Perhaps that is a slight exaggeration, but it sure does feel like it. (Hell, it has been 2362 days since the last football post on SFN!) I cannot remember a season with more hype and expectation, and it’s all deserved. Sports Illustrated has the Pack projected as the AP Preseason #11 team in the nation. […]
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Gameday is here!!! Football is back
Tonight kicks off the beginning of the 2016 football season. The Pack hosts William and Mary at Carter-Finley Stadium tonight at 7:30 PM. The Tribe will not be a pushover as they are ranked in the top 10 of the preseason FCS poll. A few questions that hopefully will be answered starting tonight: 1. Who […]
Football Schedule Analysis
Yes, I’ve finally had enough caffeine and motivation/shame to force myself to sit down and do this. For a chance (Added Note: I am omitting 2013, when Doeren simply had no chance, so much so that I had blacked it out and forgotten he had been here 3 years instead of 2, getting old is […]
NC State Releases 2016 Football Schedule
Yesterday NC State released its 2016 football schedule and it’s a solid one at that. With seven home games including Notre Dame and Florida State, this schedule is arguably one of the best home schedules we’ve had, despite the UNC game being hosted in hell. ICYMI (and how COULD you have MI?!?): We found out […]
IPTAY helps lead Tigers resurgence
IPTAY used to stand for, “It’s Probation Time Again, Y’all”. As we await the kickoff to our ACC brethren’s attempt to claim their second national championship, I thought that you would be interested in this fantastic piece from ESPN. Founded in 1934, IPTAY is one of the driving forces behind Clemson football’s renaissance. At a […]
Duke – Miami Finish
The attitude of NC State fans toward officiating debacles outside their own games never stops being great. pic.twitter.com/rLWKJeDNME — Joe Ovies (@joeovies) November 1, 2015
Saturday’s Lessons in Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Time is flying on me and I am becoming old faster than I would ever have imagined. So, now that I have blinked and my little boy is nine-years old I am realizing how many times that I’ve had to try to drill the same messages into his psyche regarding good sportsmanship and using some […]
Aluminum Watch – ACC Football Attendance Quick Update
Here are a few interesting attendance percent capacity numbers after week 5. State fell off a little bit down to 99.23%, 2nd in the ACC and 22nd in the Power 5. There are 66 Power 5 (plus Notre Dame & BYU) schools, 7 of the bottom 11 are ACC schools (UVA, Pitt, Miami, Duke, BC, […]
College Football Saturday
Although this College Football Saturday is not the crème de la crème of the season, there are some interesting games on the schedule worth highlighting here in this entry designed to be a central spot for you to communicate during the day. You can click here for a comprehensive, yet easy to read schedule of […]
Aluminum Watch – Early Season ACC Attendance
With the recent attention to the amount of visible aluminum at a couple of local stadiums as well as discussion about the decline in college football attendance, I thought I’d take a look at some early season ACC attendance numbers. Some observations: Compared to percent capacity from the 2014 season, attendance is down 23% at […]
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