“By any definition, this regular-season finale was an artistic flop of the first degree. The play on both sides was sloppy, but the officiating was worse still. Not that the officiating directly determined the outcome. It was equally awful in both directions. And in long run, the calls and no calls weren’t much worse than […]
SFN Stuff
Games Decided by 3 Points or Less or OT
Herb Sendek Era (1996-2005) 20-31 overall Lost 11 of last 13 Lost 14 of 20 with Julius Hodge’s recruiting class 11/25/96 – 44-41 Penn State (W) 1/15/97 – 56-59 North Carolina (L) 1/25/97 – 52-53 Georgia Tech (L) 2/12/97 – 44-45 North Carolina (L) 2/16/97 – 60-59 Wake Forest (OTW) 11/11/97 – 47-45 Georgia (W) […]
Technician Weighs in on Sendek
In a surprising development, NC State’s student newspaper ran this article today. As a student at NC State from 1991-1995, I remember the dogged level of irrational support the Technician’s sports page gave to a clearly overmatched Les Robinson. With that context, Ryan Reynolds’ article certainly adds another log to an already raging fire of […]
Fowler Trapped in his (many) Comments
My mother always told me that if you just sit back and let some people do their thing long enough, that they will eventually trap themselves in all of the many words that they have used in the past. Although it has probably become pretty obvious to you that I am not necessarily the “sit […]
Flashback: Fowler in February 2004
The following excerpts are from February 16, 2004’s edition of The Wolfpacker magazine’s Q&A with NC State Athletics Director, Lee Fowler: Question: What are your goals as an athletics director for the upcoming year, in terms of improving athletic programs and in improving facilities? How will those goals be measured? – Herb, Archdale, NC Class […]
Pre-Game Embarrassment
As Herb Sendek attempts to improve his 1-12 record against Carolina coaches not named Matt Doherty, NC State is preparing to battle (formerly-heated) rival, UNC-Chapel Hill tonight in the RBC Center. (Sendek is 0-6 vs Carolina Coaches not named Matt Doherty in Raleigh. Hell of a home court advantage!!!!) The last time these two “battled”, […]
Kentucky Quotes
Kentucky related quotes from today’s College Gameday on ESPN: “These fans known for their passion, not for their patience.” – Chris Fowler introducing ESPN College Gameday from Lexington, Kentucky “I don’t know who is more demanding, (Tubby Smith) or these fans. I spent some time in a chat room this week, which I know is […]
Tudor Calls For Sendek’s Resignation
This morning, the Raleigh News & Observer’s Caulton Tudor calls for Herb Sendek to resign if he fails to make the NCAA tournament. link In my view, Tudor bats .500 in his surprisingly well-written epistle. He very aptly describes the sharply negative atmosphere that would surround the program in the offseason: “But if N.C. State […]
Quote of Note: State’s Program Heading South
“Duke, Wake Forest and N.C. State have finished in the top four in each of the last three seasons in the ACC. N.C. State is heading south while North Carolina is back to its rightful perch, meaning this league will likely be somewhat predictable in the coming years again (with Georgia Tech likely near the […]
Quote of Note: Tudor on Reynolds
“The noise level and crowd atmosphere in Reynolds matched Cameron’s…” Caulton Tudor News & Observer February 1, 2005
