NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Stung last season, Wolfpack warily prepares for Yellow Jackets N.C. State avoided most of the pitfalls on the ACC schedule last season with a notable exception. Georgia Tech beat N.C. State 82-71 in Raleigh last January. It was one of only four ACC wins for Georgia Tech last season […]
ACC Teams
Friday Farrago
Taking a trip around the internet to highlight a few stories. Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Western Michigan Vs. NC State Preview: Lack Of Depth, Skilled Guards Likely To Doom Broncos Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins is in his 10th season with the Broncos, and he has led the program to one NCAA tournament appearance (his […]
ACC adds Louisville
Per Pat Forde at Yahoo!, Mike & Mike on ESPN and WRAL, et al, the ACC has approved the addition of Louisville for 2014. Others lobbied, but the consensus seems to be that the ACC could always add UConn and Cincinnati later. There are now more former Big East members (6) than charter members (5) […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Gottfried: Wolfpack trying to regain its groove against No. 3 Michigan There’s something missing from N.C. State’s basketball team and has been for the past two games. Turnovers have hurt, coach Mark Gottfried said, and the execution on offense needs to be better as does the team’s post defense. […]
How many coaching stints will end today in Raleigh?
Boston College Head Coach, Frank Spaziani will almost certainly be fired after his BC Eagles play the NC State Wolfpack this afternoon in Carter-Finley Stadium. BC’s win total has steadily declined since Spaziani replaced Jeff Jagodzinski in 2009 – sinking to 2-9 for this season before our game today. Link But the season’s many […]
The day after Maryland – how should the ACC respond?
There are some great articles and discussion related to the big changes in the ACC that we wanted to elevate from our message forums to the front page of the blog this morning. Those of us who are ‘ACC purists’ are still bewildered by the decision and the speed at which our northernmost founding member […]
Sunday Expansion Thoughts
I’ve long-believed expansion/re-alignment wouldn’t end until there were four 14- or 16-team superconferences controlling the football universe, i.e., TV/BCS revenue. The proliferation of college football on TV over the past 20 years has shifted the landscape such that traditional cultural and geographical alliances simply don’t matter, and conference names have little to do with affiliated […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Basketball recruiting: N.C. State, Gottfried have ‘street cred’ with top player Mark Gottfried only knows one way to recruit: identify the best players and go after them. Hard. If that means recruiting in the same circles as North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas, so be it. “I’m not going […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State basketball: Getting stops will dictate how far season goes N.C. State played its best basketball in March and N.C. State played its best defense in March. This was not a coincidence and it’s not lost on the Wolfpack. “We’re always going to be able to score,” senior […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) History in the remaking Tommy Burleson is an optimist. One of the stars of N.C. State’s 1974 national title team, Burleson understands just how good the Wolfpack can be in basketball. Maybe it was the nostalgia, or a tinge of wishful thinking, but Burleson left the alumni reunion at […]
