Jeff Goodman finally covers the situation in Raleigh with a short article today on ESPN: NC State coach Mark Gottfried’s tenure in Raleigh is likely coming to an end following the season, unless the Wolfpack go on a run over the next few weeks and in the ACC tournament, sources told ESPN. “He could be […]
Gottfried Justifiably on the Hot Seat
After last season’s 5-13 conference record, the ACC media and fans of NC State were expecting this year’s team to compete in the top half of the ACC and at a minimum make the NCAA tournament. Some people(me) had even higher expectations like spending most of the season ranked in the top 25 and competing […]
Should Dennis Smith Jr shut it down?
This is a completely serious question. During the recent college football season, a few star college football players decided to skip playing in bowl games to protect their draft status. Certainly a devastating injury in your final college game could severely hurt those players that have solidifed their draft status. While other players still needing […]
Roy Williams Has A “Sense of Relief”!
From a new article today by Dana O’Neil of ESPN: The school is accused of five major violations, including lack of institutional control, but the basketball coach’s name appears just once in the 59-page document, and he is not included in any part of the actual allegations. “I’ve said I felt very comfortable for a […]
Al Sharpton Comments on UNC Scandal
Al Sharpton says the UNC scandal is worse for blacks than the Donald Sterling situation. Of course, he is right as it is nothing short of pathetic that the people behind the UNC fraud chose to debase the African American curriculum knowing that it would be a political risk for anyone to every criticize or […]
Maryland to the B1G
It is being reported here. Props to Swofford! Sweaty Gary’s take (The Washington Post): “Anybody that has been connected with the ACC will say there have been great moments,†said Williams, who led the Terps to the 2002 NCAA championship. “Up until they expanded in 2003, we were by far the best basketball coach in […]
Getting What We Deserve
Nov. 9, 2012 RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State fans continue to show their excitement for the 2012-13 season by selling out the Wolfpack’s season opener against Miami of Ohio tonight at PNC Arena. It marks the first sell-out of a Pack season opener since 1999, when NC State played its first game in the arena […]
BOG Talks “Alleged Criminal Misconduct,” But Mum On Kupec
Link here. CHAPEL HILL – On Thursday, members of the UNC Board of Governors’ audit committee discussed confidential information—but they’re keeping quiet about whether the conversation dealt with the Matt Kupec scandal. Around 9:30 Thursday morning, audit committee members went into closed session. Just before shutting their doors to the public, they announced that they’d […]
As North Carolina academic scandal deepens, all eyes on Mark Emmert
So while Mr. Big Stick thumped his chest about Penn State—before and after delivering the sanctions—we haven’t heard squat from him about what will become the worst infractions case in the history of college sports. And that was before the latest mind-numbing details released Monday by the News & Observer: the gross case of academic […]
Friday News Links(lots of stuff!!!)
Well it’s Friday again and believe it or not, UNC-CH football is back in the news. Hakeem Nicks, one of the all-time great football players at UNC-Chapel Hill, played his final season in 2008 while ineligible to be on the field, the university acknowledged Thursday. NCAA documents show that Nicks received improper academic help in […]
