continue reading...FEB ’10: Black Santa accused by recruit of illegal payments in Chapel Hill
15. July 2010
In the wake of major news that the NCAA is currently investigating the University of North Carolina’s football program, we thought it would be an appropriate time to highlight a major thread from our message boards from February of this year. (And, also promote this as a reason why we ask you to bookmark our [...]
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2. September 2010
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