Thee Sports Blog broke down a list of the top stories of the year for local schools, and beyond. I’d say that they did a good job of it (linked here). For NC State the blog came up with links to the following: The basketball coaching search, Debbie Yow says Gary Williams “sabotaged†search Mark […]
Big Four Rivals
Monday Musings
December 12, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL EDWARD G. ROBINSON III (N&O) Eagles give Wolfpack a scare N.C. State never trailed N.C. Central, yet it took a greater-than-expected effort to defeat the visitors from Durham. Fighting off the Eagles over the final five minutes of Sunday’s game, the Wolfpack escaped Reynolds Coliseum with a 65-60 victory […]
Friday Farrago
December 9, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL News and Observer Amerson is All-America N.C. State sophomore cornerback David Amerson has been named to the 2011 Walter Camp All-America first team. The team was recognized Thursday at the Home Depot/ESPN College Football Awards Show in Orlando, where Amerson is also a candidate for the Thorpe Award. Earlier […]
Saturday’s Headlines
December 3, 2011 JP GIGLIO (N&O) Pack’s Vandenberg sidelined with shoulder injury N.C. State forward Jordan Vandenberg has missed the past two games with a shoulder injury, Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said Friday. Vandenberg, a 7-foot junior, is day-to-day, Gottfried said, but the coach hopes the forward will be able to play against Stanford on […]
Tuesday Tidbits
November 29, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL GoPack.com Hoosiers Visit Pack For The ACC-Big Ten Challenge NC STATE-INDIANA, THE SERIES: This will be the third meeting ever between the two programs and the first since 1968. The Hoosiers have won the previous two contests with the Wolfpack. Indiana won the first game 101-97 at Reynolds Coliseum […]
NC State, the Rejected Stone
So I have a personal blog called “RejectedStones” that is primarily a Christian devotional site. On Twitter I received a few messages from Alex Johnson who has been a supporter of my site since before he arrived in Raleigh. Naturally, this got me thinking about both my blog and our basketball team. Something then dawned […]
Monday Musings
November 7, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Wolfpack savors satisfying win N.C. State’s locker room after Saturday’s 13-0 win against North Carolina was as loud as quarterback Mike Glennon, a fourth-year junior, can remember it ever being. Even coach Tom O’Brien gave the jubilant players an “extra hour,” along with their normally allotted […]
Friday Farrago
November 4, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL RIVALRY WEEK Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Everett Withers Is Waving The Flagship Now, say what you will about the ill-considered focus on academics. Admittedly there’s just a slight tinge of irony attached to the phrase “educational environment,” what with that NCAA stuff and the tutor/nanny deal, but give Withers an […]
NCSU vs. UNC – The past decade
As we get closer to Saturday’s game against UNC-Chapel Hill, let’s first take a step back and look back at some of the previous games in the rivalry. The rivalry stands with UNC-Chapel Hill having a 63-31-6 overall record against the Wolfpack. Now, all Wal-Mart fans will let you know that this is all that […]
O’Brien UNLOADS on UNC-CH
WHAT A DAY!!! In response to Everett Withers’ridiculously inappropriate comments yesterday, NC State Head Football Coach Tom O’Brien LET FLY this morning! (Link) NC State coach Tom O’Brien on UNC’s coaching staff today: “As far as the flagship, here is a guy that was on a staff that ended up in Indianapolis. There are three […]
