I’m sure there will be much more to come in the coming days, but Gott himself takes a little bit of the air out of the balloon of speculation that has been building for a few days now (where else but on twitter…oy): Mark Gottfried â€@Mark_Gottfried 22m #WPN I am committed to being at @NCState […]
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Gottfried’s buyout is $3.75 million
We discussed the media-generated rumors that Mark Gottfried will be a candidate at UCLA in this entry yesterday. Today, Joe Giglio highlights that pursuing Gottfried would be very expensive for the Bruins. If UCLA is interested in N.C. State’s Mark Gottfried to replace Ben Howland, it would cost the Bruins. Gottfried, who led N.C. State […]
Podcasating football: ‘NC State is a darkhorse’
I was listenting to some podcasts on the airplane this week and heard few football items that I thought would be of interest. From ESPN’s College Football Podcast dated June 2, 2009: Mark Schlabach: “I think NC State is a darkhorse. They are not in the Top 25, but I think Russell Wilson – I […]
Carr adds NC State to the mix
Gainsville, GA safety Daunte Carr has added NC State to his final four. We are in the mix with Wake Forest, Stanford, and UCLA. The reason I find this so worthy is the reason behind Carr’s list: academics. ESPN reports that Carr wants to major in biomedical engineering and pre-medicine, the former being a large […]
The Larry Brown Final Four
“This is a nightmare for Roy Williams” — Billy Packer, 9:31 remaining in the first half with the score Kansas 33 UNC 10 “This game…is OVER” — Billy Packer, 7:31 remaining in the first half with the score Kansas 38 UNC 12 It would take a blind person less than a nanosecond to recognize the […]
YOU Write the Story – How did UCLA and UNC-CH do it?
As many of you already experience and recognize, we feel this blog has some of the most insightful readers and commentors of any fan blog on the internet. It is a regular experience to read an entry on our blog and learn a lot more from the resulting conversation in the comments section than you […]
Lavin: Don’t Lose in the First Round
“You don’t want to lose in the first round at UCLA because your whole offseason is miserable. Talk Radio. Letters to the editor. Wooo!” Former UCLA Head Basketball Coach, Steve Lavin on ESPN Television talking about the standards of the great programs. Related Kentucky quotes here. Similar Carolina quotes here. Lavin was 5-1 in first […]
