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The Lee Fowler Era: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 3 (The Ugly)
Now that June 30, 2010 has come and gone, North Carolina State has officially parted ways with its athletic director of the past 10 years, Lee Fowler. The past 10 years have been wrought with many more downs than ups, but we want to take some time to look back at the entire Lee Fowler [...]
Continue reading...The Lee Fowler Era: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 2 (The Bad)
11. July 2010
Now that June 30, 2010 has come and gone, North Carolina State has officially parted ways with its athletic director of the past 10 years, Lee Fowler. The past 10 years have been wrought with many more downs than ups, but we want to take some time to look back at the entire Lee Fowler [...]
Continue reading...Quote of the Day: Coach Kellie Harper
20. May 2010
“This is a great university. I didn’t realize how good it was until I got here.” - NC State Women’s Basketball Coach, Kellie Harper Link to Ken Tysiac’s blog entry
Continue reading...BMOC: The man who doesn’t make excuses
6. July 2009
(Wake Forest Athletics Director Ron) Wellman will soon complete his 17th year as the director of athletics at Wake Forest University. The university’s teams have flourished under him, winning conference and national championships while generally exceeding expectations for the smallest school in the Atlantic Coast Conference and one of the smallest to play major-college football. [...]
Continue reading...NC State’s AD views his program as home to athletes not good enough to get scholarships from SEC schools
15. April 2009
Tuesday we ran a damning numbers-centric entry regarding Lee Fowler’s Athletics Department. Today, we thought we would just throw out a few interesting items and insight that evolve more from recent off-the-field developments. “The Mind of Lee Fowler” One of SFN’s all-time greatest entries was written over four years ago by Michael Byrne. The essay [...]
Continue reading...Directors Cup Update – Wolfpack dead last in ACC
14. April 2009
A couple of weeks ago we posted somewhat of an ‘open entry’ to allow the community to discuss some of the chatter that is out there regarding Lee Fowler and the NC State Athletics Department. We have a ton to say about that topic and the reaction to the topic and will most definitely re-address [...]
Continue reading...How Long is Long Enough? Opinions Are All Over The Place…
27. March 2009
How long should a team give a coach to turn a program around? It’s an interesting question, and one that seems to be on the lips of many an NC State fan after the past couple of basketball seasons. Me, I am not saying one way or the other that State should “do something” about [...]
Continue reading...Et tu, Jim Calhoun? (Update: NCAA Investigation Coming)
26. March 2009
“Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,” UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun shouted at a reporter back in February, when he was asked about being the high paid employee of the Commonwealth of Connecticut. “We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts [...]
Continue reading...AD Quote of the Day: ‘Performance-based profession’
6. November 2008
Back in September we made a really big deal about Coach Tom O’Brien’s comments regarding his program’s position as a ‘Performance-based organization’. The entry and the good conversation that resulted can be viewed by clicking here. “McKeen played very well. He’s got a lot of pass rushing ability. I think he performed better than Markus [...]
Continue reading...Bilas on Lowe: “They’ve Just Got To Give Him The Time”
21. October 2008
There’s nothing like saying the same thing three or four times in the same paragraph to make a point: Bilas: Lowe Just Needs Some Time “But I think Sidney (Lowe) is a good coach, and I think every guy needs some time. And he hasn’t had that yet. I’ll tell you one thing, when they [...]
Continue reading...Coach Lowe’s Quote of the Day
15. October 2008
“There’s only one voice, and that’s my voice,” Lowe said. “… It’s my way. And our guys understand that”……”I can assure you, we will never have that situation again,” Lowe said. “They’re going to accept their roles, and I think our guys know that. And if they don’t, they won’t play.” - NC State Head [...]
Continue reading...WRAL: NC State and ECU play three times from 2010-16
24. September 2008
Several gems in this article, so make sure to read the whole thing. The following is really interesting: “We play them in ’10, ’13, and ’16, and we haven’t scheduled any further out than that,” said (Lee) Fowler. “We had more games over those six years and I think Skip (Holtz) and Terry (Holland) got [...]
Continue reading...Tudor: NC State has most loyal fan base in NC
19. September 2008
This may shock people, but some members of the media are starting to understand the frustrations of NC State’s supporters. On a morning where the Wall Street Journal did a feature on Bobby Purcell and the incredible fundraising efforts of NC State supporters, Caulton Tudor proves again (as he did last week) that he really [...]
Continue reading...Coach O’Brien’s comments don’t fit NC State
2. September 2008
Some great quotes and information came out of Coach O’Brien’s press conference yesterday and can be seen and heard by clicking here. Fortunately for all of us – Coach O’Brien’s comments indicate that he employs a management style that in no way is consistent or congruent with the value structure with Lee Fowler’s Athletics Department [...]
Continue reading...Sunday Focus: Philip Rivers & Matt Ryan
4. May 2008
Since Philip Rivers is on my mind and it happens to be (NFL) Sunday (if we were in season), I thought I’d take a quick ACC-related diversion for hard core football fans who like to stay fresh. Philip Rivers ‘now he’s a folk here’ How awesome is this story on Philip Rivers? The guts and [...]
Continue reading...More “Coach Fowler” Wisdom
11. April 2008
Fowler’s talking to Tim Peeler on gopack.com, so you knew that some unintended hilarity would ensue. Although there are actually some good points in the article (SFN heartily welcomes the promised changes in the basketball office), we can’t resist commenting on this nugget: “Regarding basketball, when I was an assistant coach at the University of [...]
Continue reading...DT Lifted ACC Sky High
10. March 2008
What else did you think that NC State fans had to discuss the week of the 2008 ACC Tournament? The early 1970s, of course! All sarcasm aside, the Charlotte Observer‘s Ron Green ran a great piece today calling David Thompson “The Best Ever” in the best basketball league in America. Green’s piece can be read [...]
Continue reading...Denial Runs Deep at NC State
25. February 2008
I didn’t expect to get even madder when I read the sports page this morning. But then I read these quotes from Ben McCauley: “It may seem like it but we’re still trying to [win],” junior forward Ben McCauley said. “We’re definitely trying to. “I don’t think we’ve forgotten how to win [but] I think [...]
Continue reading...Tough loss, on dealing with one — Valvano philosophy
1. February 2008
If you’re a passionate fan as I am, who believes as Vince Lombardi does that “Show me a ‘good loser’ and I’ll show you a loser,” it’s good to keep this Valvano advice in mind: Jimmy V says he’ll allow his players 24 hours to feel sorry for themselves and curse the basketball gods. Then, [...]
Continue reading...Technician: Honeymoon is Over
14. January 2008
We would like to link to Technician more often, but we limit ourselves with a focus on quality here and unfortunately the inexperienced, usually uninformed student perspective falls a little short of our standards. But today we tip our hat Nick Jeffreys for this commentary that deserves mention. The first year and few months have [...]
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13. July 2010
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