Background from yesterday here. This morning, SportscenterU on ESPNU reported that Pittsburgh and Syracuse have officially been accepted, and that others are being considered, and Yahoo! Sports confirmed this: But USA Today reported early Sunday that the ACC presidents had already voted on Saturday morning to accept Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the league. Citing an […]
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Pitt & Syracuse to join ACC on Sunday? Texas next? [Updated 3:35pm]
It appears that the ACC is being proactive and will be one of the superconferences. Pittsburgh and Syracuse have submitted applications to join the ACC. The Atlantic Coast Conference has been approached by at least 10 schools about possible membership, a group that includes the Big East’s Pitt and Syracuse, both of which have tendered […]
Benchmark Glennon: What Does One Game Mean?
Before I go into any of this, I can not emphasize enough how much one game can only give us a glimpse of what to look for in the future. Â Still, I thought it would at least settle some nerves to take a look at the starting quarterbacks of the past 10 years and consider […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMEDAY
It’s Gameday folks and our beloved Wolfpack take the field for the first time this season. Perfect weather for September and plenty of time to tailgate. For those going to the game be safe. September 3, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: TODAY!!!! Luke DeCock (N&O) Pressure is on N.C. State’s Glennon So that’s […]
Thursday Compendium
September 1. 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 2 DAYS!!! Brett Friedlander (Starnewsonline.com) State bolsters receiving corps with move of CB Rashard Smith With C.J. Wilson and David Amerson having established themselves at the corners and the Wolfpack facing major questions at receiver, O’Brien decided that Smith’s best chance of making a contribution to […]
Dare to Dream – Making the Pitch For NC State in the SEC
A few weeks ago, the college sports internets were all aflame with talk of SEC expansion and what it would mean for everyone left in its wake. Just when things calmed down a bit, Texas A&M is in the news again. Whether anything is imminent with the SEC and the Aggies, it’s clear that Texas […]
Tuesday Tidbits
August 23, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 11 DAYS Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Welcome To The Forefront During Rivers’ senior year State averaged 6.6 yards per play, chewed up defenses and spit them out without mercy–that was a hell of a storm, and a hell of a thing to match. Glennon’s task isn’t nearly […]
Saturday Expansion (3:45pm Update)
As expected, this is all moving very quickly, and there is plenty of ongoing (opinionated) discussion on the SFN Forums about the inevitable next round of college football expansion and realignment, and more precisely, how it will affect State. So go on over there and join the fun, and it’s likely you’ll even win a […]
Friday Afternoon Expansion Talk
Lots of (opinionated) discussion on the SFN Forums about the inevitable next round of college football expansion and realignment, and more precisely, how it will affect State. So go on over there and join the fun, and it’s likely you’ll even win a $100 Walmart gift card, or maybe one of the few remaining ipads. […]
Conference Expansion…again?
I wrote last November about the absurdity of the most recent series of conference re-alignments and expansion. Conference realignment and expansion is in no way a recent, or revolutionary, concept. College football over the decades has remained about as steady as the Hatteras shoreline. The trend of several small, regional conferences towards a few elite […]
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