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 [...]
Wolfpack: 2012 Year in Review
As we all know by now, the Mayans were not correct and the world did not end. Since that day has come and past, we can look back on the highlights of the past 366 days (this year was a leap year people). In David Letterman fashion, here is this year’s top 10 list of [...]
Yow receives deserved contract extension
I must say that it is refreshing to see that the same NC State Board of Trustees who embarrassingly chose to retain Lee Fowler for an entire decade has learned a few things in recent years and have figured out how to reward people who actually deserve support. It was announced on Friday that Debbie [...]
N&O: Disgraced Former Trustee Provides Flights To Wolfpack Coaches (Which IS Legal)
No doubt, for months, the phones have been ringing off of the hook at the Raleigh News and Observer with UNC fans on the other end of the line frothing off at the mouth about the paper’s recent coverage of their favorite school. Those fans, after they get through bemoaning the paper’s coverage of the [...]
Directors’ Cup Final Standings – 2012
The final 2011-2012 Directors’ Cup standings are out for Debbie Yow’s second year as Athletic Director at NC State. SFN has already posted an entry and now we’ll take a little closer look at some of the numbers. And as a quick clarification, despite the new playoff system on the way, in this article a [...]
NC State Athletics – Setting A New Status Quo
Wow!!! It is amazing what happens when you combine leadership, vision, accountability, talent, hardwork, and incredible fan support: Today, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics released the 2012 Directors’ Cup standings. In that national metric, which recognizes all-sports success in collegiate athletics, the Wolfpack stands at 37th – it’s highest mark in six [...]
1st NC State Hall of Fame class announced
Yesterday, Athletic Director Debbie Yow announced the Inaugural Hall of Fame class for the NC State Hall of Fame. The inductees are: I don’t have any real qualms with the first class. Obviously, some of the names were locks like Thompson, Case, Yow, and Brown. All inductees are deserving of being a part of this [...]
Good year for the revenue sports…but
This year has been a good year if you are part of Wolfpack Nation. A bowl win, Men’s Sweet 16, and a Super Regional all occurred this year. Only Baylor and Florida could say the same thing. This is the best set of results for the major sports in one single academic year in a [...]
N.C. State’s athletic future looks bright
Stumbled upon this great puff piece while doing research for baseball articles. Haven’t seen it linked elsewhere and wanted to get it up for anyone that hasn’t seen it yet. Just a little something to get you excited about next school year’s potential, and keep you excited thru the long college sports black hole of [...]
N&O features Yow & her novel approach of accountability
It was a good weekend for NC State in the local media. The headline in Saturday’s morning’s News & Observer proclaimed that academic fraud was found at UNC-Chapel Hill (shocker!) and the feature story of Sunday’s sports section was, “Yow’s challenge: Put N.C. State athletic department on top” (Link). After taking over as athletic director [...]