Chuck Amato’s weekly Monday press conference created a lot of controversy. A reporter kindly sent SFN comments shortly after the PC was over to post on the web. In fact it was one of the main reasons the SFN server blew up. If you click on the link above you will see that NC State […]
Media
The Onslaught Has Begun (Updated 5:30pm)
The local media started the ball rolling on Sunday and the student media chimed in with an emphatic, “Amato Must Go”. It is just beginning. Today, another local media member sees the writing on the wall while the national media is revving their engines about the mess in Raleigh. We start national, where an ESPN […]
Week 12 TV Schedule
It would be easy to say only one game matters this weekend, but that would be oversimplifying things. This week’s schedule has a number of quality games. The obvious: The winner of the OSU/Michigan game will play for the national title. Both teams have done what it takes. They’ve rumbled through their conferences, and they […]
BCS Playoffs: Where you Lose Me EVERY time
It is that time of year again!! Time to whine about college football’s bowl system and lack of playoffs! I have engaged in dozens of fantastic conversations with friends in recent years regarding the topic of a hypothetical playoff system in college football. You may be surprised to learn that in the past I have […]
Bill Simmons Back Tracks on Bush v Mario Williams
Bill Simmons is probably one of SFN’s favorite writers. We are about the same age, grew up at the same time etc. His “13 Levels of Losing” is a MUST read for all NC State fans. That said, he jumped the gun on the Mario Williams/Reggie Bush debate like many of his friends in the […]
SFN Impact Update
Some of the nice comments from our readers in this entry from Tuesday prompted today’s quick reflective note. Bank in July we gave you an update of how our blog had exploded during the year and shared some of our statistics with you. You can see our comments by clicking here. Today we thought that […]
Rumor Alert: State to Play Basketball Tonight! (Updated 2:15pm)
Did you ever think that you would see and NC State website proclaiming “Thank God for the N&O!” “The Wolfpack plays its first preseason exhibition game under coach Sidney Lowe and it could be a test. Northern State, a Division II school in Aberdeen, S.D., finished 27-6 last season and returns three starters. The Wolves, […]
Vitale & SI: ‘Give Sendek Some Time’
The broken record continues at State… …that is Arizona State now! Last week Sports Illustrated ran an (old favorite) article titled “Playing Catch-up” that focused on Herb Sendek’s current situation at Arizona State. (Two Notes: (1) We know about the “Dare to Believe” video and we promise that we will have more on it in […]
Learn the Rules Before You Commentate A Game
You need to click this link and read some of the comments and follow some of the links related to ACC Television broadcasts. The trainwreck that is Lincoln Financial television coverage continues to provide sad entertainment for us each week. With just over 12 minutes to go in the 4th quarter today, NC State’s John […]
Diversion: The Big Picture
Just a quick tip of the hat to “The Big Picture“ We’ve enjoyed a couple of their entries this week and thought that we’d shoot you over there for some perusing. Today’s “Stuart Scottization of ESPN” is one with which we can agree. And the ranking of the best recent sports brawls is the kind […]
