If you visit SFN with regularity, you have noticed that we have been running a poll for a couple of weeks now that asks if the Wolfpack will finish the season with a winning record? (at least 7-6 with a bowl appearance). With more than 1,400 votes cast, the results are currently running 58% to […]
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2010 ACC Age, Experience, & Talent (AET) Index
The AET Index is a quantifiable look at the each ACC team in 5 different categories: Class Size (Percentage of team that are Jr/Sr) Returning Starters (Percentage of starters that are returning from previous year(s)) Returning Lettermen (Percentage of players who have received a Letter) Depth Chart (Percent of 2-deep players who are Jr/Sr) Talent […]
Benchmark Tom O’Brien: The Race to Perceived Success
First, something for the liberal-arts lovers: “All our knowledge has its roots in our perception.”  -Leonardo da Vinci. I wonder if da Vinci ever tried quantifying perception?  Every college program has coaching dynasties that we view, or perceive, as “good programs”.  To back this up, we have all of the records, stats, and bowl trophies to […]
O’Brien Goes Against Conventional Wisdom With 2-Deep Chart For Wolfpack Opener
NC State kicks off its 2010 football campaign this Saturday evening at Carter-Finley Stadium and there will be some new and to some, some surprising starters and first reserves will be manning key positions for the Pack: To much surprise, running backs Curtis Underwood Jr. and James Washington were nowhere to be found on the […]
A Look at the Wolfpack’s NFL Prospects
As a follow-up to our look at Wolfpackers in the NFL (click here), The National Football Post has taken a closer look at NC State’s NFL prospects. Their scouting series gives a brief description and impression of each player. The only Wolfpacker that earned the NFP is Nate Irving. No surprise. Unfortunately, the NFP may […]
Tobais Palmer redshirting?
Tobais Palmer – 5’11″ 175 lb. Athlete Originally signed with NC State in 2008. Played for coach Brett Williams at Georgia Military College. Carried the ball 91 times for 662 yards and 10 touchdowns during his sophomore year. Also caught 10 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown. Rushed 43 times for 311 yards and […]
NC State to host Southern Fried Football
After being boycotted for a couple of years…NC State is BACK!…back on the schedule for WFNZ’s “Southern Fried Football†tour. In fact, I can’t find a post on “Southern Fried Football†since October of 2006. Tom O’Brien’s annual grudge match against his old employer has made the schedule as Mark Packer and crew will roll […]
Football Stat of the Day
The CAPITAL SPORTS REPORT blog is becoming a nice source of information and commentary that I enjoy. You can click here for their Twitter page. In this link, the blog takes a quick look at the statistically historical nature of the 2010 NC State football season. I also was appreciative of the respect the author […]
The ‘Good’ and the Bad of Saturday Football Notes
Wanted to open this entry if anyone wanted to share thoughts & observations from Meet the Pack Day, et al. ACCNow has some comments linked here. The key take-away from Coach O’Brien’s comments currently making its way around Twitter is that “We have enough weapons.” (You can click here to view SFN’s recent Tweets) These […]
Tailgating Unlimited, Part 1
It may not seem like it right now, while we drown in the North Carolina Heat Index and wish that merciless August sun deeper into the southern hemisphere where it belongs, but college football season is once again upon us. And with it the triumphant return of tailgating. The following is the first part of […]
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