Dan Jennings anchors Long Beach State’s front line. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY) – [UPDATE: Saturday 1:30pm] – Seems silly to waste this wonderful preview by Jigsy, so this is now also your game thread for today (yes, it might also be somewhat from laziness, but who’s to say????) -Wufpacker – Long Beach State that is, this […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
RIP, BCS
Here’s a nice, short summary of the history — drama, really — of the BCS and its short-lived predecessors the Bowl Coalition and Bowl Alliance, and how it’s changed the landscape of college football over the past 20 years (AL.com): The Bowl Championship Series, age 16, dies Dec. 8. It was born in the SEC […]
Shadrach Thornton Under Investigation For Sexual Assault; Is Charged With Marijuana Possession
Some people never learn, and apparently Shadrach Thornton is one of them. After running afoul of the law last spring and being suspended from the NC State football team for a time because of it, Thornton is once again the subject of an assault investigation and has been charged with possession of marijuana according to […]
Getting to know Northwestern
The Chris Collins led Wildcats of Northwestern will be the Wolfpack’s opponent in tonight’s matchup in the ACC/B10 Challenge (ESPNU 7:30pm). Northwestern is currently 4-4 after a playing in the Las Vegas Invitational. They have played actual competition in their losses to Stanford, Missouri, and UCLA, with their worst loss coming against Illinois State. Where […]
ACC/B1G Challenge – 2013 Edition
The Pack doesn’t get its shot at the Wildcats of Northwestern until tomorrow (PNC Arena, 7:30pm, ESPNU), but there are still six games tonight (at least two of which I have at least lukewarm interest in), and then six more tomorrow night. – The ACC holds an all time series lead vs The B1G by […]
Coach D, you have us so confused
The following entry was originally published on November 30th. I don’t even know what the best format to write this post would be. I’ve heard so many different points and counter points about Coach D, this team and the staff as a whole that I don’t know what to think so I’ll write them all […]
An Improving Wolfpack Hoops Team Still Has Some Work To Do
For quite a while last night against Eastern Kentucky, NC State’s basketball team looked like it did a few games back in their shock loss to NC Central: befuddled by the Colonel’s 2-3 zone defense, the Wolfpack couldn’t buy a bucket. At the 5:08 mark of the first half, Eastern Kentucky led 22-12, State was […]