What a guy! (Link) The kid is every coach and fan’s dream. So he cannot lie. He is not one of those players who will insist a victory is all that matters. Not now. Not with so many victories to go. Additional link to something that you may have missed during Thanksgiving.
McCauley Receiving Deserved Accolades
Andy Katz was at the RBC Center for NC State’s win over Michigan a two weeks ago. We talked about some of his comments at the time in this key entry. Katz followed-up his visit with more praise for the Wolfpack. In this piece at ESPN.com Katz deservedly praises NC State’s biggest surprise this season, […]
Chip Alexander On The Coaching Search
RALEIGH – It began, Lee Fowler said, with a cell-phone call from Chuck Neinas a week ago today and then quickly escalated.Fowler, N.C. State’s athletics director, was looking to hire a football coach and was in Nashville, Tenn., interviewing Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow. Nienas, paid $35,000 to be NCSU’s headhunter, had some news […]
Press Conference Recap/Thoughts
Here are my brief initial thoughts: 1) Tom O’Brien is soft-spoken, but a very poised, confident individual. He handled the media deftly, with good humor at times – but always very directly. If you ever want to see a good example of the difference between “cocky” and “confident,” I think it’s exemplified by comparing Amato […]
A BC fan takes the FTOB guys to the woodshed
A few Pack fans have bought into the Tom O’Brien “plateau” argument. SFN has already given some good statistical insight into the new coach, which I see no need to recreate now. Although they aren’t nearly as widespread as the wishful thinkers at the local Raleigh dishwipe would have you believe, there are some Pack […]
Is Gavin Grant the Next MJ?
With the first two test of playing on the road in a hostile environment done, Sidney Lowe brings his team back to the more comfy confines of Reynolds. Saturday night will be the one and done opportunity for the Wolfpack to play in the storied building. The tip off is at seven and the opponent is Savannah State (5-6).Is
It’s Official!
From the News and Observer: N.C. State has officially hired Tom O’Brien as its new head football coach. O’Brien’s contract was approved today by the UNC board of governors and NCSU’s board of trustees. He will receive a seven-year contract that will pay him a minimum of $1.1 million a year and as much as […]
Interesting Pack Gossip From Annapolis Paper
Here’s some Pack-related stuff from this article regarding Paul Johnson’s extension to stay at Navy. Key excerpt: Johnson had been considered a leading candidate to replace Chuck Amato at N.C. State. Sources told The Capital that Chuck Neinas, a coaching headhunter working on behalf of the Wolfpack, contacted Johnson on Sunday to gauge his interest […]
Blogosphere Comments on TOB
From one of the best independent blogs out there – Eagle in Atlanta (Link) I love StateFans Nation. They supported me early and have guest blogged here in the past. They are now reporting that TOB is the No. 1 candidate for the NC State job. I have not provided any info or rumors to […]
Very Close to Official – O’Brien New Leader of the Pack
It’s now a headline on ESPN.com – Boston College head coach Tom O’Brien will leave to coach Atlantic Division rival NC State. It looks as if we may get a formal announcement as early as tomorrow. As SFN noted earlier today, we agree with the apparent decision of the NC State search committee – Tom […]
