Out of all fundraisers in college athletics, the Wall Street Journal chose our very own Bobby Purcell to feature in this article. Some may be surprised that there wasn’t a single mention of Lee Fowler and others probably wonder how Bobby can raise so much money since NC State has such “bad” fans. Maybe the […]
NC State down to 46 scholarship players not counting kickers
This column has been provided by a guest author Todd Lion. After viewing the post yesterday describing NC State’s injury woes and last week’s entry discussing the high rate of attrition from Amato’s last two classes, I thought it would be worth it to examine who is available to play instead of focusing on those […]
Gameday Clemson
This is a bit odd being home on a Saturday not preparing for a long day of tailgating. At least there are a lot of quality games on television today. It has been a while since I have felt good about our chances going into game against a quality, deep, athletic team like Clemson. With […]
The Natives are Restless in Blacksburg
Apparently it isn’t just NC State fans who dare to question the leaders of their athletic department. While NC State’s athletics department has struggled as one of the ACC’s worst overall programs during the last decade, our fans have responded by supporting NC State at record levels. Conversely, Virginia Tech has actually been one of […]
TOB Comments on the booing; Caulton Tudor gets it right
A question about the boos in Carter Finley Stadium was bound to be asked, so Tom O’Brien had no choice but to respond last night on his weekly radio show hosted at Sullivan’s in Raleigh. Coach Tom O’Brien talked about how annoyed he was with the fan’s reactions to Evans play on his weekly radio […]
41% attrition rate from 2005 & 2006 classes
Here is a good article from Rob Daniels of the Greensboro News & Record that provides some statistical insight into what we all know and are feeling – NC State’s football program is depleted of depth and currently undergoing a major rebuilding project. Hopefully our fans have begun to realize that we are in a […]
Lowe comments on trip to Toronto
Gopack.com’s Tim Peeler posted a very good interview of Sidney Lowe after the basketball team’s trip to Toronto for two exhibition games this past weekend. As you might expect, there were no questions or comments about Ben McCauley not being allowed to make the trip with the team. GoPack.com: Is it safe to say you […]
Beamer taking redshirt off Taylor; TOB keeping redshirt on our Glennon (updated 3:04 pm)
Frank Beamer’s decision to redshirt Tyrod Taylor instead of going with the two quarterback system that was successful last season didn’t last long. At his press conference today, Beamer announced that both Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor will get snaps going forward. Following Saturday’s upset loss to East Carolina, Beamer announced at his Tuesday news […]
Alabama players driving Escalades?
— Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (Clemson) raised some eyebrows when asked a general question about Alabama receiver Julio Jones. Koenning has a lot of ties in south Alabama, and that’s where Jones is from. Koenning’s response: “I actually ran into Julio in the spring recruiting. I said hello to him. I said, ‘Well, I guess […]
Good stuff from Ken Tysiac today
There are a couple of interesting articles from the local paper today. Coincidentally, one of yesterday’s discussions centered around the shrinking local media and specifically the CharlotteObserver/Raleigh News and Observer and NC State beat writer Ken Tysiac. Tysiac delivered a must read article on Russell Wilson and his family: Constant incentive Russell’s father often told […]
