Last Update: 3:30 pm Lots of folks out there taking bits and pieces from this entry and trying to represent that we are saying things that we are not. For accuracy, people need to read it on their own as opposed to letting people misrepresent what is being said. We aren’t saying much of anything […]
Better News Night / Sat Morn Update (11:15 AM)
We didn’t feel too good on Thursday night because we were struggling with news that Lee Fowler/NC State had been unresponsive to overtures from John Calipari’s people and that NC State’s courtship with Rick Barnes had come to an end. However, we are feeling a lot better today!! Since our afternoon update and analysis we’ve […]
Julius Hodge Reportedly Shot
See this link for details. His injuries are apparently not life threatening. Best wishes from all of us to Julius and his family.
Billy Packer Kicks Ass
It is no secret that Billy Packer is a personality that attracts a lot of opinion and controversy amongst fans. Our most recent Packer-related conversation can be found by clicking here. But tonight, you can officially throw out almost all of your Packer criticisms. Tonight, Billy Packer enters the StateFansNation Hall of Fame (at least […]
Brady Emerging? Barnes Not Said No Yet!
* We have confirmed the News & Observer’s report that the Rick Barnes courtship continues. We got wind of this earlier today, but could not verify it. When the day passed without any public comments from Barnes and without an announcement that he had signed a new contract we felt better about it. At 4:50pm, […]
Calipari Doesn’t Deserve Bum Rap
The following article was originally published on November 19, 2004 in the New York Daily News. It is a nice read on John Calipari, whose players have graduated from both UMass and Memphis at much better rates than Herb Sendek’s players graduated from NC State. (We use Sendek as the standard since he was widely […]
Is Fowler Talking Lavin?
About 4 or 5 years ago when Lee Fowler was still relatively new to his position at NC State, a friend of mine whom Fowler knew well had the ‘pleasure’ of spending some time with Fowler. We will call my friend, Mr. X. (Quotes are paraphrases here since I am only relaying a story from […]
Friday Morning Round-Up
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Fowler Ignoring Calipari (Updated 11:15pm)
StateFansNation has confirmed through four different sources that Lee Fowler has chosen to ignore multiple overtures from representatives of John Calipari regarding the vacant NC State Head Coaching job since the position opened on Saturday night. Various representatives of Calipari have attempted to contact Athletics Director Lee Fowler – both directly and through various highly-placed […]
WRAL: Barnes Staying at Texas (Updated 9:45pm)
NC State has been Beamerized. WRAL-TV is reporting that Rick Barnes has spurned NC State’s offers and will remain the head basketball coach at the University of Texas. Dave Glenn’s Blog has an update on Thursday with quotes in it. “We’re working very hard, and we want to do it as quick as possible,” said […]