I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Random Stats of Note
State Needs More Consistency On Offense In ACC Play
After Tuesday night’s loss at Virginia, the Wolfpack now stands at 5-3 in ACC play. Some of the players in our 6 man rotation are putting up fairly consistent averages in both the wins and losses while others are not. I would like to make the point that I am not calling out any individual [...]
Can State break a streak at BC today?
Mark Gottfried did a lot of things right last year in his first season as NC State’s Head Basketball Coach. One thing that I liked is that he went out and took care of business by beating down programs that we SHOULD beat but have failed to exert dominance over in recent years. One of [...]
End of Preseason Summary
Now that the college basketball preseason has wrapped up, let’s take our annual look around the ACC to see what there is to see. Long time readers will remember that I have a simplistic way to judge when a team from a BCS conference has accomplished enough to clear the bubble and land into the [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – End Of Regular Season Edition
Here are the football season stats after the end of the regular season. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 28.4 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 70) High: 52 Low: 6 Rushing Yards: 116.9 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 106) Passing Yards: 304.0 (2, 20) Total Offense: 420.9 (6, 51) Defense Points Per Game: 24.6 (ACC [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – TOB
Now that Tom O’Brien’s tenure in Raleigh has come to an end, here is a look at his win/loss record. Next week I will post the end of the regular season stats and rankings. Overall 40-35 (.533) Home 28-13 (.683) Away 10-20 (.333) Neutral 2-2 (.500) Subdivision Bowl Subdivision: 32-35 (.478) Championship Subdivision: 8-0 (1.000) [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Wake Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the Wake win. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 26.6 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 71) High: 52 Low: 6 Rushing Yards: 116.8 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 107) Passing Yards: 291.0 (3, 27) Total Offense: 407.8 (7, 59) Defense Points Per Game: 22.3 (ACC Rank: [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post UVA Edition
Putting together the football statistics and rankings requires more effort than I saw on the field last Saturday against UVA so this week I will just share these tidbits and observations. Hang Onto The Football! These stats pretty much speak for themselves: 5 wins: 4 turnovers 4 losses: 19 turnovers 5 wins: turnover margin +8 [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post UNC Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the UNC game. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 27.8 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 65) High: 52 Low: 10 Rushing Yards: 122.4 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 99) Passing Yards: 306.9 (2, 18) Total Offense: 429.3 (5, 49) Defense Points Per Game: 23.0 (ACC Rank: [...]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Florida State Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the big Florida State come from behind victory. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 28.0 (ACC Rank: 6, Nat’l Rank: 66) High: 52 Low: 10 Rushing Yards: 145.3 (ACC Rank: 5, Nat’l Rank: 81) Passing Yards: 280.2 (7, 34) Total Offense: 425.5 (7, 46) Defense Points [...]