Must read from Al Featherston. Parrish repeated the same glorification of Sendek, although he didn’t make the Patrick mistake of claiming he was fired. Instead, he wrote: “N.C. State fans were so tough on Sendek after five straight NCAA Tournaments that he decided to walk away and escape a scenario where he would very clearly […]
ACC Sports Journal Press Conference Recap (keep checking for more updates!)
For those that missed the press conference live or don’t have the time to watch or listen, then here is a great recap from the ACC Sports Journal of tonight’s impressive performance by AD Debbie Yow. Behind the scenes here at Statefansnation since her hire, the author team has talked continuously about what a difference […]
Giglio: Miller and Turgeon are top two names
Link to J.P. Giglio’s twitter account. Arizona’s Sean Miller and Texas A&M’s Mark Turgeon are the top two names in the search Read BJD95’s earlier entry on Turgeon here. Mark Turgeon – Probably should have been our “B List†hire the last time. Now, after some great work at Texas A&M (Wichita State before that), […]
Tubby to Arkansas?
Link here. Gillispie has also had informal contact about the jobs at Arkansas and just-opened Oklahoma. The source said, however, that Arkansas has already had face-to-face contact with and is close to hiring Minnesota coach Tubby Smith. Other Tubby links: Katz says Tubby could return to the SE. Tubby staying at Minnesota.
Tigers coach Calipari has known Xavier’s Miller all his life
On the way home from Greensboro last night, a friend and I were discussing what might have been had Uncle Jed Lee Fowler had been able to land either Rick Barnes or John Calipari 5 years ago. Don’t let the national folks fool you, both were very serious about the NC State opportunity and were […]
Transcript from Live Chat with Tom O’Brien
Lots of good stuff here from GoPack. QUESTION: Coach, after a successful 2010 season and a healthy beginning roster to start the 2011 season. What message are you and your staff going trying to send to the players and NC State community to build off the recent success and how has Glennon began take over […]
Recruits committed to NC State, Importance of managing the transition properly
Embattled coach Sidney Lowe received a commitment over the weekend. The N&O has a brief story: Statesboro (Ga.) High boys basketball coach Lee Hill said shooting guard Jaqawn Raymond is fully aware of the possibility of a coaching change at N.C. State, but is committed to the school. “He loves the school,” Hill said Tuesday […]
Katz: Sendek most intriguing name who isn’t in trouble, NC State job one of the best in the country
I have been waiting for the national talking heads to push Herb Sendek for open coaching positions and believe it or not someone is stepping up to the plate: From Andy Katz: 9. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune quoted Tubby Smith as saying he’s staying put at Minnesota. He should. He needs to continue to rebuild the […]
Tubby says he is staying at Minnesota
A few quick hits this morning: –Tubby says he is staying at Minnesota. But then what do you expect him to say publicly at this point? And Smith rejected the ESPN rumor that Georgia Tech was going to buy out coach Paul Hewitt’s contract and hire Smith by saying: “Why would I be interested in […]
“The Legend of Billy the Kid” and how he “enraged” Roy Williams
There are discussions being had about the eventual open NC State basketall coaching position on talk radio, in local pubs, and on every NC State message board on the Internet. I don’t have a lot of time to add much commentary, but I thought it would be interesting to look back at how one of […]
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