Yes, I’ve finally had enough caffeine and motivation/shame to force myself to sit down and do this. For a chance (Added Note: I am omitting 2013, when Doeren simply had no chance, so much so that I had blacked it out and forgotten he had been here 3 years instead of 2, getting old is […]
On the Record
Huzzah – Dave Doeren Answers BJD’s Last Remaining Questions Last Saturday
On the surface, NC State simply fell to 5-3 overall, and 1-3 in league play. Another year, another Atlantic Division elimination. Hell, the Pack didn’t even cover the spread. But beyond that, you should be dancing for joy. For rest assured, Dave Doeren fully knows what he is doing. What changed on Saturday? Coach Doeren […]
2011-12 ACC Honors (BJD’s “Ballot” on Behalf of SFN)
I do this every year, and bubble fever has me enthused enough to do it again. But yes, I am still steamed about how the ACC promotes only the blues (and mangled l’affaire de Hess), and very much would like to join the SEC as soon as humanly possible. That said, here are my votes: […]
Let there be Football!!! And there was Football!!!
If you visit SFN with regularity, you have noticed that we have been running a poll for a couple of weeks now that asks if the Wolfpack will finish the season with a winning record? (at least 7-6 with a bowl appearance). With more than 1,400 votes cast, the results are currently running 58% to […]
Financing College Athletics – Part 5
CONTINUING WITH A LOOK AT NC STATE FINANCES Part 4 focused on a number of good things concerning financing athletics at NC State: – $180M of facility improvements since 1999 – Outstanding attendance for both football and basketball, even though the product on the field/court leaves a lot to be desired. But one area where […]
Financing College Athletics – Part 4
RECAP OF PREVIOUS ENTRIES – The US Dept of Education collects information on financing college athletics from colleges/universities and makes this information publically available at Equity in Athletics (EIA). Most articles you see on this subject take their information straight from this website with an unstated assumption that this information is uniformly prepared and provides […]
Offering A Helping Hand
I don’t know how, but I missed this little nugget from the NCAA this past January: The Division I Legislative Council voted Wednesday to limit the practice of “over-signing†prospective football student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, a strategy employed by some coaches that had the potential of leaving some recruits without a scholarship. Proposal […]
SFN on TZ, Part Two now updated
Originally published on May 7, 2010 A truncated version of our interview on “The Sports Drive†with Taylor Zarzour aired today at 11:20. (Link to ESPNTriangle) We very much appreciate Taylor’s kind comments of the quality of the segment. The conversation was approximately 20 minutes and was edited to approximately 11 minutes. We have split […]
We Told You The Truth, As You Can Now See
I don’t hate saying this, but: we told you so. It’s a simple statement of fact to say so out loud. For over a year, this website and its authors have dutifully reported stories told to us concerning Lee Fowler’s increasingly tenuous hold on his job in confidence — that is, “off-the-record, no names, but […]
Ahead of the curve on Scott Drew, Bruce Pearl
As you watch(ed) the 2010 NCAA Tournament Regional Finals on Sunday, we thought we would take a quick look back to some past entries on the blog that had particular relevancy today. First, let’s take a moment and draw your attention to this entry from April 15, 2009. It is a good entry in general. […]
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