“N.C. State has to look for someone who has charisma, someone who can get that energy back. [Former coach] Herb Sendek was a terrific X-and-O guy and did a good job doing what he was supposed to do, but State needs someone who can get that enthusiasm back to the way it used to be.” […]
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Media on Kruger
As the Lon Kruger talk in Raleigh escalated yesterday, we opened an entry on Kruger to encourage people to share information and research that they may have on the gentleman. We didn’t get quite as much as we had hoped from the community, so we decided to go one step further and run some searches […]
April 18, 1996 – Sendek Announced as Coach
Herb Sendek was announced as NC State’s 5th Head Basketball Coach of the ACC-era. State begins Sendek era New Wolfpack coach is serious about his work Author: A.J. Carr Staff Writer The News & Observer April 18, 1996 RALEIGH – Herb Sendek is young, the youngest basketball coach in the ACC. At 33, he even […]
New Comments Policy @ SFN
To begin with, please read this entry. SFN’s primary goal is NOT to generate as many “clicks” and “hits” as we possibly can for our blog. Our focus is genuinely aimed at creating an archive/history of high-quality entries in hopes of building a highly-respected community that we don’t think exists in many/any other fanbases. Therefore, […]
10 Years Ago Today – Herb Sendek Hired
Ten years ago today, the news broke that after an exhaustive search, Todd Turner and NC State was hiring Herb Sendek of Miami of Ohio to lead the Wolfpack’s basketball program. Turner didn’t last much longer. Too many people act like “nobody ever warmed up to Sendek”. Ken Tysiac of the Charlotte Observer made almost […]
Myths and Final Stats
di•lem•ma (n.) – state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options – a problem offering two solutions, neither of which is acceptable – an usually undesirable or unpleasant choice Synonyms: quandary, predicament, catch-22, impasse, sticky situation, jam, fix, difficulty So which should I do: – Keep my word and […]
InfoPack: Ten Years Ago Today
In the middle of LAST YEAR’S NCAA Tournament, my wife and I moved into a new house. During our move… I came across a bunch of old “State stuff” in some boxes that had been taped up and not opened in years. My curiousity got the best of me so I ripped into one of […]
Holland: State’s Job Considered Good
Terry Holland has quickly grown to one of my favorite people in all of college athletics. We highlighted this quote for you a couple of weeks ago, and today we want to draw attention to something else from Terry. I don’t think that we have linked to our friends over at The Red & White […]
Why You Need to Be FIRED UP!
Finally! Someone in the media writes a home run piece discussing reality!! And, it ended up being a self-proclaimed Tarheel? We’ll take any dose of reality that we can get. Thank, you Matt Rehm. Today’s piece on CBS Sportsline (not written by Gregg Doyel; Don’t Feed the Troll) is a a great read. Some Wolfpackers […]
Programs w/ Multiple National BBall Titles
Note: Obviously we have a typographical error by listing that Louisville won the 1990 National Basketball Championship when they actually won the 1980 Championship.
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