In a Public Policy Polling release, some interesting numbers come to light regarding North Carolina fans and their likes and dislikes in terms of college athletics. NC State is the second in popularity in NC, with 19% of respondents labeling themselves as Wolfpack fan. Nearly twice as many respondents, 37% identified as Tar Heel faithful, […]
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Technician falls under the evil mind control of SFN, but some still resist!!!
Flashback: March 30th, 2006 from “Kennel Delivers Annual Communique To The Masses”: Dear Chancellor Oblinger, NC State is a Great University, and you are doing an excellent job building upon the strengths of previous Chancellors and taking us even further. Sincere thanks to you. [snip] Finally, I wish to state my personal support for whatever […]
Wednesday Bytes
CHANGE IS COMING! And we need your help. If you have any computer or creative skills then please click here and think about submitting a new banner for the site as a part of our coming re-design. Thanks so much! While we are discussing the site, we would again like to thank the […]
SFN is ‘Pulse of the Fan Base’
SFN would like to thank the great folks from the ACC Sports Journal for inviting us to partner with them on their weekly ‘Pulse of the Fan Base’. They posted the feature to their website last night and it can be read by clicking here. Over the last 12 months the blog has generated more […]
ESPN Mag: Carter-Finley’s student section among five most spirited
I know this article is old. But, this is why I save old links so as to not forget them! You can click here to ESPN The Magazine’s ranking of student sections in college football stadiums across the country. The only two ACC programs that gain a mention in the rankings are NC State and […]
Wolfpack Week in Review
Last week’s results are a perfect microcosm of the athletic department’s ineptitude under “Coach” Fowler: Baseball: 1-4 (defeated Wofford, lost to ECU, swept by FSU) Softball: 0-4 (lost to ECU, swept by FSU) Men’s Tennis: 1-1 (ACC Championships beat GT, lost to Miami) Women’s Tennis: 0-1 (ACC Championships lost to FSU) Men’s Golf: 4th of […]
Spring Game
I am out of town, but eager to hear the observations of SFN readers who do attend. Please post your thoughts below. RALEIGH, NC – The Kay Yow Spring Football game drew 21,075 fans on Saturday afternoon to watch the White team win 10-7 over the Red team. The event raised over $28,000 for charity. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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