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 [...]
A Look at the Wolfpack’s NFL Prospects
As a follow-up to our look at Wolfpackers in the NFL (click here), The National Football Post has taken a closer look at NC State’s NFL prospects. Their scouting series gives a brief description and impression of each player. The only Wolfpacker that earned the NFP is Nate Irving. No surprise. Unfortunately, the NFP may [...]
Adrian Wilson voted to AP All-Pro team
In the realm of former Wolfpacker news, Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been voted to the Associated Press All-Pro 1st team. This is the first time the nine-year vet has been voted to the All-Pro team and based on his performance during the last few season, it likely won’t be the last. During the [...]
Former Wolfpackers advance in NFL playoffs (Updated 10:30am)
It was a good weekend for former NC State football players in the NFL as both Jerricho Cotchery’s New York Jets and Adrian Wilson’s Arizona Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. If you didn’t see the Jets-Bengals game on Saturday, Cotchery turned in a very impressive performance – figuratively painting the [...]
Sunday’s Stuff
Anyone who cares anymore is thoroughly embarrassed (again) after Saturday’s egg laying exercise in Blacksburg; the problem is that fewer and fewer people actually care anymore about something that is so irrelevant. We just don’t have the energy or desire to chronicle Saturday’s defeat, so we encourage you to look around our message boards for [...]
ACC in the NFL
We started a thread on the message boards this weekend based on the final weekend of NFL cuts. Today, the N&O provides their annual look at the “ACC in the NFL”. Today, NC State ranks 9th in the ACC with 19 former players currently on NFL rosters. As a point of reference, in October of [...]
War On Tailgating Not Just At NC State
The traditions of tailgating outside of sports stadiums is increasingly coming under restriction at many venues. A review of guidelines at several stadiums found that other NFL teams are moving their tailgaters farther away from stadiums or instituting stricter rules. In Chicago, the Bears prohibit fans without tickets from being in stadium parking lots during [...]
Multimedia Monday Morning
Link to last week’s ‘pro-style’ Monday Morning Multimedia with NC State alums Philip Rivers and Stephen Tulloch. Relatedly, Tulloch has returned to Titans’ practice after battling tendinitis in his knee. A couple of unique videos from this weekend’s action, to be sure: Chad OchoCinco Kicking Titans Punt is first of many to hit Cowboys’ Scoreboard [...]
Monday Morning Multimedia – Alumni version (Rivers & Tulloch)
(1) San Diego Chargers season preview below. The Chargers are led by last year’s NFL passing efficiency leader, Philip Rivers. Relatedly, you will like this link that ranks PR as one of the NFL’s five “Franchise Quarterbacks”. Video: Countdown to Kickoff: Chargers (2) Elsewhere, you can click here for a ten minute interview of [...]
Summer NFL Football Notes [Updated 6/1]
Just some quick summer football notes related to some former Wolfpackers that may be of interest to you. First, you can click here if there are some particular NFL franchises that may require some brushing up. One item I learned from surfing some links is that NC State’s Pat Thomas has been signed by the [...]