“It is just incredbile what is here now… …It has to be one of the best jobs in the country… …there is no reason here why we shouldn’t be one of the top teams in the country. I don’t know how soon that is going to happen. I hope that it happens soon. We certainly […]
Quotes of Note
Chronicling the Criticism
We need your help! As you are well aware, a significant number of national and local media members have been openly critical of Sidney Lowe’s hire as Head Basketball Coach at NC State. Although this criticism is very relevant, we have chosen not to dwell and focus on it. But, we don’t want to ignore […]
She’s Going….Going…..Gone!
For those that don’t know me or haven’t read any of my entries here…..I’ll let you in on a little secret: I have been called an opinionated SOB on more than one occasion…and I have never been called bashful. I have never met Bob Lee Swagger, but suspect that we have shared some of these […]
Jones: Dreaming of Lengthy NCAAT Runs
“With the right person, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that NC State can be at a level where its fans every October 15th can dream of a lengthy run in the NCAA Tournament. I don’t see any reason why the program is not like that. It should be like that every year. […]
DeCourcy’s Good Piece – State Not Doing it Right
Mike DeCourcy of the The Sporting News helped the national media save a little face on Tuesday when he ran a piece called N.C. State isn’t doing this hiring thing right. So much that has been written recently from survey-course-journalists who were educated on MTV and Nintendo has been so far beyond the realm of […]
Whitt: ‘Play us any time, any day’
While everyone is focused (but fading) on the Wolfpack’s coaching search, the free time has created opportunities for some people to research specific potential candidates for the job. We haven’t talked very much about Dereck Whittenburg, but we will spending a little more time on him soon. While you wait on us, we thought that […]
Quote: We Compete with Carolina & Duke Every Day
On Tuesday, April 11, 2006, the Fayetteville Oberver ran a story that inlcuded the following quote that we failed to highlight at the time. It deserves attention and we wanted to chronicle the quote: “Everybody comes out and says, ‘You’re Carolina’s and Duke’s little brother and you can’t compete with those guys.’ Ya know what? […]
Vitale: State Needs Enthusiam The Way it Used to Be
“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.” […]
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 […]
Billy Packer Kicks Ass
It is no secret that Billy Packer is a personality that attracts a lot of opinion and controversy amongst fans. Our most recent Packer-related conversation can be found by clicking here. But tonight, you can officially throw out almost all of your Packer criticisms. Tonight, Billy Packer enters the StateFansNation Hall of Fame (at least […]
