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Panthers sign Marcus Hudson
Great news for Wolfpack fans who like to follow former players in the NFL… …former NC State defensive back, Marcus Hudson, has signed a contract with the Carolina Panthers. (Link) Hudson, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound product of North Carolina State, joins the Panthers after playing four seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. He comes off a [...]
Continue reading...Adrian Wilson voted to AP All-Pro team
14. January 2010
In the realm of former Wolfpacker news, Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been voted to the Associated Press All-Pro 1st team. This is the first time the nine-year vet has been voted to the All-Pro team and based on his performance during the last few season, it likely won’t be the last. During the 2009 [...]
Continue reading...Former Wolfpackers advance in NFL playoffs (Updated 10:30am)
11. January 2010
It was a good weekend for former NC State football players in the NFL as both Jerricho Cotchery’s New York Jets and Adrian Wilson’s Arizona Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. If you didn’t see the Jets-Bengals game on Saturday, Cotchery turned in a very impressive performance – figuratively painting the sidelines [...]
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...Lennie Barton out as Alumni Relations Executive Director
12. October 2009
We heard about this on Friday but wanted to wait until something official came out. Link to Red & White for Life Blog An Announcement from Chancellor Woodward 10.12.2009 | Posted by Chris Richter | Filed under Alumni Association News, Alumni News | Tags: Jim Woodward, Lennie Barton | As some of you have perhaps heard by now, a [...]
Continue reading...N.C. State’s Tradition Coordinator – Who knew???
31. August 2009
After posting (erroneously – sorry and thanks!) about the Pep Rally that will be held at Harris Field on Wednesday night, I was contacted by the Director of Traditions for the Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program. Call me disconnected if I’m the only one without knowledge of this group, position and/or effort by the [...]
Continue reading...Former Wolfpack defensive star killed in tragic drunk driving accident
16. August 2009
A second former NC State defensive star from the last decade has lost his life just a few months after current NFL player, Corey Smith’s life tragically ended in a boating accident off the coast of Florida. The N&O is reporting that former NC State linebacker, Edrick Smith was killed in car crash in Charlotte early [...]
Continue reading...God’s calendar goes askew – former Wolfpacker lost for the year
15. August 2009
Evidently something has gone askew in the tracking of time here on earth. Despite the current dislocation in time and space, NC State will accept the situation as a near miss; but that doesn’t translate into good news for one of our all-time favorites – Andre Brown – as the former NC State running [...]
Continue reading...Monday Morning Multimedia – Alumni version (Rivers & Tulloch)
10. August 2009
(1) San Diego Chargers season preview below. The Chargers are led by last year’s NFL passing efficiency leader, Philip Rivers. Relatedly, you will like this link that ranks PR as one of the NFL’s five “Franchise Quarterbacks”. Video: Countdown to Kickoff: Chargers (2) Elsewhere, you can click here for a ten minute interview of Stephen [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday Bytes: Holtz for Congress and Wilson Watching
5. August 2009
Two interesting tidbits from today. The Associated Press is reporting that Former NC State Football Coach Lou Holtz is considering a run for Congress in Florida for the GOP. ORLANDO, Fla. — Former N.C. State football coach Lou Holtz is mulling a run for Congress in Florida as a Republican. The Associated Press [...]
Continue reading...Follow-up on Philip
2. August 2009
The third installment of LRM’s fantastic retrospectives hit SFN on Friday and can be seen by clicking here. The piece focused on one of the best college football quarterbacks of all-time – Philip Rivers. Statistically, Philip’s status as the ACC’s greatest quarterback is indisputable. He ranks first in total starts (51), passing yards [...]
Continue reading...Congratulations, Coach Avent & Aaron Bates!!
15. July 2009
Just a little baseball news during the All-Star break – after 13 years without winning an ACC Championship or finishing in first place in the conference, NC State Head Baseball Coach Elliot Avent got a big boost to his program when former Wolfpack first baseman Aaron Bates was called up to the major leagues by [...]
Continue reading...Sunday Stuff – July 12th
12. July 2009
====> Please no Lorenzo Brown comments in this entry. Once we get over our devastation we will post its own entry. ====> Stud outside linebacker, Kendall Moore, of Southeast Raleigh choose Notre Dame over NC State this weekend. (Link to the story) This one hurts, as Moore would have been a fantastic complement [...]
Continue reading...Congrats to Josh Powell – NBA World Champion
14. June 2009
With the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA title over the Orlando Magic, former NC State forward Josh Powell has his first NBA championship ring. After playing two seasons for the Wolfpack in 2001-02 and 2002-03, Powell played two seasons overseas in Russia and Italy before making to the NBA. You can click here for [...]
Continue reading...Summer NFL Football Notes [Updated 6/1]
30. May 2009
Just some quick summer football notes related to some former Wolfpackers that may be of interest to you. First, you can click here if there are some particular NFL franchises that may require some brushing up. One item I learned from surfing some links is that NC State’s Pat Thomas has been signed by the Buffalo Bills [...]
Continue reading...SFN Reader Spacewolf: From the Brickyard to the Planets
27. May 2009
These days, as it has been throughout the proud history of the American space program, you will find NC State alumni in key roles, and we here at Statefans Nation have one amongst us: Spacewolf. Recently, I had the chance to do an email interview with him, where he told me about his job and [...]
Continue reading...Chatting with Rivers and more ‘House Divided’ crap
23. May 2009
I ran across a pretty low quality chat with Philip Rivers this morning. Audio only although they do flash some photos up in a slideshow type format (check out the photo with Broncos QB Jay Cutler with his head down). Let this quench our thirst for football season as we have to wait many more [...]
Continue reading...Because Joe McIntosh deserves his own entry
22. May 2009
I was going to include a mention of this article in a “Bytes” entry, but I just can’t do that to someone so deserving of some of their own time in the sun. I just ran a search for Joe McIntosh and I have rarely been more embarrassed than when I learned that McIntosh has only [...]
Continue reading...Hill: I feel like I’m going to get a chance
20. May 2009
We’re going to take a step back from the events of the past few days and look at something positive: a person who is actually representing our university, and doing it well. Anthony Hill is happy with where he landed as a 4th round pick to join the Houston Texans. A Texas native, Hill had a [...]
Continue reading...Andre Brown: The steal of the NFL Draft?
13. May 2009
Most of us were a little surprised when Andre Brown fell to the 4th round of this year’s NFL Draft. But, with that fall also comes a set of expectations that may be easier to reach on a relative basis. Brown is already turning heads in New York. (Link) The more I hear about Brown, [...]
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17. March 2010
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