With all due respect to the late Jim Valvano and his now-realized dream of a new basketball home court that is the PNC Arena, the home place of the true heart and soul of NC State basketball is Reynolds Coliseum. Any Wolfpack fan old enough to have seen basketball games there in the Valvano era […]
The NCAA Has To Grant More Autonomy To Power 5 Conference Schools If It Wants to Survive
A sea change is quietly happening in college sports, and it is one that could alter the fabric of how university sports are played. In the din of recent football upsets: Alabama losing to Auburn and knocking it out of a chance at a third consecutive national championship, Ohio State losing for the first time […]
Barry Jacobs: “NC State’s Jordan Vandenberg emerges on the court”
Barry Jacobs of the News and Observer takes a close look at NC State center Jordan Vandenberg today, and some of the quotes from the article are illuminating not only for the senior center but also for the entire Wolfpack team’s mindset: “I’m not trying to play for my own personal glory,” he said repeatedly […]
Is Your Program Relevant To Dick Vitale?
A quick little bit of fun found out on the Internet: Is your basketball program relevant to Dick Vitale? This is pretty much dead on, if you ask me.
Hoops Exams Are Coming Soon for the Wolfpack Team
As anyone who’s ever attended NC State can tell you, this week is the least wonderous time of the year: it’s the heart of exams for the students, a time that means late nights studying, tense hours in the classroom for even the best prepared, and the final sprint to the finish of fall semester. […]
Shadrach Thornton Under Investigation For Sexual Assault; Is Charged With Marijuana Possession
Some people never learn, and apparently Shadrach Thornton is one of them. After running afoul of the law last spring and being suspended from the NC State football team for a time because of it, Thornton is once again the subject of an assault investigation and has been charged with possession of marijuana according to […]
An Improving Wolfpack Hoops Team Still Has Some Work To Do
For quite a while last night against Eastern Kentucky, NC State’s basketball team looked like it did a few games back in their shock loss to NC Central: befuddled by the Colonel’s 2-3 zone defense, the Wolfpack couldn’t buy a bucket. At the 5:08 mark of the first half, Eastern Kentucky led 22-12, State was […]
Happy Thanksgiving – All Weekend Sports Feast Open Thread
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from all of us here at Statefans Nation! Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend, that you get to spend time with loved ones and friends and of course get to watch some of the great sports action. Chat about it here! If you are driving long distance this […]
It’s Time To Retire “This Is Our State” — It’s Become An Embarrassing Joke
After last night’s 82-72 overtime loss to NC Central, on the way home, I saw a rather forlorn yard sign wavering in the cool November breeze: “This Is Our State!” As I drove past, still stinging from the worst major sports loss for the Wolfpack in at least the past ten years, a slight gust pushed […]
Sometimes, You Just Have To Laugh: A Wolfpacker’s Recap of BC-NCSU In Animated GIFs
They say a picture is worth one thousand words, but sometimes a picture is worth a good laugh. When someone posted a link to the “Air-Balled Free Throw’s” recap of yesterday’s NC State at Boston College game, I got the latter: a great laugh. You have to see it for yourself, and maybe it will […]
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