You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
ACC Football Kickoff Quick Hits
The 2011 ACC Football Kickoff is ongoing in Pinehurst. Here are some quick tidbits: *The media picked Florida State and Virginia Tech to repeat as Atlantic and Coastal champions, respectively (TheACC.com), and picked State to finish third in the Atlantic (GoPack.com). *Redshirt sophomore cornerback Jarvis Byrd will miss the season with a torn ACL (WRAL.com). [...]
Mid-Season All-ACC; Irving places on All-American team
College football guru Phil Steele has posted his mid-season All-ACC Selections. NC State players listed in Steele’s selections are as follows: First Team Second Team Third Team QB – Russell Wilson WR– Owen Spencer WR – Jarvis Williams TE – George Bryan LB – Audie Cole LB – Nate Irving S – Brandan [...]
Comprehensive (But Scattered) Thoughts on the Pitt Game
When I think about today’s game, I recall the first glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I had been going to NC State football games my whole life (in fact, one of my earliest memories is of the eerie silence settling over C-F when Penn State beat us on a last second [...]
Tuesday talk: Is the secondary already toast? [Updated 11:35am]
Background entry: More Concern than Hope Yesterday marked not only the first day of practice, but also the one-month mark until the Wolfpack kicks off the entire 2009 College Football season on ESPN against South Carolina. Unfortunately, practice started with some bad news as we all learned that safety Jimmual Simmons is no longer with [...]
NCSU ends BS of ECU in BCS w/ W in OT
Pack wins in OT by a score of 30-24. Joe Giglio of the N&O’s ACCNow did a masterful job of gradually adjusting his entries during the game to be the first with a comprehensive blog entry that can be seen here. Andre Brown’s 10-yard touchdown run in overtime capped the Wolfpack’s comeback and charged life [...]