Below you’ll find the ESPN experts early season top 25, and my explanation about why its all wrong. I can’t say I’ve done all my research yet, but its not too early to say that these guys are morons. Since I’m not exactly going out on a limb cutting these guys predictions down, I’ll give […]
SI: Valvano’s Valiant Legacy
“Valvano’s improbable feat remains the cornerstone of a valiant legacy, and one of the most enduring images in college basketball.” — Narrator of Sports Illustrated’s 50 Years of the Final Four Television Special
Finally A Good Article On ACC Bowl Options
One item that you have not really seen in the major media is that the ACC never expanded their bowl alliance when they added Virginia Tech & Miami. Adding 2 top 15 teams, and not adding to the mix of bowls, makes it possible for teams to have great seasons, and go to awful bowl […]
ESPN’s College Football Television Schedule
ESPN & ESPN2 have released part of their 2005 College Football television schedule. The schedule does not include all Saturday and Saturday night games that often are not scheduled until closer to kickoff. ESPN’s schedule and other television schedules will be permanently linked on the left hand side of this blog under “College Resources” for […]
Charlie Cobb Is The New AD at Appalachian State
According to the Winston Salem Journal, Associate Athletics Director Charlie Cobb will be named the new AD at Appalachian State. It will be fun to watch who will take his job. Cobb did a great job at NC State and it will be interesting to watch his progression at App State.
Official: Temple Drops NC State, Will Play Mid. Tenn. How Much Did Temple Pay?
Temple has dropped NC State from their schedule. NC State will play host to Middle Tennessee on Nov. 19 and will have an open date on Sept. 10. The article didn’t address if Temple paid NC State the $250,000 buyout as that, according to the media, was stipulated in the contract. IKB had to say, […]
New Opportunity, Old Names?
News is kind of slow this week, so StateFansNation will take a few minutes to ponder a few obvious scheduling opportunities raised by the forthcoming 12th game. It’s important to strike while the iron is hot, since everybody’s newfound scheduling flexibility won’t last long. Both from a fan interest standpoint and from a practical standpoint […]
Same Old, Same Old from Sendek
Members of “the family” will be quite pleased with Herb Sendek’s coaching announcement today. Having been given a super opportunity to change some of the complexion and direction of his basketball program while quickly correcting some major shortcomings in his own resume, Herb Sendek did exactly what you might expect of old “Mr Excitement” — […]
Why Sidney Lowe Should be Sendek’s Choice
On Saturday, The News & Observer‘s Caulton Tudor authored a really good look at the currently vacant assistant coaching position within NC State’s basketball program created by the departure of Larry Hunter. Tudor’s article flows nicely from (a) discussing Hunter to (b)providing historical perspective on his arrival at State to (c) highlighting his impact on […]
More Thoughts on Football Scheduling
We are already into May of 2005, with football season a mere four months away – yet the long-running daytime soap drama that is NC State’s non-conference football scheduling continues, as we previously discussed here. In more generally applicable news, by now you’ve all heard about the NCAA and chief pinhead Myles Brand allowing a […]
