ESPN’s Jason Whitlock has listed 10 NFL “Truths”.(Link) We thought that it would be a good idea to chronicle his comments. 8. Phillip Rivers is going to bomb in San Diego. It’s never a good idea to try to develop an inexperienced, weak-armed quarterback with a receiving corps led by a 36-year-old, well-past-his-prime receiver not […]
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Rivers Already Setting Record
Lots of talk out there about Philip Rivers starting for the San Diego Chargers this year. Exciting stuff. Here is an interesting factoid that is neither positive or negative when you consider that most teams with pro-bowl quarterbacks don’t typically have top 5 picks…nor do they typically draft quarterbacks. Fewest Pass Attempts in First 2 […]
Tuesday Topics
* First, a quick tip of the hat to Section Six who threw together a couple of quick hits that are enjoyable and alleviate our need to come up with more here. (Link) * Q: What player will NC State’s defense miss the most this season? A: Linebacker, Stephen Tulloch. Congratulations to Tulloch for signing […]
RBC Center to Get Upfit
Remember how much of a bitch that it was to get the ESA (now RBC Center) built? Remember how many local news media – including the News & Observer – decried the scope of the project? Remember how every Tarheel in the world criticized the building? Remember all of the jokes about hockey never making […]
Rumor Alert: Brackman To Give Up Basketball This Season
We want to be extremely cautious about positioning this without any misunderstaning. This entry is designed to share a RUMOR that SFN has NOT yet completely confirmed. But, SFN has been informed by multiple sources in the last ten days that NC State’s Andrew Brackman will forego basketball this season to focus exclusively on his […]
Q&A with Another AD
In the spirit of Lee Fowler, The Tallahassee Democrat has penned an article titled “Q&A with Dave Hart”. (Link) We (understandably) like to highlight the incessant media attention that NC State’s Athletics Director seeks (Link to one of many examples). No word yet on the rumors that Fowler is considering making the Tallahassee Democrat pay […]
Significant Baseball Development
We talk about the “other sports” sometimes…but don’t really focus on them any more or less than what the “average fan” does. But, this news about the Wolfpack baseball program looks very significant to highlight. Tom Holliday, Collegiate Baseball magazine’s 2005 pitching coach of the year, has joined the N.C. State staff as associate head […]
Friday Football Bytes
Some real quick football hits for your Friday afternoon: * Related, Back From Vacation Football Bytes in case you missed them. * Former NC State WR, Brian Clark is featured in this nice article on DenverBroncos.com. The work ethic came from his mother. The fanaticism about tape study — which is quite palatable to the […]
Don’t Forget Nate
With all of the talk about Cedric Simmons’ and the NBA Draft last week, many Wolfpackers ignored the fact that Nate McMillan‘s Portland Trail Blazers were The talk of the draft! When the dust had settled on the draft, the Blazers looked like a brand new franchise and had most media pundits – like USA […]
We’re #34!!
You must click on this link before reading this entry. NC State finished #34 in this year’s Directors’ Cup standings, a noticeable impovement from last year’s #51. Congratuations! Recent Wolfpack finishes have been as follows: —Lee Fowler Years—- 2005-06 – #34 2004-05 – #51 2003-04 – #39 2002-03 – #43 2001-02 – #46 2000-01 – […]
