These are only my guesses, but now is as good a time as any to make them. Remember, these are predictions, not hopes or best case scenarios. I wouldn’t be shocked by anything between 4 and 7 regular season wins. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Game 1: vs. Central Florida (Win; […]
’07 Football
Time to Talk QBs
The N&O is running a nice profile on Pack QB Harrison Beck. Here’s an excerpt: The Pack will hold its first preseason scrimmage today, and O’Brien said his three quarterbacks — Beck, Daniel Evans and Justin Burke — will get an equal amount of snaps. O’Brien would like to settle on a starter as quickly […]
It is Nice to Have Practice Notes
The noticeable differences between CTC and TOB tenures continue to evolve right in front of us. The Amato era’s secrecy and privacy seems to have been replaced by a much more open and amicable environment for the media. For example, Amato’s closed practices have been replaced with the allowance of video and local media coverage […]
Good News Continues – Manning Commits
You want to have some fun? Take a look at this link and add “NC State” to the guy who is ranked#2…right after the #1 on the list that also has NC State as his college choice!!! On the heels of this great news for our basketball program, NC State’s Football program got into the […]
If you want rankings…
It is pre-season football time-of-year and there are TONS of preseason lists and rankings out there. We will be highlighting a lot of them soon, but just thought that we would highlight Tony Barnhart’s “Mr. Football Blog” from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. For a couple of weeks now, Barnhart has been listing “Top 5’s” in […]
OOC & Central Florida Preview (Updated 8/1)
Updated on August 1st The N&O ran quick blog entry on the importance of the Wolfpack’s first game of the season with some focus on UCF Head Coach, George O’Leary. Link to comments. O’Leary doesn’t have to embellish his resume when it comes to N.C. State. He went 6-1 against the Wolfpack as Georgia Tech’s […]
Anthony Hill out for the Season
State’s hope for a big surprise in 2007 just took a big hit. It was announced today that All-ACC and NFL-caliber tight end, Anthony Hill will miss the 2007 football season with a knee injury We talked about this on Monday when rumors started surfacing on the topic but “the administration” wasn’t allowing Pack Pride […]
Strength of Schedule is in the Eye of the Beholder
What was Les Miles thinking? In what is perhaps the biggest off-season coaching blunder since Ed Orgeron named Brent Schaeffer his starting QB six months before he stepped on campus, Miles is picking a fight with USC before the season starts. Even as an LSU fan, I can’t condone his tirade. However, in a time […]
Tuesday/Wednesday Open Thread
Gang, JB is traveling with a new laptop whose browser is not configured in a manner that allows him the opportunity to log on to many NC State websites.; but, he can read SFN. That said, we thought that we could post an “open entry” for folks to share and discuss anything that may be […]
Great Synopsis of Early TOB Recruiting
Link from the national rivals.com recruiting site – key excerpt follows: This is a much faster start for N.C. State than many expected. A new coaching staff – most of them from Boston College – is trying to rebuild a program after a few years of mediocrity (or worse) in the ultra-competitive ACC. Coaches with […]
