If you don’t want to see blind, irrational hatred for our esteemed flagship university in the UNC School System, you may want to change the channel. There will be no statistical breakdown of Carolina (I lost the will to write those earlier this season), but there will be a whole mess of hate speech. Please […]
NCSU Sports History
NCSU vs. UNC – The past decade
As we get closer to Saturday’s game against UNC-Chapel Hill, let’s first take a step back and look back at some of the previous games in the rivalry. The rivalry stands with UNC-Chapel Hill having a 63-31-6 overall record against the Wolfpack. Now, all Wal-Mart fans will let you know that this is all that […]
Wolfpack Lookback – Sept 12 1998 – State vs FSU
While yesterday was a sad anniversary for our country, today is a happy anniversary for Wolfpack fans. Thirteen years ago today on September 12, 1998 the Wolfpack pulled off an upset that ranks among the biggest wins in school history. Let me set the stage: the Wolfpack was coming off a 6-5 record in 1997 […]
Bilas & Davis: Reynolds was Toughest Place to Play
Even on the day before the State football team makes its dreaded biennial trip to the abyss known as Winston-Salem, SFN member NCSU1987 gives us a great find in ESPN’s series on basketball arenas to stoke our passion for basketball (ESPN): Jay Bilas: To me, the toughest places to play had more to do with […]
Conference Title Drought
With the heat wave that has been in the Raleigh area as well as most places in the Southeast over the last week or so, it brought up another area where a major drought is occurring. Now that baseball is down to the College World Series, all conference tournaments have been completed in all sports […]
“Thanks Ted…”
I recently got an e-mail from my father, GoldenChain, on the great Ted Brown. Please take a moment when considering that NC State is “never been a football powerhouse” and consider the great Ted Brown’s college career and his records that to this day remain unchallenged at NC State. It’s also important to note that […]
Ted Brown on 2011 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
Ted Brown, a High Point native, graduated from NCSU in 1978. He had set the ACC career rushing record with 4,602 yards (helping NC State to three bowl berths) and the single game rushing record with 251 yards against Penn State in 1977. He was an All-ACC all four years in college and a consensus […]
Local media rushes to defend NC State against national hacks
Many props to long-time ACC sportswriters Al Featherson and Brett Friedlander for their latest columns that will be linked towards the end of this entry Also, our local radio guys like Dave Glenn, Joe Ovies, and Adam Gold have defended us all week as well. Maybe from now on the hosts won’t waste time on […]
Dick Sheridan coaching tree?
Bruce Fowler has been hired as Furman University’s 22nd head football coach. This made me wonder, how big is the Dick Sheridan coaching tree? I listed the person and their most recent position or two. I know I missed people, if you name some others I will add them to the list! Bruce Fowler (Head […]
Cowdog: Where Were You When You First Shunned The Baby Blue?
Originally published early morning of November 19, 2010 Here’s a great recollection of what it’s like to be a player in the State-Carolina game by long-time Statefans Nation reader and raconteur, Cowdog. His tale takes us back to the 1972 State-Carolina game, one that older Wolfpack fans will probably never forget. Enjoy! — Alpha Everybody […]
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