A few weeks ago, we discussed NC State’s Athletics program’s position as #51 in the country and #9 in the ACC. The entry gots lot of talk on PackPride’s Message Boards. As a follow-up, I thought that I’d throw out a random list of events that happened at Georgia Tech in the last Athletics Season. […]
SFN Stuff
Hyman: “Nobody has ever heard of ECU”
“I’m not trying to be disrespectful to any schools, but nobody has ever heard of schools like East Carolina.” —Eric Hyman Texas Christian University, Athletics Director discussing TCU’s recent move to the Mountain West Conference Houston Chronicle July 7, 2005
Quotes of Note: A Different Shade of Red
On Sunday, July 3rd I changed the pace a little and shared an interesting article from the Houston Chronicle that focused on the University of Houston’s athletic program and the new opportunity provided it through recent conference re-alignments. When I read the article, I found it chocked full of interesting quotes that I thought I […]
Terry Bowden – Civil Rights Activist?
Does anyone other than Terry Bowden really believe that the reason that there are not more black head coaches is because university presidents are giving in to outspoken alumni and donors who don’t want black coaches? If he said this was a problem in the SEC or in the Southeast in general, then I might […]
CFN’s 2005 ACC Football Preview
CollegeFootballNews.com has unveiled their 2005 ACC Football predictions. Link In summary: Atlantic Division (1) Florida State (2) Boston College (3Tie) Clemson, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest Coastal Division (1) Miami (2) Virginia Tech (3) Georgia Tech (4) Virginia (5) North Carolina (6) Duke NC State’s participation in CFN’s predicted four-way tie is understandable and doesn’t […]
We’re #50….51!!!!
The 2004-2005 Athletics Season is in the books and the final NACDA Directors Cup rankings of College Athletics Programs has been released. (You may recognize the “Directors Cup” from its former identity of “Sears Cup”). Lee Fowler’s NC State Athletics Department finished the season ranked #51 in the country, logging its worst overall season since […]
Recruiting Analyst Bias
In the spirit of trying to stay current on interesting topics in college athletics, we run across The Mess that is Tom Lemming.
Floyd: The 5 Year Standard
“In college ball, it’s just known by everybody that (if you haven’t succeeded) you have your bags packed in five years” – Tim Floyd of Fox Sports Radio University of Southern California Head Basketball Coach
Ouch, Mel
As I was blissfully surfing my XM Radio Saturday afternoon, I happened to stumble across ESPN Radio’s ACC preview. I forget the second member of the broadcast tandem, but the primary analyst was NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper (who must be branching out). Unsurprisingly, they pegged Miami, Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Boston College as […]
June 2: We’re #50!!!!
The most recent NACDA Directors Cup rankings of College Athletics Programs were released today. (You may recognize the “Directors Cup” from its former identity of “Sears Cup”). The June 2, 2005 rankings have Lee Fowler’s NC State Athletics Department holding firm at an embarrassing, but not surprising #50. Fowler’s program has averaged finishing #46.5 in […]
