Wednesday Tidbits

First Day of Practice is complete and there were a handful of articles detailing it. Here’s a few: JP Giglio gives a recap of the day, Pack, Glennon back to practice field. Mike Glennon’s first August practice as N.C. State’s starting quarterback wasn’t much different than one in April. Glennon, a fourth-year junior, did have […]

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On The Clock: Thorp

Ken Tysiac pens an article today in the N&O, Thorp targeted online by upset UNC fans. Nine days before the start of football practice, Thorp fired Davis, explaining that allegations of nine major NCAA violations that included academic fraud have eroded the university’s reputation. Fans who were disappointed with Davis’ dismissal responded by creating fireholdenthorp.com. […]

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Is Roy afraid to travel to Wisconsin?

Adam Mertz at Madison.com caught up with former University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Pat Richter for his thoughts on the upcoming ACC/B10 Challenge matchup between Wisconsin/UNC. I’ll let you decide where Richter stands on the game. (emphasis is mine in bold) UW men’s basketball: For Richter, timing of Tar Heels matchup reeks of Roy Former […]

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Evaluating “Flavor of the Month” Coaches

Every year there are certain teams that get hot during the postseason and become the “Flavor of the Month” (FOTM).  What defines a FOTM?  Usually they are a mid-major or smaller team, mostly with high tournament seeds, and they’ll usually reach the Sweet 16.  Since the coaching search is what’s dominating all discussions I thought […]

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