Some great quotes and information came out of Coach O’Brien’s press conference yesterday and can be seen and heard by clicking here. Fortunately for all of us – Coach O’Brien’s comments indicate that he employs a management style that in no way is consistent or congruent with the value structure with Lee Fowler’s Athletics Department […]
Quotes of Note
Sunday Focus: Philip Rivers & Matt Ryan
Since Philip Rivers is on my mind and it happens to be (NFL) Sunday (if we were in season), I thought I’d take a quick ACC-related diversion for hard core football fans who like to stay fresh. Philip Rivers ‘now he’s a folk here’ How awesome is this story on Philip Rivers? The guts and […]
More “Coach Fowler” Wisdom
Fowler’s talking to Tim Peeler on gopack.com, so you knew that some unintended hilarity would ensue. Although there are actually some good points in the article (SFN heartily welcomes the promised changes in the basketball office), we can’t resist commenting on this nugget: “Regarding basketball, when I was an assistant coach at the University of […]
DT Lifted ACC Sky High
What else did you think that NC State fans had to discuss the week of the 2008 ACC Tournament? The early 1970s, of course! All sarcasm aside, the Charlotte Observer‘s Ron Green ran a great piece today calling David Thompson “The Best Ever” in the best basketball league in America. Green’s piece can be read […]
Denial Runs Deep at NC State
I didn’t expect to get even madder when I read the sports page this morning. But then I read these quotes from Ben McCauley: “It may seem like it but we’re still trying to [win],” junior forward Ben McCauley said. “We’re definitely trying to. “I don’t think we’ve forgotten how to win [but] I think […]
Tough loss, on dealing with one — Valvano philosophy
If you’re a passionate fan as I am, who believes as Vince Lombardi does that “Show me a ‘good loser’ and I’ll show you a loser,” it’s good to keep this Valvano advice in mind: Jimmy V says he’ll allow his players 24 hours to feel sorry for themselves and curse the basketball gods. Then, […]
Technician: Honeymoon is Over
We would like to link to Technician more often, but we limit ourselves with a focus on quality here and unfortunately the inexperienced, usually uninformed student perspective falls a little short of our standards. But today we tip our hat Nick Jeffreys for this commentary that deserves mention. The first year and few months have […]
Jay Bilas Comments During Halftime and Postgame Of The UNC Beatdown
Bilas at halftime: “A little embarrassing? That was the most embarrassing first half I’ve seen all season long. What do you do if you’re Sidney Lowe? Do you draw a play up? You’ve gotta go in (to the locker room) and draw a big heart there and say, ‘Do we have any?’”These guys are not […]
DeCourcy: Can Princeton-based scheme win a title?
Basketball junkies will enjoy this entry from The Sporting News. I found the following quote pretty interesting: Georgetown needs to look hard at its approach. I’ve long been suspicious about whether a Princeton-based scheme can produce national championship-level teams, and the Hoyas’ two most recent experiences against elite competition didn’t erase my doubts. Against Ohio […]
SFN Celebrates New Year with NC State Magazine Feature
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This entry will remain posted near the top for a couple of days…so, if you are visiting the site for the first time or if you are a frequent visitor please don’t ignore all of the entries below. For example, VAWolf logged an awesome statistical post that follows this. We just wanted […]
