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An Interview with Lee_Folwer
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...2009 NC State Chancellor’s Report
23. February 2010
Nice set-up with its own website. Rankings * 3rd in Best Overall Public University Value among public universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2009) * 5th among colleges of veterinary medicine (U.S. News & World Report, 2006) * 6th best value among the nation’s public [...]
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...Chancellor Woodson Extended Interview
14. January 2010
We hope that you and and all of the readers in our community took the time to read our Welcoming blog post and the commentary shared by our readers. You can click here for the thread on our message board regarding Chancellor Woodson’s appointment. “This is an exceptional University.” “The reputation of this institution is very strong.” “I like [...]
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 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...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...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...The best thing Lee Fowler has done at NC State
22. October 2009
We catch a lot of flak for our criticisms of Lee Fowler and the manner in which he runs the NC State Athletics Department; and much of that criticism comes from people that are too spineless or too stupid to actually publicly stake their own opinions. But, we choose to educate ourselves on issues and [...]
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 [...]
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...Chancellor Woodward Attends Practice
13. August 2009
WOW! Can you tell that we love us some Chancellor Woodward? Seriously…can we just keep keep this ‘interim’ guy for a few years? The following video was posted to NC State University’s YouTube Channel yesterday and it shows Chancellor Woodward attending NC State’s first football practice of the year. Additionally, I just [...]
Continue reading...Questions for Lee Fowler [FINAL Update @ 7:30am]
8. July 2009
Ladies & Gentlemen, Lee Fowler is going to be a guest on 850TheBuzz tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 8am. The good men at 850 have suggested that we ask our readers for questions to pose to our fearless ‘leader’ as opposed to only taking calls from the same old group of listeners. With this said, we are asking [...]
Continue reading...A View from the Cheap Seats – Scandal spooks State supporters
1. July 2009
The N&O touched briefly on a subject I’ve been curious about for a while: How the recent events revolving around State’s leadership have affected its revenue stream from donors. “If NCSU can afford to give Mary Easley an $80,000 salary increase, it no longer needs my support.” Beyond the obvious issues of inadequate accountability and the even [...]
Continue reading...The Kind Of Leader NC State Needs
14. June 2009
Without any question, the wake of the Easley scandal at NC State has left an impression that the storied university’s former leaders ran the school at the whim of the corrupt state patronage system that makes the government of North Carolina more closely resemble a Banana Dictatorship rather than the values of the vast majority [...]
Continue reading...Jim Hunt As Chancellor? Not On My Watch!
12. June 2009
Today’s Triangle Business Journal features NC State “booster” Steve Stroud doing a little “boosting” for someone else: former four-term governor Jim Hunt. Stroud, it seems, thinks Hunt would be a dandy occupant for the vacant chancellor’s chair at NC State: “Jim Hunt would do a great job bringing the university back together.” In fact, says [...]
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1. March 2010
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