  @ArmstrongWTVDMark Armstrong Just ran into UNC group. Understandably, no one’s talking tonight. Swofford is here as well.   I wonder why he would be there.  Certainly he must also have been on hand personally to help out Georgia Tech when they had their hearing and plans to be there for Miami when they have business in […]
UNC Scandal
Thursday…the day before Friday
October 27, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) What exactly happened to Tobias Palmer on Saturday? Two questions immediately sprung to mind the moment it was announced that N.C. State wide receiver Tobias Palmer had suffered a concussion during pregame warmups at Virginia on Saturday. The first was: How does anybody suffer a concussion […]
John Blake speaks
John Blake spoke to Andy Staples in an interview the other day. Staples, who works for SI.com, wrote an article around the ex-UNC coach detailing Blake’s thoughts about what has happened in the UNC scandal. The Case against John Blake John Blake couldn’t imagine a more brutal professional experience than getting fired from his dream […]
NCAA Football Scandals, Penalty Analysis – Part II
This is a follow up article to my original analysis of NCAA football penalties through the years. Â Although I had planned to get this out earlier, life has intervened. Â In the end, though, it’s perhaps instructive to look one more time just ahead of UNX’s pre-Halloween date with the NCAA. In this analysis, I will […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 26, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Cole Named Semifinalist for Butkus Award NC State linebacker Audie Cole was named a semifinalist for the 2011 Butkus Award today. The Butkus Award, in its 27th year, is annually given to the nation’s top linebacker. Jacey Zembal (thewolfpacker.com) Steven Howard pushing hard, already has degree Howard knows […]
Tuesday Tidbits
October 25, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack builds morale It only counts as one ACC win, one baby step closer to a bowl game, but N.C. State’s trip to Virginia yielded something more important. N.C. State’s 28-14 win against the Cavaliers on Saturday gave Wolfpack players the kind of confidence it had […]
It’s Friday…so it must be over.
Ken Tysiac at the N&O has an article up today, UNC-CH avoided creating public record, which discusses the openess and transparity of UNC’s “Review” of their Football Department. Emphasis in bold by me Two comments from a sworn deposition of a UNC-Chapel Hill official appear to show efforts by UNC to keep information from becoming […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 19, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Gottfried brings winning track record and mentor Gottfried had one link to his past, former UCLA coach Jim Harrick, at practice on Tuesday. Gottfried worked for Harrick at UCLA for eight seasons, including the Bruins’ 1995 national title season. UCLA fired Harrick about 19 months later, […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 12, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Mike Archer Forgot How To Coordinate Again As the defense struggles to stop anybody with a pulse (though I don’t love their odds against a team of zombies either), it’s no surprise that Mike Archer is back in the crosshairs. I hope he was able to […]
Friday Farrago
October 7, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL The Sports Xchange TSX: Sweezy’s Return A Plus — The Wolfpack has avoided a three-game losing streak only in one season (2010) over the past five years. In order to prevent such a streak this year, the Wolfpack must win Saturday against visiting Central Michigan. “I told the guys […]
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