If you tune in to much college basketball during any given season, you’re bound to see it. Thousands (or hundreds, depending on the conference) of 18-22 year old college students running on to the court to celebrate their teams victory over a team they presumably shouldn’t have beat. The immortal storming of the court. It […]
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Roy Williams Kicks Presbyterian Fan Out of Dean Dome
During the second half, Deon Thompson was shooting free throws. The Smith Center was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. That’s when it happened. One of the Blue Hose faithful yelled something to the effect of “You’re gonna miss it, Deon.†Although it didn’t cause Thompson to miss the free throw, it did […]
Letting go of expectations
SFN: The following is a special submission to SFN from a longtime reader and contributor most famously known as SMD. Letting Go of Expectations To call my mood on Saturday night demoralized would have been generous at best. While I certainly didn’t expect the Wolfpack to beat Clem or his Son, I foolishly thought we […]
10/15/2005: Letter to the Wolfpack Nation from NCSU Director of Athletics Lee Fowler
Raleigh, NC – Dear Wolfpack Fans: I know this is a time of great frustration and disappointment for all of you who care deeply and passionately about Wolfpack football. As Athletic Director, I can say that we all feel badly about losing–our coaches, our players and our staff, as well as our thousands of fans. […]
Cheap Seats Basketball Introspective
After that debacle within Carter-Finley last weekend, the timing for this just seems eerily appropriate, especially since I’m not at all hopeful about the upcoming basketball season. My original intent was a more comprehensive basketball retrospective similar to the one I did for football back in the summer. But I decided that nothing good can […]
Nine Years of Sellouts – What Have We Gotten In Return?
This season is the 9th consecutive where football season tickets have sold out at Carter-Finley. Here is a recent entry about selling out season tickets. For this entry, I am going to focus only on home football games. Set aside the LTRs, gas, hotel and airfare for road trips, donations to the Wolfpack Club, merchandise, […]
Pitt beat writer says NC State crowd won’t be a factor
Finally, the game is almost here. Paul Zeise is the Pitt beat writer for the Post-Gazette and recently did a chat about this week’s Pitt/NC State matchup. Here are his comments about the impact of crowds at Carter Finley stadium: Well I suppose Bob Smizik might have been there for that game (the 1988 Pitt […]
Agreeing with the Blogosphere
You have probably noticed a little less activity on the front page of the blog in recent days. We encourage you to remember that we are supporting our new message boards with a little more depth and breadth of topics as opposed to diluting the front page of the blog. So, PLEASE help us out […]
It Only Takes One Rotten Fan To Spoil A Stadium
Unfortunately these days, some people have forgotten the simple social graces and how to act civilly to one another. Or worse, their parents never taught them (as we say in the south) how to act. Many excuse poor behavior with a dismissal that goes something like “it happens everywhere, so what do you expect?” Worst […]
State Employee Sounds Off On Our Fans
Sure, it seems like a rather trivial detail to get flustered over (basketball jerseys). But as one State employee joked earlier this week, “Our fans always need something to gripe about and this is just the protest of the week. The psyche of our fans is unbelievable. I’ve long been of the belief that State […]
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