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RIP Lefty Freeman

Wolfpack Nation lost one of its biggest supporters over the weekend as Olney Ray “Lefty” Freeman passed away this past Saturday at the age of 98. Lefty was a pitcher for NC State Baseball in the mid 1930′s, long before “College” was replaced with “University” in the title. More than that however, he was a [...]

Many UNC-AAS questions remain, including: Are Roy Williams and Butch Davis being unfairly targeted?

The scope of the UNC academic scandal continues to widen as national outlets are finally catching onto the story. Many of these stories are linked in this entry from yesterday. If you missed it, please take a moment to catch up on the recent developments concerning the UNC faculty’s request for an independent investigation given [...]

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 [...]

Tournament Factoids Part 4: Universal Truths

Some time ago I wrote a brief entry outlining a few factoids about NC State’s history in post-season, post-conference tournament play.  When you look at the rich history and tradition NC State has, it becomes quickly apparent that a quick-and-dirty review of NC State’s tournament past really doesn’t do NC State’s basketball program justice.  NC State [...]