Drew Brees injured his thumb, and is not expected to return. Philip Rivers will finish the game for the Chargers, now showing on CBS. I’m still rooting for my Broncos to pitch the shutout, though.
NCS Football
More Media (ESPN) Nonsense
The ESPN crew has become a disgusting band of self-promoting carnies? When was it exactly that “all-timeâ€? became the ubiquitous companion to the word great? As many of you who have read this website over the course of the 2005 football season know, I don’t have much patience for USC dogma. But before anyone questions […]
CLT OBS Headline Writer Struggles with Common Sense
The headline of today’s Meineke Car Care Bowl section of the Charlotte Observer reads: “Sales slow for Pack and…who?” Link Look at that again. “SLOW” ticket sales. SLOW ticket sales “for (the) Pack”. Oh my God. Is this a joke that missed the mark? Talk about living up to the stereotype of being out of […]
Live Bowl Blogging – Friday
The streets of Charlotte have been increasingly buzzing with activity this afternoon. A home-made band brass band has been entertaining passers-by at the corner of Tryon and Trade Streets since lunch time. The number of Bulls fans are much more prominent around their hotel (Omni) than they have been until today. A significant portion of […]
‘Opportunistic’ Weekend
With NC State’s football team participating in its 5th bowl in 6 years, and the basketball team hosting the #12 ranked team in the country over the next 24 hours, many would deem the weekend a “BIG ONE” from an athletics perspective. As much as I wish it were the case, I am going to […]
Tarheels Garner Schedule Awards
As I look out my window at the hotel that is currently home to NC State football team in Charlotte, I can’t help be get a little excited about the Wolfpack’s 5th bowl appearance in the last 6 seasons in Saturday’s Meineke Car Care Bowl (more comments can be found here). Despite my excitement about […]
ESPN: Brown Changes Attitude
Anyone who has read any of my internet babble over the last 10 years knows that I do not hold Mack Brown in very high regard along a lot of fronts — one of the primary ones being coaching. I ran across this article on ESPN.com and thought it was interesting enough to share. A […]
12/29/05: Thursday Bytes
FOOTBALL ====> Morning Update from Charlotte The South Florida Bulls loaded three buses in front of their hotel on Tryon Street this morning and pulled away at 8:15am for a morning workout. Both the Bulls and the Wolfpack will attend the Richard Petty Driving Experience this afternoon. As we suggested yesterday, the Bulls’ afternoon practice […]
Bowling for Improvement
The Atlantic Coast Conference’s bowl system has been a point of significant contention recently. The selection process is set to change , but maybe Commissioner Swofford and crew can work on a few things related to the operations of the bowls with whom the conference has agreements. We’ve recenlty heard some things from folks familiar […]
Bowl Blogging in Charlotte
Members of the South Florida Bulls spent the morning exploring the shops and the buildings in Uptown Charlotte today. Their buses pulled out of the Omni @ the corner of Trade and Tryon around 1pm to take the team to practice at Providence Day School. The Wolfpack have reportedly been practicing at Country Day School […]
