I don’t really have anything profound to add, but I’ll throw some stuff out for discussion, and you can share your thoughts in the comments. First off, it seems like a good time to play Georgia Tech, coming off an emotional win against Miami and with a virtual 2 game lead in the ACC standings, […]
Chuck Amato
Getting Nasty Out There for A Coach
We work hard for the analysis and commentary that you find on SFN to be accurate. But, whatever is blogged here will almost always be blogged with uncompromising emotion because we are fans. In case you didn’t notice, the name of the site is StateFANSnation. In today’s N&O, Chip Alexander highlighted most of the key […]
Technician: Something Has To Change
Even the students are starting to get antsy. “We haven’t beaten anyone this year.” “It doesn’t matter who we play, we’ll lose anyway.” “N.C. State is way better than us.” Before Saturday’s football game, that is all I heard from Virginia fans. Well, Virginia fans, you just beat N.C. State. Sure, it’s not a huge […]
Painful: UVA 14, NC State 7 (Updated 4:20pm)
Boxscore | Recap | Drive Chart Quick Thoughts: • Is Amato on the hot seat? Could he survive a loss to UNC and/or ECU? • Pack musters a measley 7 points after laying ANOTHER goose-egg for the entire first half. • For the year, NC State has managed 12 combined points in the first quarter […]
Recent Football Recruiting Rankings
After Saturday’s debacle (and we aren’t talking about the announcers) we needed to spend our time on some relevant analysis. We didn’t have time to include Boston College or Maryland, but I think that they would fall on the Clemson/Wake Forest side of the equation …Talk amongst yourselves…
Rule of 24 and 50
“24” The N&O’s ACC Now Blog has done some fantastic research on a topic that we have discussed a few times here at SFN. In fact, just earlier this week we ran a piece named “23 is still less than 24” as a follow-up to this great entry from last week. Both entries lay the […]
Wake Forest Game Thread
Yes, the Pack is down 22-14 at the half. But I really don’t feel we are in serious jeopardy. Our offense has found its rhythm, and except for that last broken play, so has the defense. Prediction: 31-25, State. Also, can somebody please replace these bozo announcers? Yes, Newby recovering Andre Brown’s fumble for the […]
“The Pack is Back”
I wanted to thank WRAL-TV’s Blog for the great NC State coverage over the last few days and take a moment to highlight and some recent items. Before I get too far into the entry, I would be making a big mistake if I did not send your attention to this great entry setting up […]
Amato Off Mandel’s List
In June of 2005, Sports Illustrated‘s Stewart Mandel listed Chuck Amato as the nation’s most over-rated coach. (Link) In June of 2006, Sports Illustrated‘s Stewart Mandel demoted Chuck Amato and called him the nation’s worst coach.(Link) This week, Mandel made some revisions to his 2006 list. In a move that Jeff obviously supported in this […]
Why Tonight’s Game is HUGE
I doubt many of you need explanation, but I’ll throw it out there anyway. I’m not sure there has been a bigger game in Chuck Amato’s career at NC State. It certainly has the feel of a major turning point, one way or the other. What a win would mean: A 2-0 start in the […]
