If you aren’t a very close follower of NC State’s football program, you probably would not be aware that the Wolfpack is in the middle of 2005 Spring practice. The reason that you wouldn’t be aware is because there is very little information in the public domain and coverage by the media regarding practice. A […]
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Holliday and Marshall not a Match?
Former NC State Assistant Head Football Coach, John “Doc” Holliday has reportedly “turned down overtures from Marshall – and a possible five-year contract – to remain part of the Urban Meyer movement at Florida. On Friday, Holliday removed himself from consideration for the head coaching job at Marshall. Holliday interviewed for the job Tuesday and […]
Palmetto State Round-Up
Bad Boys, Bad Boys It looks like there may be some hope for some repaired relations in the Palmetto State after the big Clemson vs South Carolina brawl of 2004!! Some former Tiger and Gamecock hoops players have admitted to running a drug ring out of the pool house of former NBA star, Xavier McDaniel. […]
UVa, NCAA, UNC-CH & Football
===> Virginia Head Coach Update It is pretty hard to get a read on this Dave Odom and Virginia situation. Yoni does a super job of painting a complete picture for you if you are interested in following it. The general feeling seems to be that Odom is the “ultimate backup” candidate…and that is not […]
Understanding Wolfpack Fans, Part I
This is about the Wolfpack sports fan, rabidus waitilnextyearis. Despite the fact that there are countless thousands of these creatures in North Carolina alone, experts working at media sports desks still know surprisingly little about them. Wolfpack fans can be found in Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturdays, are known to frequent Bojangles restaurants, seem to prefer […]
Top 10 Questions for Lee Fowler
On PackPride.com’s premium message boards, there is a thread that was posted on February 28th that states that “next week” their magazine will be conducting a Q&A with Athletics Director, Lee Fowler for the April issue of the website’s magazine. They asked if the readers had any serious questions for Fowler. Today is March 3rd […]
Quotes of Note: Amato on Signing Day
Chuck Amato in his signing day press conference — * “The guy that we had to fight the hardest to get was Marc Trestman…and that was the biggest fish that we got…that was the biggest recruit that we got in signing him.” * “Some people quote poetry. I quote sportswriters.” * “We just had one […]
Signing day news: Hardesty, Payton send UNC their LOL
Per reports.
Football’s Successful 2 Weeks
While many NC State fans have been spending energy on the basketball program’s problems during the last two weeks, it is likely that some of Chuck Amato’s off-season success may have slipped under your radar. At least some of the success has had to slip past you because, in part, there has been SO MUCH […]
Ridiculously Early 2005 ACC Football Projections
Even before the 2005 ACC Football Schedule was announced, B.J. Bennett at SouthernPigskin.com had unveiled his Very Early 2005 ACC Projections. Lots of detail in that work! Click on the “Comments” URL at the bottom of 2005 ACC Football Schedule Entry to share any of your thoughts.