NC State’s men’s basketball team was left for dead a mere week ago after they stumbled to yet another regular season loss in yet another disappointing year led by, according to many, yet another poor coaching hire by a school with a nearly two-decade history of hiring coaches not capable of leading the Wolfpack into […]
Media Says: Face It, Archie’s Not Coming Back To State
As much as State fans will hate to hear it, all signs point to Archie Miller spurning NC State. Just a little while ago, Joe Giglio, a man who is as plugged in to NC State athletics as any outsider can be, posted this tweet: Immediately afterwards, Giglio was bombarded with […]
Shadrach Thornton Arrested Again…Sigh…
Some guys just don’t seem to get “it” — and it appears that Shadrach Thornton is one of them. The talented running Wolfpack running back, fresh off a two-game suspension for violating unspecified team rules, was arrested for leaving the scene after he hit apparently struck someone with his moped near campus last night: WTVD […]
Suffering From Football Related Brain Injuries, Former NC State QB Erik Kramer Hospitalized After Failed Suicide Attempt
Really sad news about Erik Kramer, who started for NC State under Dick Sheridan in the mid 1980’s: Former Bears QB Erik Kramer was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the Los Angeles County Police Tuesday evening as a result of a suicide attempt according to the Washington Post. Kramer’s ex-wife has said that […]
Pack Picks Up Four Star SG/PF Maverick Rowan
NC State basketball picked up a quality player to fill its gap in the backcourt this afternoon: Rowan has been described in various recruiting write-ups as a ‘sharp-shooter’ or a ‘scoring machine.’ Originally classed as a 2016 prospect, Rowan is already a high school graduate. In June, he de-committed from Pitt and said that he was considering […]
MBB: Pack In The Final Lists of Two High Profile 2015 Recruits
Joe Giglio (@jwgiglio) of the Raleigh News & Observer reported today that Mark Gottfried and NC State are in the final mix for two high profile recruits to round out next year’s team: In what has already been an eventful offseason, the Wolfpack is still in the mix for 7-footer Georgios Papagiannis and recently reclassified […]
The NCAA Hammers UNC With Notice of Allegations
UNC finally released their heavily redacted version of the NCAA’s Notice of Allegations today, and this time, it doesn’t appear that the Tar Heels are going to get off with a mere slap on the wrist from college sports’ governing body. That’s because the NCAA charged UNC with perhaps its most heinous crime, “Lack of Institutional […]
The ACC and the Atlantic 10 To Play A “Challenge” In Brooklyn…But It’s Only a Doubleheader
The ACC and Atlantic 10 conferences are planning to start the “ACC – Atlantic 10 Challenge” this December: The ACC announced the doubleheader in a release last Spring, but the specifics of the event will include games between two Atlantic 10 programs and two ACC programs. There will be one doubleheader per year each December […]
State Firmly Ranked in “Ridiculously Early” 2015/16 Top 25 Hoops Polls
Expectations are going up — way up — for Wolfpack hoops next season. It seems as soon as the last notes of “One Shining Moment” are played in the NCAA Tournament, pundits start releasing their “way too early” polls for next season. Usually, the top of their lists features blue-blood programs and others that have […]
The NBA and NCAA Should Adopt Major League Baseball’s Draft Rules
Last night, after all was said and done in the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament, Head Coach Bo Ryan of Wisconsin was a bit salty about the way that Duke had structured its team around a group of one-and-done players: All the seniors that I’ve had — hard to say the word. But every player that’s […]
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