ESPN Radio just reported that Demarcus Cousins has de-committed from Memphis and will follow John Calipari to the University of Kentucky. National Sports Review It would actually surprise me if John Wall and eventually C. J. Leslie don’t follow. Deadspin has more on John Calipari’s dismantling of Memphis. DeMarcus Cousins, one of the coach’s prize […]
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Gary Hahn To Have Story In Next “Chicken Soup For The Soul”
A future edition of the popular series of books “Chicken Soup for the Soul” will feature the play-by-play man of the Wolfpack, Gary Hahn. The Chicken Soup series, originated by Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield features inspirational stories ostensibly for the reader to use for discovery and experience. WRAL “Hahn thought of former N.C. […]
NCSU Official Denies Fowler Rumors
In an article on WRAL.com, Dane Huffman conveys word from Lee Fowler: A rumor making the rounds this week had N.C. State on the brink of a major athletics department shakeup. But university spokesman Keith Nichols said there had been no special meeting of the Board of Trustees, and Fowler said he wasn’t on the […]
South Carolina Football Continues To Be a Soap Opera
NC State opens this year against South Carolina, in a game that may well set the tone for the early part of the year: get a win against an SEC opponent to open the season, and the Wolfpack has set the table to possibly go 6-0 in their first half of the year. That in […]
Alpha: Toney Baker Is 2009 Football’s X-Man
One of the more heralded football recruits in recent memory to make their way to West Raleigh is certainly Toney Baker. The Jamestown, NC player was a consensus All-American, and it was the Army All-Star game on national television that Toney did the hat dance where he ultimately donned the red and white cap with […]
How Long is Long Enough? Opinions Are All Over The Place…
How long should a team give a coach to turn a program around? It’s an interesting question, and one that seems to be on the lips of many an NC State fan after the past couple of basketball seasons. Me, I am not saying one way or the other that State should “do something” about […]
Et tu, Jim Calhoun? (Update: NCAA Investigation Coming)
“Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,” UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun shouted at a reporter back in February, when he was asked about being the high paid employee of the Commonwealth of Connecticut. “We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts […]
March Madness
While you get ready for today’s basketball action, here something for you to consider: A Little March Madness Can Be Good For The Workplace Along with all of this media coverage, come all of the reports of how much March Madness will cost the economy in terms of lost productivity. Distracted by office pools, tournament […]
(Updated) NCAA Day One Open Thread; Barnes vs Tubby in NC; Tubby emerges as UVA’s #1
Evening Sessions Maryland’s win over California today was really big for the conference. Gary Williams has now won his first round game in nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Wow! (And you were told how you should be happy with four first round NCAA Tournament wins in a decade.) How tough is playing basketball in the […]
Spring Football Entry (Updated 1:45pm)
So many good things keep hitting that we have to keep adding to this entry. After the misery that was much of basketball season, spring brings renewed hope to NC State fans in the form of the off-season football practices that will lay down much of the foundation of this fall’s squad. 850 The Buzz […]
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