You need to accept that you will be doing a lot of reading today. It will be worth it. You may have noticed that after we ran two long “Lee Fowler” entries in the middle of March, we made a strategic decision to not lead with any rumors or speculation on what we were hearing […]
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Lee Fowler to Mississippi State? hits the news – SFN’s update
At the end of last week, a long time friend of the site made us promise that we would not run a piece of information that he was going to share with us until it became public from other sources. Not expecting it to be that big of a deal, we promised to corroborate his […]
How NC State’s Sports Information Department Really Works
One of things you hear Wolfpack fans howling about the most is the way that NC State and its teams are covered in the media.  They say that NC State never gets a break in the local paper, the Charlotte paper, the television media or many of the online columnists that help shape the country’s […]
Chancellor Woodson: A Self-Described “Huge” Sports Fan
Good read from WRAL.com A self-described “huge” sports fan, he said he’s committed to excellence in athletics as well as academics. You should click here for our “Tag” of Chancellor Woodson on our message boards for a couple of a good conversations of interest.
Fowler Comments On Rumors About Lowe & His Own Job Status
The rumor mill heated up fast and red-hot this morning with whispers that NC State head coach Sidney Lowe would be relieved of his duties sometime today. It looks as though those rumors are false. According to NC State Athletic Director Lee Fowler, in an article by ESPN’s Andy Katz: “It started in the coaching […]
Required Reading: Athletics Department Annual Report – Critique, Comparison, Conclusion
A quick note — the majority of this entry was originally written around the later part of last summer (2009) after the athletics department released their annual report. For whatever reason the entry never got posted and then got lost in the shuffle during football and basketball season. So, please take that time frame into […]
Friday Fowler Fodder
It is Friday, March 19th…and, even though we have only mentioned this date once on the blog (click here for the detailed background that you will need), there are a lot of Wolfpack fans buzzing around with heightened anticipation today. Take my advice…relax…enjoy the fact that Sidney Lowe’s Wolfpack men are still playing basketball. To […]
Lee’s Last Shot at an ACCeptable Achievement?
Since the beginning of the 1992-1993 athletics season, NC State University is the only full-time BCS affiliated institution that has failed to win single conference championship in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball or baseball. Today marks the start of the 57th Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, and perhaps the last of almost 57 attempts for […]
Must Listen: Taylor Zarzour begins new show with a bang! [Updated at 10:30am]
We’re sorry that it took us a couple of days to get this posted to the website…but, the comments and perspectives espoused in the following audio by local sports radio host, Taylor Zarzour are timeless. This is the very first segment of Zarzour’s brand new show, “Sportsdrive with Taylor Zarzour” heard on 620 The Buzz […]
An Interview with Lee_Folwer
StateFans Nation is certainly no friend of Twitter sensation, Lee_Folwer. So, it was no surprise to us that he was elusive to our many requests for an interview. Although he eventually relented, he refused to meet us in person, but initially offered to do an interview via email for $1,000; before we could even consider […]
