As a hater of USC hype, I could not help but share the link to this wonderful website. The mission of the website is to raise $10,000 to put a billboard in L.A. near the USC campus to accurately display the last three national champions hoisting their BCS trophies. So far the site has raised […]
5 Reasons State Can Beat Duke
I don’t care much for Dave Glenn, but you shouldn’t miss his piece on tonight’s State-Duke matchup. Here’s a sample: Defensive Matchups — If you face Duke without one defender who’s quick and/or savvy enough to stay with Redick outside, and another who’s strong enough to battle Williams inside, you’re probably going to end up […]
Kiper Predicts Mario to Green Bay
NFL draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. (as related by ESPN Radio’s Erik Kuselias) apparently is sold on Mario Williams. In his first mock draft including declared underclassmen, Mel predicts he’ll be snatched up by the Packers with the 5th overall pick. Williams would be the first defensive player selected. Kuselias also likes Williams – let’s […]
RBC Crowd Improving
The RBC Center has (unfortunately) never really ‘caught fire’ as big home court advantage for Herb Sendek’s basketball program. Theories and rationalizations on the topic range from the arena’s off-campus location to a growingly apathetic student population to just bad teams. Surely, many of the opinion’s of the RBC’s environment are framed against a backdrop […]
Cremins Factoid & Quote
Montgomery Advertiser January 14, 2005 Factoid: Cremins retired in 2000 after 19 seasons at Georgia Tech, where he compiled a 354-237 record. His overall record was 454-307. At the time of his retirement, Georgia Tech had been invited to the NCAA tournament 11 times. Cremins coached 10 of those teams. Quote: “I know the ACC […]
Why Does the NFL Have Instant Replay?
…if they get all of the calls WRONG?
RPI Graph Update
I changed my mind and decided to make a short entry whenever I update the RPI graph. State’s win on Saturday moved State to #26 in the RPI Ranking. (Real life is about interfere with my free time, so the updates may be sporadic for the next week or so.) 1/15/06 Update RPI Trivia for […]
The Ultimate Media Conundrum
You know, it’s too bad the New England Patriots and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can’t play each other. It would be fun to watch the TV foofs’ heads explode trying to decide who to cheer for. I’ve come to expect poor quality, unprofessional work from Phil Simms. But the nonstop Patriot ass-kissing from Jim […]
NC State 87 Georgia Tech 78
State used a very balanced attack to hold off a very spirited Georgia Tech today in Raleigh (boxscore). Feel free to discuss today’s game in the comments section of the this entry. Some quick hits: ===> The same two keys that we have highlighted for every game thusfar continue to be the primary two things […]
Will Hewitt Follow Braine Out the Door?
NC State hosts Georgia Tech today in the RBC Center today at noon, but there is a lot more going on in Atlanta than just a game today. We discussed GT Athletics Director, Dave Braine’s retirement earlier in the week, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Jeff Schultz weighs in with some interesting Hewitt-related thoughts today. […]
