Tag Archive | "Alums"
A View from the Cheap Seats – Scandal spooks State supporters
The N&O touched briefly on a subject I’ve been curious about for a while: How the recent events revolving around State’s leadership have affected its revenue stream from donors. “If NCSU can afford to give Mary Easley an $80,000 salary increase, it no longer needs my support.” Beyond the obvious issues of inadequate accountability and [...]
Continue reading...Former Wolfpacker Brian Keeter Needs Our Help
Thursday, April 23, 2009
We’re reposting this new article posted by Kara Webb on the site “Brian Keeter’s Recovery” by Kara Webb on 4/16/09. Keeter is a former Wolfpack hoops player, and was involved in a devastating accident in December of last year. The details do not matter, Keeter is in a bad way, and needs the Wolfpack family [...]
Continue reading...Andrew Brackman Assigned to Charleston’s Sally League Team
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I’ve found another great reason to visit Charleston. Besides my wife’s cousin and his wife — who are the best kind of people and are diehard Clemson folks, I may get a chance to see Andrew Brackman play in the minor leagues: Six of the New York Yankee’s top 30 prospects, according to Baseball America, [...]
Continue reading...Alums and Fans Under 25 Have Never Seen Glory. Will They Live Long Enough To Ever See It?
Friday, March 13, 2009
In the wake of yet another disappointing basketball season with yet another lackluster ACC Tournament one-and-done, I got to thinking about some of the current students, younger alumni and fans of NC State — and how much I feel sorry for them because they have rarely if ever gotten to feel the absolute joys that [...]
Continue reading...Another reason for Wolfpackers to love the Houston Texans
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Staying true to our recent NFL theme – we wanted to highlight the news that former NC State linebacker Frank Bush has been promoted to defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans. Bush’s current biography can be seen by clicking here. Bush, 46, was the lone candidate to interview for the job after the Texans’ request [...]
Continue reading...NFL.com: Andre Brown #4 senior RB
Monday, January 12, 2009
NFL.com has ranked NC State’s Andre Brown as the fourth best senior running back in the country. (Link to rankings here) We are going to close this entry to comments since you can read a lot more related to this topic at this entry from last week. In that conversation last week GAWolf made an [...]
Continue reading...Quick reference Pack players in the NFL
Thursday, December 25, 2008
While the holidays are in full effect, we thought we’d point you to this excellent reference page that lists NC State alums’ in the NFL: Pro Football Reference: NC State I especially found references to the old-school players whose names are on Carter-Finley Stadium’s Ring of Honor fun to look at. For example: Dick Christy [...]
Continue reading...The return of K-Rob
Monday, November 17, 2008
As stated in an earlier post, NC State may choose to under-promote our alums currently making major contributions in the National Football League, but we will do our best not to ignore their contributions. Koren Robinson was re-signed this year by Seattle after a string of injuries to its receiving corps that was, well, NC [...]
Continue reading...J-Co’s amazing one handed – or one headed? – catch
Friday, November 14, 2008
NC State may choose to under-promote our alums currently making major contributions in the National Football League, but we will do our best not to ignore their contributions. Jerricho Cotchery has proven that he is good for at least three or four bigtime highlights each year, and last night’s catch on national television against the [...]
Continue reading...Wolfpack Alum Taking National Stage
Thursday, November 6, 2008
NC State graduate Robert Gibbs will be President-elect Barack Obama’s first White House press secretary. To my knowledge, he will be the first Wolfpacker to hold this position. In other political news, the Associated Press has called North Carolina for Barack Obama. That means a great deal to me personally.
Continue reading...JJ Hickson provides ESPN’s #1 play of Thursday night
Friday, October 31, 2008
JJ Hickson’s monster dunk viewable in the highlights at this link was ESPN Sportscenter’s top play of last night. NC State did not get a mention during the Sportscenter broadcast that I saw but we are mentioned in the highlight reel linked above. This serves as a pretty good follow-up to this entry from Wednesday.
Continue reading...Your annual Adrian Wilson entry, III
Friday, October 31, 2008
I’m really not kidding about the title of this entry. See last year’s entry and corresponding videos. It really is time for our annual spotlight on Wolfpack great, Adrian Wilson. Since the Arizona Cardinals were in town battling the Carolina Panthers last weekend, this year’s entry is primarily brought to us by this article in [...]
Continue reading...NBA season tips-off with a decided Wolfpack flavor
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The 2008-2009 NBA season tipped-off with three games last night that each had a very prominent NC State-related storyline when: (1) JJ Hickson began his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers who lost to the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics. (2) Hickson wasn’t the only former NC State big man to take the court last [...]
Continue reading...Checking in with Eddie Goines
Monday, October 20, 2008
Jackson Native Stars in New Beyoncé Video Former NFL Seattle Seahawks player and television reporter Eddie Goines has a newfound passion – acting. The Jackson native recently starred as the romantic lead in Grammy Award-winning singer Beyonce’s black and white music video for “If I Were a Boy,” the first single to be released off [...]
Continue reading...N&O: ACC in the NFL
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Joe Giglio at the N&O’s ACCNow has a fantastic blog entry analyzing the ‘ACC in the NFL’. Very comprehensive. Very insightful.
Continue reading...Mario Williams on Cover of ESPN the Magazine
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Want to talk about making an impact in the BIG TIME? I hope that someone from the football program is taking note of this since our embarrassment of a Sports Information Director would never get this. NC State’s Mario Williams was featured on the cover of ESPN’s Magazine 2008 NFL Preview Issue. That stands alone [...]
Continue reading...Hauschka in Vikings Camp
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The Fort Mill Times (Fort Mill has a newspaper? Really?) has a nice write-up on former Wolfpack kicker Steven Hauschka. Stuck behind steady, strong-legged Ryan Longwell on the depth chart, it’s unlikely that he’ll be in a Viking uniform this year. Still, it sounds like he is at least getting notice in camp: Longwell and [...]
Continue reading...NBA Draft Picks by ACC School (1988-2007)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Since we are in the middle of the NBA Championship series…and the Tim Donaghy mess…and JJ Hickson’s inevitable departure to the NBA draft… …I thought that it was an appropriate time to share the following stat of the day. ACC Schools by number of NBA Draft selections since 1988 (1) Duke – 28 (2) North [...]
Continue reading...DaJuan Morgan joins Tank Tyler in Kansas City; D Pressley to New Orleans
Sunday, April 27, 2008
NC State’s DaJuan Morgan was chosen by Kansas City with the 82nd selection (3rd round) in today’s NFL Draft. See Morgan’s page on NFL.Com by clicking here. Ironically, Tank Tyler was chosen by the Chiefs with the 83rd selection last year. Analysts widely praised the Chiefs’ selection on the first day of the NFL draft [...]
Continue reading...DT Lifted ACC Sky High
Monday, March 10, 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 [...]
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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