NC STATE BASKETBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) State freshman star Purvis finally has something to smile about The first thing you notice about Rodney Purvis is his smile. It’s infectious and genuine. And these days, as he approaches the start of his first preseason practice as a member of the N.C. State basketball team, he has […]
Athletics Directors
Directors’ Cup Final Standings – 2012
The final 2011-2012 Directors’ Cup standings are out for Debbie Yow’s second year as Athletic Director at NC State. SFN has already posted an entry and now we’ll take a little closer look at some of the numbers. And as a quick clarification, despite the new playoff system on the way, in this article a […]
Yow 1, Twerps -7
Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) has a nice piece about the improvements Debbie Yow has made at NC State but more importantly her vision and plan for making those improvements. There’s also a nice dig at the Twerps who are in a financial mess. While Maryland cuts sports, N.C. State looks forward with optimism under Yow It’s […]
The Latest News From FSU Only Underlines The Disaster That Is John Swofford
Seems that this time there really is fire beneath the smoke coming from blogs and message boards: Florida State is not happy with its current situation in the Atlantic Coast Conference, something that had been rumored for years. Even worse, there is some very real sentiment in Tallahassee to leave the ACC – possibly making […]
Yow Raising The Bar On Non-Revenue Expectations
As many are aware, recently Debbie Yow had to fire Coach Carter Jordan, the 8-season coach of our wrestling team. There has been a lot of discussion on our forums about the issue, but many are still unaware of what is going on in the non-revenue world of NC State athletics. The following comes from my university-centric […]
Tournament Factoids Part 4: Universal Truths
Some time ago I wrote a brief entry outlining a few factoids about NC State’s history in post-season, post-conference tournament play. When you look at the rich history and tradition NC State has, it becomes quickly apparent that a quick-and-dirty review of NC State’s tournament past really doesn’t do NC State’s basketball program justice. NC State […]
Corchiani and Gugliotta should be Recognized at UNC Game
I received an email last night from a friend promoting the idea that these two “martyrs of sorts” should be honored or at least recognized before our game on Tuesday. At first I chuckled at the idea as it’s fantastic on its face for the most simple reasons. However, to honor these guys would be […]
Yow on Expansion
WRAL: N.C. State however never had a shot at the SEC according to Yow. “We’re not a part of that conversation. As a founding member of the ACC I can’t envision being anything else. Our focus needs to be doing our part as one athletic program to strengthen overall, the ACC.” Yow then put it […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 17, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CHIP ALEXANDER (N&O) Wolfpack offense still lagging N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien gave out some dismal offensive statistics Tuesday after the Wolfpack’s third preseason football scrimmage. The offense had four passes intercepted and allowed seven sacks. There were 15 tackles for loss by the defense, which limited the offense […]
Sunday Samplings
August 13, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL JP Giglio (N&O) State’s depth chart written in pencil Watching football, instead of playing, was an adjustment for Tony Creecy last season. The N.C. State running back redshirted in 2010 but will play this season. The question now is how much will Creecy play, and how good will State’s […]
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