Bill Cowher joins CBS as a studio analyst. (Link) Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher is returning to the NFL — as an analyst on CBS’ Sunday “The NFL Today” studio show.
SFN Stuff
Green, Jr: NC State 1974 = The Best
SFN highlighted the public voting on the topic of the best ACC National Basketball Champions in this entry earlier this morning. But, we thought that it was important to blog the piece from today’s newspaper that prompted the poll. Anytime that a member of the Green family ranks NC State ahead of Carolina in anything […]
Whit on Sid
Link Whittenburg was asked Saturday (after his Rams lost to Charlotte 72-68 at Halton Arena) if he ever heard from the Wolfpack last spring about its then-vacant coaching position. Whittenburg just smiled. “I’m happy for Sidney,” he said of Sidney Lowe, his former Wolfpack teammate and now N.C. State’s coach. “It was the right opportunity […]
CBS: Commercial Broadcasting System
As usual, folks in the blogosphere are knocking the cover off the ball with topics and analysis you won’t see other places. (Link) This study was organized by Marty of cfbstats.com. Together with Matt from College Sports Schedules and Gary from Steroid Nation, we have a look at the difference in length of telecasts by […]
Ned Barnett Leaving N&O Sports
I’ve always appreciated Barnett’s articles. Some of them are home runs; some of them are equally incorrect. But, for the most part, his stuff is much better than 95% of the writers out there. (Link) Starting next week, I will move to the Newsroom and have new responsibilities as editor of the Sunday newspaper. It’s […]
Dave Sez: Best NCAA Tournament Coaches
Great work by Dave Sez regarding the Best NCAA Tournament coaches of all-time. (Link) We are going to link entry this under “Basketball Resources” on the right hand side of the blog in the event that you ever need to refer to it. If you haven’t/don’t surf our resources on the right side of the […]
SFN Garners #2
StateFansNation experienced quite a year of growth and popularity in 2006. Included in our growth was a significant amount of public recognition, most recently evidenced by our #2 finish in the ACC category in the College Football Bloggers Awards. Link to story State Fans Nation is one of the most vibrant, interactive communities on the […]
Very, Very Fitting for UNC’s Mascot
Very stunning article from Time.
Get It Back
SFN Note: We wanted to thank ‘Spin Wolf’ for submitting this fantastic entry to our email at [email protected]. This entry perfectly crystallizes what Wolfpackers over the age of 35 who grew up in the area have been trying to convey to younger generations for years and the feeling that we all share about the future […]
Clearing the Bubble
As the college basketball season moves into the last month of the season, bracketology and bubble talk will fill the air waves and internet message boards. After the last five seasons, there is probably no fan base better qualified to discuss the minimum requirements necessary to clear the bubble and land in the NCAAT than […]
