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Here’s your link. I suppose once DeFilippo went public with his insane threat, he kind of had to go through with it. For the idiots in BC’s fanbase, it is probably a proud chest-thumping moment. For the rational folks, thoughts of “who would work this Al Davis-like guy?” ...
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Jeff Jagodzinski
Sad, but not unexpected, news - Kay Yow is finished coaching for the season. Anyone who has lost someone they loved to a long battle with cancer (like me) has an especially heavy heart today. She has beaten the odds before, and we hope and pray that she does so again.
Caulton Tudor has [...]
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I wonder if there are any young point guards attending games in the RBC Center these days….read on to see why.
Texas Tech coach Pat Knight needed to get his point across. Stop missing layups, you idiots. Ah, but how to do so? Layup drills? Sprints? Taking a small child into the huddle ...
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Good news on the football (and baseball) front via GoPack.com:
[NCSU QB Russell] Wilson, a first-team All-ACC performer, suffered a tear of his posterior cruciate ligament late in the second quarter [of the Papa John's Pizza Bowl] and did not return to action after halftime. He had passed for ...
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Dan Wiederer of the Fayetteville Observer has an intriguing must-read column regarding the latest GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational. Even if you are not interested in prep sports or college recruiting, take the time to read Dan’s impressions of incoming State and UNC prospects. ...
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ESPN article
Senior Bowl Website
The January 24th Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala will have invited NC State players Andre Brown and Ant Hill to be on the game roster, according to ESPN’s Heather Dinich.
Wolfpack fans may remember that playing in this game after his senior year ...
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This probably will serve as a little insight as to why Tom O’Brien left Boston College for Raleigh:
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that Jeff Jagodzinski will be fired as the coach at Boston College if he proceeds with his scheduled interview with the Jets on Monday. According to ...
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Jeff Jagodzinski
After yesterday’s predictable, yet still somehow heartbreaking loss to Florida, all that remains is ACC play (barring a shocking loss to NC Central, which is currently 0-16 and 347th out of 347 teams in the Sagarin ratings). Here is a run down of what we do and don’t know:
1) NC ...
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Sidney Lowe
The absence of a strong backcourt bites NC State again as the Wolfpack fails to handle the ball appropriately and has nobody who can play defense against opposing guards, like Nick Calathus.
NC State has played three good teams this year - Davidson, Marquette and Florida - and it can be argued ...
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(Entry comprised of contributions from Alpha Wolf, Jeff, and other SFN author team. Moved to the top of the page on Saturday afternoon.)
We posted on Friday that we were hearing rumors Courtney Fells’ ankle continues to give him trouble and that he is questionable for Saturday’s key ...
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In our preview article focused on NC State’s HUGE trip to Gainesville today we opened the topic of Dan Werner. Instead of dominating that entry we thought that we would follow-up with more insight on the topic in this entry.
State fans will recall that starting Florida forward Dan ...
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We’re hearing rumors that Courtney Fells’ ankle is giving him trouble once again and that he is questionable for tomorrow’s matchup against the Florida Gators. More on that as we learn it.
The talented Gator team is young, and is hungry after coming off of a disappointing year ...
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I’ve got a lot of random items from the bowl game but will probably get around to the items in a fragmented manner.
We’ve already touched upon NC State’s great fans (Click here)
On Monday night in Birmingham after the loss to Rutgers Monday’s the group I was with ran into ...
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In a New Year’s Eve matinee at the RBC Center, the Wolfpack shook off a sluggish start to pull past Towson State 88-68.
WRAL.com story
ESPN.com Boxscore
Tracy Smith scored a career-high 31 points in 23 minutes off the bench [and made] 10 of 15 shots from the field and all 11 of his free ...
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Longtime NC State Sports Information Director Frank Weedon has lost his wife Janice recently after she fought a long battle with cancer.
From all of us in the Wolfpack sports family and Statefans Nation, we’d like to extend our condolences and regret at your loss, Mr. Weedon.
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So sorry for the lack of activity on the blog over the last week or so. In addition to the holidays I went down to Birmingham for the game and my laptop is having some issues; I am just now getting back to something that resembles a normal life.
I’ll have more from Birmingham later, but I ...
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Will hoops squad lose to f-ing Loyola? It’s tied at halftime.
Please give us score updates in the comments, as I am out of radio contact now.
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I am in a mountain condo on my blackberry, so don’t expect updates every 5 minutes or graphics of any kind. But I am ready and willing to sort of live blog today, for the last time in 2008.
I feel really good about today’s game, which I fear means impending doom.
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I’m currently spending some time with family down in Alabama, getting ready for tomorrow’s action in the Papa John’s Bowl down in Birmingham. I found this article in the papers down here, and thought I’d pass along a link to the electronic version for you to enjoy. See ...
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As you prepare for a superb day of NFL action with two games featuring battles for home-field advantage throughtout the playoffs, we thought we’d point you to this excellent reference page that lists NC State alums’ in the NFL:
Pro Football Reference: NC State
I especially found ...
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