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 [...]
State 3-0, atop ACC
The media acts surprised by this. Never mind it was that same media — not State fans — that over-hyped this State team in the preseason and then just as quickly soured on us after we were blown out by Oklahoma State in Puerto Rico in mid-November and then over-matched on the road against the [...]
Next up: Puerto Rico
The Pack basketball team leaves today for the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, land of plantains and rum. You can see the bracket here. Andy Katz has some initial thoughts on the tournament (ESPN): Initial thoughts: NC State is hardly a lock to win this event. The Wolfpack will be getting all the preseason praise [...]
No Sleep ’til Atlanta
Quacko decided it was best for us to move across the aisle to some empty seats, partly for more legroom but mostly because the Jayhawks around us would soon become very annoyed. It was his fault we were even in St. Louis, and we both knew as we worked out the plans, only minutes after [...]
SI Top 25 Previews; Pack in at #5
OK, so now that all that silly Red vs Blue, us against them election bullchit is over with, finally; and now that I can again hopefully get thru one day without countless unsolicited calls for this party or that, and often for candidates not even on my local ballot; I thought it was high time [...]
CJL: What folks are saying
Today was a huge day for State fans. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. We’re excited, and rightfully so. For the first time in two decades we have competent leadership, a coaching staff that embraces the lofty expectations of this passionate fan base and an experienced team committed to winning championships. And now today, with [...]
Putting the Pack Back on the Map!!
WOW!! What an amazing morning of attention for the NC State Basketball program!! We’ve got two “REQUIRED” items for you this morning to go with everything else on the main blog and a ton of great threads on our message forums (click here) First is the following video from NCAA.com is a MUST SEE for [...]
To State, This ACCT Matters
So, with damaging losses to Clemson, Georgia Tech and Stanford, and without any resume-building wins, and after one of the least entertaining regular seasons in ACC history, and with Thursday’s slate of rematches poised to be completely unwatchable, here we are: to State, this ACC Tournament very much matters. After the loss at Clemson, our [...]
Jimmy V Week
This was originally posted by LRM three years ago (Laugh. Think. Cry.), but seems fitting to post again during Jimmy V week, especially the for the younger fans that may not realize there was once a time when State basketball was anything but an afterthought. V himself had said that team wasn’t very good. After [...]
Pack downs Horns 77-74
State trailed 65-47 with 11:50 to play before finishing the game on a 27-12 run to pull out the quality win and move to 4-1 on the season. Leslie scored 17, Wood 16 and Brown 11. Box Score (ESPN). Recap (WRAL) The game was on ESPN3.com, which many of us don’t have access to so [...]