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 [...]
[Update] Purvis cleared to attend class, Eligibility still pending
[Update 10:15am]: Joe Giglio@jwgiglio – N.C. State freshman guard Rodney Purvis has been cleared by the NCAA to attend class, but his 2012-13 eligibility is still under review [Original Post]: Rodney Purvis is closing in on his first full week of the fall semester and has still yet to attend a class, courtesy of the [...]
N & O’s Tudor: “Butch Davis should resign”
Full article. Some passages: Butch Davis should resign as North Carolina’s football coach. If that doesn’t happen — and soon — the school needs to dismiss Davis. In view of the ongoing and seemingly endless series of investigations into possible transgressions that have occurred during Davis’ supervision of the program, his removal from the job [...]
A Different View of Silence
I’m often amused by commentaries that wander along the path of facts, speculation, assumptions, and theories with the goal of reaching an ultimate conclusion. All too often, they get lost somewhere along the way and end up in Oz rather than at a logical conclusion. Caulton Tudor attempted this journey but got lost today as [...]
Caulton Tudor – A Fair Summary of What Yesterday’s Win Means
I don’t know what’s going on with ol’ Caulton Tudor, but he’s made sense lately. Really, you should read the whole article, if you haven’t already. Here’s some excerpts and gut-level analysis: The long-suffering Wolfpack entered Saturday’s game in a delicate way. There was no profound upside to beating a Tech team that now stands [...]
TOB Comments on the booing; Caulton Tudor gets it right
A question about the boos in Carter Finley Stadium was bound to be asked, so Tom O’Brien had no choice but to respond last night on his weekly radio show hosted at Sullivan’s in Raleigh. Coach Tom O’Brien talked about how annoyed he was with the fan’s reactions to Evans play on his weekly radio [...]
Tudor’s Take on Next Year’s ACC Basketball
While we all admit that it is ridiculously early to start talking 2008-2008 Basketball…but, this is Tobacco Road and that is what we do! Caulton Tudor has provided his pre-summer prognostication for the entire conference and it can be seen here. The Wolfpack is picked 9th: 9. N.C. STATE (15-16, 4-12) PROJECTED STARTERS: Brandon Costner, [...]
Tudor: Gonzalez makes a good showing
But there was a winner on the opposite team, too. It was beleaguered Wolfpack point guard Javier Gonzalez, a freshman with such a maligned background that he spent part of Thursday afternoon begging for a reprieve in State coach Sidney Lowe’s office.So bad was Gonzalez’s performance in the Wolfpack’s 72-62 home loss to Florida State [...]
Tudor: Butch Davis Favors Money (Updated 10:40am)
Caulton Tudor doesn’t like the way that Butch Davis handled his contract extension. In fact, friends in Chapel Hill have told SFN that Davis has burned up a lot of good will in the process. Tudor is pretty critical of Chief Butch as evidenced by the following quote: extension and raise are an absurd development [...]
Thank You, Mr. Tudor: Great State Fans
“N.C. State’s fans are among the most patient and loyal in all of college athletics.” That hardly qualifies as breaking news, but it’s worth repeating in the wake of a couple of issues — fans leaving early and the coach’s frank comments.” As we’ve said many times in the past…when Caulton Tudor gets something right, [...]