Originally published on May 7, 2010 A truncated version of our interview on “The Sports Drive†with Taylor Zarzour aired today at 11:20. (Link to ESPNTriangle) We very much appreciate Taylor’s kind comments of the quality of the segment. The conversation was approximately 20 minutes and was edited to approximately 11 minutes. We have split […]
Bobby Purcell
Purcell expresses interest in AD position
This didn’t take long. Obviously the AD search is just getting started but you have to believe Purcell will be in the mix. Wilmington Star-News Bobby Purcell’s name was already being mentioned as a possible replacement for Lee Fowler even before the N.C. State athletic director announced that he was stepping down on Tuesday. Now that the […]
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 […]
Wall Street Journal Looks At Coaches’ Pay (w/ NC State mention)
An interesting article popped up on the radar from an unlikely source: the venerable and staid Wall Street Journal. In “Who Pays The College Coach,” author Mark Yost takes a look at Alabama’s Nick Saban, among others (including Coach Kommercial.) When North Carolina State thought it would take at least $2 million to find a […]
The Don of Donations (must read)
Out of all fundraisers in college athletics, the Wall Street Journal chose our very own Bobby Purcell to feature in this article. Some may be surprised that there wasn’t a single mention of Lee Fowler and others probably wonder how Bobby can raise so much money since NC State has such “bad” fans. Maybe the […]
