With #1 and defending champion Florida State coming to Carter-Finley Stadium this weekend, an improving Wolfpack team looks to pull the upset in a place that has become what some media members call “a house of horrors” for the Seminoles. The Wolfpack has had more success against Florida State than any other conference school. For […]
’11 Football
Jarvis Byrd Tears ACL, Done for 2013
Injury-plagued safety Jarvis Byrd, has suffered his third torn ACL of his career and will miss the rest of the season. Byrd was injured during the Wolfpack’s game at Wake Forest on Oct. 5. Byrd had earned a starting job as a true freshman in 2009 before suffering his first torn ACL in a win against […]
NCSU vs. Clemson – The Past Decade
The past decade against Clemson has not been pretty. In fact, it seems that most matchups have been one sided with the Pack on the wrong side of the final score. When I think of Clemson, I think of a team, like Maryland, which has been a thorn in the Pack’s side. Is this really […]
ACC Football Attendance Announced
ESPN has a blog entry (linked here) reviewing the ANNOUNCED attendance at each respective ACC school. NC State’s level of fan support continues to support a thesis that our football program should at the very least be the top of the second tier of the ACC if not the bottom of the ‘first tier’. Hopefully […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Final Post Bowl Games Edition
Here are the final football statistics after the Belk Bowl win over L’ville and Bama’s national title. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 28.2 (ACC Rank: 4, Nat’l Rank: 54) High: 56 Low: 0 Rushing Yards: 104.9 (ACC Rank: 11, Nat’l Rank: 109) Passing Yards: 240.0 (6, 54) Total Offense: 344.9 (11, 94) Defense Points […]
Is Archer Hitting the Bull’s Eye?
There has been a good bit of discussion on our message boards concerning Defensive Coordinator Mike Archer and his performance at NC State. After hearing about the recent rumors that Jon Tenuta, current LB coach, is heading to accept a position at Illinois, I got to digging deeper into NC State’s defensive statistics. My question […]
Pack Wins Belk Bowl 31-24!
Old MacDonald had a farm… Amerson had two picks (one a crucial second half pick six, the other securing the win) while Glennon was named the MVP on 21-of-33 passing for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Video of Amerson’s incredible pick-6 here.  Box Score (ESPN) Game Recap (N&O) Attendance (N&O) J.P. Giglio Observations (N&O): Photos […]
Live from Charlotte, Belk Bowl Update
Live from Charlotte this morning where the weather has been cold and rainy early this morning. Click here for updated weather reports and discussion. A little before 9am this morning there was a fire alarm in the Wolfpack’s hotel that lasted for about 25 minutes. Â We were tweeting during the alarm that wasn’t […]
Red helmet seems to be gaining steam
NC State unleashed more alternative uniforms this year than we’ve ever seen. The combination of red helmets with a white block S in tandem with black jerseys for an October home game vs Central Michigan came off surprisingly well. Then the Wolfpack surprised everyone by pairing the same red helmet with all red uniforms for […]
Gameday for the Belk Bowl!
It is gameday in Charlotte and we should have a lot of activity on the blog, the message forums and our Twitter account today; so, please don’t hesitate to surf through everything so you don’t miss anything like our fond farewell to consummate Wal-Mart Tar Heel (click here), or our ongoing gameday discussion on the […]
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