I was listening to Sporting News Radio (on my beloved XM radio) this morning on the way to work. The morning guys were talking college football with Matt Hayes, and I was surprised to hear him talk at some length about NC State. Turns out, they were discussing this article, which I found under “magazine […]
The Onion Takes on Notre Dame
For those of you that don’t already read The Onion, you’re really missing out. Recently, they’ve taken their hard-hitting satirical approach to the sports world, as best evidenced by this side splitter. Enjoy.
Two Perspectives on Thursday’s Crowd
Not to beat a dead horse, but Lee Fowler’s open letter was ridiculous both substantively and procedurally. From a substantive standpoint, it’s pure blather. Mr. “I know basketball, and football too, I guess” points to football facilities that “we might not even have” if not for Chuck Amato. As a friend pointed out, most of […]
Noel Mazzone Revisited
Ole Miss is surprisingly sticking close to SFN’s 6th rated Alabama. Of course, this is due in large part to defense, not Noel Mazzone’s offense. In fact, here is a sequence that NC State fans will find familiar. Down 10-7, the Rebels face 3rd and goal from the Tide 3. Ole Miss proceeds to get […]
Return to Meltdown
One might hope that, despite the somewhat fluky nature of State’s win last Thursday in Atlanta, it was still a win the Pack could build on. Get some positive momentum, come out fired up and deliver a win for the long-suffering home crowd that hadn’t seen a home ACC win since a 2004 OT triumph […]
The Rest of Saturday
The perfect example of why any serious college football fan simply MUST have ESPN Gameplan – the fact that ABC showed the USC/Arizona State showdown to only a tiny sliver of the national broadcast audience. And it wasn’t like there were other compelling choices that ABC simply had to show – middle America got pedestrian […]
Early Games Quick Recap
A couple of close games early, but no particularly well-played ones. The ACC Raycom game saw UVA lose to their first quality opponent, Maryland. The only surprise was the shootout score – 45-33. Virginia Tech cruised in Morgantown in the only other early ACC action (unless you count Duke/Navy, which I don’t). Of most national […]
Two Programs Diverge on 9/24/05 in the Carolinas
I was struck by how Boston College’s squandered opportunity against Florida State resembled NC State’s failure to beat the Hokies on Labor Day weekend. Both NC State and Boston College looked better than their more talked about opponents, but simply couldn’t pull away. BC got in an early hole and repeatedly stalled out just outside […]
The Beginning of the End
Well, today we saw it with our own eyes. There is no sugar coating things, there is no denying the reality. Chuck Amato has been revealed as a fraud, a charlatan, a snake oil salesman. We have the talent, we don’t have the heart or the guts to be a champion. And that can be […]
Saturday Highlights
It was a sweltering Saturday afternoon/night at Carter Finley stadium, and not a very interesting one. For the first 15:07, NC State scored at will, playing all 5 of its tailbacks, each of which looked like Jim Brown against the EKU defense. That may not mean very much, but it was fun to watch. Multiple […]
