It only took NC State’s hometown newspaper a couple of years for it to sink in, but it’s starting to sink in. First, a SFN Flashback to March 2005, in an entry entitled Understanding Wolfpack Fans, Part 1: Today’s myth I’d like to tackle is one that we see quite frequently in the winter. It’s […]
SFN Stuff
David Glenn on TOB (Part II)
Your link is here. Money quote: One of the biggest complaints about O’Brien among Boston College fans was that he didn’t take the Eagles to any big bowl games, which is sort of like Billy Joel blaming Christie Brinkley whenever the pair failed to win the Most Beautiful Couple award.
Coach Lowe Receiving Excellent Grades
With Alabama coming to town tonight amidst rising hopes for Wolfpack hoops, The Fayetteville Observer ran a piece that offered mid-term grades for Head Coach Sidney Lowe. The results were outstanding. Link RECRUITING: A STRATEGIZING: B MOTIVATING: B+ INTANGIBLES: A- “The way I recruit is all about people skills,†Lowe said. “Certainly your university can […]
Swofford Loves His Heels
It is no surprise…but we thought that we would share this little nugget from a recent ACC Area Sports Journal. “I don’t think anybody is going to dominate this league anymore. (But) those teams that are off their standards this year aren’t going to go away and hide. I think our teams are fine for […]
Some TOB Follow-Up
As some of the better bloggers out there reflect on last football season there continues to be a lot of Tom O’Brien news to make sure we don’t ignore over the last day or so. I think that Pack Pride has been doing a good job of breaking down certain aspects of the TOB hiring. […]
Press Conference Recap/Thoughts
Here are my brief initial thoughts: 1) Tom O’Brien is soft-spoken, but a very poised, confident individual. He handled the media deftly, with good humor at times – but always very directly. If you ever want to see a good example of the difference between “cocky” and “confident,” I think it’s exemplified by comparing Amato […]
A BC fan takes the FTOB guys to the woodshed
A few Pack fans have bought into the Tom O’Brien “plateau” argument. SFN has already given some good statistical insight into the new coach, which I see no need to recreate now. Although they aren’t nearly as widespread as the wishful thinkers at the local Raleigh dishwipe would have you believe, there are some Pack […]
Is Gavin Grant the Next MJ?
With the first two test of playing on the road in a hostile environment done, Sidney Lowe brings his team back to the more comfy confines of Reynolds. Saturday night will be the one and done opportunity for the Wolfpack to play in the storied building. The tip off is at seven and the opponent is Savannah State (5-6).Is
It’s Official!
From the News and Observer: N.C. State has officially hired Tom O’Brien as its new head football coach. O’Brien’s contract was approved today by the UNC board of governors and NCSU’s board of trustees. He will receive a seven-year contract that will pay him a minimum of $1.1 million a year and as much as […]
Interesting Pack Gossip From Annapolis Paper
Here’s some Pack-related stuff from this article regarding Paul Johnson’s extension to stay at Navy. Key excerpt: Johnson had been considered a leading candidate to replace Chuck Amato at N.C. State. Sources told The Capital that Chuck Neinas, a coaching headhunter working on behalf of the Wolfpack, contacted Johnson on Sunday to gauge his interest […]
