NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Brown, Wood lead N.C. State to 83-70 win over Georgia Tech N.C. State (13-2, 2-0 ACC) won its ninth straight game and improved to 2-0 in the ACC for the first time in nine years with a balanced effort from its veterans. Brown added 10 assists to go with […]
Coaches
Wolfpack: 2012 Year in Review
As we all know by now, the Mayans were not correct and the world did not end. Since that day has come and past, we can look back on the highlights of the past 366 days (this year was a leap year people). In David Letterman fashion, here is this year’s top 10 list of […]
UNC getting in the way of Butch Davis going to FIU
I found this breaking news from Fox Sports to be pretty interesting. A contract squabble with the University of North Carolina is keeping Butch Davis from becoming the next head coach at Florida International University, a source told FOXSports.com on Thursday night. The dispute centers on almost $1.8 million that Davis is owed from the […]
Doeren makes key staff moves – hires Offensive & Defensive Coordinators
NC State’s new Head Football coach, Dave Doeren, made some key moves that starts to bring his assistant coaching staff into some focus. As we previously reported here, Wisconsin offensive coordinator Matt Canada was offered the same position at NC State. He has accepted. Matt Canada only had a few minutes to talk Saturday before […]
Report: NC State offers Offensive Coordinator job to Matt Canada
We opened up a broader conversation regarding the construction of Coach Doeren’s new coaching staff at NC State – including a suggestion of an attractive candidate for the staff – in this entry that I definitely encourage you to check out. This morning it has been reported that University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator, Matt Canada, […]
Coaching Update (Wed 2:45PM)
Not a lot of new coaching updates today. We know that the Board of Trustees has a scheduled conference call today at 4:30 PM to discuss parameters of an employment contract. And we know Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes was “interviewing” for the job this morning (here), or perhaps even yesterday. Another name SFN sources […]
REPORT: Tom O’Brien Fired; [Update]5pm Presser Notes and Video
[Update 5pm Presser] Here’s some quick notes regarding the highlights (paraphrased) from what AD Debbie Yow had to say during today’s press conference (link to full video at bottom of notes)…. Differences in philosophy on recruiting definitely an issue with the decision for change. All assistants are currently retained and depending upon new hire for […]
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 […]
Pack picked #6 in USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
How many years did we have to listen to the basketball “experts” tell us we cannot compete with Duke and UNC? Thank you to Debbie Yow who saw our potential and did something about it. HMM, I wonder how many apologies we will see? Full story here No. 6: North Carolina State. Points: 581. Previous […]
Roy Williams, 3 percent, and Swahili
In the past week, the News and Observer has dropped the academic bomb on the University of North Carolina. An investigation into the African and Afro-American studies classes from 2007-2011 showed the following: There were 686 enrollments for the 54 suspect classes. Of those, football players accounted for 246 of the enrollments, or 36 percent, […]
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