NC STATE FOOTBALL Omega Wolf (Backingthepack.com) First and Foremost: Opening Quarter Doomed Pack and Heels in Losses My old man used to say that you can’t win a game in the first half, but you can lose one. N. C. State and North Carolina have both demonstrated the truth of this old saw on the […]
ACC Teams
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE FOOTBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) Pack’s Burris eager for first Carolina Showdown Growing up, it was The Game in a household that bleeds Wolfpack red. Now, N.C. State redshirt freshman defensive back Juston Burris can’t believe he actually gets to play in it. “This was the biggest game in my house growing up,†[…]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack gets set for UNC back Gio Bernard There’s no need to explain to N.C. State the value of North Carolina running back Gio Bernard. The Wolfpack defense knows the best way to beat the Tar Heels is to hold Bernard in check. That’s what happened last year when […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C State escapes Maryland with 20-18 win The “Maryland Hex,” the road blahs and another letdown after a big win, all seemed to be wiped away with one kick by N.C. State on Saturday at Byrd Stadium. A two-point lead, with 32 seconds and 75 yards to go, seemed […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Thursday Football Notebook NC STATE VS. MARYLAND In the 100+year gridiron series between NC State and Maryland, the overall record stands just where it did when the series started: all tied up. The all-time series, which dates back to 1909, has resulted in 32 wins for the Wolfpack, 32 wins for […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack’s Gottfried saw ACC top spot coming N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried saw this coming. For the first time in 37 years, the media picked the Wolfpack to win the ACC on Wednesday at Operation Basketball. Junior forward C.J. Leslie was picked as the preseason ACC player of the […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) O’Brien, Pack want to end ‘roller coaster’ trend If there’s one thing N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien knows, it’s his team can bounce back after a tough loss. But life after big wins? Prosperity has created a different set of problems for the Wolfpack, which had a week off […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Gottfried’s goal is Wolfpack playing in April Mark Gottfried spent his first 18 months on the job trying to mute expectations for N.C. State’s basketball program. The brakes the second-year coach usually pumps fell right off the bandwagon Friday night at “Primetime with the Pack.” Gottfried made a grand […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State wants great season, not just great finish With four starters back from last season’s team, optimism and expectations for this season, Gottfried’s second, are in rarefied air. When the conference media meets next Wednesday in Charlotte, there’s a chance – as Sports Illustrated and ESPN already have […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Five key plays ignited N.C. State’s upset of No. 3 FSU The celebratory music blaring in Carter-Finley Stadium late Saturday night drowned out what N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien was trying to tell the ESPN2 audience after the Wolfpack’s upset of third-ranked Florida State. The words to the song […]
