Now that June 30, 2010 has come and gone, North Carolina State has officially parted ways with its athletic director of the past 10 years, Lee Fowler. The past 10 years have been wrought with many more downs than ups, but we want to take some time to look back at the entire Lee Fowler […]
Required Reading
Financing College Sports – Part One (Major update & additions 10:30am)
This piece is the first in a series of related entries that I am doing to discuss the funding behind big-time college athletics. At a minimum, I intend to break down the articles along these lines: (1) Introduction and Organizational Analysis (this entry): (2) A Closer Look at the Numbers (3) Athletic Dept finances across […]
ACC’s new TV deal coming within 10 days
It was a busy Thursday evening for several NC State coaches as hundreds of fans packed a Wolfpack Club Caravan at the football practice facility. With the exit of Lee Fowler coming at the end of June and all of the excitement surrounding men’s basketball, the caravan was quite a big draw for local media. […]
Big Ten expansion talk heats up…commissioner says no
11:04 p.m. update WRAL: Big Ten quashes latest expansion rumors Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany e-mailed conference officials Tuesday to stamp out a rumor that four schools had already been offered a chance to join the league. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed Tuesday that Delany had quashed a report that the Big Ten had offered expansion […]
Credit where it’s due: The Triangle Business Journal
I’ve subscribed to the TBJ for some time, and I find it to be amazingly informative as a small business owner in the Triangle. It’s a great way for me to keep my finger on the pulse of the business world around me. It seems recently, however, I’ve found it to also be THE authority […]
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 […]
Athletic Department Goals – Straight From The Horse’s Mouth
Back in May of 2008 I posted an entry based on these two quotes from Lee Fowler: “My goals have always been to be in the top three in the conference. If you’re in the top three you always have a chance to win the championship. That’s an obvious goal as well. Minimum goals, we […]
Every dog, or wolf, has its day
Stepping outside the realm of normal blog topics, I wanted to share an interesting story from Saturday’s Spring Game. I got an email from one of SFN’s loyal readers following the game to let me know he had taken his “wolf” dog out to Carter-Finley to take in the festivities. I’ll let Aaron tell the […]
Required Reading: Athletics Department Annual Report – Critique, Comparison, Conclusion
A quick note — the majority of this entry was originally written around the later part of last summer (2009) after the athletics department released their annual report. For whatever reason the entry never got posted and then got lost in the shuffle during football and basketball season. So, please take that time frame into […]
Please welcome Chancellor Woodson!
The UNC Board of Governors made it public today that the new Chancellor at NC State will be former Purdue Provost and administrator Dr. William “Randy” Woodson. Please look here for a small statement from Chancellor Woodson from this morning’s BOG meeting. “I think the most important thing going forward is to get to know […]
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