Pretty much how we drew it up in our previous guidance. With the reports that the ACC’s position in the Russell Athletic Bowl will be filled by Virginia Tech (to play Rutgers) it appears clear that NC State will play Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN on the afternoon of December 31st. […]
’12 Football
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Gottfried: Wolfpack trying to regain its groove against No. 3 Michigan There’s something missing from N.C. State’s basketball team and has been for the past two games. Turnovers have hurt, coach Mark Gottfried said, and the execution on offense needs to be better as does the team’s post defense. […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Luke DeCock (N&O) Yow’s culture change continues N.C. State’s next football coach will be the seventh head coach Debbie Yow has hired in 29 months as athletic director. Some of those coaches left of their own accord and some were fired. Tom O’Brien, unquestionably, was among those fired. That decision to fire […]
Wolfpack’s bowl destination coming into focus
The strange 2012 season has produced only six bowl eligible teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference – NC State’s 7-5 (4-4 in the ACC) record qualifies us as one of them. And, Clemson’s loss to South Carolina last night helped shake the bowl picture into focus. The following is the order of selection for ACC […]
O’Brien’s Wolfpack can’t even get on TV in last weekend
The tea leaves are a lot more clear after Mike Archer’s defense allowed 62 points in yesterday’s embarrassment in Death Valley; and the ‘intangible’ metric of ‘excitement’ and fan support for Coach Tom O’Brien and NC State’s football program is certainly not going to be a positive. Do you need another example? This morning, the […]
NCSU vs. Clemson – The Past Decade
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 […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Warren’s 22 carries N.C. State to 72-55 win over Penn State Last season, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried might have kept Howell in the game, after he picked up his second foul at 17:04 in the first half, or brought him back in before the end of the half, […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Wake Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the Wake win. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 26.6 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 71) High: 52 Low: 6 Rushing Yards: 116.8 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 107) Passing Yards: 291.0 (3, 27) Total Offense: 407.8 (7, 59) Defense Points Per Game: 22.3 (ACC Rank: […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Basketball recruiting: N.C. State, Gottfried have ‘street cred’ with top player Mark Gottfried only knows one way to recruit: identify the best players and go after them. Hard. If that means recruiting in the same circles as North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas, so be it. “I’m not going […]
Now 3-3 vs Wake, Saturday’s win not necessarily a plus in O’Brien’s column
On a gorgeous day this past Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium, Coach Tom O’Brien’s NC State Wolfpack turned in one of the more complete performances of his six year coaching tenure in Raleigh. Both the offense and the defense exerted the kind of control over Wake Forest that, frankly, NC State teams SHOULD consistently exert over […]
