I didn’t have the opportunity to listen to the commentators during the State-Alabama game last week because I was watching the game at Amedeo’s. But, I did make note of some quotes that the Fox Basketball crew shared during the Miami game that I had not logged yet and thought that I would throw on […]
Pack Not off National Radar
A month ago, we highlighted Clark Kellogg’s projected Sweet 16 for 2006. If you visit Yahoo Sports’ College Basketball front page today, you will see a picture of Ilian Evtimov and Cedric Simmons and a mention that NC State may not have made Clark’s list, but the Pack is not off the radar. I know […]
Pack Holds on in Tuscaloosa
It’s pretty hard to summarize tonight’s 68-64 win over Alabama. It was a strange game, with the Pack not getting to the free throw line at all in the first 39:40 of action. Obviously, that will have to change if NC State is to have a truly successful year. But the team played with a […]
A Christmas Story
A lot of people talk about feeling stressed out at Christmas time. That’s too bad because if you can just relax a little and roll with the punches, it’s a great time of year. My wife on the other hand often complains (loud and long) about how much stuff has to be done and how […]
A Workable Playoff System
As we embark upon a bloated bowl season filled with many mediocre to abyssmal matchups, I will humbly take up the challenge issued by humble fellow SFN scribe Jeff – and outline a college football playoff system that truly makes sense. It would work for TV and “live” fans, retain meaning for the regular season […]
Respect?
Often when polls are discussed by NC State fans, the issue of “respectâ€? is brought up…usually in the context of “We are not getting any respectâ€?. This statement was probably said more during the 2004 season than any other. That year, a number of ACC teams behind State in the conference standings were actually ranked […]
Bowl TV Schedule
Twenty-eight bowls is too many, but here is the schedule nontheless. There is not much reason to watch before Colorado tries to recover from embarrassment against Clemson on the 27th. Of the fourteen teams bowling before then, only two are from BCS conferences. Of the 42 teams playing on or after the 27th, only 5 […]
Miami: Second Half Blogging
* That’s the way that playing a mid-tier ACC opponent should go when playing at home. Herb Sendek now has a 40-33 record in Raleigh in ACC games. * Efficient offensive execution in the second half helped the Pack compensate for one of our less attractive defensive efforts. * I’d like to thank Mike Gminski […]
Miami: First Half Blogging
* Why do I feel as though that half of basketball took longer than most? * State once had a lead as large as 11, but goes into halftime up only 4. The Pack hit one field goal in the last nine and a half minutes of the first half. * Had it not been […]
Finishing Strong
Among the many things that I see on NC State message boards after ugly “preseason” losses are statements like: – State often lays a few eggs early in the year. – State starts slow but always finishes the year strong. So I decided to see if these statements are grounded in reality or wishful thinking: […]
