Before moving onto semi-serious business, make sure you read Cardiff Giant’s interview with Tommy Hunt. Priceless stuff. No doubt most of you have read about Chuck Amato’s latest testy exchange with the media. And in all fairness, it does seem like there was a certain amount of “badgering” involved. Still, what in God’s name could […]
Media
What the Hell is going on @ the N&O?
RUMOR ALERT: There is a rumor floating around the country that NC State is playing a college football game today! We promise to track it down and let you know what we learn! We say that this is just a rumor since you would never know that the Wolfpack is playing a football game today […]
A Tip for Saturday
As you are aware, the Akron Zips will visit Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday for a noon kickoff that will be televised (against VPI @ UNC) at noon ET. We have weighed into the inconsiderate and puzzling nature of this scheduling ‘strategy’ in this key entry. (I guess this is a way to keep all you […]
NBC’s Sunday Night Football
NBC will unveil the regular season’s “Sunday Night Football” (Wikipedia Link) this weekend. The game will be preceded by a studio show titled, “Football Night in America” and will feature Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Sterling Sharpe, Jerome Bettis, and Peter King. Andrea Kremer will also contribute to the studio show from the field. The format […]
Major Imbalance @ N&O Today
The News & Observer today released another in their recent series of “Animation” Cartoons (supposedly) designed to spoof local coaches with their second spoof on NC State Head Football Coach, Chuck Amato. (You can grade Coach Amato by clicking here). The newest Chuck Amato spoof is causing quite a lot of controversy and division of […]
Yahoo Provides National Football Attention
On Thursday afternoon Yahoo.com used a great picture of a celebration of NC State fans and former tight end, TJ Williams. (What is it with Wolfpackers from Tarboro today?) It’s great to see the Pack showing up in links like these. Below is an edited screen-grab of Yahoo.
Opening Weekend TV Schedule
Download our Week One Game Watching Guide This looks like the best opening schedule in quite a while. Last year, we were excited about Boise State versus Georgia – how sad. This year we have Cal vs. Tennessee; an improved Arkansas vs. a USC team looking to replace Leinart & Bush, and an incredibly over-rated […]
Yet Another Reason to Hate ESPN
Hey, it’s bad enough that the TV network has dumbed down SportsCenter to the point of near unwatchability (if that’s a real word). But as I clicked around ESPN.com this morning to get baseball and football boxscores, I noticed several banner ads offering “the ultimate UNC ticket package.” I guess that based on the urls […]
Amato on “Hot Seat” Talk
Here’s the write-up in the N&O. Excerpt: When asked after practice Monday if he felt like he was on a “hot seat” in his seventh season, Amato quickly replied, “Why should I? No. Why should I?” Amato noted all the improvements to a renovated Carter-Finley Stadium, noting, “That wasn’t there five, six years ago.” Then […]
TSN – Pack 9 Slots Better Than SI Predicts
As I promised in this thread discussing SI’s predictions, I received my college football season preview from The Sporting News, and we can now compare their take on the 2006-07 Wolfpack. It’s not good, but a little better. TSN picks NC State 5th in the Atlantic, and #58 overall (no record given). In 10 categories […]
