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 [...]
MJ Salahuddin emerging for Wolfpack at position of need
Most Wolfpackers watched Coach Doeren’s first spring practice closely in hopes of picking up as much information and indication about the future of NC State football as possible. Of all the nuggets that we got, the most prominent personnel development of the spring was the emergence of MJ Salahuddin at starting middle linebacker. ESPN profiled [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) This season’s Wolfpack cooler, calmer, still hungry Just like last year, the tournament starts in the state of Ohio. Not that Gottfried was particularly interested in a trip down memory lane on Tuesday. “This isn’t last year,” said Gottfried, who has a 7-8 record in eight NCAA tournament trips. [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Omega Wolf (BackingthePack.com) ACC POY Green to Face Improving Wolfpack Defense The only times the Pack have struggled defensively of late are when they failed to end opponents’ possessions on the defensive glass. En route to 1.17 PPP Saturday, Florida State grabbed 48% of its misses. It certainly didn’t help the Pack’s [...]
Wolfpack Olympics
Word of Coach Doeren’s “Wolfpack Olympics” made its way around this week. The following video is a well put together package of highlights of the event.
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wood, Purvis lead NC State over Boston College 82-64 Whatever N.C. State lacked in continuity on Wednesday night against Boston College, it made up for in variety. Rodney Purvis scored in transition, Scott Wood made a bunch of 3-pointers and C.J. Leslie bounced back in the Wolfpack’s 82-64 win [...]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL PackInsider.com The Aftermath: What happened to NC State Against UNC? This one was hard to watch, especially at the end. The Wolfpack seemingly never really got it rolling against the Heels and seemed timid and frustrated the entire game. So what happened? Let’s break it down. 1) Leslie didn’t bring it: The [...]
2013 Football Schedule Released
Link 8/31 Louisiana Tech 9/7 Richmond 9/14 OPEN 9/19 Clemson (ESPN Thursday) 9/28 Central Michigan 10/5 @ Wake Forest 10/12 Syracuse 10/19 OPEN 10/26 @ Florida State 11/2 North Carolina 11/9 @ Duke 11/16 @ Boston College 11/23 East Carolina 11/30 Maryland I like the fact that we get Syracuse, ECU, Maryland and UNC-CHeats at [...]
Signing Day is Here!!!! Surprise Looming?
College football signing day is here!! What a change we have experienced in Raleigh!? In the span of just under two months, NC State fans have gone from overwhelmingly apathetic regarding the annual rite of passage of signing day to highly interested and engaged in the happenings of “life in the fast lane”! You can [...]
Matt Dayes re-commits to the Pack
If seen some fans express the tiniest bit of frustration that they had been wishing that Coach Doeren and his new staff were making just slightly larger recruiting waves over the last month. They weren’t large ‘complaints’ per se, but just an acknowledgement that we weren’t burning up the recruiting trails quite as much as [...]