SFN will have a lot more to say on this quickly boiling topic later. For now, I will direct you to this excellent, thorough piece from our blogging friends at RAWFS. In short, I think this is the worst kind of administrative nonsense – a solution in search of a problem. I’ve been going to […]
Amato on “Hot Seat” Talk
Here’s the write-up in the N&O. Excerpt: When asked after practice Monday if he felt like he was on a “hot seat” in his seventh season, Amato quickly replied, “Why should I? No. Why should I?” Amato noted all the improvements to a renovated Carter-Finley Stadium, noting, “That wasn’t there five, six years ago.” Then […]
TSN – Pack 9 Slots Better Than SI Predicts
As I promised in this thread discussing SI’s predictions, I received my college football season preview from The Sporting News, and we can now compare their take on the 2006-07 Wolfpack. It’s not good, but a little better. TSN picks NC State 5th in the Atlantic, and #58 overall (no record given). In 10 categories […]
2006-07 Basketball Schedule Released
Here’s the link. Of the 12 OOC games, you have 4 games against legitimate, major conference opponents (2005-06 Sagarin rankings in parentheses) – home vs. Michigan (32) and Alabama (40), away vs. West Virginia (18) and Cincy (33). That’s not too shabby, although one has to figure that West Virginia and Cincy will be appreciably […]
N&O Analyzes Lowe’s Contract
See full article here. Personally, I have no problem with the 6-year term. I do worry about converting the contract to a perpetual roll-over with a $500K/yr buyout figure. I certainly hope/expect Lowe will succeed here, but I don’t want NC State to tie its hands forever (for the first 6 years, though, this seems […]
Brackman Update – Good News, Bad News
Good work by the Durham Herald-Sun today. Because, I am a realist/pessimist, I will start with the bad news portion: “My first two years, it was all basketball, and then baseball came second,” said Brackman, who is on a basketball scholarship. “I think it should be baseball first and basketball second.” Lowe wasn’t eager to […]
Sports Fanatic or Just NC State?
With football season still about 6 weeks away, I thought it might be interesting to take the pulse of SFN’s readership. Do you consider yourself a “sports guy/gal” in general, or are you only really interested in NC State? Personally, I just love sports (although I certainly follow NC State sports with several extra degrees […]
A Bowl Game For Toronto?
MAC vs. Big East, eh? Actually, that would be a nice city to visit. Much more fun than, say, Shreveport. But based on what I’ve heard about the Toronto nightlife, I might be a bit concerned about my players roaming the streets (if I were a coach).
Brief Hodge Update
Hodge may miss summer league play. I don’t know much about the NBA, but this doesn’t sound good for his development as a professional. Hopefully, his sophomore season will be much better than his first.
Partially Retracting My Rant?
My kids had been watching cartoons on Fox 50 this morning, and the TV was still on when I caught the last 15 minutes of Lee Fowler’s weekly TV show. Tony Haynes read a question about Notre Dame and Tennessee’s status on future football schedules. Fowler confirmed that we wouldn’t be playing the Irish (noting […]
