A few months ago we ran the following comments in this entry comparing Lee Fowler to Joe Alleva in light of the LSU Athletics Directorship: Lee Fowler’s interest in other Athletics Director jobs have not been a secret since his arrival in Raleigh in September of 2000. In the seven-plus years of Fowler’s tenure, the […]
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ESPN: Tennessee’s Fulmer Stepping Down At End of The Season
The Rumor Mill just got officially interesting for Butch Davis and David Cutcliffe: Â ESPN.com: Sources: Fulmer To Step Down Phillip Fulmer, who a decade ago brought Tennessee its first national championship in 47 years, will not return as the Volunteers’ coach next year, multiple sources told ESPN.com. Questions immediately come to mind: Will Butch Davis […]
JJ Hickson provides ESPN’s #1 play of Thursday night
JJ Hickson’s monster dunk viewable in the highlights at this link was ESPN Sportscenter’s top play of last night. NC State did not get a mention during the Sportscenter broadcast that I saw but we are mentioned in the highlight reel linked above. This serves as a pretty good follow-up to this entry from Wednesday.
Your annual Adrian Wilson entry, III
I’m really not kidding about the title of this entry. See last year’s entry and corresponding videos. It really is time for our annual spotlight on Wolfpack great, Adrian Wilson. Since the Arizona Cardinals were in town battling the Carolina Panthers last weekend, this year’s entry is primarily brought to us by this article in […]
You thought we had bad attrition? or, Todd Turner is not a sports handicapper
As we highlighted in this entry last week, injuries and attrition have been a major topic in WolfpackNation over the last couple of years. Our numbers are not a pretty sight; but, we’ve surprisingly found another program that has had it worse. Of course, that program has fired their coach (who will stay on until […]
NBA season tips-off with a decided Wolfpack flavor
The 2008-2009 NBA season tipped-off with three games last night that each had a very prominent NC State-related storyline when: (1) JJ Hickson began his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers who lost to the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics. (2) Hickson wasn’t the only former NC State big man to take the court last […]
Next year’s 12th football game
At the risk of over-stating the obvious – next year is a very important year for the NC State Football program and every single leader with any type of influence over the direction of the football program. Unless the Wolfpack can string together four consecutive wins to close out the 2008 season, the program is […]
Checking in with Eddie Goines
Jackson Native Stars in New Beyoncé Video Former NFL Seattle Seahawks player and television reporter Eddie Goines has a newfound passion – acting. The Jackson native recently starred as the romantic lead in Grammy Award-winning singer Beyonce’s black and white music video for “If I Were a Boy,” the first single to be released off […]
ESPN Road Trip @ NC State
John McCargo in the news
Not good news for former Wolfpacker, John McCargo. First he was traded to Indy. The Bills traded under-performing defensive tackle John McCargo to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick on Tuesday. But he fails the physical. Apparently, McCargo has a herniated disc The Buffalo News, citing two league sources, reported on […]
