“Valvano’s improbable feat remains the cornerstone of a valiant legacy, and one of the most enduring images in college basketball.” — Narrator of Sports Illustrated’s 50 Years of the Final Four Television Special
ESPN’s College Football Television Schedule
ESPN & ESPN2 have released part of their 2005 College Football television schedule. The schedule does not include all Saturday and Saturday night games that often are not scheduled until closer to kickoff. ESPN’s schedule and other television schedules will be permanently linked on the left hand side of this blog under “College Resources” for […]
Same Old, Same Old from Sendek
Members of “the family” will be quite pleased with Herb Sendek’s coaching announcement today. Having been given a super opportunity to change some of the complexion and direction of his basketball program while quickly correcting some major shortcomings in his own resume, Herb Sendek did exactly what you might expect of old “Mr Excitement” — […]
Why Sidney Lowe Should be Sendek’s Choice
On Saturday, The News & Observer‘s Caulton Tudor authored a really good look at the currently vacant assistant coaching position within NC State’s basketball program created by the departure of Larry Hunter. Tudor’s article flows nicely from (a) discussing Hunter to (b)providing historical perspective on his arrival at State to (c) highlighting his impact on […]
Two Good Reads
The Wolfpack took 2 of 3 on the diamond from Carolina this weekend. That is always nice. We’re going to have some good stuff this week related to State & Carolina, as well some insight into the assistant basketball coaching position and discussions on the ever-evolving 2005 football schedule. In the meantime…I’ve gathered a couple […]
Tudor: Sendek’s Next Goal
“A first-division ACC finish seems likely next season (2005-2006). Sendek’s next goal is to make the jump into serious ACC contention, which would mean becoming a serious national contender.” — Caulton Tudor News & Observer April 30, 2005 ===> Only took a decade to make serious ACC contention and a national conteder a goal for […]
Chalk it Up – Larry Hunter is Gone
Many media outlets are reporting that NC State Assistant Basketball Coach, Larry Hunter, has been offered the Head Coaching job at Western Carolina University. Folks…you can chalk it up that Hunter is gone. Larry Hunter joined the Wolfpack staff in May of 2001, coming to Raleigh simultaneously with the “Julius Hodge recruiting class” that was […]
ACC Postseason Football Talk
As we look toward the 2005 Football Season and are in the middle of a scheduling snafu with Temple, I thought that it may be interesting to highlight some offseason news on the ACC Championship and Bowl schedule. ===> ACC Championship Game: The ACC’s first ever college football championship game, which will be aired on […]
Another ACCeptional Season
The Atlantic Coast Conference posted its final weekly press release of the season on its website last week. Congratulations to Julius Hodge who earned ACC Player of the Week honors on five different occassions, more than any other ACC player. Conference Envy After the media tried to make so much of the success of a […]
Mestas: Sendek is ‘Strictly Business’
“He demands a lot. Nobody’s going to slack off, that’s for sure. Not everybody’s going to like him. I don’t want to say he’s a mean guy, but he could show up in the morning without saying hi to his secretary. He goes straight to work, and that’s why he wins. He’s strictly business.” Miami […]
