Pigskin Priorities “Looking six stories down from the VIP-ready “Texas Room” to a field made of the same brand of artificial turf on which the Dallas Cowboys play, Ken Purcell declares, “This is probably the best high school football stadium in the country. I’m not making any apologies.” Purcell, Denton Independent School District’s athletics director, […]
SFN Stuff
SI: State is Origin of Final Four’s Greatness
“To me, 1983 is when the Final Four became the greatest single sporting event in America.” – Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated on Sports Illustrated’s 50 Years of the Final Four Television Special
SI: Valvano’s Valiant Legacy
“Valvano’s improbable feat remains the cornerstone of a valiant legacy, and one of the most enduring images in college basketball.” — Narrator of Sports Illustrated’s 50 Years of the Final Four Television Special
ESPN’s College Football Television Schedule
ESPN & ESPN2 have released part of their 2005 College Football television schedule. The schedule does not include all Saturday and Saturday night games that often are not scheduled until closer to kickoff. ESPN’s schedule and other television schedules will be permanently linked on the left hand side of this blog under “College Resources” for […]
Why Sidney Lowe Should be Sendek’s Choice
On Saturday, The News & Observer‘s Caulton Tudor authored a really good look at the currently vacant assistant coaching position within NC State’s basketball program created by the departure of Larry Hunter. Tudor’s article flows nicely from (a) discussing Hunter to (b)providing historical perspective on his arrival at State to (c) highlighting his impact on […]
Tudor: Sendek’s Next Goal
“A first-division ACC finish seems likely next season (2005-2006). Sendek’s next goal is to make the jump into serious ACC contention, which would mean becoming a serious national contender.” — Caulton Tudor News & Observer April 30, 2005 ===> Only took a decade to make serious ACC contention and a national conteder a goal for […]
Mestas: Sendek is ‘Strictly Business’
“He demands a lot. Nobody’s going to slack off, that’s for sure. Not everybody’s going to like him. I don’t want to say he’s a mean guy, but he could show up in the morning without saying hi to his secretary. He goes straight to work, and that’s why he wins. He’s strictly business.” Miami […]
Tudor: Good QB = Good Record
“The Wolfpack will be good, just as it was a year ago. But good doesn’t always mean successful. A good Wolfpack team in ’04 finished 5-6 because the offensive line was hurt and lean and the quarterbacks were not good enough to overcome that one problem. The defense was good enough to win nine or […]
Sendek Hired 9 Years Ago Yesterday
On Thursday, April 18, 1996, the 100th installment of the (new) InfoPack reported on Herb Sendek’s first full day as the new basketball coach at NC State University. S endek was announced the previous day in Reynolds Coliseum. The following are some random items InfoPack #99 and IP #100 from April 17th and 18th, 1996: […]
Confirmed: Pack’s Opener Moved to Sunday Night
As I mentioned last week, it has now become official that NC State’s 2005 Football Season will begin one day later than planned. The Wolfpack’s season opener with the defending ACC Champions, Virginia Tech, will kickoff at 7:15pm ET so that it can be nationally televised on ESPN2. As you recall, State handed the Hokies […]
