Over the weekend, the News & Observer ran a fairly interesting piece about the rising costs of running athletic departments. As is usually the case in such analysis, there’s someone quoted for certain hand-wringing over the “big business” nature of modern college sports. And when a North Carolina media outlet runs such a piece, NC […]
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A fantastic ending to the best week
What in the world is going on? Let’s go back and look at what has transpired this week. 1. CJ Leslie re-commits to the Wolfpack and signs his LOI. 2. Chancellor Randy Woodson announces that Lee Fowler will no longer be the athletic director after June 30, 2010. 3. So much enthusiasm and positive energy, […]
Simon Harris signs with Dallas… COWBOYS (McCuller & Baker also sign)
Interesting turn of events for former NC State basketball player, Simon Harris. After graduating from NC State in 2009, Harris basketball in Ireland, came back all beefed up (I guess a diet of meat and potatoes can do that to you) and signed a free agent contract with the COWBOYS (not the Mavericks) in hopes […]
Add the New England Patriots to list of favs to follow
The NFL Draft is over and the pundits will slice and dice the moves of all 32 NFL franchises for the coming weeks. One organization that is receiving relatively high marks for their draft is the New England Patriots. That is good news for NC State fans as the moves around the draft elevated the […]
Willie Young, Ted Larsen and Toney Baker look forward to the weekend
In what is likely the most stressful day of their lives, three former Wolfpackers will look to start the next chapter of their careers via the NFL Draft, which begins tonight. While it’s highly unlikely Young, Larsen or Baker will get drafted tonight, there is a good chance all three will be taken by the […]
Panthers sign Marcus Hudson
Great news for Wolfpack fans who like to follow former players in the NFL… …former NC State defensive back, Marcus Hudson, has signed a contract with the Carolina Panthers. (Link) Hudson, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound product of North Carolina State, joins the Panthers after playing four seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. He comes off a […]
Adrian Wilson voted to AP All-Pro team
In the realm of former Wolfpacker news, Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been voted to the Associated Press All-Pro 1st team. This is the first time the nine-year vet has been voted to the All-Pro team and based on his performance during the last few season, it likely won’t be the last. During the […]
Former Wolfpackers advance in NFL playoffs (Updated 10:30am)
It was a good weekend for former NC State football players in the NFL as both Jerricho Cotchery’s New York Jets and Adrian Wilson’s Arizona Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. If you didn’t see the Jets-Bengals game on Saturday, Cotchery turned in a very impressive performance – figuratively painting the […]
The Relevancy of Irrelevancy – Is Lack Of Athletic Success Limiting The University?
Some of the comments on the recent Monday Morning entry got me to thinking about the possible effects of our lack of athletic success on the university as a whole. I have to believe that athletics is a big component of the marketing and identity of a university (and you can make a fair case […]
Lennie Barton out as Alumni Relations Executive Director
We heard about this on Friday but wanted to wait until something official came out. Link to Red & White for Life Blog An Announcement from Chancellor Woodward 10.12.2009 | Posted by Chris Richter | Filed under Alumni Association News, Alumni News | Tags: Jim Woodward, Lennie Barton | As some of you have perhaps […]
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