Every fan of every school has a cache of moments that are particularly special to them for some reason or another. Because the years of 1980-1985 were so forgettable…1986 came along for me at a time where I was definitely ‘old enough to remember’ while also being somewhat ‘blank’ as it related to NC State […]
Tradition
Happy Fathers’ Day Thread
Best wishes to all Wolfpack fathers out there. As I expect with many of you, my blessed indoctrination began primarily with my father. Mom and Dad started taking me to games at C-F when I was an infant, and I missed a mere handful of home contests from infancy through high school. Dad was there […]
Remember the 80s – A Golden Era of ACC Basketball
I was chatting with a UNC fan colleague yesterday, who is also a world-class ACC historian (could have a great conversation with SFN commenter noah). He has an extensive game collection, and recently acquired tape of the first State/Carolina matchup in 1984. You may remember that as the year the Wolfpack opened with a repeat […]
Happy Anniversary!
Really, nothing more needs to be said (but feel free to take a deeper look into some very interesting thoughts by clicking here). Just sit back and enjoy the most famous 44 seconds in NC State athletics history — and all the pandemonium that ensued afterward. Also, please pay close attention to Coach Valvano’s comments […]
Great State Moments, v2007
One of my favorite things about StateFansNation is the blog’s ability to archive items for future use. Over the last couple of years we have chronicled special rankings and lists that we have included NC State that would be interesting for you. Since tonight is the NCAA Championship, I thought that today would be a […]
Somebody Will Be Added Tonight
Somebody will be added to this list tonight: Note: Obviously we have a typographical error – Louisville won the 1980 National Basketball Championship (not the 1990 Title). Of the thirteen schools with multiple National Championships, only seven schools have won National Championships with different coaches at the helm of the program. Obviously, NC State is […]
Most Watched Championships
Page B4 of today’s Wall Street Journal lists the 20 most watched NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships since 1971. They include the following: (1) 1979 – Michigan State vs Indiana State (NBC) – 35.1 million viewers (2) 1992 – Duke vs Michigan (CBS) – 34.3 million viewers (3) 1993 – North Carolina vs Michigan (CBS) – […]
The Valvano approach to the Final Four
I friggin’ love YouTube for finds like this, an ESPN preview of the 1983 National Championship game: Check it out. You’ll see glimpses of Valvano’s love for life, his passion for the game as well as his perspective about the relative importance of basketball in life, his pre-game instruction to “have fun” (something that the […]
ACCNow: ‘You tell me which had more passion?’
Our NC State vs Marist post-game entry is a fantastic one that is full of great current and historical comments. Click here to check it out. At the bottom of the entry we took the time to update some links to major media outlets that recapped the evening’s events. One of the links was to […]
Championship Post-Game
Where the winds of Dixie softly blow o’er the fields of Caroline, There stands ever cherished, N.C. State, as thy honored shrine So lift your voices! Loudly sing from hill to oceanside! Our hearts ever hold you, N.C. State in the folds of our love and pride.
