Just your average, Wolfpack-promoting entry here. This one is brought on by CNNSI’s College Football writer, Stewart Mandel. Mandel runs a ‘mailbag’ column every now and then and this week he was asked the following by Mike E. in Ringwood, N.J.: It strikes me as curious: Why would Tom O’Brien leave BC for an intradivision […]
Fans
The N&O comes one step closer to “Understanding Wolfpack Fans”
It only took NC State’s hometown newspaper a couple of years for it to sink in, but it’s starting to sink in. First, a SFN Flashback to March 2005, in an entry entitled Understanding Wolfpack Fans, Part 1: Today’s myth I’d like to tackle is one that we see quite frequently in the winter. It’s […]
Some TOB Follow-Up
As some of the better bloggers out there reflect on last football season there continues to be a lot of Tom O’Brien news to make sure we don’t ignore over the last day or so. I think that Pack Pride has been doing a good job of breaking down certain aspects of the TOB hiring. […]
Callahan: Refreshing Apology to Fans
Before you read the following comments from this article you should click here to get a feel for what it must be like in Nebraska. Nebraska’s Bill Callahan on Monday apologized to Cornhuskers fans for his coaching performance in the Big 12 championship game. “I was disappointed in everything I did,” Callahan told reporters on […]
Suiter: State Fans Care More About Football Than Tarheels
Tom Suiter threw up a summertime blog entry at WRAL.com this afternoon. (Link) There is nothing in it of much note, but we liked this (obvious) comment very much: Is it me or does State care more about football than Carolina?
Those Bad Charleston Fans
From ESPN: “Charleston bought out (Tom) Herrion on June 15 despite his four-year record of 80-38. Because he had four years remaining on his contract, the school paid close to $1 million (his contract initially called for him to receive $250,000 a year for each of the remaining years) to oust him. Herrion received his […]
Suiter: Not Fair to Bash Pack Fans
Tom Suiter reminds us why he is a local institution. We’ll chime in with follow-up on this later: N.C. State fans have been bashed by the national media in the midst of the coaching search drama, and I don’t think that’s quite fair. Now, Pack fans have always felt like the media is against them. […]
Billy Packer Kicks Ass
It is no secret that Billy Packer is a personality that attracts a lot of opinion and controversy amongst fans. Our most recent Packer-related conversation can be found by clicking here. But tonight, you can officially throw out almost all of your Packer criticisms. Tonight, Billy Packer enters the StateFansNation Hall of Fame (at least […]
CLT OBS Headline Writer Struggles with Common Sense
The headline of today’s Meineke Car Care Bowl section of the Charlotte Observer reads: “Sales slow for Pack and…who?” Link Look at that again. “SLOW” ticket sales. SLOW ticket sales “for (the) Pack”. Oh my God. Is this a joke that missed the mark? Talk about living up to the stereotype of being out of […]
Quote: State fans Outnumbered Wake
“It’s hard to tell about these things – and red does stand out – but NC State’s fans clearly out-numbered Wake Forest’s on the visitors side of Groves Stadium” David Scott Charlotte Observer Sunday, October 23, 2005 Scott’s recognition that NC State fans continue to deliver for our program should help explain why the Wolfpack’s […]
