We wanted to make sure that you good folks knew about the newest developments on PJ Hairston’s excellent adventure to Durham and had a place to voice your thoughts on the matter. You can refresh a little by reading this quick piece… UNC’s top scorer P.J. Hairston charged with possession of marijuana (USAToday.com) According to [...]
Dereck Whittenburg, ACC Tournament Legend!
AWESOME honor for Dereck! Whitt probably could justify this honor on the back of a single half of basketball – his semi-finals performance vs UNC in 1983. I know that Lorenzo Charles has already been named Tournament Legend, so this now at least 2 off of our 1983 Championship team. Others joining Whitt on this [...]
Historic day in NC State’s heritage
We are in the middle of “Jimmy V” week as sponsored by the ESPN Networks; and NC State is gearing up for a big game against UConn in the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden next Tuesday (in which we will wear special jerseys that can be seen by clicking here.) But, who would’ve [...]
Pack Already in Heels’ Heads
If you haven’t caught this little nugget yet this afternoon, do yourself a favor and check out the N&O’s fluff piece du jour entitled UNC players have been talking about Pack since the summer. While not intentionally written with any sort of pro-Wolfpack slant whatsoever, it should still be entertaining for any Pack fan nonetheless. [...]
NC State Athletics Hall of Fame Videos
In case you did not know, NC State Athletics has a YouTube channel that usually has some great stuff on it. I am one of the channels 614 subscribers and get email notifications whenever something new hits the channel. Link to NC State Athletics YouTube page Well, yesterday something new hit their channel that was [...]
David Thompson’s legacy resonates today
I know that this article was covered in our Friday Farrago, but this one really needs its own entry. (By the way, I hope that you take advantage of the great work that 1.21 Jigawatts provides you every morning with our morning webruns. I find huge value in the centralized experience of a single place [...]
Ted Brown missing from Hall of Fame
I REALLY love it when our ‘younger fans’ exhibit a strong grasp on NC State sports history and tradition. So, when this article from Technician ran through my Twitter feed yesterday I was very pleased. Playing in Raleigh under head coach Lou Holtz and the late Bo Rein, the North Carolinian rushed for an ACC [...]
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 [...]
NC State Establishes Athletics Hall Of Fame
NC State has announced we are going to start an Athletics Hall of Fame. The first group of inductees will be selected this summer and inducted on Oct 5 before the Florida St football game. Here is the article from gopack.com that includes the bios for the selection committee: link There is also a list [...]
Wolfpack Lookback – Sweet Sixteen
Now that the Wolfpack’s tourney run is over, I thought I’d take a look back at the State teams that made it to the Sweet Sixteen. 2012 Record: 24-13 ACC: 9-7 (4th) Seed: 11 Head Coach: Mark Gottfried (1st year) Starting Five: Lorenzo Brown, C.J. Williams, Scott Wood, C.J. Leslie, Richard Howell The Wolfpack received [...]