Q: Do you feel that you had an adversarial relationship with the media while at N.C. State as some have suggested? A:I think it’s all bull, because 95 percent of the [media] people that sat in those meetings, there was one paper that had it out — not just for me — but our university, […]
Chuck Amato
SFN Garners #2
StateFansNation experienced quite a year of growth and popularity in 2006. Included in our growth was a significant amount of public recognition, most recently evidenced by our #2 finish in the ACC category in the College Football Bloggers Awards. Link to story State Fans Nation is one of the most vibrant, interactive communities on the […]
Amato Lands on his Feet in Tallahassee (Updated 1/18 @ 4:15pm)
Chuck Amato is back at FSU. (Link) Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden announced Wednesday that Chuck Amato will return to the Seminole coaching staff as executive associate head coach and linebackers coach. Amato, who coached at Florida State from 1982-99, was released in December after seven seasons as head coach at his alma mater […]
The N&O comes one step closer to “Understanding Wolfpack Fans”
It only took NC State’s hometown newspaper a couple of years for it to sink in, but it’s starting to sink in. First, a SFN Flashback to March 2005, in an entry entitled Understanding Wolfpack Fans, Part 1: Today’s myth I’d like to tackle is one that we see quite frequently in the winter. It’s […]
Reflections on the Coaching Search
I’ve toyed around with the idea of pointing out some silly comments swirling around after State hired Tom O’Brien, but normal-life, Christmas, and an emergency at work kept getting in the way. I had about decided to let the stupidity drift off into the sunset, but Bob Lipper’s column on a quiet Saturday morning changed […]
You Can’t Say We Didn’t Warn You…
In the spirit of looking back to prior SFN football/Amato posts, I remembered this “State of Wolfpack Football” entry from last February. Jeff and I spent a considerable amount of time sifting through information and framing the wording to be informative (but not unfair or unsubstantiated), and re-reading it in the wake of Amato’s dismissal, […]
Official: Wolfpack Releases Chuck Amato (Updated 9:22pm)
The News & Observer is reporting that a public statement regarding the future of N.C. State football coach Chuck Amato’s will be announced tonight, but at this point there is little reason to wait. The NC State Football team was called for a team meeting tonight at 9pm at the Murphy Center to be officially […]
SFN’s Football Scoop and Analysis
SFN Notes: Originally posted early Sunday Morning. Sorry that we couldn’t get this up prior to the ECU game like we had said that we would. Thanksgiving and family obligations have a way of impacting our best intentions. We will keep this entry at the top of the blog for most of Sunday and Monday, […]
Damn. Sorry About This.
Take a look back at this entry from January 26, 2006 and tell us what your pre-season football thoughts were when the 2006 schedule was announced. The following are a few comments that we made at the time: * A seven-win or six-win season in 2006 will indicate the program has AT BEST stalled. Less […]
ECU Fallout Articles
Andre Brown vows to return to Wolfpack| Amato on staying at State: ‘Why not?’| Chuck Amato quotes Support Dwindling For Amato | Pack Pride Recap
