A sea change is quietly happening in college sports, and it is one that could alter the fabric of how university sports are played. In the din of recent football upsets: Alabama losing to Auburn and knocking it out of a chance at a third consecutive national championship, Ohio State losing for the first time […]
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Happy Thanksgiving – All Weekend Sports Feast Open Thread
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from all of us here at Statefans Nation! Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend, that you get to spend time with loved ones and friends and of course get to watch some of the great sports action. Chat about it here! If you are driving long distance this […]
Basketball vs Campbell (AKA, the Weekend Redemption Thread)
Pack tipping vs Campbell at the PNC. Talk about it here.
UNC-Rogue: Adding up the Scandal Costs
As we have watched the UNC Scandal begin with some tweets that Marvin Austin thought were harmless and saw it morph into rogue academic problems, rogue agents and runners, rogue this, and rogue that, one thing that wasn’t really discussed much was how much did this cost (and was any tax payer money used). Well, […]
Brain Bleaching – Non-Dumpster Fire Football Open Thread
Thank God that catastrophe was the early game of the day, and very few people outside of NC saw it. Enjoy the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party as your bleach-y appetizer course.
Bowl Games Are Going International
What’s old is new again, and while it may be a very long time until the Bacardi Bowl marks the return to college football to Havana, the sport will indeed be returning to the Caribbean in the form of the Bahamas Bowl, which is scheduled to kick off its inaugural game in 2014. “The Mid-American […]
Best Wishes To Sylvia Hatchell For a Speedy Recovery
Rivalries are all fun and games, but there’s a point where rivalries end and simple human decency remains. When a coach or player of any sport at any school is facing a deadly disease or serious injury, that obviously is that point, and in that spirit, we’d like to wish UNC Women’s Basketball Coach Sylvia […]
Pack, Canes Reach Agreement
NC State and the Carolina Hurricanes have reached an agreement regarding scheduling arrangements which seems to be beneficial to both parties, and which appears to be satisfactory to both sides. Who’da Thunk It???? NC State, Hurricanes reach scheduling agreement (NewsObserver.com) RALEIGH — N.C. State and the Carolina Hurricanes have settled their cold war over winter […]
Wolfpack Bits & Bites from the Week Past (Update 5:45pm)
Here are a few things that you might have missed if you don’t follow us on Twitter. JP Giglio has some details on the injury report for this week’s game @ Wake Forest LT Rob Crisp (concussion) will miss his third straight game and DE Darryl Cato-Bishop (ankle) will miss his second straight game — […]
Hark The Sound of Jail Doors Slammin’ … Former UNC Tutor Jennifer Wiley Appears in Court to Face Charges
Former UNC football tutor Jennifer Wiley appeared in court today, facing charges that she illegally encouraged a former UNC player to sign with a sports agent. Jennifer Lauren Wiley Thompson, is facing four counts of athlete-agent inducement,  a Class I felony that carries a maximum sentence of 15 months in prison and a maximum fine of $25,000 […]
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