An interesting table of information available in this link. The information just adds to anyone who wants another reason to criticize Chuck Amato or John Bunting. But, why bother at this point? Q: The most impressive coaching jobs of the last five years in the ACC? A: Tom O’Brien and Chan Gailey. Not even close.
NFL draft
Bill Simmons Back Tracks on Bush v Mario Williams
Bill Simmons is probably one of SFN’s favorite writers. We are about the same age, grew up at the same time etc. His “13 Levels of Losing” is a MUST read for all NC State fans. That said, he jumped the gun on the Mario Williams/Reggie Bush debate like many of his friends in the […]
Checking in on Mario (&, of course, Reggie Bush)
We might as well turn some attention to Mario Williams tonight while we are talking about the success of some other Wolfpackers in the NFL. ESPN’s Seth Wickersham checked in on improving Mario Williams in his Insider Blog today. If you have ESPN Premium access then you will enjoy the detailed read that ends with […]
Reggie Bush Obviously A Bust
Just thought that we would proclaim to the world that Reggie Bush is ‘obviously’ going to be a bust based on his horrible performance vs the Cowboys last night. The guy did nothing in the meaningless preseason game. So, since Mario Williams ‘proved’ that he shouldn’t have been chosen by the Texans in the frst […]
NFL Notes: Mario, Manny, McCargo & More
Give The News & Observer some credit for doing a good job of following the Wolfpack’s “6 Pack” of draftees. The N&O ran this summary of 2006 Wolfpack football alums as NFL training camps are opening. Mario Williams earned rave reviews in Houston during his first NFL practice. (Link) The Houston Texans’ No. 1 draft […]
Fair Thought…Wrong Reason
As we stated in one of our biggest and best entries of the summer: Over the next couple of weeks SFN will have some entries focusing on the tough summer that Chuck Amato is having in the national media. Then we went on to defend Coach Amato to TSN based on the incorrect premise and […]
Six Wolfpackers Drafted
It was a nice weekend for NC State to receive some positive PR!!! Six Wolfpackers were selected in the two-day NFL Draft over the weekend, and two others signed free agency contracts on Sunday. The Wolfpacker’s Draft Tracker highlights State’s six draft picks over the weekend. Heck, even Torry Holt got into the swing of […]
Super For Mario!
NC State’s Mario Williams signed a deal with the Houston Texans to become the #1 overall pick today’s NFL Draft. Houston Chronicle story News & Observer story Charlotte Observer story Mario is the first #1 NFL overall pick in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference. NC State’s Roman Gabriel was the Oakland Raiders #1 […]
