Despite NC State’s absence from the NCAA Tournament, Saturday was a good day for the Wolfpack athletics program, winning individual national championships in wrestling and diving and a conference championship in gymnastics. Wrestler Darrion Caldwell won the NCAA title in the 149 pound class, defeating Iowa’s Brent Metcalf, the defending national champion, by a score […]
Non-Revenue
Alums and Fans Under 25 Have Never Seen Glory. Will They Live Long Enough To Ever See It?
In the wake of yet another disappointing basketball season with yet another lackluster ACC Tournament one-and-done, I got to thinking about some of the current students, younger alumni and fans of NC State — and how much I feel sorry for them because they have rarely if ever gotten to feel the absolute joys that […]
Many In Wolfpack Nation Are Saying They’ve Had Enough
To say that Wolfpack Nation is seething mad tonight would be akin to calling the eruption of Mount St. Helen’s in 1980 a loud bang. It simply doesn’t begin to cover it. This is not about losing a game in the first round of the ACC Tournament, not even the fact that it is the […]
State Alum Tim Clark Tees Off Against Defeated Tiger Woods Today in Accenture Match Play
UPDATE: Clark has just eliminated the World’s #1 Four and Two with stellar back nine play. T’he match was even at the turn, and the former Wolfpack star turned it on, blazing his way to victory on the 16th hole. — Many of you folks may not follow professional golf, but it’s interesting to note […]
On the Cheap: NC State’s Athletic Budget vs. the ACC
Sometimes it helps to see things in black and white, spreadsheet style. From Forbes.com, here’s a listing of ACC school athletic department budgets and the salaries of each Athletic Director: ================= ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ================= ————————————————————— Athletic Yrs at No. of Dept. Guaranteed School Director School Teams Budget Base ————————————————————— Georgia Tech Dan Radakovich 3 […]
Amid woes, comparing behaviors that feed NC State’s failures become more clear
Here’s an article that you just can’t ignore – Amid woes, U.Va. AD needs to act Before we get going here… please allow me to remind you that the University of Virginia has one of the best overall Athletics programs in the entire country. It isn’t like they struggle as a department nor as a […]
What If Our Athletics Were Graded By State’s Academic Standards? (11am Update)
I’ll make this short and sweet and let you add in your thoughts in the comments: What if NC State’s athletics were graded and a GPA built using essentially the same standards that each student at NC State faces in their classes? I think that overall, the Athletics Department’s GPA would hover around a 1.0 […]
Kay Yow to Miss Remainder of Season
Sad, but not unexpected, news – Kay Yow is finished coaching for the season. Anyone who has lost someone they loved to a long battle with cancer (like me) has an especially heavy heart today. She has beaten the odds before, and we hope and pray that she does so again. Caulton Tudor has some […]
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 […]
A Couple of Non-Revenue Sports Updates
We don’t focus on the non-revenue sports here at SFN, but I thought I would pass a long a couple of highlights that recently came across my email that highlight some successes by our women athletes: First of all, Golf’s Lauren Doughtie got her first tournament win: Lauren Doughtie came from behind in grand fashion […]
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