Last athletics season, UNC-Chapel Hill bested Duke University in the two institutions’ annual all-sports battle — the “Carlyle Cup”. The Carlyle Cup is a multi-sport competition between Carolina and Duke where the two schools compete in 23 sports and divide 26 total points. NC State does not have a similarly structured, formal competition with any […]
NCS Football
Brees’ Time in San Diego Ending?
The NFL off-season is heating up in San Diego as the Chargers have been working hard on their quarterback position with some moves that significantly impact Philip Rivers. Earlier in the week, the Chargers re-worked their deal with 3rd string QB, AJ Feeley who was acquired in a mid-season trade with Miami. More recently, Drew […]
04-05: Another Unimpressive Year
Author’s Note: This entry was written around May of 2005 and was never submitted on the site. The entry was unfinished until some quick edits today and has been sitting in my drafts box since mid-2005. Over the next few weeks I plan on highlighting some macro-topics on the site – performance, expectations, rivalries, etc […]
The State of Wolfpack Football
Yes, basketball season is in full swing – and for once, that feels like a good thing in Raleigh (although somewhat less so after Sunday afternoon). Despite the current excitement that basketball is generating, there is no doubt that many of you still have one burning question running through your mind – what the hell […]
Mike Barry to Leave Football Staff
8pm, Monday Rumors have been circulating on various internet websites over the last few days that NC State’s Offensive Line Coach, Mike Barry, had interviewed for a position with the Detroit Lions organization. Statefansnation has confirmed that Barry will be leaving Raleigh after four years on the staff. Barry came to NC State in 2003 […]
State Signs 20 in Football Class
Football signing day was this week and NC State signed a class of 20 players, choosing not to waste scholarships just to reach the maximum number of 25. State’s class was ranked #41 in the country by Scout.com. This ranking did NOT include the impact of the transfer of highly touted Tight End, Jonathan Hannah […]
2006 NC State Football Schedule
Updated @ 10pm ET GoPack.com has released NC State’s 2006 Football Schedule. Please don’t hold it against them if they don’t update the schedule ever again, it wouldn’t be “nice” to expect anything like that of them. (Evidently, the website’s listing of last night’s basketball game against Seton Hall did not include the television listing […]
Sunday Sightings
Lots of great basketball all over the country yesterday. I thought that we would just highlight some random thoughts as the sports world turns its focus on NFL Football later today. ===> Pack Pulls Away BJD did a super job on the live blog yesterday during the Wake game. It was so good that the […]
No Schaeffer for State
Brent Schaeffer announced for Ole Miss on Friday evening. As we discussed last week – Schaeffer’s presence would have been very welcome in Raleigh for lots of reasons, but his lack of presence does not kill our program by any means. Without Schaeffer, State will move on and most people will apply their focus to […]
Schaeffer Key to Re-establishing Momentum
Pack Pride is reporting that highly-sought Junior College Quarterback, Brent Schaeffer is set to make his decision of where he will play Division One football on Friday evening at 6pm. Rated a five-star prospect by Scout.com, Schaeffer has narrowed his list to three schools and will announce at 6:00 EST. NC State, Ole Miss, and […]
