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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...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...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...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...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...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...Looking ahead: 2010 Defensive Line
5. July 2010
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m ready to talk football. The basketball hype has gotten to be a little much and there isn’t a lot more to say about Debbie Yow, at least not yet. During the next few weeks leading up to Sept. 4 we’ll be taking a closer look at the [...]
Continue reading...So wait, is Russell Wilson coming back?
24. June 2010
I understand Russell Wilson’s decision on how to proceed with his future is hugely important to the 2010 football team, but this has almost gotten laughable. How many times — and ways — will both Wilson and Tom O’Brien have to talk about his plans in the fall? How many different ways can they both [...]
Continue reading...ESPN College Football TV Schedule
23. June 2010
Don’t miss the update that we’ve added to yesterday’s entry by clicking here. ESPN has released its television schedule for the early part of the college football season. We already knew that the Thursday night games vs Cincinnati and Florida State were scheduled for the WWL. But, it was a pleasant surprise to learn that [...]
Continue reading...Phil Steele talks 2010 Football [6/23: Updated for NC State]
22. June 2010
Middle of the summer…let’s keep fresh with some college football preparation. Surprise? Phil’s love affair with Georgia continues. If it doesn’t work out that way, we’d be happy to take a look at picking up Mark Richt. Raycom’s blog provides us more insight into Steele’s recently released magazine (Link) Even though the Wolfpack is rated [...]
Continue reading...Russell Wilson reaches agreement with Rockies
20. June 2010
Saw this first on Backing the Pack so I must give credit there. The following article, from Inside the Colorado Rockies, discusses the signing and what the next step will be for Russell. It looks like he’s going to have quite a busy summer. The key word in the entire release from the web site [...]
Continue reading...Tom O’Brien After Russell Wilson
9. June 2010
Although Russell says he is coming back to play in the fall even after being drafted in the 4th round of Major League Baseball’s Draft, it may be time for Tom O’Brien to dust off his Contingency Plan. After all, professional athletes NEVER posture and use leverage to get the maximum salary they can pull… [...]
Continue reading...Russell Wilson Drafted in the 4th Round (Updated 8:00)
8. June 2010
Developing and also discussed here. Russell Wilson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th Round/140th Pick. Apparently, the Rockies love some ACC Quarterbacks as Kyle Parker was drafted earlier. Some interesting Tweets: MikeBart1434 played against NC State’s Russell Wilson, he is a freak athlete played 4 diff positions against us, also QB for [...]
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2. September 2010
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