As we embark upon a bloated bowl season filled with many mediocre to abyssmal matchups, I will humbly take up the challenge issued by humble fellow SFN scribe Jeff – and outline a college football playoff system that truly makes sense. It would work for TV and “live” fans, retain meaning for the regular season […]
ACC Bowl “Beauty Contest” to Change
It looks like this year’s arguable shafting (depending on your point of view) of Boston College and Georgia Tech will be less likely in the future, per this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article. Key excerpt: In the future, the Charlotte, Nashville and San Francisco bowls will tell the ACC which teams they want, the schools will tell […]
Some Thursday Sports Levity
From the reliably funny website “The Onion,” the following recap of the year in sports. My two favorites: Jan. 4—USC wins the FedEx Orange Bowl to claim an undisputed No. 1 ranking and the national championship, defeating Oklahoma in the first half 55-17, Auburn in the third quarter 21-9, and a combined Utah/Boise State all-star […]
Taking Grinding to a Whole New Level
Two of our authors were writing simultaneoulsy loggin similar entries about last night’s loss to Iowa, so we have put them together here. BJD: On a late field goal, Kirk Ferentz’ Iowa Hawkeyes edged out the visiting NC State Wolfpack 45-42, in a high-scoing gridiron affair…wait a minute, wrong sport. A 45-42 BASKETBALL game? In […]
If I Owned Basketball LTRs…
Here’s a beauty that was in my home e-mail inbox: Dear Wolfpack Fan, THANKSGIVING SPECIAL Lower Level Tickets – $10 each Upper Level Tickets – $5 each NC State Basketball vs. VMI Wednesday night at 7:30pm RBC Center Things Wolfpack Basketball Fans Should Be Thankful For: 1. A 3-0 start to the season 2. A […]
One Weekend, Four Games, Zero Interest
For a weekend that was technically so full of on-field and on-court Wolfpack action, you might notice that there wasn’t much blog (text or comment) activity. Not a very different story on message boards, either. Alas, this is what you get when you play a Sun Belt also-ran in football, and three 200+ RPI teams […]
Middle Tennessee State – Does Anyone Care?
Well, here comes the “optional” game from the season ticket package. People are trying (with limited success) to give tickets away for this stinker, the SECOND late-season out of conference cupacke game to grace NC State’s schedule in as many years. Much like the ECU snorefest last year, I will listen half-heartedly to the radio […]
This Just In – Wake Reeks
An ACC team just had its first real test, and the Demon Deacons failed badly. Even Dick Vitale couldn’t make their train wreck offense sound good. When you can basically leave 3 of the 5 men on the court unguarded, even a notoriously undisciplined team like Florida can defend you. Of course, it’s VERY early, […]
Mel Kiper, Jr. on NC State
Once more, while out driving and listening to XM radio (around 8:50 last night, bringing home Chinese food), I heard a major national figure unexpectedly talk NC State football. Draft guru (and generally astute football analyst) Mel Kiper, Jr. said 2 interesting things: 1) Chuck Amato deserves “another year” to see what he can do […]
Key Statistics
Last 3 Florida State Possessions: 1) Start: NC State 31 Total Yards: 0 Result: FG 2) Start: NC State 5 Total Yards: -7 Result: INT 3) Florida State 44 Total Yards: -1 Result: INT Doesn’t get any simpler than that, does it? That’s as good defensive football as you will ever, ever see. Other Key […]
