If you listened closely, you probably heard an odd buzz floating through the air around the state of North Carolina yesterday. I know that I contributed to it. What you were hearing was the elevated voices of the collective non-UNC-graduates in the area expressing their astonishment with what greeted them in their Sunday newspapers (followed […]
Media
SFN on TZ, Part Two now updated
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 […]
We Told You The Truth, As You Can Now See
I don’t hate saying this, but: we told you so. It’s a simple statement of fact to say so out loud. For over a year, this website and its authors have dutifully reported stories told to us concerning Lee Fowler’s increasingly tenuous hold on his job in confidence — that is, “off-the-record, no names, but […]
Skip Holtz jumps ECU for USF
Fascinating story developed in Greenville the last 24 hours…and the ‘main stream media’ took another punch to the face when ‘AOL’s Fanhouse’ – a blog platform that SFN was invited to join when it was first formed – is credited for breaking the news that Skip Holtz is leaving East Carolina for South Florida. Here’s […]
Sunday Stuff – July 12th
====> Please no Lorenzo Brown comments in this entry. Once we get over our devastation we will post its own entry. ====> Stud outside linebacker, Kendall Moore, of Southeast Raleigh choose Notre Dame over NC State this weekend. (Link to the story) This one hurts, as Moore would have been a fantastic complement […]
Bob Holliday gone from WRAL-TV
Folks around Raleigh might have known or recognized this recent development…but those outside of the Triangle would have no reason to know if they aren’t told – WRAL-TV5’s Bob Holliday has ‘retired’. His last broadcast was Friday night. The station is positioning the development as follows: Bob Holliday, whose thoughtful approach has marked his work […]
Jamburger! Tom Suiter steps aside as WRAL anchor
One of Rocky Mount’s finest and perhaps the most liked local media personalities of our generation is stepping back from his responsibilities. From WRAL: On Dec. 18, longtime WRAL sports anchor Tom Suiter will emerge from the sports office in the back of the newsroom. As he briskly walks to the set, he will take […]
ORLY? (Updated @ 1:20pm)
This sort of thing drives me crazy: unsubstantiated speculation that is 100% paradoxical to reality. From a (supposed) ‘professional journalist’: Fox/Goodman: 65 Things to Watch For This College Season Three ACC coaches — Maryland’s Gary Williams, N.C. State’s Sidney Lowe and Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton — are feeling a little heat to win. My guess […]
WRAL: NC State and ECU play three times from 2010-16
Several gems in this article, so make sure to read the whole thing. The following is really interesting: “We play them in ’10, ’13, and ’16, and we haven’t scheduled any further out than that,” said (Lee) Fowler. “We had more games over those six years and I think Skip (Holtz) and Terry (Holland) got […]
Newsflash! Rutgers fans boo entire 2nd half (Updated Fri 10:50am)
BIG NEWS! BIG NEWS! After booing on the kickoff of the second half of thursday’s game against North Carolina, Rutgers fans continued to boo on almost every play from scrimmage throughout the rest of the game. (Those fans that actually stayed and didn’t leave early to beat traffic) RUTGERS!?! This is same program that was […]