Three former NC State players have been named to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. Torry Holt, Philip Rivers and Adrian Wilson all were distinguished witht he honor. * This marks Holt’s 6th Pro Bowl. We encourage you to click here. * Rivers joins Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer in the AFC, therefore placing ahead of […]
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Neinas in the News
A fantastic piece on Chuck Neinas and the general concept of hiring ‘search firms’ in college athletics from USA Today. The president of Neinas Sports Services in Boulder, Colo., has handled six coaching searches this season alone. He’s leading the hunt to fill vacancies at Alabama and Louisiana Tech. He recently has completed four coaching […]
NC State’s Coaching Salaries
It is mandatory that you read this link before proceeding with the remainder of this entry. NC State hired new coaches for our two most prominent sports this year. With this said, we thought that it would be worthwhile to share information and links to the compensation structures for both Sidney Lowe and Tom O’Brien. […]
What A Guy
What a guy! (Link) The kid is every coach and fan’s dream. So he cannot lie. He is not one of those players who will insist a victory is all that matters. Not now. Not with so many victories to go. Additional link to something that you may have missed during Thanksgiving.
If NC State Is Ever In The Market For A New AD
If NC State is ever in the need of a new AD, keep the name Pete Garcia, in mind. Hopefuly one day we can get rid of Lee Fowler. If you want to read about the anti-Lee, check out this article from the Miami Herald. If there was any doubt what direction the Florida International […]
Fowler Hits New Low: A Call To The Board Of Trustees
We’ve all seen (as VaWolf82 summarized) numerous examples of Lee Fowler making thoughtless and insulting statements about the people who, in the aggregate, pay his salary. Fans unhappy with the 8-38 Periclean Age of Herb Sendek, for instance, were a “lunatic fringe†consisting of “50 people on the Internet.†Just yesterday, when asked to name […]
Aren’t the Internets Terrible?
A hot topic for discussion over the last 10 days or so is sports fans, internet message boards, and their impact on hiring and firing coaches. Let’s take a look at a few of these public comments in chronological order: Bobby Bowden He remained steadfast in his support; Bobby even said he would hire Jeff […]
More Lowe (or is it “Lower”?)
SFN has been on fire the last couple of days so I encourage you to please spend some time surfing through the recent entries on the blog. When I worked on this piece with some of the other authors yesterday I couldn’t get over my joy of reading what Andy Katz wrote in his INsider […]
More on the ESPN2 / Jimmy Dykes Bull*#&^ (Updated 3pm)
Before you read any further, you need to click on this entry that lays the groundwork for comments made here. “Costner, who is 6’9 can shoot threes because he was recruited into Herb Sendek’s system.” * ESPN color analyst, Jimmy Dykes commenting on the secret source of Brandon Costner’s abilities with approximately four minutes to […]
Wilmington Star News Takes Shot at NC State Media Relations
Chuck Amato’s weekly Monday press conference created a lot of controversy. A reporter kindly sent SFN comments shortly after the PC was over to post on the web. In fact it was one of the main reasons the SFN server blew up. If you click on the link above you will see that NC State […]
