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 [...]
N&O: Lemon & Gonzalez
Michael Lemon story: Senior day is supposed to be a time for college football players to celebrate their accomplishments with their families. At N.C. State this Saturday, mothers will receive roses and fathers will beam with pride at their sons’ accomplishments as family members join players on the field at Carter-Finley Stadium. On this particular [...]
Pack Pounds Blue Devils 88-74
NC State delivered 40 full minutes of basketball feeding off the energy of the rowdy RBC crowd and an elevated defensive intensity that included a rare full court press to keep seventh-ranked Duke at arms length and finish with a resounding 88-74 upset. While much praise will deservedly be directed on Tracy Smith’s and Dennis [...]
State can’t stay undefeated – can Farnold Degand get is *(#&$ together to help this team?
In relatively even match-ups on the hardwood, one can often point to a single statistic that makes a difference in a one-game battle. This pretty much describes NC State’s loss tonight at the RBC Center to the Northwestern Wildcats. For the night, NC State shot a putrid 2 of 18 for 11% from the three-point [...]
N&O: 15 Reasons for 15 Losses
SFN will have a lot of analysis regarding the 2007-2008 NC State Basketball season and the future of the Wolfpack Basketball Program when this season mercifully comes to a conclusion. Today, the News & Observer‘s Chip Alexander chimed in with a very good look back at 15 reasons why the Wolfpack stunk it up this [...]
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 [...]