We wanted to make sure that you good folks knew about the newest developments on PJ Hairston’s excellent adventure to Durham and had a place to voice your thoughts on the matter. You can refresh a little by reading this quick piece… UNC’s top scorer P.J. Hairston charged with possession of marijuana (USAToday.com) According to [...]
NC State vs. Maryland – The Last 10 Years
As Wolfpack fans still savor the sweet victory over 7th ranked Clemson 37-13 on Saturday to end a 7 year losing streak to the Tigers, the team’s focus has now shifted onto the other arch nemesis, Maryland. Forget the crazy Under Armour uniforms. Forget that Ralph Friedgen is no longer coaching the Terrapins. Forget that [...]
Benchmark Tom O’Brien: Version 2.0 (11:45PM Update)
Those who have been with us longer than a year may recall last season an article was published titled “Benchmark Tom O’Brien: The Race to Perceived Success“. There is some good discussion on our message boards regarding Tom O’Brien’s trajectory as a program builder and why he is a good asset for our athletic department. [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Bowl Games Edition
Here are the final stats after the bowl win over West Virginia and Auburn’s national championship. Offense Points Per Game: 31.8 (ACC Rank: 3, Nat’l Rank: 32) High: 48 Low: 13 Rushing Yards: 123.3 (ACC Rank: 11, Nat’l Rank: 95) Passing Yards: 281.2 (1, 18) Total Offense: 404.5 (4, 39) Defense Points Per Game: 21.3 [...]
Maryland vs NC State – final rankings support need for computerized selection system
NC State finished the 2010 college football season ranked #25 in both the final Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. The Wolfpack finished the season 9-4 after scoring more points against (then ranked #22) West Virginia than the Mountaineers had allowed all season en route to a 23-7 win in the Champs Sports Bowl. [...]
TOB to lose assistant to head coaching gig?
One of the hallmark’s of Coach O’Brien’s coaching philosophy is the continuity and longevity of his assistant coaching staff. Unfortunately for NC State, it appears that we’ll be losing one of our best assistants to vacancy at Elon – running backs coach, Jason Swepson. Click here
2010 Football Numbers
Thanks to choppack1 for putting this together for us. (Click here for link) All stats are national – out of 120 Division 1A teams: Penalties – 4th Total Red Zone trips – 6th Opponent 3rd Down Conversion – 8th (92nd in 2009) TO margin – 26th (2009 114th) Scoring Defense – 30th (2009 – 99th) [...]
TOB crushed his ‘magic number’
Long time readers know that we love to follow the world of coaching moves from the expectations fans apply to their coaches to the way Athletics Directors deal with situations all the way through to the annual coaching carousel of firings and hirings. I also like to take snapshots of people who will go ‘on [...]
2010 Champs Sports Bowl Champions
Congratulations to NC State Head Football Coach, Tom O’Brien for winning his 100th game tonight as the Wolfpack defeated the #22 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers to win the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl. NC State finishes the season 9-4, tying the second most amount of wins in school history. (The Associated Press recap states “Only the [...]
Champs Sports Bowl Scouting Report – West Virginia Mountaineers
Before I get into the scouting report on the Mountaineers (I figured the WV native would probably qualify for the job), this will be a hard game for me to watch. I’m an NC State grad and a die hard State fan (or else I wouldn’t be here on this site) but I can’t turn [...]