“(N.C. State coach) Herb Sendek has the hangdog look of a coach whose idea of a perfect basketball game is sometimes 1-nil. There is no hint of joy in his wan facade, no sense of elation. His is the look of a person who carries the burden of too many tough losses of the past. […]
Today’s Keys for a Wolfpack Win
If you want more current commentary about NC State Basketball and the Pack’s game against Carolina, then please click here. The following are the two primary keys that I will be watching today to give me indication if the Pack is on the way to a win or a loss in Chapel Hill: (1) Officiating […]
State @ Carolina Day
It is State – Carolina day!!!! I could type all day. I’m not going to spend all day previewing the game and directing you all over the internet to specific URLs — Pack Pride and The Wolfpacker do a super job of that. But, there are some sources that you shouldn’t overlook if you have […]
DeLong: Sendek’s Historical Inconsistency
John DeLong of the Winston-Salem Journal had a great column previewing the State-Carolina game today. Lots of quotes in it need to be shared and saved: So, today we get to find out how good N.C. State’s basketball team really is. N.C. State will face rival North Carolina at the Smith Center this afternoon, in […]
Clt Obs Follows N&O’s Lead
I told you earlier in the week about the News & Observer’s new sports blog. For the record — this thing is really, really good. Heck, it’s GREAT. The N&O and JP Giglio deserve tons of credit for putting this this blog together and keeping it so dynamic. Th blog has quickly become a key […]
Vick Dismissed
Quarterback Marcus Vick was dismissed from Virginia Tech’s football team Friday due to “a cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play,” according to a release from Tech’s athletic department. In addition to being dismissed from the team, Vick, a Newport News Warwick High graduate, has more legal trouble to deal with later this month. […]
Final Poll
Final Poll Here is the StateFansNation 2005 final poll. You’ll note that things didn’t change quite as much as some of the major polls after the bowl games. The logic here is that long layoffs and too much emotion or a total lack thereof by some teams contributes to the outcome of bowl games. This […]
Leitao: ‘No Excuse Program’
He’s going to need more than just the attitude to raise Virginia’s struggling program out of the bottom tier of the ACC…but, it is nice to see this. “If our mentality is, ‘Hey, we only lost by a few tonight and that’s a good thing,’ that’s not where I’m trying to go with this program. […]
The Vick Saga Continues
If I told you that I was an engineer and you looked at my screen name, it wouldn’t take much to figure out that I work with a bunch of VT grads. The Vick stomp has been a water-cooler topic this week and here are a few of the comments: – Several said that he […]
USC Is Clearly the Greatest
After the national title game where USC failed to win its SECOND consecutive national title, it is clear that USC is one of the greatest 2nd or 3rd ranked teams in the history of college football. Consider this, how far must you look back to find a non-championship team with a first round QB and […]
