September 13, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack back to basics, work on defense Instead of ordering a dose of Bear Bryant’s “Junction Boys” gridiron justice, N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien decided to give his football players a day off the field after its deflating 34-27 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday. No […]
’11 Football
Defense Looking for Answers
WRAL: A defense, which was thought to be the strength of the team, is allowing more than 400 yards per game. That includes last week’s 34-27 loss at Wake Forest in which the Wolfpack (1-1) allowed 438 total yards and gave up two scoring passes of at least 30 yards. The prevailing preseason opinion was […]
The Abyss 34, State 27 (Sunday 10am Update)
News & Observer: “They had more energy than we did,” O’Brien said. “You can’t do that, especially on the road in a conference game. We have to look for leadership. We certainly haven’t gotten any out of anybody on this football team.” You can say that again, coach. Keep in mind, leadership starts at the […]
Into the Abyss: WF Webrun Preview
Once more unto the breach, dear friends… State makes its earlier-than-we’d-like biennial voyage into the abyss known as Winston-Salem tomorrow. TV: ESPN3.com or RSN (Fox Sports South/Carolinas, locally) Announcers (Awful Announcing): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth Why an abyss? LRM explains: Win in Winston-Salem. We’ve won exactly once in Winston since 1995, and that […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Liberty Edition
Season stats after the first game is basically just the box score, here are stats after the Liberty game. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 43.0 (ACC Rank: 3, Nat’l Rank: 25) High: 43 Low: 43 Rushing Yards: 162.0 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 51) Passing Yards: 156.0 (10, 87) Total Offense: 318.0 (10, 81) […]
Wake Forest vs NC State Preview: Defining the Season
First of all, if you haven’t already, please check out our message boards for active discussion on upcoming and past games. FIRST, A DEBRIEF FROM LAST SATURDAY NC State played a concerning game against Liberty last Saturday, as most everyone is aware. Here at SFN, we provided some post game analysis on Sunday, but here […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
September 7, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Liberty Game Photos from Gene Galin Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) Two State players honored by ACC, UNC’s Renner snubbed Two N.C. State players earned individual recognition with defensive tackle Brian Slay gaining co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors and T.J. Graham bringing home Special Teams Player of the Week for […]
ACCASJ: ACC Power Rankings
Link 6. N.C. State (1-0) New QB Mike Glennon (18 of 31, 156 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) didn’t exactly carve up the Liberty defense in his debut, but the Wolfpack pulled away after a shaky start for a 43-21 win. Liberty actually outgained NC State (406 to 318), but the Wolfpack forced a […]
Tuesday Tidbits
September 6, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) O’Brien happy with Pack’s win N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien was generally pleased with his team’s 43-21 win over Liberty on Saturday. The fifth-year coach was not entirely thrilled with how the Wolfpack won, but he’s not going to argue with the result. “That’s still the […]
Benchmark Glennon: What Does One Game Mean?
Before I go into any of this, I can not emphasize enough how much one game can only give us a glimpse of what to look for in the future. Â Still, I thought it would at least settle some nerves to take a look at the starting quarterbacks of the past 10 years and consider […]
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