“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 […]
Quotes of Note
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 […]
Bilas: State’s Home Court Environment
“I think every conference tends to overvalue it’s own games against the bottom of the league because the ACC will always tell you ‘Boy it’s really tough to go to Clemson’ and ‘Boy have you ever played at NC State at the RBC Center’ ” – Jay Bilas ESPN Television Pardon The Interruption March 28, […]
Quote from Hoop Dreams
“Tobacco Road is an extraordinary region of the country. Basketball is one of the major bloodlines of the whole region.” Dr. Henry Friedman Co-Founder of Hoop Dreams If interested in helping Hoop Dreams fulfill its mission, contact the program at 479-6069 or at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.hoop-dreams.net.
Fowler: We can be “Real Good”
“Our fans are comparing ourselves to Duke and North Carolina. Every program in the country doesn’t do well when you’re compared with those two on a day-to-day basis. I understand that our fans want to be able to compete with them; we all do. But you can be real good on a daily basis and […]
Forde: Shadows of Twin Towers
“So State fans have a straight man coaching a straight team that can never get out of the shadow of the Twin Towers of Tobacco Road, Carolina and Duke. And now Wake Forest has shouldered past the Pack and into more prominent status as well.” Pat Forde ESPN.com March 25, 2005
Czaban: NC State has underachieved
“NC State are a bunch of underachievers. NC State has underachieved all season.” Steve Czaban Fox Sports Radio Nationally syndicated morning show Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:40 am ET
Sendek on Relationships
Q: What’s the best thing that has happened in college basketball in past decade? N.C. State’s Herb Sendek: “I think the best thing that happens every year in college basketball are the relationships that are shared among so many people and some of the great life lessons that our young people learn. . . . […]
Vitale: Standard for Coaches is 3 Years
“…not only (does Tom Butters deserve credit for) hiring him (Coach K) but what about keeping him after three years when he was under .500? In today’s mentality that exists when you have 3 years in a visible program like Duke, you’re getting the ziggy man. You’re gone. So, one of the most valuable players […]
Featherston: K Demands, Sendek Pleads
“Just a personal observation about Herb … where [Coach] K always seems to be demanding help from the officials, Herb always seem to be pleading for it. That’s just the way it comes across.” Al Featherston, former writer for the Durham Herald Quoted in Scott Vogelsberg’s, “Has baiting the Refs gone too far” ACCSports.com
