You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
Double Fouls and Held Balls
So what fun would college sports be if there wasn’t a bit of officiating controversy? And why should the Final Four be any different? But in this case, despite downplaying the screw job handed to them in the closing moments of their semi-finals loss to Louisville, it seems to us that Wichita State has a [...]
Random Fact that may only interest me
Taking a title that is used in Peter King’s weekly MMQB column on SI.com, I see a pattern when it comes to NC State and the NCAA Tournament. It seems like every time this century when the Wolfpack makes the tournament they wind up playing the first game of the day. State has been to [...]
2012-13 BJD/SFN All-ACC Selections
I do this every year, and despite my general malaise, am back for more: Coach of the Year: Jim Larranaga, Miami This selection can be explained by one word – duh. But as you know, I like to run my big mouth. Before the season started, I consistently said that I expected someone other than [...]
Everett Case Wants to be Your Friend!
Yep. The father of big time basketball in the south. The driver behind the wheel that was the creation of the ACC. The man who created the Dixie Classic, popularized cutting down the nets and put NC State basketball on the map…is also a facebook fanatic. And he loves him some StateFansNation so you know [...]
Grantland: “Turned State”
Dave Tompkins, Grantland: Prior to the Pack turning a 30-foot airball into the most memorable on-court bear-hug hunt of all time and sports, I only knew State through David Thompson. The first player to be certified as “Skywalker,” Thompson acquired a nice Embers song in his name while helping the Wolfpack to a title in [...]
NC State among most watchable teams in basketball
Our beloved Wolfpack may very well give all of us coronaries before this season ends, but one can’t say that they aren’t entertaining and fun to watch in the process? I thought that this entry from Deadspin was a nice acknowledgement to the Pack and Mark Gottfried’s system that should be very attractive to talented [...]
State survives Virginia Tech, ACC officiating blunders
NC State had to go to overtime because the Atlantic Coast Conference officials couldn’t monitor the free throw lane one of the most simple and basic rules of basketball. “Players not in a legal marked lane space shall remain behind the FTline extended & behind the 3-point FG line untilthe ball strikes” — Shawn Krest [...]
Caulton Tudor to retire
Click here for a long piece discussing the announcement of Caulton Tudor’s retirement. Caulton Tudor, whose sports columns for The News & Observer and Raleigh Times have informed and entertained readers for more than 40 years, is retiring. Tudor, 65, has been a fixture in ACC press boxes and press rows since 1969. His opinions [...]
Gee, why do State fans complain about ACC officiating?
Anyone who has ever watched an NC State game, please tell me how many times do you think Richard Howell would get away with this? I guess John Clougherty and the ACC officials haven’t yet identified this tendency from Miami. I can’t wait for some jack ass to tell me how State should just do [...]