(Wake Forest Athletics Director Ron) Wellman will soon complete his 17th year as the director of athletics at Wake Forest University. The university’s teams have flourished under him, winning conference and national championships while generally exceeding expectations for the smallest school in the Atlantic Coast Conference and one of the smallest to play major-college football. […]
Quotes of Note
NC State’s AD views his program as home to athletes not good enough to get scholarships from SEC schools
Tuesday we ran a damning numbers-centric entry regarding Lee Fowler’s Athletics Department. Today, we thought we would just throw out a few interesting items and insight that evolve more from recent off-the-field developments. “The Mind of Lee Fowler” One of SFN’s all-time greatest entries was written over four years ago by Michael Byrne. The essay […]
Directors Cup Update – Wolfpack dead last in ACC
A couple of weeks ago we posted somewhat of an ‘open entry’ to allow the community to discuss some of the chatter that is out there regarding Lee Fowler and the NC State Athletics Department. We have a ton to say about that topic and the reaction to the topic and will most definitely re-address […]
How Long is Long Enough? Opinions Are All Over The Place…
How long should a team give a coach to turn a program around? It’s an interesting question, and one that seems to be on the lips of many an NC State fan after the past couple of basketball seasons. Me, I am not saying one way or the other that State should “do something” about […]
Et tu, Jim Calhoun? (Update: NCAA Investigation Coming)
“Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,” UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun shouted at a reporter back in February, when he was asked about being the high paid employee of the Commonwealth of Connecticut. “We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts […]
AD Quote of the Day: ‘Performance-based profession’
Back in September we made a really big deal about Coach Tom O’Brien’s comments regarding his program’s position as a ‘Performance-based organization’. The entry and the good conversation that resulted can be viewed by clicking here. “McKeen played very well. He’s got a lot of pass rushing ability. I think he performed better than Markus […]
Bilas on Lowe: “They’ve Just Got To Give Him The Time”
There’s nothing like saying the same thing three or four times in the same paragraph to make a point: Bilas: Lowe Just Needs Some Time “But I think Sidney (Lowe) is a good coach, and I think every guy needs some time. And he hasn’t had that yet. I’ll tell you one thing, when they […]
Coach Lowe’s Quote of the Day
“There’s only one voice, and that’s my voice,” Lowe said. “… It’s my way. And our guys understand that”……”I can assure you, we will never have that situation again,” Lowe said. “They’re going to accept their roles, and I think our guys know that. And if they don’t, they won’t play.” – NC State Head […]
WRAL: NC State and ECU play three times from 2010-16
Several gems in this article, so make sure to read the whole thing. The following is really interesting: “We play them in ’10, ’13, and ’16, and we haven’t scheduled any further out than that,” said (Lee) Fowler. “We had more games over those six years and I think Skip (Holtz) and Terry (Holland) got […]
Tudor: NC State has most loyal fan base in NC
This may shock people, but some members of the media are starting to understand the frustrations of NC State’s supporters. On a morning where the Wall Street Journal did a feature on Bobby Purcell and the incredible fundraising efforts of NC State supporters, Caulton Tudor proves again (as he did last week) that he really […]
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