Sowing the Seeds I am a man of facts, numbers and proof. I try to be observant and inquiring, and try always to avoid making judgments without first knowing as much as possible about a situation. I am comfortable with things I can see and/or measure. I hold two degrees from NC State, both […]
Tradition
Tournament Factoids Part 3: A Generation-Long Rebuild
Some time ago I wrote a brief entry outlining a few factoids about NC State’s history in post-season, post-conference tournament play. When you look at the rich history and tradition NC State has, it becomes quickly apparent that a quick-and-dirty review of NC State’s tournament past really doesn’t do NC State’s basketball program justice. NC State […]
1989: ‘Worst Call in NCAA Tournament History’
NC State takes the floor a few minutes after noon today for a huge NCAA Tournament match-up against the Georgetown Hoyas today. Before you go any further, we ask that you check out today’s Gameday Headlines (linked here) and SFN’s unique game preview (linked here). For a set of bloggers that pride themselves on a […]
Historical Context: NC State Tournament Factoids
With today’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 5 years coming up at 12:40PM today, I wanted to take a quick look back on NC State’s appearances in the NCAA tournament through the years for some useless factoids. Since the 1950’s when the NCAA tournament expanded to 16 teams (it has been only 8 conference champions […]
Putting the Pack Back on the Map!!
WOW!! What an amazing morning of attention for the NC State Basketball program!! We’ve got two “REQUIRED” items for you this morning to go with everything else on the main blog and a ton of great threads on our message forums (click here) First is the following video from NCAA.com is a MUST SEE for […]
State-Carolina Gameday
The game is on The ACC Network, 8pm; locally that’s WRAL. The 1989 team — for you younger folks, that was our last regular-season champion — will be honored before tonight’s game. No word from the ACC yet if that’s considered “excessive demonstration.” As for the future of the rivalry? WRAL: The University of North […]
Our ‘Obsession’ With UNC & Duke
Around the year 2000 when I first started my slow education of all things NC State, my father would tell me about “The Big Four” which always confused me because I couldn’t see what accomplishments or competitive edge the four universities had in common. For those who are younger (like me) and may not be […]
Syracuse starts the week at #1 (Updated 6:30am)
The Syracuse Orange will visit the RBC Center on Saturday evening as the nation’s top ranked basketball team, providing NC State a unique opportunity to compete against a #1 ranked national out of conference opponent. The Orange and the Pitt Panthers will join the Atlantic Coast Conference at some (yet undetermined) time in the future; […]
Jimmy V Week
This was originally posted by LRM three years ago (Laugh. Think. Cry.), but seems fitting to post again during Jimmy V week, especially the for the younger fans that may not realize there was once a time when State basketball was anything but an afterthought. V himself had said that team wasn’t very good. After […]
Giving Thanks to the Lettermen Seniors of 2011
J.R. SWEEZY, Defensive Tackle: Mooresville, N.C., Mooresville HS CAPTAIN Sport management. J.R. went all out and left nothing on the table. Originally recruited as a LB, he moved to DE before coming into his own as a playmaking DT. When big plays are made, #52 is in the mix. GEORGE BRYAN, Tight End: Castle Hayne, […]
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