The TV schedule for this weekend is small, but action packed. Leave the third TV in the guest bedroom, you’ll only need two to see everything you want to see on Saturday. First, the non-championship games. Even the non-championship games have championship over-tones. If La Tech beats Fresno St. tonight, they will tie for 2nd […]
Bad News for Pack’s Charlotte Chances
Of all of the various bowl scenarios that exist for NC State, the least appealing one may be the one unfolding behind the scenes. Today’s News & Record shared the following: Even when more information becomes known, the ACC bowl situation remains murky. On Thursday, Gary Beck, the executive director of the MPC Computers Bowl, […]
Valvanos Featured in USA Today
I was traveling this morning and had the occassion to pick up a USA Today. My attention was immediately affixed to a familiar face on the front page. On the inside, the Sports Page featured Valvano’s daughter battling breast cancer. Our thoughts and prayers remain with this special family.
Taking Grinding to a Whole New Level
Two of our authors were writing simultaneoulsy loggin similar entries about last night’s loss to Iowa, so we have put them together here. BJD: On a late field goal, Kirk Ferentz’ Iowa Hawkeyes edged out the visiting NC State Wolfpack 45-42, in a high-scoing gridiron affair…wait a minute, wrong sport. A 45-42 BASKETBALL game? In […]
Sendek’s OOC Record
The following is the year by year detail of NC State’s basketball records in out of conference games played off of the Wolfpack’s home court: 1996-1997 (Year One) Record: 1-1 Nov30 A 67 46 W Memphis State Dec21 A 56 84 L Kansas (ranked) 1997-1998 (Year Two) Record: 1-2 Nov11 N 47 45 W Georgia […]
Is Recruiting Improving?
I have been reading how many people think our future is brighter because recruiting is the best it has ever been. I thought it would be a good idea to look at whether this is in fact true. I pulled all of my rankings from this site. They use a point system to combine top […]
A Defining Season?
My old English teachers would take off points if you did not adequately defend your thesis in an essay. Obviously Ned Barnett’s editors do not share that philosophy. Ned claims that this year is a defining season for Sendek, but never really provides adequate justification for that claim. As far as I can tell, the […]
Tudor: Importance of Quarterbacks, II
Before the 2005 Football Season, Caulton Tudor crystalized NC State’s precarious situation at the quarterback position. You can see the quote here. In an article on Sunday following State’s victory over Maryland, Tudor followed up on his comments: …it’s difficult to hide an average quarterback, and it’s next to impossible to win championships without one. […]
Babe of the Year
Although I think that Packman may have had better candidates in this year’s candidate pool, these should do. Thought that you may want to vote for Babe of the Year.
Mid Majors Update
At the beginning of the season, I wrote a piece on the Mid Majors. With the college football regular season completed for the most part, I felt it was time to revisit these teams and throw in a couple new ones. Louisville, Boise St., Pittsburgh, Fresno St., Utah, Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio), UTEP, and Wyoming […]
