A month ago, we highlighted Clark Kellogg’s projected Sweet 16 for 2006. If you visit Yahoo Sports’ College Basketball front page today, you will see a picture of Ilian Evtimov and Cedric Simmons and a mention that NC State may not have made Clark’s list, but the Pack is not off the radar. I know […]
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Miami, Pack Basketball “in middle”
Don’t look now…but NC State has a very important basketball game against the University of Miami on Sunday in the RBC Center. Gregg Doyel ranks the game as one of the ten best of the weekend, also stating that the games this weekend are “crummy”. Herb Sendek is 0-1 against Miami after losing in Miami […]
ACC Bowl “Beauty Contest” to Change
It looks like this year’s arguable shafting (depending on your point of view) of Boston College and Georgia Tech will be less likely in the future, per this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article. Key excerpt: In the future, the Charlotte, Nashville and San Francisco bowls will tell the ACC which teams they want, the schools will tell […]
Some Thursday Sports Levity
From the reliably funny website “The Onion,” the following recap of the year in sports. My two favorites: Jan. 4—USC wins the FedEx Orange Bowl to claim an undisputed No. 1 ranking and the national championship, defeating Oklahoma in the first half 55-17, Auburn in the third quarter 21-9, and a combined Utah/Boise State all-star […]
Byting the Bowl Ticket Obsession
I have always been proud of State’s strong football fan support, particularly on bowl trips. This season, there have been various discussions about NC State’s Meineke Car Care Bowl ticket sales that feel just a little ‘different’ than normal. I am not in agreement with the direction of some of the conversations. So, in the […]
Georgia Tech Is Really Angry About Bowl Selection
You neve hear ACC AD’s say to many things that are controversial. For the most part, they toe the university and the ACC company line. Georgia Tech’s Dave Braine is really upset. Here is an article from Doug Doughty of The Roanoke Times. “When you have a 7-4 record, which is better than Virginia’s, and […]
GMoronski on Saturday
One thing that I evidently missed when my cable box died this weekend was Mike Gmoronski’s continued chest thumping about his love for Herb Sendek and for where NC State’s basketball program belongs — below Duke. I’m tired of it; and I hate it because Gminski (and his Duke teams) were amongst my all-time favorite […]
Toney Baker Transfers to Colonels?
Don’t ask me who the Colonels are…or who the guy in the picture is…but, isn’t it nice to know that your official school website can be trusted to provide you such accurate information on the really easy stuff? Check out this screen shot of “Toney Baker” in the amazing recap (written by the Associated Press) […]
Lee Fowler speaks again
I know this is a surprise but our intrepid AD held another interview. There are some interesting quotes that tell alot about our athletic department. Lee had this to say “Championships are important,” he said, “but I don’t think it’s a negative year if you don’t win the championship, if you’ve had a good year […]
All-Time Best: NC State vs Michigan
ESPN’s Page 2 is running an interesting feature – “The Greatest College Hoops Tournament” where the supposed All-Time best of 32 different schools are matched in a fantasy hoops match-ups. Unfortunately for us, the #10 Michigan Wolverines is predicted to wax #23 NC State in both predictions. The Blue and Gold give the partisan crowd […]
