Leading headed into the final day of competition, NC State Men’s Swimming & Diving more than remained steady on Day 4 of competition at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, clinching the ACC Championship for the first time since 1992. FINAL RESULTS NC State (1331) Louisville (1178) Virginia Tech (1123) North Carolina (1062) Notre Dame (675) […]
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NCSU is not alone in our disgust at the Duke/UNC double standard
Other people are beginning to tire of the obvious “kid glove” treatment Duke and UNC have been receiving by the ACC. It is a subject that has been discussed on our blog many, many times. In this article in the Augusta Free Press, Chris Graham makes many of the same observations we have made. […]
Bobby Purcell Makes 80k More Than Closest ACC Counterpart
1. Bobby Purcell, NC State $344,013 2. Andy Miller, Fla. State $268,752 3. John Montgomery, UNC $245,923 4. Dirk Kastra, UVA $203,750 5. Jack Thompson, GA Tech $159,625 6. Bill D’Andrea, Clemson $153,000 Triangle Business Journal Leaders of college athletics booster clubs are used to watching their sports teams perform under pressure. But now it’s […]
The State of State 2.0 – Championships
The new school year is upon us and I still have some summaries of the 2008-2009 season to share, better late than never I suppose. This entry will take a look at conference and national titles for both the 2008-2009 school year, for the 9 year tenure of Lee Fowler as AD and for the […]
ACC Goes Obama – Gives Members Stimulus
As a small business co-owner in the Triangle, I thought it wise to subscribe to the Triangle Business Journal to stay on top of market trends in the area. Truthfully, I’m not one of those folks who is mesmerized or enamored by big business, the stock market, or even political economic policy. To further admit […]
On the Cheap: NC State’s Athletic Budget vs. the ACC
Sometimes it helps to see things in black and white, spreadsheet style. From Forbes.com, here’s a listing of ACC school athletic department budgets and the salaries of each Athletic Director: ================= ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ================= ————————————————————— Athletic Yrs at No. of Dept. Guaranteed School Director School Teams Budget Base ————————————————————— Georgia Tech Dan Radakovich 3 […]
What If Our Athletics Were Graded By State’s Academic Standards? (11am Update)
I’ll make this short and sweet and let you add in your thoughts in the comments: What if NC State’s athletics were graded and a GPA built using essentially the same standards that each student at NC State faces in their classes? I think that overall, the Athletics Department’s GPA would hover around a 1.0 […]
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