Couple quick comments from the Dennis Burton written article at The Technician. On how much credit or blame a coach deserves for the success or failure of a program: “I think a coach deserves a ton of credit if he builds a program. You look at N.C. State six years ago when we came there. […]
Chuck Amato
Jones: Losses By 30+ Points
I have enjoyed reading Andrew Jones’ work over the last 9 months or so. To be fair, he is as good as you are going to get for a small market newspaper and deserves credit for his work. By the same token, don’t forget that Jones has roots of working in Chapel Hill and (understandably) […]
Evans Rekindles My Fleeting Interest
Boston College travels to NC State on Saturday night for the Wolfpack’s ACC opener (that will be televised on ESPN2). I am officially putting the world “on notice” that this game represents the POTENTIAL end of my interest in football this season and as a watershed moment in my well-documented “let’s wait and see” attitude […]
Coker & Amato: Quotes of Note
“The Fire Coker movement never has been stronger in South Florida, yet the man at the storm’s epicenter insists he’s not bothered.” Despite the seemingly obvious fact that Miami’s Larry Coker has taken the lead chair in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s line-up of hot seats , Coker has shared some quotes in the last couple […]
Rank the ACC Hot Seats
Remember when all the football coaches in the ACC were hot commodities? Seems like a million years ago. Anyway, more than half of the ACC’s 12 head coaches face varying levels of grumbling. How do you rank them? Here’s my list, from hottest seat to (relatively) coolest: Coker, Groh, Bunting, Amato, Friedgen, Gailey, Roof.
Paper: Little love lost for Chuck Amato
An interesting article in the Charleston newspaper this morning: CLEMSON – Normally, cheering in press boxes is strictly forbidden. Apparently there’s an exception when North Carolina State loses to Akron. When the Zips’ 20-17 victory over the Wolfpack was complete Saturday, a few scribes covering Clemson’s game at Boston College expressed their joy with whoops, […]
Updated: Amato’s Remarks Go National
Perhaps this will stretch out into a three day story. In any event, we check in at #5 in ESPN.com’s “Bottom 10”. I must admit that the logo (wolf wearing gaudy sunglasses) is pretty clever. Think that is bad? Try this one on for size. Fresno State head coach Pat Hill ripped into Amato yesterday. […]
Amato Plants Foot in Mouth…Again
Before moving onto semi-serious business, make sure you read Cardiff Giant’s interview with Tommy Hunt. Priceless stuff. No doubt most of you have read about Chuck Amato’s latest testy exchange with the media. And in all fairness, it does seem like there was a certain amount of “badgering” involved. Still, what in God’s name could […]
Grade Chuck Amato
As Chuck enters what could be a pivotal Year Seven – how do you grade Chuck’s tenure? Consider all aspects of his reign, from on-field results to program building. In my view, he did a great job coming in and building the program. But three below reasonable expectation seasons in a row drop his grade […]
Amato on “Hot Seat” Talk
Here’s the write-up in the N&O. Excerpt: When asked after practice Monday if he felt like he was on a “hot seat” in his seventh season, Amato quickly replied, “Why should I? No. Why should I?” Amato noted all the improvements to a renovated Carter-Finley Stadium, noting, “That wasn’t there five, six years ago.” Then […]
