First, stop watching this team as if had (or has) a chance to be good. It doesn’t. Whatever long-shot chance NC State ever had went down the drain when we first saw Farnold’s knee in action (he simply can’t cut on it playing defense). Keep in mind that our best guard, by far, is Trevor […]
5:45pm Update: NC State to play Rutgers in PapaJohns.com Bowl
Nothing different from what we have been sharing…official announcement will be out later… 5:10pm Update Our spies in Florida tell us that the Champs Bowl is going with Florida State, so this would mean that most of the rest of the projections of the conference’s bowl line-up should fall into place as previously projected. This […]
Curry 32-Footer Sinks Pack
WRAL Sports: Curry Drops 44 Points, Davidson 72 – NC State 67 Overall, I was really pleased with State’s performance and Sid’s gameplan. Without Curry’s prayer, State would have had the ball at the end shooting for the win (with OT as worst-case scenario). The effort was there, and the defense was much better. Until […]
SFN Bowl Projections (12/3 Update)
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the world of ‘Bowl Tracking’, but some developments over the last few hours have opened visibility to a likely scenario of how NC State ultimately could play in the EagleBank Bowl in Washington, DC despite the news from yesterday that such a bid was unlikely. We have been […]
A Season to Remember
NC State closed out the 2008 regular season with a convincing 38-28 win over Miami. The team that (for September and most of October) looked as if it could be one of the all-time worst Wolfpack squads turned out to be one of the most memorable. Clemson’s thumping of South Carolina means that 10 ACC […]
Critiquing Tom O’Brien
Taking stock of our football program, I thought I would take a different tack and list all of the things I wish we could change about Tom O’Brien. Here’s what I came up with: 1) I wish he was 10 years younger. Seriously, this man is the best coach NC State has had since one […]
Wake Forest Gameday – Random Thoughts and Musings
– NC State vs. Wake Forest. Has any rivalry this old ever been so friendly? Outside of that time Chris Paul punched Hodge in the nuts, I don’t remember much bad blood (and even that never spread to the fans, as every Deacon fan I knew was aghast and apologetic). – Hidden yardage will be […]
Hauschka Scores First NFL Points
The good news keeps coming. Steven Hauschka has been kicking off for the Ravens the past few weeks. Apparently, he’s also their long FG man, having nailed a 54-yarder in the first half of the Ravens/Texans game. Our hearty congrats to the first-class Hauschka family!
NC State 27, Duke 17
Some quick thoughts and “good news” items: – NC State WRs really stepped it up today. Jarvis Williams made 2 excellent “jumpball” catches on deep throws. Anthony Hill made a SportsCenter caliber catch on 3rd and long, setting up his TD catch on the next play. Darrell Davis made a nice catch on the sideline […]
Duke Gameday
At long last, the Devils and Pack meet in the post-expansion era. Even though the teams have combined for just one ACC win, entertainment potential is high, and the TV folks will likely regret passing on it. Yours truly will be inside Wallace Wade, semi-live blogging as blackberry reception allows. Local media have some good […]
