Because we need extra good mojo due to Calvin’s sickness. And because we’ve already lost a “should win” game (Wake), and we need to win a “should lose” (tonight, NITish opponent that presents matchup problems on the road) to restore balance and harmony in the universe. Join me, won’t you? Perhaps it will even be […]
12-13 Basketball
CJ Leslie sick, but expected to play (updated 4pm)
We might have some real bad news evolving out of Charlottesville for the Wolfpack’s big game tonight with the Virginia Cavaliers. As evidenced here, the betting line for tonight’s game jumped from NC State +1.5 up to +4.5 (and more). Such a move is always worrisome. With that said, rumors have started circulating that CJ […]
Tuesday Tidbits (Updated 1:00pm)
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Good at home, Wolfpack can’t let successes cloud road games “When we start off a game on fire, the momentum just kind of wears down,†Howell said. “I feel like it’s just a matter of keeping our head in the game.†Consistency has mostly been an issue on defense. […]
Wolfpack 91 – Holes 83 “Butt Kicking” Headlines
Remember, if you haven’t re-registered for our new (and significantly improved) Message Forum community, then you need to click here and start getting familiar with the all of the new features. Joe Giglio (N&O) Energized N.C. State beats UNC 91-83 Caulton Tudor (N&O) Brown’s size, experience too much for Paige Luke DeCock (N&O) Pack shines […]
Pack/Holes Semi-Live Blog
I can’t commit to a full one, because I am sick, and also sick of being sick. So grumpier and more brain-dead than usual, which are two very sad things. So keep things going strong in the comments. Simply put…tonight is a must win. We absolutely cannot lose tonight after the embarrassing loss to a […]
Behind the scenes of College Gameday
Hopefully you got to see both hours of ESPN’s College Gameday today. If not, you missed quite an homage to the history of NC State basketball. While ESPN made quite a few of factual errors that were disappointing — like David Thompson being one of the greatest dunkers in college basketball history (at a time […]
State – Carolina pregame central (11:35am)
I wanted to open this entry to start sharing pre-game information for tonight’s game. Keep checking in here over the next couple of hours for more. Also, please help us out by posting articles and observations in he comments section of this entry. ======> First, you MUST take a moment to sign up […]
Grantland weighs in on State-Carolina
You cannot help but love the work from Grantland. Two weeks ago Grantland chose the Duke @ State game as the best game to watch all weekend. Today they provide us the Top 10 games to watch this weekend and log Carolina @ State at #2. There are two things you can count on when […]
Friday Farrago
NCAA Peter Tiernan (BracketScience.com) Champ Check: Six have inside track to title Selection Sunday is 45 days away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start narrowing in on your choice for the tourney’s ultimate champ. By monitoring a few key factors from now until the brackets are set, you can reduce your list of champion […]
Champions or Also-Rans? Wolfpack Players Will Have To Decide Which They Want To Be
This year’s NC State team has a simple question they need to ask themselves: are we willing to do what it takes to be champions? Judging by the results during the Duke game, the answer would have seemed like it was “yes.” Ever since, not so much. Compare and contrast: against Duke, NC State shot […]
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