Link LINCOLN, Neb.– Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson, praised by some and derided by others for quickly remolding Cornhusker football after coming to town five years ago, has agreed to terms of a five-year contract extension. The contract finalized last week will pay Pederson $500,000 annually beginning next year, and includes $50,000 for media appearances. […]
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I doubt that NC State has a Ranger65
The bizarre nature of the recent revelations of internet postings of Whole Foods CEO, John Mackay reminded me of something that I noted back in December but had never run on SFN. If you aren’t familiar with the Mackay case – the public company’s CEO used an anagram from an alias for nearly eight years […]
Rest in Peace – JED68/72
I haven’t been contributing much to this blog the past few weeks, as you may have noticed. Because blogging is a very personal enterprise, I feel comfortable sharing the news of Monday’s passing of a great Wolfpacker – my father. My father received his B.S. in civil engineering in 1968, and his Masters in 1972. […]
Tuesday/Wednesday Open Thread
Gang, JB is traveling with a new laptop whose browser is not configured in a manner that allows him the opportunity to log on to many NC State websites.; but, he can read SFN. That said, we thought that we could post an “open entry” for folks to share and discuss anything that may be […]
NBA Alumni Teams (v2007)
Around the turn of the last decade — the 1990s decade — NC State alums dotted the rosters of NBA teams. Names like Nate McMillan, Charles Shackleford, Vinny Del Negro, Chucky Brown…even Chuck Nevitt were competing in the league and representing the Pack faithful well. At that time, three Atlantic Coast Conference programs had the […]
NC State Ticket Office Now Powered By Ticketmaster
The NC State ticket office is now powered by Ticketmaster. Paciolan Software who has powered the NC State ticket office the last 3 years was purchased today by Ticketmaster.
Wolf Pack Steal from Wolfpack
Did someone swipe toughie? This topic came up last week and is covered by S6 in this blog entry that links to a Technician article. The N&O also covered the topic in this article last week. Additionally, the Wizard of Odds is covering the situation in his/her national blog. We always get particularly interested when […]
Brackman Drafted #30 to the NY Yankees
Andrew Brackman was drafted #30 today by the New York Yankes. You can see what Yankee fans are saying about the pick at NYYFans.com.
Lee Fowler Can’t Spell Sidney Lowe’s Name
The latest “PackPlus” newsletter can be found by clicking here. “PackPlus” is an internal newsletter done by the NC State Athletics administration for the athletics and academics community on campus. Wolfpack Club Reps used to receive them in the mail (and I suspect that they still do). “Coach Fowler” usually writes a propaganda piece extolling […]
Your Annual Adrian Wilson Entry
It was just over a year ago that we highlighted some Wolfpackers in the NFL with a special focus on Arizona Cardinals safety, Adrian Wilson. (Link) Mention the safety position in the NFL and Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins and Roy Williams are often mentioned as the game’s best. Believe this: Adrian Wilson is […]
