Chris Wright visited Raleigh this weekend for the NC State-App State football game — a sport and piece of the student experience that Georgetown cannot offer. By most accounts, the visit went great and a lot of Wolfpackers had the chance to see Wright at the game on Saturday night. Before Wright got to Raleigh […]
Dick Vitale
Vitale: State Needs Enthusiam The Way it Used to Be
“N.C. State has to look for someone who has charisma, someone who can get that energy back. [Former coach] Herb Sendek was a terrific X-and-O guy and did a good job doing what he was supposed to do, but State needs someone who can get that enthusiasm back to the way it used to be.” […]
Don’t Take Advice From Dick
It’s as predictable as Raleigh’s spring pollen: Herb Sendek’s basketball program does its annual swoon, and Big Sports Media does a full court protection press for its favorite no-threat-to-Duke-and-UNC coach. Take Mr. Annoying himself, Dick Vitale. Dick was in full cry in this week’s column, in which he ranted: Even worse is the criticism aimed […]
Vitale: Standard for Coaches is 3 Years
“…not only (does Tom Butters deserve credit for) hiring him (Coach K) but what about keeping him after three years when he was under .500? In today’s mentality that exists when you have 3 years in a visible program like Duke, you’re getting the ziggy man. You’re gone. So, one of the most valuable players […]
