Wolfpack fans will be happy to know that Coach Sidney Lowe will be wearing his popular Red Jacket tonight when the Wolfpack battles the Duke Blue Devils at 7pm. (Link) Sidney Lowe, NCSU’s head coach, says he’ll be wearing his red jacket — the one that has stirred up a light-hearted debate among Triangle basketball […]
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ESPN: State’s ’83 Run
It’s always nice to highlight articles focused on NC State’s tradition. Pat Forde of ESPN pulls a great one out that is focused on the 1983 run to the National Championship. (Link) Don’t be misled by the title of the piece and the first part of the article – it is about the entire 1983 […]
Vitale: Lowe One of Next Generation of “Great Coaches”
Link Though the Wolfpack has been on a roller coaster during this season, Sidney Lowe has gotten generally great reviews from the press. Dick Vitale heaped some praise today on Coach Lowe in his USA Today column: [Who] is ready to make a name big time? Some names to keep in mind: Karl Hobbs, George […]
Lowe Wins 3rd in Row vs UNC (Updated 2/4)
Two games this week…two wins over teams sitting in first place of the ACC! Sidney Lowe “gets it”. 15 point underdog stuns UNC in Raleigh. What a difference a year – and a coaching change – can make! We had an entry open during the game that has some of our comments about the game. […]
Reflections on the Coaching Search
I’ve toyed around with the idea of pointing out some silly comments swirling around after State hired Tom O’Brien, but normal-life, Christmas, and an emergency at work kept getting in the way. I had about decided to let the stupidity drift off into the sunset, but Bob Lipper’s column on a quiet Saturday morning changed […]
OTR: Lowe Era Begins Tonight With “5 Pack”
The Sidney Lowe era begins in Raleigh tonight!!!! It is no secret that Coach Lowe has been dealt quite a tough hand in his first year of collegiate coaching. The Wolfpack is thin. Very thin. A YOUNG starting five of Engin Atsur (Sr); Courtney Fells (So); Gavin Grant (Jr); Brandon Costner (Fr); and Ben McCauley […]
Fowler’s Fate May Rest in Lowe’s Hands (Updated 11/7)
We are pretty busy this morning and don’t have a lot of time to comment right now. We saw this artice in the Fayetteville Observer and figured it would generate some comments from you so we wanted to get it on the site. More later. In our archives we ran across this old entry from […]
Vitale: Lowe Returns to NC State
Chris Wright visited Raleigh this weekend for the NC State-App State football game — a sport and piece of the student experience that Georgetown cannot offer. By most accounts, the visit went great and a lot of Wolfpackers had the chance to see Wright at the game on Saturday night. Before Wright got to Raleigh […]
N&O Analyzes Lowe’s Contract
See full article here. Personally, I have no problem with the 6-year term. I do worry about converting the contract to a perpetual roll-over with a $500K/yr buyout figure. I certainly hope/expect Lowe will succeed here, but I don’t want NC State to tie its hands forever (for the first 6 years, though, this seems […]
Lowe is “Ready for this”
“The support and the passion we have for basketball here at N.C. State is special,‿ Lowe said. “I’m here to continue and restore those glory days that we once shared. I’m ready for this. I can’t wait.‿ During the barrage of Sidney Lowe news in the month of May, we chose to hold off linking […]
