Tag Archive | "Rankings & Lists"
The Unholy Trilogy and Other Groups of Distinction
On a blog entry on Buster Sports, author Dave Nathan has discovered what he believes to be the three worst college football and basketball teams from 2006 to 2009. There are three BCS schools that have had 3 straight losing seasons in football while also missing the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Of course, [...]
Continue reading...TSN: Annual Top Sports Cities List
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Sporting News‘ annual list of the top sports cities in America is out today and can be seen by clicking here. Raleigh+Durham+Chapel Hill comes in at #17 while Charlotte hits the list at #23. Mike DeCourcy has a good essay on this year’s owner of the top spot – ‘Pittsburgh lives in you, even when you live [...]
Continue reading...Two sets of rankings worth viewing
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
You have probably noticed a little less activity on the front page of the blog in recent days. We remind you that we are supporting our new message boards with more depth and breadth of various topics as opposed to diluting the front page of the blog. So, PLEASE help us out with some [...]
Continue reading...Giglio’s Top 25 (Pack at #24)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
We link to lots of J.P.’s stuff, because he’s interesting and fair in his coverage and analysis. Today, we have another reason to link him, as he has NC State as his pre-season #24 team: 24. N.C. State (6-7): If the Pack can figure out the start, you know Tom O’Brien has the closing kick [...]
Continue reading...It’s like reverse “Stage One” thinking
Monday, July 20, 2009
I know that we are going to give this guy more traffic than he ever imagined, but we just wanted to call your attention this entry from The ACC & SEC Blog because for some reason it really stuck me the wrong way. The goal of the entry was supposed to “rank the toughest stadiums in [...]
Continue reading...Directors Cup Update – Wolfpack dead last in ACC
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
A couple of weeks ago we posted somewhat of an ‘open entry’ to allow the community to discuss some of the chatter that is out there regarding Lee Fowler and the NC State Athletics Department. We have a ton to say about that topic and the reaction to the topic and will most definitely [...]
Continue reading...Dienhart: ‘Expect a breakout this fall’
Monday, April 13, 2009
A couple of years ago we highlighted various media exercises where Tom O’Brien was garnering praise and high rankings. It may be worth some of your time to do a little surfing. As you can see from some of the previous links, Tom Dienhart was writing for The Sporting News in the past. Today, [...]
Continue reading...Four Tiers in ACC Hoops
Sunday, January 25, 2009
After today’s action, all ACC teams have played 5 or 6 league games. It seems to me that some symmetry is starting to emerge. You can categorize these teams in the following groups of three: Tier I (Excellent) – Duke, UNC, Wake Forest. All of these teams are legitimate Final Four contenders. [...]
Continue reading...Heather Dinich ‘Heart’ David Cutcliffe
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
She’s at it again. The woman who originally ranked Carter-Finley Stadium the ACC’s 11th toughest place to play while ranking Kenan Stadium 4th because of its scenic beauty… This place is just the right size, and the picturesque pine trees make this one of the nicest venues in the league. Butch Davis has an amazing view of [...]
Continue reading...More Fun With Rankings- ACC Coaches
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Here’s something to play with on a Thursday morning in August. Our favorite ESPN ACC blogger is at it again. (I suppose I’m using a “neutral” favorite there– neither a compliment nor in the perjorative.) Since we had so much fun with the stadium rankings, here is a ranking of the ACC [...]
Continue reading...Stadium Argument Follow-up
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
An awful lot of attention was applied to an ESPN blog post about “toughest” football stadiums in the ACC throughout the conference’s footprint this week. SFN led the charge with a pretty comprehensive initial entry that can be seen by clicking here and then was followed-up by a great piece from LRM that received a lot [...]
Continue reading...ACC “Hatred Index”
Thursday, July 3, 2008
I first became aware of this via link to the Hole board, but it’s still an interesting time waster for a Holiday weekend (with little expected NC State news). Since we are not a message board, we can’t have elimination-style voting. So, just use the comments to list the other ACC teams in order of [...]
Continue reading...TOB: FBall Coaching Rankings Shine
Friday, May 4, 2007
In recent years, Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel made quite a name for himself with his rankings of the best – and the WORST – college football coaches. Perhaps NC State fans followed Mandel’s rankings a little closer than other schools because of the presence of our own Chuck Amato. In June of 2005, Mandel listed [...]
Continue reading...Dave Sez: Best NCAA Tournament Coaches
Friday, February 9, 2007
Great work by Dave Sez regarding the Best NCAA Tournament coaches of all-time. (Link) We are going to link entry this under “Basketball Resources” on the right hand side of the blog in the event that you ever need to refer to it. If you haven’t/don’t surf our resources on the right side of [...]
Continue reading...63 Greatest Games in NCAA Tournament History
Friday, March 17, 2006
Each March, the air becomes full of lists, “look backs” and NCAA nostalgia. Last year we highlighted that NC State dominates one writer’s All-Time Comeback List. This year, we add to the mix NC State’s presence in the 63 Greatest Tournament Games ever played with 3 of the top 34 games. One game [...]
Continue reading...Wolfpack Dominates Comeback List
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
I’ve got tons of old entries that I began during the past 9 months but never posted. As we work our way up to the start of football season, I will work to just “dump” them onto the site for future use. We will start with this article from the Las Vegas Sun that [...]
Continue reading...We’re #50….51!!!!
Thursday, June 30, 2005
The 2004-2005 Athletics Season is in the books and the final NACDA Directors Cup rankings of College Athletics Programs has been released. (You may recognize the “Directors Cup” from its former identity of “Sears Cup”). Lee Fowler’s NC State Athletics Department finished the season ranked #51 in the country, logging its worst overall [...]
Continue reading...June 2: We’re #50!!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2005
The most recent NACDA Directors Cup rankings of College Athletics Programs were released today. (You may recognize the “Directors Cup” from its former identity of “Sears Cup”). The June 2, 2005 rankings have Lee Fowler’s NC State Athletics Department holding firm at an embarrassing, but not surprising #50. Fowler’s program has averaged [...]
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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