With the ACC league meetings coming up May 12-15, here are some interesting tidbits on scheduling that could affect the ACC’s decisions on future scheduling. You may recall recently that ESPN reported that the ACC and SEC have considered an 8+1 scheduling agreement where every ACC team would play eight league games plus one SEC […]
Torian Graham sighting! More people will read this article than will see him play.
It is almost May of 2014…so, we are three years removed from the very first time that Torian Graham’s name ever hit StateFansNation in May of 2011 with this entry. Since then, Graham de-committed and re-committed so many times that nobody can genuinely keep count. You think I’m joking? It wasn’t a joke when we […]
State drops home series to BC
NC State baseball has now lost 13 of our last 18 games after dropping two home contests over the weekend to Boston College. On Sunday, State needed a ninth-inning rally to force extra innings before losing 9-7 in eleven innings. I think we’ve now turned the corner from ugly to just plain gross! More: The […]
Josh Powell signs with contending Rockets
Houston, Texas is becoming quite the hot spot for former Wolfpackers!! Already the former home of Mario Williams AND one of StateFansNation’s founding partners…Houston has recently become the new home for Andre Brown and a now former NC State Basketball star, Josh Powell. (Click for story) Powell already has two NBA Championships with the Los […]
Picture Perfect – Raleigh picked best city to raise a family
#NCState18 ???? pic.twitter.com/lM7UBJMFJW — Patrick (@PatrickHart23) April 13, 2014 Raleigh, North Carolina was picked by Forbes today as the best city in America to raise a family. (Click here) I was particularly pleased with the lead comment in the caption for Raleigh in the slide show: Home base of the North Carolina State Wolfpack is […]
Pack 9 vs. Heels Postponed
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.” –Bull Durham WRAL: Neither team has a schedule conducive to a spot-game without avoiding a six game in six days scenario. The best date on the calendar when each team is off and the Bulls are away is April 30 – during exam week. It may […]
Devonte Graham will visit NC State
Brewster point guard @im_dat_kid_dtae will visit #KU 4/18, 4/19 & #NCState 4/21, 4/22. Others in mix: #UVa #Friars #VTech #Xavier — Jason Smith (@BrewsterHoops) April 13, 2014 If you’ve read any of our recent posts regarding the current configuration and status of the NC State Basketball program then you’ve picked up on our analysis that […]
Gottfried’s Wolfpack will have work cut out for them next year
While I expect next year’s version Mark Gottfried’s NC State Basketball to be pretty good, the Wolfpack isn’t going to have an easy path to returning to the upper half of the ACC and a fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. As I’ve looked around the projected landscape of college basketball in 2014-2015 (link […]
Spring Game is here!
Gorgeous day for the @KayYowFund Spring Game for @PackFootball … Hope to see you there! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/86OJqHxVKU — NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) April 12, 2014 In addition to today’s spring game at 1pm will be an alumni flag football game at 10:45am. I usually don’t get too excited about the spring game festivities…but, today’s gorgeous […]
Houston Texans sign Andre Brown
Love this for Andre!!! (and for me) Can’t wait to see him in his ‘battle read’ jersey next season! The Houston #Texans have signed RB Andre Brown. STORY: http://t.co/XT9Oh12gDK PHOTOS: http://t.co/lCri1xBJ2W pic.twitter.com/1R1oGfFFRy — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 8, 2014