The Wisconsin Badgers gave us our worst loss in 11 years last night. Final score read 87-to-48. We shouldn’t feel too bad, right? Wisconsin has still not lost back-to-back games since January of 2009. And they are 70-and-5 at home against non-conference opponents in the Bo Ryan era. But really, we should be disgusted. We […]
10-11 Basketball
Thoughts from the Badger State
Whenever we have a game, I try and seek out the views and opinions of those from the opponents area. Today, we will look at Swingtown Badger Basketball Blog and The Badger Herald. From Swingtown: I don’t think a home game could have come at a better time. The Badgers couldn’t hit the broad side […]
State vs Georgetown at 7:30pm on ESPNU
Never forget The following are some pregame links that may be of some interest to you: CBS Sports (Link) Washington Post takes on the Chris Wright angle (Link)
State beats George Mason 78-65
State improved to 3-0 and advanced to the Charleston Classic Championship versus Georgetown Sunday (7:30pm, ESPNU) with its 78-65 win over George Mason. It wasn’t always pretty, and ESPNU didn’t waste an HD camera on this one — what is this, 2006? — and introduced Lorenzo “Browd” at the beginning of the game, but Ryan […]
BBall Friday: Tracy Smith Out; Way-Too-Early Look at ACC Standings
Originally published mid morning of November 19th, 2010 The blog and the SFN Forums are being over-run with fantastic work and conversation, so please make sure to spend some time scrolling down and catching up on everything. We want to surpass 30,000 page views today and the only way we can do it is for […]
State beats ECU 85-65
State moved to 2-0 with its opening-round 85-65 win over East Carolina in the Charleston Classic. Lorenzo Brown led all scorers with 16 points, but it was State’s bench that made the difference. DeShawn Painter and Ryan Harrow each had a double-double — Painter with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Harrow with 11 points […]
Coach Lowe delivers one of nation’s toughest OOC basketball schedules
Back when NC State’s basketball schedule was originally released, I noticed some fans referencing/complaining about the out of conference schedule. Making a subjective observation in a vacuum without comparing the relative strength of the schedule just doesn’t add up. Who am I (or an fan) to boldly proclaim the magnitude of strength or weakness of […]
Charleston Classic Preview
In its third year, the Charleston Classic is a made-for-ESPN exempt tournament that is played at the Carolina First Arena and hosted by the Southern Conference (Wofford is this year’s host team). Both previous champions have been from the ACC: Clemson in 2008 and Miami last year. The Charleston Post & Courier ran an interview […]
Late Friday Random News Items
Here are some random news items to share late on a Friday afternoon. The NC State men’s basketball team begins the regular season tonight at 7 vs Tennessee Tech at the RBC Center. Game preview from GoPack.com PackPride.com Notebook The Wolfpack Women got their season off to a nice start today with a 73-36 win […]
N&O: Lemon & Gonzalez
Michael Lemon story: Senior day is supposed to be a time for college football players to celebrate their accomplishments with their families. At N.C. State this Saturday, mothers will receive roses and fathers will beam with pride at their sons’ accomplishments as family members join players on the field at Carter-Finley Stadium. On this particular […]
