Alternative Title: After 43 years, Wolfpack Club takes leadership of Athletics Department’s responsibility (again) After last week’s game against South Carolina, SFN opened an interesting thread on the message boards asking people to share their ‘non-football’ experiences at Carter-Finley. As a Stadium SE permit holder, I have noticed the last several years that nobody has […]
Gillispie Arrested for DWI
Will he ever get another job after this latest arrest?? Police have charged former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie with drunken driving. Police dispatcher Todd Sparrow said Lawrenceburg police arrested Gillispie and took him to the nearby Franklin County Regional (Ky.) Jail. Gillispie, who was driving a 2009 white Mercedes, was pulled over around 2:45 […]
ACCSports.com interviews Alpha Wolf & other Thursday links
A couple of quick links to start today (only two more weeks!!!): For a week at least, Joe Ovies and Jim Young have decided to take the ACCSports.com Podcast Presented By FanDemon.com in a different direction. This week, they invite in the ACC’s bloggerati, or they embark on an ACC blogapalooza tour – take your […]
Wednesday NC State Links
Follow this link for comments from TOB about yesterday’s situational scrimmage (including text and audio): STATS Offense Passing: (Mike Glennon and Russell Wilson) 20-40, 232 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing: 22 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD Defense LB Audie Cole: 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack LB Sterling Lucas: 8 tackles, 1 […]
Friday Afternoon Discussion Topics
It has been slow recently, but there were a few interesting articles/topics to highlight this afternoon. The first deals with an athletic director “think tank” that for some reason doesn’t include our own Lee Fowler. The topic of this year’s meeting in Durham, NC was athletic budgets in the recession: DeFilippo said it’s difficult for […]
NC State Basketball in the News
Apparently there was a press conference yesterday, here is some coverage from WRAL: – Lowe looking to put his own stamp on the program: This offseason, coaches like Tom Izzo and Tubby Smith told Lowe this was his season to put his own stamp on the Pack program. “No question about it,†said Lowe, who […]
Tough Off-season Continues for Boston College
Since entering the ACC, Boston College has been one of the dominant teams in the Atlantic Division of the ACC finishing no worse than tied for 2nd in each of the last four seasons. Results for two of those years were with Tom O’Brien at the helm (tied for 1st, tied for 2nd) and the […]
Matt Hill = National Champion
Congratulations 2009 NCAA Golf Champion, Matt Hill. This title caps one of the greatest runs by an NC State athlete in the university’s history. Hill previously won 7 tournament titles this year including the ACC and NCAA Regional titles. Hill is the first North Carolina State player to win the individual championship. Past medalists include […]
ACC Sports Journal Wolfpack Insider: Dividing Lines
This article from the ACC Sports Journal was one of the more interesting and accurate takes on the relationship between NC State fans, former basketball coach Herb Sendek, and current AD Lee Fowler. This also was the only article written by the ACC media on the rumors of Lee Fowler’s departure that spread on various […]
Top Basketball ADs and Boston College News
Here is a list of the “Top 10 Athletic Directors in Basketball”. Two ACC athletic directors made the list, but for some reason the author forgot to include Lee “I know basketball” Fowler. There is a suggestion on that site (not from us) for the author to come up with a list of the 10 […]