The UNC Board of Governors made it public today that the new Chancellor at NC State will be former Purdue Provost and administrator Dr. William “Randy” Woodson. Please look here for a small statement from Chancellor Woodson from this morning’s BOG meeting. “I think the most important thing going forward is to get to know […]
NC State Athletics
TBJ Reports NCSU lags behind on recruiting spending
It’s really no surprise to most of us here at Statefans that the Triangle Business Journal’s Chris Baysden is reporting that NC State spends much less on recruiting than our rivals down the road. In football the difference is simply (and sadly) astronomical. Here is a link to Mr. Baysden’s article: link. The report sets […]
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 […]
The Relevancy of Irrelevancy – Is Lack Of Athletic Success Limiting The University?
Some of the comments on the recent Monday Morning entry got me to thinking about the possible effects of our lack of athletic success on the university as a whole. I have to believe that athletics is a big component of the marketing and identity of a university (and you can make a fair case […]
Fowler, Sendek, Amato and the GSR (Updated @ 1:15pm)
NC State is currently tied for the worst record in the Atlantic Coast Conference football season as the program heads towards its longest consecutive streak of non-winning seasons since the 1950s. The Wolfpack has been picked to finish 12th out of 12 teams from almost every imaginable source for the upcoming basketball season continuing a […]
Monday morning in Wolfpackerville or NC State is 8-35-2 in all fall sports
Hello Monday, Wolfpackers! About a month ago, we took a quick view of NC State’s weekend sports performance on our message boards that included the following: Rifle team falls to Nebraska Volleyball swept by Duke Soccer loses to Wake Football dismantled by Boston College [snip] Our ACC record in volleyball in the ten seasons while […]
The State of State 2.0 – Men’s Basketball
With the season officially getting underway this week, I thought I would share some historical stats on our men’s basketball program. Similar entires for football, women’s basketball and championships can be found here and here and here. Men’s Basketball I. Records ACC Record: 397-401 (.497) ACC Record Pre-Fowler: 331-323 (.506) ACC Record Under Fowler: 66-78 […]
State actually wins a team championship in an ACC sanctioned event (ie: not Bass Fishing) [Updated noon]
As resident SFN Statistician, WV Wolf, posted much fo the following on our message boards this weekend: NC State’s Men’s Cross Country team won the ACC Championship this weekend. (Link to ACC.com) This is State’s first ACC Title since winning the ACC Wrestling Championship on March 3, 2007; spanning a stretch of 973 days. In […]
Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out
The above is, of course, a famous quote by Dr. Timothy Leary. Leary was a 1960s counter-culture icon who promoted the use of LSD as somthing positive for mind and spirit. No, I’m not suggesting that you use drugs to numb yourself to the continued futility of all things regarding NC State (especially its embarrassingly […]
The Unholy Trilogy and Other Groups of Distinction
On a blog entry on Buster Sports, author Dave Nathan has discovered what he believes to be the three worst college football and basketball teams from 2006 to 2009. There are three BCS schools that have had 3 straight losing seasons in football while also missing the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Of course, NC State […]
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