===> Virginia Head Coach Update It is pretty hard to get a read on this Dave Odom and Virginia situation. Yoni does a super job of painting a complete picture for you if you are interested in following it. The general feeling seems to be that Odom is the “ultimate backup” candidate…and that is not […]
Perpetually Disappearing Pie
(Note: To activate tables and graphs, you will need to click on the title of this entry or the “More StatefansNation” URL at the bottom of this entry. Based on the configuration of your computer and your monitor, you may see large gaps created by the tables embedded in the entry and will simply need […]
April 4, 1983 – Happy Anniversary of the NOT Upset
April 4, 1983 You really shouldn’t need anything else. Each year, Final Four weekend provides the entire country the opportunity to remember and reminisce NC State’s 54-52 victory over the Phi Slamma Jamma and the Houston Cougars. And, each year various members of the media throughout the country find some reason or connection to talk […]
Real Good Reading
(Note: You need to click on the title of this entry or the “More Statefansnation” URL below to activate the formatting and the hotlinks embedded. Thank You). Final Four weekend is such a frenzy of activity that some very interesting reading can often fall through the cracks if you don’t get lucky enough to run […]
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.
Hodgeisms
Found a neat website that I hope never disappears. Hodegisms: The collected wit and wisdom of Julius Hodge
Stat: Driving and Arriving
“Since the field expanded to 64 in 1985, only one team has started the season outside the AP top 20, been selected as a one-seed, and made the Final Four. The first two parts are not unusual. Washington was the 11th team in 21 years to get a one-seed without being in the preseason top […]
2005 Sweet 16 Coaching Comparison
Below, you will find a comparative analysis that I have done regarding the programs and coaches that participated in this year’s Sweet 16. (This was my best effort and I do not swear that this is mistake-free). For the time being, I abstaining from making any introductory or concluding remarks about this information because I […]
CBS: 1983 Started March Madness
You can’t ask for much better publicity than yesterday’s article by Dennis Dodd at CBS Sportsline — N.C. State’s inspiring ’83 effort started the madness “Spring in Albuquerque was it. That was the weekend that made the Final Four fun, the in thing, an event. Valvano took Albuquerque by storm, dancing on tables, partying in, […]
SEC Welcomes a Pearl
Just wanted to quickly archive that the University of Tennessee has hired (now, former) Wisconsin-Milwaukee Head Coach, Bruce Pearl. Pearl created a Division II National Championship program at Southern Indiana in the mid-1990s before heading to UWM. His biography (written prior to this season) on the UWM website has an interesting paragraph in it that […]
