With #1 and defending champion Florida State coming to Carter-Finley Stadium this weekend, an improving Wolfpack team looks to pull the upset in a place that has become what some media members call “a house of horrors” for the Seminoles. The Wolfpack has had more success against Florida State than any other conference school. For […]
The past decade against Clemson has not been pretty. In fact, it seems that most matchups have been one sided with the Pack on the wrong side of the final score. When I think of Clemson, I think of a team, like Maryland, which has been a thorn in the Pack’s side. Is this really […]
As Wolfpack fans still savor the sweet victory over 7th ranked Clemson 37-13 on Saturday to end a 7 year losing streak to the Tigers, the team’s focus has now shifted onto the other arch nemesis, Maryland. Forget the crazy Under Armour uniforms. Forget that Ralph Friedgen is no longer coaching the Terrapins. Forget that […]
Those who have been with us longer than a year may recall last season an article was published titled “Benchmark Tom O’Brien: The Race to Perceived Success“. Â There is some good discussion on our message boards regarding Tom O’Brien’s trajectory as a program builder and why he is a good asset for our athletic department. […]
Here are the final stats after the bowl win over West Virginia and Auburn’s national championship. Offense Points Per Game: 31.8 (ACC Rank: 3, Nat’l Rank: 32) High: 48 Low: 13 Rushing Yards: 123.3 (ACC Rank: 11, Nat’l Rank: 95) Passing Yards: 281.2 (1, 18) Total Offense: 404.5 (4, 39) Defense Points Per Game: 21.3 […]
NC State finished the 2010 college football season ranked #25 in both the final Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. The Wolfpack finished the season 9-4 after scoring more points against (then ranked #22) West Virginia than the Mountaineers had allowed all season en route to a 23-7 win in the Champs Sports Bowl. […]
One of the hallmark’s of Coach O’Brien’s coaching philosophy is the continuity and longevity of his assistant coaching staff. Unfortunately for NC State, it appears that we’ll be losing one of our best assistants to vacancy at Elon – running backs coach, Jason Swepson. Click here
Thanks to choppack1 for putting this together for us. (Click here for link) All stats are national – out of 120 Division 1A teams: Penalties – 4th Total Red Zone trips – 6th Opponent 3rd Down Conversion – 8th (92nd in 2009) TO margin – 26th (2009 114th) Scoring Defense – 30th (2009 – 99th) […]
Long time readers know that we love to follow the world of coaching moves from the expectations fans apply to their coaches to the way Athletics Directors deal with situations all the way through to the annual coaching carousel of firings and hirings. I also like to take snapshots of people who will go ‘on […]
Congratulations to NC State Head Football Coach, Tom O’Brien for winning his 100th game tonight as the Wolfpack defeated the #22 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers to win the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl. NC State finishes the season 9-4, tying the second most amount of wins in school history. (The Associated Press recap states “Only the […]
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