Alternative title: Things I never thought I’d say – ‘Still dreaming of a trip to Omaha’ (Picture above was emailed to SFN from a reader. If anyone out there deserves ‘credit’ then please let us know) Since Lee Fowler became NC State’s Athletics Director, the Virginia Cavaliers – whose overall athletics program ranks near the […]
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NC State’s AD views his program as home to athletes not good enough to get scholarships from SEC schools
Tuesday we ran a damning numbers-centric entry regarding Lee Fowler’s Athletics Department. Today, we thought we would just throw out a few interesting items and insight that evolve more from recent off-the-field developments. “The Mind of Lee Fowler” One of SFN’s all-time greatest entries was written over four years ago by Michael Byrne. The essay […]
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 […]
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 […]
S6: George Tarantini Would Fire George Tarantini (Updated 10am)
Historical SFN soccer entry for background In the middle of football season we can’t just ignore the other sports in which our program is currently struggling …so, we thought we would throw some love towards “Section Six” for their poignant reasoning. So, from the coach himself, there are no excuses for not making the NCAAs, […]
“Next Year” – Fowler’s 9th – shaping up to be sadly similar to past
If you visit regularly visit SFN then you know how to search our archives to find any of our many articles on the current position of NC State’s poorly performing Athletics Department. But, if you need some quick help you can click here for just a sampling of some entries that might be of interest […]
New Wolf Statue at Carter-Finley, but no new restrooms for half the stadium
Aesthetic improvements continue at Carter-Finley. As the picture below indicates (taken from this source), there is a new addition to the wolves’ den tunnel leading from the Murphy Center to Wayne Day Field. I like it. I’m all for improvements like this that add some pizzaz to the place. I think I would like it […]
We’re #56!!! NCSU finishes 53rd of 66 BCS Schools (must be the ‘fuhcilities’)
The final ‘all-sports’ intercollegiate Directors Cup for 2007-2008 has been released and is accessible by clicking here. (Looks like Lee Fowler’s second embarrassment in one day.) NC State didn’t obtain extra credit for our great ‘fuhcilities’ or our fantastic fans and therefore finished the year ranked 56th in the country and next to last in […]
NC State supporters highlight Lee Fowler’s 2007-2008 annual report
Athletic Director Lee Fowler released the 2007-2008 annual report for NC State Athletics. Except for a few individual student-athletes and a couple individual programs, it was the accomplishments of NC State’s fantastic supporters and fans that received the most attention in the report. First, the NC State fans helped land Head Football Coach, Tom O’Brien; […]
Canes to Stay in RBC Until 2024
Link to article…upgrades Coming… The new agreement also calls for improvements to be made to the RBC Center’s basketball facilities and parking lot that were requested by N.C. State University, which plays basketball games at the arena. NCSU will also have more say about how the authority spends $6 million earmarked for future upgrades to […]
