As the ’13-’14 edition of Wolfpack Basketball prepares itself for the upcoming season (only 9 days and counting…if one counts exhibition contests, that is), much is being talked about regarding the Pack’s significantly lowered expectations as compared to this time one year ago. NC State basketball: What went wrong in disappointing 2012-13 season (NewsObserver.com) RALEIGH […]
TJ Warren Nabs Pre-Season AA Honors
Wolfpack sophomore forward TJ Warren has been named a pre-season All-American by CollegeInsider.com. He is one of only seven sophomores to be named to the list of 22 players. The list of 22 players also comprises the watch list for the Lute Olson National POY Award, an honor which Miami’s Shane Larkin took home last […]
A Shout Out…to 1973
….To the ’73 ACC Football Champions, to be precise. And to our own TheCOWDOG, who happens to have been a member of that squad, and is also pictured here making an attempt at giving SFN a shout out today from CF. You and your damned Android thumbs old man. They don’t work well for […]
Pack, Canes Reach Agreement
NC State and the Carolina Hurricanes have reached an agreement regarding scheduling arrangements which seems to be beneficial to both parties, and which appears to be satisfactory to both sides. Who’da Thunk It???? NC State, Hurricanes reach scheduling agreement (NewsObserver.com) RALEIGH — N.C. State and the Carolina Hurricanes have settled their cold war over winter […]
Some Basketball Talk
The ’13-’14 version of Wolfpack Basketball got underway Tuesday, as pre-season practice tipped off , and Pack players and coaches met with the media. The Wolfpack started practice a little earlier than usual this year, as a new rule in college basketball holds that college programs can start practicing 42 days before their first game. The […]
NCSU Receives $50M Gift
I realize today is a college football Saturday, but I didn’t want this to go unnoticed. I can’t overstate how important this is. Not to mention how freaking amazing…. NC State receives $50 million gift – the largest in school history (NewsObserver.com) RALEIGH — N.C. State University has received the largest single gift in its […]
NCAA Stands Alone; Video Gamers Mourn…for now.
Get it while you can. On Thursday, both EA Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company announced settlements in cases involving more than a hundred thousand current and former student-athletes whose names and likenesses have been used without permission or compensation. While not all of the terms, nor the consequences thereof, of such settlements are yet […]
Mike Glennon to get first NFL Start
ESPN.com’s Adam Shefter is reporting this morning that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have plans to bench starting QB Josh Freeman, effective immediately. Of course, this means that Mike Glennon will be getting the starting job…and perhaps a bit sooner than some of us thought he might. Nonetheless, Glennon will now be making his first career […]
Football Kicks Off Pre-Season Camp
Wolfpack Football held its first practice of the 2013 fall season on Friday evening. Yay!!! N.C. State football: A feel-good start for Dave Doeren, Wolfpack (CharlotteObserver.com) RALEIGH The first practice of N.C. State’s football season started early Friday night. New coach Dave Doeren would like for his Wolfpack team to remain ahead of schedule. There […]
Doeren and Staff Make an Impression
Back in March, a handwritten NC State Football recruiting letter made somewhat of a splash on the various social media platforms. Opinions on the letter varied from “over the top” to “amazing”. We here at SFN even got in on the act. And the letter was even (poorly) lampooned by other schools/recruits. But what has […]
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