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Pack In The Role of Spoiler This Weekend

Clemson’s coaches and players don’t want to talk about it, but they are very close to earning a trip to Tampa to play for the ACC title. All they need to do is to beat the Wolfpack this weekend, and if Boston College loses to Virginia, the Tigers can pack their bags for the warm [...]

State Holds Off Terps, 38-31

The Wolfpack finally broke back into the win column in Carter-Finley this afternoon holding off the Maryland Terrapins, 38-31, in an ‘epic’ shootout for last place in the ACC Atlantic Division. It was another game decided by trying to outscore the opponent, as State’s depleted and hapless defense once again struggled to keep the opposition [...]

Mike Archer Chats With ESPN’s Heather Dinich

“It is what it is.” Mike Archer says those words several times in an interview with ESPN’s Heather Dinich. Why? Why does that happen to you guys? MA: If I knew, I wouldn’t be coaching. I’d be a doctor or a sports psychologist. I’d have your job. … Everyone says it’s a curse. It’s the [...]

Will You Be An “Irrational Kook” Saturday In CFS? (updated)

Joe Ovies, on WRAL Sports’ Fankind blog has a word or two for fans who are planning to wear a bag over their head Saturday when the Wolfpack takes on the Terps: Go Shove Your Face In a Bag “A few disgruntled NC State message board illuminati are planning to attend this Saturday’s game against [...]

Toney Baker on ACC All-Access

One of the primary bright spots for NC State football this season has been the strong play of running back, Toney Baker. Baker had a fantastic game on Saturday and now awaits a ruling by the NCAA that will hopefully provide him a 6th year of eligibility and allow him to come back next year. [...]

O’Brien Talks About End of First Half Clock Management (Updated 9pm)

The comments that follow are related to the atrocious clock management at the end of the first half of yesterday’s loss at Florida State. As WV Wolf highlighted in comments: Donald Bowens gets tackled with about 30 seconds left in the half. Russell Wilson gets the play from the sideline at 22 seconds. Ball is [...]

Pack vs. Noles – Bytes & Gameday Shitstorm Thread

I’m going to try very hard not to watch this train wreck, so don’t expect many updates. But there needed to be a place for the masochists to put their comments. For broader topics of conversation, your SFN profile also works on our message board forums that can be accessed by clicking here. So, here [...]

O’Brien Stands By Mike Archer, Blames Players (As Usual)

Photo Courtesy of photo1nc on SFN Flickr stream Tom O’Brien is nothing if not steady, apparently to a fault sometimes. During his entire tenure at NC State, he has blamed his players for failing to execute – even in a win – and stood by his coaches. Thursday, he was back at it: “Mike’s been [...]

O’Brien Remains Upbeat, Still Confident In Rebuilding Process

Despite back-to-back woodshed-whoopings, not to mention an increasing chorus of fans howling across the Wolfpack Nation for heads to roll on his staff, Tom O’Brien says that he is still confident in the growth process of the Wolfpack program under his leadership and that he does not believe that it is time to write off [...]

Boston College 52 NC State 20

Photo courtesy of News & Observer/Ethan Hyman. Link to N&O Photo Gallery. We are just going to turn the The Live Blog into the post-game entry for two reasons: (1) I can’t emotionally deal with putting together a post game entry and (2) BJD’s comments in the live blog and the comments from the community [...]

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Pack In The Role of Spoiler This Weekend

State Holds Off Terps, 38-31

Mike Archer Chats With ESPN’s Heather Dinich

Will You Be An “Irrational Kook” Saturday In CFS? (updated)

Toney Baker on ACC All-Access

O’Brien Talks About End of First Half Clock Management (Updated 9pm)

Pack vs. Noles – Bytes & Gameday Shitstorm Thread

O’Brien Stands By Mike Archer, Blames Players (As Usual)

O’Brien Remains Upbeat, Still Confident In Rebuilding Process

Boston College 52 NC State 20

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