Here’s the full PDF schedule via Gopack.com And some of the notes from the press release: The main portion of the ACC schedule begins Saturday, Jan. 3 at home against Pittsburgh. Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Clemson all come to PNC Arena in January, with the Pack playing at defending ACC champion Virginia in […]
Reports: Alleged Hazing at UNC
The Flagship’s finely-tuned PR Machine is back at work after the most recent in a continuing series of incidents deconstructing The Carolina Way into nothing but a giant, hollow lie. The latest incident alleges that hazing by UNC football players resulted in another player’s concussion. Concussions are serious. Ordinarily you’d expect outrage and embarrassment from […]
Sade in Range of Scoring Record
Kickers are always scoring leaders, and on a list of former State kickers that includes All-American Steve Videtich, All-American and Lou Groza Award winner Marc Primanti and Super Bowl Champion Steven Hauschka (who only played at State one season), Niklas Sade is standing out as one of college football’s premier kickers. Sade has 250 points, […]
Camp Opens
WRAL: RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State opened its second training camp Saturday under Dave Doeren with a quarterback in place this time. The Wolfpack also has a year of experience in Doeren’s system. That puts the team on better footing while trying to improve on last season’s struggles. “I thought the guys came out […]
State Switching to 4-2-5 Base D
Lynchburg The News & Advance: Virginia was not the only football team that failed to win a single ACC game last season. Neither did North Carolina State. The Wolfpack went 3-9 overall and 0-8 in ACC play in Dave Doeren’s first season as the team’s coach. “We remember what last year tastes like, so we […]
Miscellaneous Football
Niklas Sade is on the Lou Groza Watch List (GoPack.com). Patrick Stevens previews 2014 NC State football (Syracuse.com): Three preseason questions 1. Is there any star power here? It was only slightly harder to beat Florida State last year than it was to name 10 N.C. State players. The Wolfpack was the ACC’s most anonymous […]
Forde: State has “Most Cowardly” Non-Conference Schedule
We’re not the only ones commenting on the continued poor non-conference scheduling (more background here). Pat Forde has some general comments about the scheduling in 2014, with several of those comments either specific to or relating to State. SFN has noted recently that the trend shows declining attendance across college football, even in the SEC […]
Yow’s Comments on Scheduling to SFN
Agree with Debbie Yow or not (and sometimes SFN doesn’t — just keep in mind that “SFN” is no one person or unified idea), she clearly has a plan. And unlike her incompetent predecessor(s), her plan — which appears right now to be pragmatic — has been transparent, especially in regards to whenever SFN challenges […]
Saturday McCants Updates
The original Outside the Lines feature on Rashad McCants (ESPN): The Flagship’s response (WRAL): Leaders in the University of North Carolina athletic department closed ranks Friday after the latest attack on their academic integrity. … “With respect to the comments made today, I strongly disagree with what Rashad (McCants) has said,” Williams said in a […]
2013 Financials for NCAA Programs
USA Today has released the list of total revenues and expenses for all (public, or at least those that report) NCAA programs (here). Not surprising, Texas is atop the list, and way ahead of everyone else. Also not surprising, the top schools are all heavy football powers (Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida, Oklahoma, […]