I was sad to see that the N&O’s ACCNow did not do one of their usual video segments for yesterday’s Wolfpack win over Wake Forest (regardless of the fact that they can’t figure out a way to provide us code to embed videos on SFN.) WRAL continues to improve their presence on the internet and […]
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…And Then You Win By A Little…
Bobby Bowden first remarked that programs that are improving first lose by a little, then they win by a little. We remarked after the near-win against Boston College that the Wolfpack was close — that they lost by a little against the Eagles, 38-31, in a game where the NC State defense could not make […]
Wake Forest Gameday – Random Thoughts and Musings
– NC State vs. Wake Forest. Has any rivalry this old ever been so friendly? Outside of that time Chris Paul punched Hodge in the nuts, I don’t remember much bad blood (and even that never spread to the fans, as every Deacon fan I knew was aghast and apologetic). – Hidden yardage will be […]
Wilson Stakes Claim; Wake up this weekend
A lot has been (deservedly) made of the fantastic play of NC State’s red shirt freshman quarterback, Russell Wilson. Wilson has performed better than almost anyone could have dreamed this season and has therefore promised to make the quarterback competition with freshman Mike Glennon interesting to watch in the future. (What a nice ‘problem’ to […]
NC State News – 11/12 (updated with football game article)
–Wake game story from Winston-Salem Journal “I would be surprised if our guys see North Carolina State as anything but a really good football team in the ACC — and you’d better go play if you’re going to win,” Grobe said yesterday. “I don’t think it’s going to be the trap game in the sense […]
Baseball Double-Dip vs Wake Forest Today
Mother Nature decided not to cooperate yesterday, so a double header is underway. I’ve commented on these before- I love double headers against a superior opponent, hate ’em against inferior competition. The basic reason is, well, they’re hard to sweep! State took Friday’s season opener 7-2 behind an outstanding pitching performance by Clayton Shunick including […]
Attention to Detail
In this entry from yesterday the N&O’s Chip Alexander made reference to a situation that happened in State’s loss to Wake Forest – the Wolfpack’s 8th in a row – over the weekend. Alexander was piggy-backing some comments that were made in “Observations” Charlotte Observer on Sunday that said the following: When N.C. State inbounded […]
NC State Finishes Dead Last In Basketball- 12th Seed In ACC Tourney- Wake 78, NC State 67
Lets compare and contrast the last 12 months for Wake and NC State: Wake Forest Lose leading scorer, 3rd team All ACC Player (Visser) Head Coach Skip Prosser Dies of a Heart Attack Asst coach Dino Gaudio fills in as Head coach Bring in 28th Ranked Recruiting Class Picked 11th in Preseason Finish 7-9 in […]
“Quest for Last” – Act XVI (The Denouement)
Yep, I woke up this morning determined to use a big word in the title. Cool, huh? Wake Forest and NC State come into today’s contest with a combined 11-game losing streak. Wake is playing for NIT seeding (shout out to NIT king Dave Odom), while the Pack seeks to achieve its Quest. It’s taken […]
Wake Enters NCAA Tournament Discussion; State Mired in Point Guard Mess of Our Making
We set the stage in this entry last week that unless someone started claiming some scalps that the ACC would only have four participants in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Wake Forest’s big win yesterday over the Duke Blue Devils is exactly the kind of statement and scalp that the Demon Deacons needed to propel themselves […]
