“(N.C. State coach) Herb Sendek has the hangdog look of a coach whose idea of a perfect basketball game is sometimes 1-nil. There is no hint of joy in his wan facade, no sense of elation. His is the look of a person who carries the burden of too many tough losses of the past. […]
Today’s Keys for a Wolfpack Win
If you want more current commentary about NC State Basketball and the Pack’s game against Carolina, then please click here. The following are the two primary keys that I will be watching today to give me indication if the Pack is on the way to a win or a loss in Chapel Hill: (1) Officiating […]
State @ Carolina Day
It is State – Carolina day!!!! I could type all day. I’m not going to spend all day previewing the game and directing you all over the internet to specific URLs — Pack Pride and The Wolfpacker do a super job of that. But, there are some sources that you shouldn’t overlook if you have […]
DeLong: Sendek’s Historical Inconsistency
John DeLong of the Winston-Salem Journal had a great column previewing the State-Carolina game today. Lots of quotes in it need to be shared and saved: So, today we get to find out how good N.C. State’s basketball team really is. N.C. State will face rival North Carolina at the Smith Center this afternoon, in […]
Clt Obs Follows N&O’s Lead
I told you earlier in the week about the News & Observer’s new sports blog. For the record — this thing is really, really good. Heck, it’s GREAT. The N&O and JP Giglio deserve tons of credit for putting this this blog together and keeping it so dynamic. Th blog has quickly become a key […]
Leitao: ‘No Excuse Program’
He’s going to need more than just the attitude to raise Virginia’s struggling program out of the bottom tier of the ACC…but, it is nice to see this. “If our mentality is, ‘Hey, we only lost by a few tonight and that’s a good thing,’ that’s not where I’m trying to go with this program. […]
TBJ Poll: NC State Contributes Most to Economy
Link to article The Triangle Business Journal conducted a non-scientific poll from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 to help measure the economic impact had on the Triangle by some of our surrounding universities. Readers were asked, “Which Triangle university contributes the most to the Triangle economy?” Out of 545 total responses, 356 or more than […]
New Blog on N&O
We hope that you occassionally peruse all of the links that we work hard to keep updated and relevant on the right side of our front page. We’re proud of what we have compiled over there and often work to update and improve what we have over there. The News & Observer has unveiled a […]
Mission Accomplished!
What a great weekend in Wolfpack Athletics!! Both the basketball program and the football program took advantage of their opportunities over the weekend and logged solid wins. Yeah….I think “solid” is the perfect adjective for the wins. On Friday, I called the weekend’s games an “opportunity” for both programs “not to screw up”. Both programs […]
CLT OBS Headline Writer Struggles with Common Sense
The headline of today’s Meineke Car Care Bowl section of the Charlotte Observer reads: “Sales slow for Pack and…who?” Link Look at that again. “SLOW” ticket sales. SLOW ticket sales “for (the) Pack”. Oh my God. Is this a joke that missed the mark? Talk about living up to the stereotype of being out of […]
