A new era of basketball (and attitude) kicked off last Friday as practice began for the 2006-2007 basketball season on the heels of JJ Hickson’s big commitment to the Wolfpack. We are going to hit some quick items of interest today: * The News & Observer has a photo slideshow and audio of the Wolfpack’s […]
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Record Day for Wolfpackers in the NFL
I was having a conversation with my buddy at Carter-Finley on Saturday when we started talking about Sunday’s match-ups in the NFL. My buddy commented that “the NFL and Sunday’s takeson a real different feel for me now that we have so many former Wolfpackers playing so prominently on Sundays”. Yesterday did nothing to prove […]
ACC in NFL
The News & Observer‘s ACC Now blog has put together a great list (with hotlinks) to all of the former Atlantic Coast Conference football players now playing football in the NFL. NC State currently ranks 6th in the ACC with 20 former players in the NFL. For those fans that always want to compare NC […]
Focus on Philip
USA Today has an incredible article today proclaiming that the Chargers may have the juice for the Super Bowl. It looks long but it is definitely worth the read as most of it is dedicated to old #17. Relatedly, you will enjoy this link. Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, the longtime Bills scout, was sold […]
D*#&^$ Second Guesses Cowher
There is one thing that you have to hand Gregg #($*^$ – no matter how stupid he may sound, he does not hesitate to write things that embarass him. I know that we don’t like to link to @&*#. Obviously, we won’t even say his name. But, to completely ignore him isn’t all that much […]
Manny Lawson Wins NFL Rookie of the Week
Expect ESPN and other media outlets to criticize and perversely focus more on Mario Williams than on Manny Lawson for this achievement. Congratulations, Manny! Lawson recorded three tackles, two sacks and two quarterback pressures in the 49ers’ 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams. He was a key factor in San Francisco’s defense holding the […]
Of Dads, Sons and Dreams
Carolina conservative, scourge of “message-board loons,” and card-carrying StateFansNation.com Fan Bob Lee Swagger writes a great column reflecting on Daniel Evans’ getting the starting nod at QB for NC State this coming Saturday. Under the subheading “Good Guys Do Win!” ol’ BLS writes: This Saturday in Carter-Finley will be a “retro-gameâ€?. [StateFansNation has touched on […]
CTC, J-Co & K-Rob: Fun Football Stuff
We thought that were pretty damn funny last week – Exhibit A and Exhibit B. Today I have run across three other (national) items of Wolfpack comedy that should be shared. First, EDSBS is giving Chuck Amato professional advice on how to keep a team together. Damn, it is funny. For an example, check out […]
PR & J-Co Right on Cue
We tried to set a nice vibe yesterday before our former Wolfpackers took the field for the NFL games and we couldn’t be more pleased with how Philip Rivers and Jerricho Cotchery responded. PR had a super game leading the Chargers to their second consecutive route. Rivers was 25 of 35 for 235 yards and […]
Something Nice for Sunday
After the USM debacle – there are plenty of entries for you to peruse below this one – we thought that we would try to focus on something half-way positive for Sunday. It is NFL Sunday and one of the only good things in Wolfpack football is the increased presence of NC State players in […]
