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2010 All-ACC Basketball Picks
In what we hope to make an annual tradition, we once again announce our selections the same night regular season play is complete. Yes, you will notice a distinct Terrapin flavor with respect to the major awards, but if you have watched them play down the stretch, I think you’ll understand (even if you [...]
Continue reading...Comprehensive (But Scattered) Thoughts on the Pitt Game
26. September 2009
When I think about today’s game, I recall the first glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I had been going to NC State football games my whole life (in fact, one of my earliest memories is of the eerie silence settling over C-F when Penn State beat us on a last [...]
Continue reading...SFN is ‘Pulse of the Fan Base’
5. May 2009
SFN would like to thank the great folks from the ACC Sports Journal for inviting us to partner with them on their weekly ‘Pulse of the Fan Base’. They posted the feature to their website last night and it can be read by clicking here. Over the last 12 months the blog has generated more than 3.5 [...]
Continue reading...OTR: Predict Pack’s ACC Record (with bonus imbalanced schedule stats)
9. January 2009
It’s that time of year again! Time for you to go ‘On the Record’ with your Wolfpack perspectives and knowledge. State opens the season tomorrow with an extremely difficult task on the road at Clemson (we’ve got your pre-game discussion) And, the schedule doesn’t necessarily get THAT much easier. You can view the imbalanced nature of [...]
Continue reading...SFN Bowl Projections (12/3 Update)
2. December 2008
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the world of ‘Bowl Tracking’, but some developments over the last few hours have opened visibility to a likely scenario of how NC State ultimately could play in the EagleBank Bowl in Washington, DC despite the news from yesterday that such a bid was unlikely. We have been updating [...]
Continue reading...SFN Celebrates New Year with NC State Magazine Feature
2. January 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This entry will remain posted near the top for a couple of days…so, if you are visiting the site for the first time or if you are a frequent visitor please don’t ignore all of the entries below. For example, VAWolf logged an awesome statistical post that follows this. We just wanted to take [...]
Continue reading...Predict the Games
13. August 2007
These are only my guesses, but now is as good a time as any to make them. Remember, these are predictions, not hopes or best case scenarios. I wouldn’t be shocked by anything between 4 and 7 regular season wins. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Game 1: vs. Central [...]
Continue reading...OTR: 18 Game Conference Schedule?
17. May 2007
If you haven’t been under a rock this week then you know that the biggest issue discussed by the Atlantic Coast Conference – quickly becoming the “can’t leave well enough alone crowd” – at the annual meeting was the issue of how many games should comprise the annual basketball schedule. Up for debate – should the [...]
Continue reading...Hokie Hope
19. April 2007
Virginia Tech suffered a horrific tragedy Monday, and NC State decided to offer a symbolic tribute to the Hokies. Above Carter-Finley Football Stadium, a lone maroon flag with the words Virginia Tech in orange waves. We are Virginia Tech. We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on, [...]
Continue reading...SFN Garners #2
6. February 2007
StateFansNation experienced quite a year of growth and popularity in 2006. Included in our growth was a significant amount of public recognition, most recently evidenced by our #2 finish in the ACC category in the College Football Bloggers Awards. Link to story State Fans Nation is one of the most vibrant, interactive communities on the web. Virtually every [...]
Continue reading...BCS Playoffs: Where you Lose Me EVERY time
15. November 2006
It is that time of year again!! Time to whine about college football’s bowl system and lack of playoffs! I have engaged in dozens of fantastic conversations with friends in recent years regarding the topic of a hypothetical playoff system in college football. You may be surprised to learn that in the [...]
Continue reading...OTR: Lowe Era Begins Tonight With “5 Pack”
10. November 2006
The Sidney Lowe era begins in Raleigh tonight!!!! It is no secret that Coach Lowe has been dealt quite a tough hand in his first year of collegiate coaching. The Wolfpack is thin. Very thin. A YOUNG starting five of Engin Atsur (Sr); Courtney Fells (So); Gavin Grant (Jr); Brandon Costner [...]
Continue reading...SFN Impact Update
9. November 2006
Some of the nice comments from our readers in this entry from Tuesday prompted today’s quick reflective note. Bank in July we gave you an update of how our blog had exploded during the year and shared some of our statistics with you. You can see our comments by clicking here. Today we [...]
Continue reading...SFN: What A Year (thusfar)!!!
30. July 2006
Excerpt: “In the first seven months of the year, SFN has attracted almost 150,000 different visitors from around the world, generating just under 8 million hits and 2.5 million different page views of unique SFN material. We couldn’t be more proud of the breadth and depth of our growing reach considering that we are just a [...]
Continue reading...Sports Fanatic or Just NC State?
20. July 2006
With football season still about 6 weeks away, I thought it might be interesting to take the pulse of SFN’s readership. Do you consider yourself a “sports guy/gal” in general, or are you only really interested in NC State? Personally, I just love sports (although I certainly follow NC State sports with several extra degrees [...]
Continue reading...Chronicling the Criticism
8. May 2006
We need your help! As you are well aware, a significant number of national and local media members have been openly critical of Sidney Lowe’s hire as Head Basketball Coach at NC State. Although this criticism is very relevant, we have chosen not to dwell and focus on it. But, we don’t want to ignore it [...]
Continue reading...OTR – Mario Williams
26. April 2006
In our “On the Record” entries we ask that you go “on the record” regarding certain topics and questions. We haven’t had time to give the NFL draft much coverage in the last couple of weeks. In this time period, Mario Williams’ stock has shot through the roof as evidenced by the fact that the Houston [...]
Continue reading...On the Record: ACC Tournament
9. March 2006
I guess with the NEW ACC and Tournament format, today’s full slate of games represents a “first round” and Friday’s sessions will now be referred to as “Quarterfinals” &/or “2nd round”. (I think “Quarterfinals” will be most appropriate to avoid confusion with rounds from historical tournament results). So…with the Tournament underway…I thought that we could [...]
Continue reading...On the Record – ACC Title Expectations
17. February 2006
So, I posted an entry today that had been sitting unfinished in my drafts for almost 8 months in an attempt to make a pretty simple point about the overall state of the NC State Athletics Department by using the “highlights” of the 2004-2005 athletics season. Some of the conversation around the topic was getting [...]
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