Last week we highlighted the record setting season that Philip Rivers is putting together. (Click here) Rivers 2,649 yards are the most ever by an NFL quarterback in the first eight games of a season. Who did he pass? Now behind him is former Chargers QB, and Hall of Fame inductee, Dan Fouts whose old […]
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Rivers is Rolling
NC State alum Philip Rivers had his fifth 300-yard game of the season, tying a career high he set last season, in a come-from-behind victory over the Titans yesterday. He completed 27 of 36 passes for 305 yards, with two TDs and one interception. The history Books: Rivers 2,649 yards are the most ever by […]
NC State Football By The Numbers (Plus A Few News Items)
Before Thursday night’s matchup with Cincy I thought I’d share some stats from the season so far plus a few random football news items. I will try to make this a regular feature and make updates after each game. Offense Points Per Game: 38.0 High: 48 Low: 28 Rushing Yards: 131.5 Passing Yards: 228.0 Total […]
Tom O’Brien After Russell Wilson
Although Russell says he is coming back to play in the fall even after being drafted in the 4th round of Major League Baseball’s Draft, it may be time for Tom O’Brien to dust off his Contingency Plan. After all, professional athletes NEVER posture and use leverage to get the maximum salary they can pull… […]
Former Wolfpackers advance in NFL playoffs (Updated 10:30am)
It was a good weekend for former NC State football players in the NFL as both Jerricho Cotchery’s New York Jets and Adrian Wilson’s Arizona Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. If you didn’t see the Jets-Bengals game on Saturday, Cotchery turned in a very impressive performance – figuratively painting the […]
Philip Got Paid
The greatest quarterback in college football history, Philip Rivers, signed a six-year contract extension with the Chargers worth $92 million ($38-39 million guaranteed). “This is a great day for the Chargers and Chargers fans,” team president Dean Spanos said. “Philip has proven he has all of the necessary qualities to be a successful quarterback in […]
Monday Morning Multimedia – Alumni version (Rivers & Tulloch)
(1) San Diego Chargers season preview below. The Chargers are led by last year’s NFL passing efficiency leader, Philip Rivers. Relatedly, you will like this link that ranks PR as one of the NFL’s five “Franchise Quarterbacks”. Video: Countdown to Kickoff: Chargers (2) Elsewhere, you can click here for a ten minute interview of […]
Follow-up on Philip
The third installment of LRM’s fantastic retrospectives hit SFN on Friday and can be seen by clicking here. The piece focused on one of the best college football quarterbacks of all-time – Philip Rivers. Statistically, Philip’s status as the ACC’s greatest quarterback is indisputable. He ranks first in total starts (51), passing yards (13,484), total […]
Cheap Seats Football Retrospective: Part III, Philip Rivers
This is Part III of a five-part series that is by no means intended to be authoritative. Rather, it’s nothing more than an incomplete, inconclusive, sometimes erroneous, while always biased retrospective of recent State football history. Part of this was based on nothing more than my attempt to answer the question so many of us […]
Cheap Seats Football Retrospective: Part II, 2000-06
This is Part II of a five-part series that is by no means intended to be authoritative. Rather, it’s nothing more than an incomplete, inconclusive, sometimes erroneous, while always biased retrospective of recent State football history. Part of this was based on nothing more than my attempt to answer the question so many of us […]
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