Back in September we made a really big deal about Coach Tom O’Brien’s comments regarding his program’s position as a ‘Performance-based organization’. The entry and the good conversation that resulted can be viewed by clicking here. “McKeen played very well. He’s got a lot of pass rushing ability. I think he performed better than Markus […]
NC State Administration
Non-Revenue Sports Update; Kerrigan steps down(updated)
Here is an update on how State’s non-revenue sports are doing so far this school year plus a few other tidbits at the bottom. Men’s Cross Country • Finished 2nd in the ACC Championships • State has finished at least 3rd in the ACC for the past 20 years, including finishing 1st or 2nd in […]
Tell me again why UT didn’t want to hire Lee Fowler in 2003?
A few months ago we ran the following comments in this entry comparing Lee Fowler to Joe Alleva in light of the LSU Athletics Directorship: Lee Fowler’s interest in other Athletics Director jobs have not been a secret since his arrival in Raleigh in September of 2000. In the seven-plus years of Fowler’s tenure, the […]
You thought we had bad attrition? or, Todd Turner is not a sports handicapper
As we highlighted in this entry last week, injuries and attrition have been a major topic in WolfpackNation over the last couple of years. Our numbers are not a pretty sight; but, we’ve surprisingly found another program that has had it worse. Of course, that program has fired their coach (who will stay on until […]
Tarantini gaffe costs soccer team ACC victory (updated Wed am)
The NC State soccer team has forfeited their only ACC victory this season over Boston College because they used an ineligible player. The information was out last week, however there is no explanation to be found on the NC State official website. The game story still has us winning, but the game has been changed […]
Red Means Go – Somebody Gets It!
If you’re an avid NC State fan you may have missed it. Perhaps you walked away from the television trying to beat your head against the wall after another of Tom O’Brien’s players was injured. Or…maybe you were in the stands during our televised games this season concentrating on a return on investment analysis of […]
Lee Fowler announces new marketing ploy
In a stroke of rare sheer genius, NC State Athletics Director Lee Fowler has announced an original plan to increase apparel sales while raising excitement amoung the NCSU fan base. Contained in this official news release from Media Relations Director are the details to the plan. AD Lee Fowler has declared a “Purple Out” for […]
Our Best Pitch
The following was submitted to us by our old friend, SMD. The timing of the piece was perfect as Jerricho Cotchery was featured last night in a FANTASTIC piece on ESPN’s television show, E:60. If you didn’t see it, you need to find a replay of it and watch it. It was summed up by […]
Another ‘shining’ moment for simpleton, Fowler – Terry Holland Issues Scheduling Statement (9pm Update)
As much as we enjoyed the ironic twists in Lee Fowler’s comments today (highlighted here), we also knew that Terry Holland wasn’t just going to sit back and let Fowler get away with it. Earlier in the day I actually got an email from a buddy at NC State saying the following: “What is Lee […]
WRAL: NC State and ECU play three times from 2010-16
Several gems in this article, so make sure to read the whole thing. The following is really interesting: “We play them in ’10, ’13, and ’16, and we haven’t scheduled any further out than that,” said (Lee) Fowler. “We had more games over those six years and I think Skip (Holtz) and Terry (Holland) got […]
