Not that Tom O’Brien has any idea who I am, or that many of you care. But what I read in the newspaper this morning was extremely reassuring: “If we were a great team, we’d be in the final,” O’Brien said during an interview Monday in his office. “But we’re a pretty good team. And […]
’10 Football
The Call, The Review, The Shaft
ACC officiating coordinator Doug Rhoads said today that Ron Cherry’s officiating crew handled the spot of the ball correctly on a key fourth-down play during the final minute of Maryland’s 38-31 defeat of N.C. State on Saturday. The officials gave Adams what appeared to be a generous spot of the ball, and coach Tom O’Brien […]
The Symmetry of Loserdom
I remember sitting in Carter-Finley on Philip Rivers’ Senior Day. State was choking against Maryland, and with under three minutes to play, the Terps missed what would have been the game tying extra point. I swear to God, I turned immediately to my family and said “Great, now we will lose in regulation.” Which we […]
It’s Business Time – Maryland Game Thread
I’m sure Bret and Jemaine would agree – it’s business time for the Pack this afternoon. And a business-like performance will get it done. Maryland has to be a bit fragile after a tough home loss knocked them out of Atlantic contention last week. So we need to step on the Terps’ collective throat early […]
Maryland = ‘Nemesis’
Decades of playing in a relatively stable conference can create some interesting trends and history between programs. While rivalries are often born of geographic location, alumni interaction and annual ‘game importance’, other secondary rivalries are often born of other trends and experiences. The N&O had an article today that focused on the scheduling of NC […]
True Thanksgiving
A great feature on Nate Irving & Mike Archer’s automobile accidents:
State-Carolina highlight video & this week in ACC Football
You can click here for a recap and highlights of the Wolfpack’s win in Chapel Hill last weekend. Scroll ahead to 3:25 mark —
Post-game scandals update (Day 131)
In this entry I cover a couple of scandal items and I share some random game observations that I think are cool. This update is also in a nonlinear “Bytes” format familiar to those who enjoyed “Infopacks” back in the 90s. First, check out this scoreboard picture. Those of you who have experience going to State games in Chapel Hill know […]
Why Skeptics of Tom O’Brien Should Feel Better
Note: This article was written earlier, but compliments StateFanNation’s summary of the N&O article on Wolfpack’s patience with TOB. This only serves as an explanation for why those skeptical of Tom O’Brien should feel more comfortable about his coaching tenure to date and is written from the perspective of a self-described Tom O’Brien critic. It […]
N&O: Wolfpackers patience with TOB vindicated
Link to message boards with an encouragement to dive in with comments and start some threads! The N&O has an appropriate article this morning: Year 4 turns into a big one for O’Brien “Year 4, this is where you want to be,” O’Brien said. “We’re fighting for a conference title. We have the opportunity to […]
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