I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Wednesday Football Tidbits
Glennon and Lucas named team captains (WFMY Greensboro): NC State’s football squad officially reported to camp on Monday evening, and one of the first orders of business was to elect captains. The team voted to elect quarterback Mike Glennon to represent the offense and linebacker Sterling Lucas to represent the defense. “Being elected by their [...]
Mike Glennon Learns From Big Brother
Found this great piece, N.C. State’s Mike Glennon learns from brother’s experience at Virginia Tech, by David Teel from the Daily Press in Hampton Roads, Va. which I thought deserved its own attention: No matter that Wilson was surrounded by superior weapons — State had no Montee Ball in the backfield — and threw for fewer [...]
Glennon searching for wins, recognition
Andrew Jones at FoxSportsCarolina.com had this article the other day about Glennon having his chance to shine without sharing any spotlight. Mike Glennon spent his first three football seasons at N.C. State patiently playing behind stat-sheet-stuffing quarterback Russell Wilson. An Elite 11 signal caller in high school, Glennon was getting a bit antsy toward the [...]
NC State Football All-Access
Two minutes of great footage taken from Mike Glennon’s ‘helmet cam’ this weekend at the Spring Game shown here. It is really neat to watch…and, is fascinating for the average fan to witness first hand how little visibility a quarterback has in many instances (even a QB as tall as Glennon). While we are on [...]
N&O: TOB evaluates first scrimmage
N&O: O’Brien enjoyed watching quarterback Mike Glennon throw against the first-team secondary. In 75 plays, the offense scored two touchdowns, both on passes. The defense, which had 27 interceptions last season, picked off two passes in the scrimmage. O’Brien said Glennon and the secondary are improving. “(The secondary) is operating at a high level, which [...]
Pack Wins Belk Bowl 31-24!
Old MacDonald had a farm… Amerson had two picks (one a crucial second half pick six, the other securing the win) while Glennon was named the MVP on 21-of-33 passing for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Video of Amerson’s incredible pick-6 here. Box Score (ESPN) Game Recap (N&O) Attendance (N&O) J.P. Giglio Observations (N&O): Photos [...]
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). [...]
WRAL: Glennon Ready to Prove Himself (Video)
Jason Jennings spoke with Mike Glennon today. Not a thorough interview by any means, but one of Glennon’s comments perhaps sheds a little more light on TOB’s process of choosing Glennon and releasing Wilson (WRAL.com): “I thought redshirting was going to be great for me, but then Russell (Wilson) had the great career that he [...]
Wilson: Looking Back & Moving On
Most of this has been written for some time, and was originally intended to be an August continuation of the Cheap Seats Football Retrospective from back in 2009. But while Russell Wilson’s separation from State was official weeks ago, yesterday’s announcement that he’ll leave the Rockies organization and transfer to Wisconsin to play out his [...]