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 [...]
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, NC State [...]
TSN: Annual Top Sports Cities List
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 [...]
Two sets of rankings worth viewing
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 reading [...]
Giglio’s Top 25 (Pack at #24)
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 [...]
It’s like reverse “Stage One” thinking
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 [...]
Directors Cup Update – Wolfpack dead last in ACC
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 re-address [...]
Dienhart: ‘Expect a breakout this fall’
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, Dienhart [...]
Four Tiers in ACC Hoops
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. Once the polls [...]
Heather Dinich ‘Heart’ David Cutcliffe
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 [...]