Now that the recent NC State coaching search has concluded and more discussion of the decline of coaching in the Atlantic Coast Conference has continued, I wondered to myself — where did ACC basketball coaches come from? (Other than being delivered by the stork). There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth that State didn’t […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Bowl Games Edition
Here are the final stats after the bowl win over West Virginia and Auburn’s national championship. Offense Points Per Game: 31.8 (ACC Rank: 3, Nat’l Rank: 32) High: 48 Low: 13 Rushing Yards: 123.3 (ACC Rank: 11, Nat’l Rank: 95) Passing Yards: 281.2 (1, 18) Total Offense: 404.5 (4, 39) Defense Points Per Game: 21.3 […]
Champs Sports Bowl Scouting Report – West Virginia Mountaineers
Before I get into the scouting report on the Mountaineers (I figured the WV native would probably qualify for the job), this will be a hard game for me to watch. I’m an NC State grad and a die hard State fan (or else I wouldn’t be here on this site) but I can’t turn […]
ACC in the NBA Part 1: Overall Numbers & Talent Dropoff?
Does it seem to you like the talent level in ACC men’s basketball isn’t what it used to be? Didn’t it seem like every team in the early/mid 90s had at least one legitimate NBA player and now there might be a handful in the entire league? There are some reasons why I might think […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Maryland Edition
Here are some stats after the regular season finale vs Maryland. Offense Points Per Game: 32.6 (ACC Rank: 2, Nat’l Rank: 30) High: 48 Low: 13 Rushing Yards: 125.0 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 93) Passing Yards: 281.7 (1, 19) Total Offense: 406.7 (4, 39) Defense Points Per Game: 22.5 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Wake Edition
Here are some stats after the Wake victory. Just an FYI, with the holiday next week I may not get a chance to get the post-Carolina version up on the blog but I will definitely have the regular season ending numbers after the Maryland game. Offense Points Per Game: 33.1 (ACC Rank: 2, Nat’l Rank: […]
Late Friday Random News Items
Here are some random news items to share late on a Friday afternoon. The NC State men’s basketball team begins the regular season tonight at 7 vs Tennessee Tech at the RBC Center. Game preview from GoPack.com PackPride.com Notebook The Wolfpack Women got their season off to a nice start today with a 73-36 win […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Clemson Edition
Here are some stats after the Clemson debacle. Offense Points Per Game: 32.6 (ACC Rank: 3, Nat’l Rank: 33) High: 48 Low: 13 Rushing Yards: 134.0 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 84) Passing Yards: 286.4 (1, 18) Total Offense: 420.4 (1, 32) Defense Points Per Game: 22.7 (ACC Rank: 8, Nat’l Rank: 50) High: 41 […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post FSU Edition
Here are some stats after the big FSU win. Offense Points Per Game: 35.0 (ACC Rank: 2, Nat’l Rank: 20) High: 48 Low: 27 Rushing Yards: 142.9 (ACC Rank: 8, Nat’l Rank: 74) Passing Yards: 295.8 (1, 15) Total Offense: 438.6 (1, 25) Defense Points Per Game: 23.8 (ACC Rank: 10, Nat’l Rank: 58) High: […]
The Spartan Way > The Carolina Way
In doing some research to help out VAWolf82 in his recent entry I found a compliance document on academic fraud from Michigan State that can be found here. At the bottom of page 1 and top of page 2 the document lists the NCAA rules on academic fraud discussed in VAWolf82’s entry. But the interesting […]
