It was a horrifying moment. A chilling blow in the middle of a contested ACC game. Blood began to flow immediately. The shocked victim looked up, grabbed his nose, saw the blood pouring out, and had to exit the game. Who can ever forget it? But then — oh, the bravery! The strength of character! […]
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Wake Forest Game Entry; N&O – Pack Lacks Identity
Halftime Update: Wake 31 State 24 * Simple reason why NC State is not winning this game – SHOOTING. It’s not just that State only hit 2 of 11 three pointers (both by Courtney Fells. It is that State missed/bricked multiple WIDE OPEN threes – at least three of which were from the top of […]
Who knew getting commitments from South Carolina was such a big deal?
Today’s Charlotte Observer provides us a great opportunity to bring a couple of recent stories together for a quick note. There is certainly nothing earth shattering here; just some interesting observations. Earlier this week we shared two different entries that you should read if you havent. One was an entry focused on NC State football […]
Charlotte Observer Over A Week Behind with Information
The Charlotte Observer ran a feature article about college football prospect, Robert Quinn today. To the side of the conclusion of the article on page 3C the Observer listed their Top 50 recruits in North Carolina and South Carolina. Why would I be surprised that they listed RJ Mattes as uncommitted with seven potential schools […]
RAWFS Takes Down Lenox Rawlings
Yes, perhaps it is low-hanging fruit, but our friends at RAWFS do a masterful job smacking him around this morning. It’s truly a must read piece. To be fair, there is another Javier Lopez in the sports world – but he’s a situational lefty for the Red Sox. As near as we can tell, he […]
Curious Media Quotes – It is all about perspective
If NC State wins, I am happy and I think that it is a “good thing.” If NC State loses, I am sad and think that it is a “bad thing.” I admit it. I am also just a fan. I am not a journalist. You are reading StateFansNation that admits our bias. You are […]
Swingggggg And A Miss!
– Might Casey strikes out. – Tiger hits one into the rough. – Michael Jordan heaves a brick. – “Wide Right†defines one of the key rivalries of the 90’s. AND……. . . . . . . . . . . – Frank Deford pens a pile of garbage. Even though Deford is one of […]
Forbes: The Most Valuable College Basketball Teams (Updated 4pm)
Note: Introductory Message for our new visitors – SFN Celebrates New Year with NC State Magazine Feature Forbes has come out with a great piece that effectively ranks college basktball programs by “value” that is primarily derived from operating financials from last year. You need to realize that a major component of ‘value’ is the […]
SFN Celebrates New Year with NC State Magazine Feature
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This entry will remain posted near the top for a couple of days…so, if you are visiting the site for the first time or if you are a frequent visitor please don’t ignore all of the entries below. For example, VAWolf logged an awesome statistical post that follows this. We just wanted […]
Pat Forde Rips Bobby Petrino A New one
In the coming days and weeks, the disingenuous drifter will say what Arkansas fans want to hear.
