After yesterday’s predictable, yet still somehow heartbreaking loss to Florida, all that remains is ACC play (barring a shocking loss to NC Central, which is currently 0-16 and 347th out of 347 teams in the Sagarin ratings). Here is a run down of what we do and don’t know: 1) NC State will compete with, […]
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ACC Football Future: NC State (Updated 11:30am)
As ESPN.com reviews the Wolfpack’s 2008 Football season in this entry, Dave Glenn says that after an impressive stretch run, Wilson & Pack aim to contend in 2009 With UNC flirting with an ACC championship run this year before fading in November, and with the Tar Heels talking up big plans for another stadium expansion, […]
Fells Questionable Tomorrow Against Winston-Salem State
Sidney Lowe said that small forward Courtney Fells is questionable for tomorrow’s game in Reynolds Coliseum against Winston-Salem State: Lowe said Friday that the Wolfpack’s second-leading scorer didn’t practice Thursday because of an ankle bruise he suffered last weekend against Davidson. It’s unclear whether Fells will be ready against the Rams. Lowe thinks Fells would […]
And so it begins…NC State’s starting point guard sidelined with knee injury
Another season, another injury to a key component of the Wolfpack’s program. I wish that I didn’t have to bump all of the great football-related entries that precede this…but, we can’t just leave this out there now that we have a little ‘official’ clarity. After one game of the season, Farnold Degand already has tendinitis […]
You thought we had bad attrition? or, Todd Turner is not a sports handicapper
As we highlighted in this entry last week, injuries and attrition have been a major topic in WolfpackNation over the last couple of years. Our numbers are not a pretty sight; but, we’ve surprisingly found another program that has had it worse. Of course, that program has fired their coach (who will stay on until […]
Let’s Hope That This Isn’t A Sign Of Things To Come (Again)
We will have a little more on basketball in the coming days, but one thing from the Red-White hoops game in Reynolds from the weekend jumps out at me: Charlotte Observer/Raleigh N&O: Red and White Game [Fans at the Red and White game] didn’t get a chance to examine the game of slimmed-down Brandon Costner, […]
N&O highlights Wolfpack’s attrition issues
We’ve recently been busier than normal and therefore haven’t had the opportunity to cover nearly as much as we would have liked. But, one topic that we have done an admirable job of highlighting is the impact/problem of attrition and injuries related to this year’s NC State football team. Back in September we highlighted the […]
Irving Out Again with Ankle Injury
“He’s out again. I don’t know how long. Indefinitely,†O’Brien said. O’Brien said Irving “got rolled on again†in Thursday night’s loss to Florida State.
Amended FSU injury comments
As a follow-up to today’s thorough discussion the N&O gives us a much welcomed update on some important injuries for the Wolfpack! (Click here) Tackle Alan-Michael Cash, whom coach Tom O’Brien said was the team’s best defensive lineman before having knee surgery, is back at full strength after missing three games according to the injury […]
Tuesday’s Football Bytes
===> NC State is half way through Tom O’Brien’s second season but the depth and breadth of the of Wolfpack’s inexplicable rash of injuries makes analysis of the program’s progress under Coach O’Brien challenging. Add to the mix that NC State competes against one of the ten toughest schedules in the country (as judged by […]
