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Lee’s Last Shot at an ACCeptable Achievement?
Since the beginning of the 1992-1993 athletics season, NC State University is the only full-time BCS affiliated institution that has failed to win single conference championship in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball or baseball. Today marks the start of the 57th Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, and perhaps the last of almost 57 attempts for a [...]
Continue reading...Must Listen: Taylor Zarzour begins new show with a bang! [Updated at 10:30am]
11. March 2010
We’re sorry that it took us a couple of days to get this posted to the website…but, the comments and perspectives espoused in the following audio by local sports radio host, Taylor Zarzour are timeless. This is the very first segment of Zarzour’s brand new show, “Sportsdrive with Taylor Zarzour” heard on 620 The [...]
Continue reading...An Interview with Lee_Folwer
1. March 2010
StateFans Nation is certainly no friend of Twitter sensation, Lee_Folwer. So, it was no surprise to us that he was elusive to our many requests for an interview. Although he eventually relented, he refused to meet us in person, but initially offered to do an interview via email for $1,000; before we could even [...]
Continue reading...Misplaced Praise? Did SFN make a big mistake?
23. February 2010
Yesterday’s entry highlighting the Wolfpack Women’s big win in Chapel Hill over the weekend reminded me of a recent conversation that I wanted to share with the community to see if any of our community members had any insight to share. It started last October when I wrote this entry actually complimenting and praising Lee Fowler [...]
Continue reading...If You Aren’t Following Lee_Folwer on Twitter you are really missing out
19. January 2010
We are surprised that this page hasn’t become more popular. Some real gems on here as the Wolfpack get ready to battle Duke on Wed. night. http://twitter.com/Lee_Folwer
Continue reading...BJD95’s Wolfpack Club Resignation Letter
18. January 2010
To follow up on my late October rant, I have indeed put my money where my mouth is. Here’s my letter, with private stuff I don’t want on the internet carved out: January 19, 2010 NC State Student Aid Association PO Box 37100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27627-7100 RE: Cancellation of Wolfpack Club Membership Membership #******/Ticket #***** Dear Sir or Madam: At [...]
Continue reading...Please welcome Chancellor Woodson!
8. January 2010
The UNC Board of Governors made it public today that the new Chancellor at NC State will be former Purdue Provost and administrator Dr. William “Randy” Woodson. Please look here for a small statement from Chancellor Woodson from this morning’s BOG meeting. “I think the most important thing going forward is to get to know [...]
Continue reading...The Less Interesting But More Important Coaching Carousel: The Assistants
11. December 2009
The annual shuffling of coaches is well underway, of course, with coaches moving up, others moving on and schools scrambling to fill empty slots while their is time to save their recruiting efforts for the year. We aren’t making any changes here at NC State, of course, but the one thing that we as fans should [...]
Continue reading...The Relevancy of Irrelevancy – Is Lack Of Athletic Success Limiting The University?
20. November 2009
Some of the comments on the recent Monday Morning entry got me to thinking about the possible effects of our lack of athletic success on the university as a whole. I have to believe that athletics is a big component of the marketing and identity of a university (and you can make a fair [...]
Continue reading...Fowler, Sendek, Amato and the GSR (Updated @ 1:15pm)
19. November 2009
NC State is currently tied for the worst record in the Atlantic Coast Conference football season as the program heads towards its longest consecutive streak of non-winning seasons since the 1950s. The Wolfpack has been picked to finish 12th out of 12 teams from almost every imaginable source for the upcoming basketball season continuing [...]
Continue reading...Study: It’s More Fun To Lose (Seriously?!!!)
17. November 2009
A new study from Ohio State shows that sports fans actually have more fun watching games when they feel negative towards their team’s prospects. Seriously. And no, I didn’t find this on The Onion website. Don’t be happy, be worried: Sports fans need dose of negative For sports fans watching their favorite team play, the greatest enjoyment [...]
Continue reading...Monday morning in Wolfpackerville or NC State is 8-35-2 in all fall sports
16. November 2009
Hello Monday, Wolfpackers! About a month ago, we took a quick view of NC State’s weekend sports performance on our message boards that included the following: Rifle team falls to Nebraska Volleyball swept by Duke Soccer loses to Wake Football dismantled by Boston College [snip] Our ACC record in volleyball in the ten seasons while Lee Fowler has been AD now stands [...]
Continue reading...10/15/2005: Letter to the Wolfpack Nation from NCSU Director of Athletics Lee Fowler
15. November 2009
Raleigh, NC – Dear Wolfpack Fans: I know this is a time of great frustration and disappointment for all of you who care deeply and passionately about Wolfpack football. As Athletic Director, I can say that we all feel badly about losing–our coaches, our players and our staff, as well as our thousands of fans. As I [...]
Continue reading...Shocking – Lee Fowler Still Doesn’t Get It
12. November 2009
Lodged deep within the N&O’s write-up of the upcoming Wolfpack hoops season (all WTNY, all the time, just like the buffoonish duo of Fowler and Lowe want it) is this little gem from Fowler’s always jabbering mouth: Too many times, loyalty’s a one-way street. Fans want the coach to be loyal to them, but they’re not [...]
Continue reading...State actually wins a team championship in an ACC sanctioned event (ie: not Bass Fishing) [Updated noon]
3. November 2009
As resident SFN Statistician, WV Wolf, posted much fo the following on our message boards this weekend: NC State’s Men’s Cross Country team won the ACC Championship this weekend. (Link to ACC.com) This is State’s first ACC Title since winning the ACC Wrestling Championship on March 3, 2007; spanning a stretch of 973 days. In the 56 [...]
Continue reading...Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out
31. October 2009
The above is, of course, a famous quote by Dr. Timothy Leary. Leary was a 1960s counter-culture icon who promoted the use of LSD as somthing positive for mind and spirit. No, I’m not suggesting that you use drugs to numb yourself to the continued futility of all things regarding NC State (especially its embarrassingly [...]
Continue reading...The Unholy Trilogy and Other Groups of Distinction
28. October 2009
On a blog entry on Buster Sports, author Dave Nathan has discovered what he believes to be the three worst college football and basketball teams from 2006 to 2009. There are three BCS schools that have had 3 straight losing seasons in football while also missing the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Of course, [...]
Continue reading...Profiles in Competence – Michigan AD Bill Martin
23. October 2009
You may remember a well-received Ron Wellman post from this summer. Today, we highlight another university whose athletic director knows what he’s doing – The University of Michigan and Bill Martin. Hat tip to long-time SFN commenter Noah for sending this in (although the snarky title is all mine): Bill Martin, athletic director at [...]
Continue reading...Wolfpack Sports Marketing Goes After PackPride Message Board Poster
20. October 2009
Not a lot of time to post today, but it looks like Wolfpack Sports Marketing is really upset with some posters on PackPride.
Continue reading...Bobby Purcell Makes 80k More Than Closest ACC Counterpart
20. October 2009
1. Bobby Purcell, NC State $344,013 2. Andy Miller, Fla. State $268,752 3. John Montgomery, UNC $245,923 4. Dirk Kastra, UVA $203,750 5. Jack Thompson, GA Tech $159,625 6. Bill D’Andrea, Clemson $153,000 Triangle Business Journal Leaders of college athletics booster clubs are used to watching their sports teams perform under pressure. But now it’s those highly paid fundraisers who are having to [...]
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12. March 2010
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