[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 6:11 PM. Reason : still not big enuff]

4/29/2011 6:09:46 PM

As long as he doesn't wind up on another ACC team, I wish him the best and thank him for his time at NCSU.

4/29/2011 6:12:58 PM

I'll change my tune if and when glennon turns out to be worth it and not a second before

4/29/2011 6:17:53 PM

Later Wilson.

Finally ends the speculation crap.

4/29/2011 6:27:14 PM

Oh, the mixed feelings.

4/29/2011 6:29:20 PM

So how is this different than a transfer? Does he not have to sit out a year to play football?

I thought he could only play this coming season if he were to go to a Div II school?

4/29/2011 6:34:19 PM

^
all he has to do is find a grad program we don't offer

shouldn't be terribly hard

4/29/2011 6:35:55 PM

let's hope glennon's worth a shit

which we still don't know

4/29/2011 6:47:42 PM

Quote :

"Oh, the mixed feelings."

4/29/2011 6:58:02 PM

So, was RW ticked that TOB wouldn't let him waiver on his return and made MG the starter for the future?

I don't get this move at all.

4/29/2011 7:24:12 PM

I don't have any hard feelings for Wilson at all, TOB made it clear he wasn't going to start so he moved on. I wish he didn't but I understand him.

I am though.

As long as he doesn't go to another ACC school. I actually hope TOB wouldn't give him a release to go to another ACC school.

Quote :

"So how is this different than a transfer? Does he not have to sit out a year to play football? "

You don't have to sit out a year if you've graduated.

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 7:27 PM. Reason : ]

4/29/2011 7:26:47 PM

wow, holy shit.. just saw this, too busy eating everything I can grab, but holy shit.

4/29/2011 7:27:40 PM

^
Imagine LSU with a legit qb......

4/29/2011 7:30:44 PM

that was actually exactly where I was thinking... or Florida, or... AUBURN


him filling the Cam Newton role... almost a perfect fit. Not as big and probably not as fast as Cam but I bet hes better than anyone else they have



[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 7:35 PM. Reason : d]

4/29/2011 7:33:12 PM

The consensus seems to be Texas, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina.

4/29/2011 7:34:58 PM

this is absolute horseshit. we have the shittiest and i mean absolute shittyest history of athletic events ever and THIS is by far the worst thing that has ever happened to us. Fire TOB just for the fucking principal of the thing. This is like jessica alba asking to be your girlfriend but she'll be off filming a movie until the end of summer and you tell her to fuck off

4/29/2011 8:22:39 PM

the more i think about it the more i feel




Goodnight, Sweet Prince

4/29/2011 8:34:41 PM

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"Maybe from the dumber portion of the fanbase. The smart ones will realizes you can't give the job to glennon then yank it away from him because RW isn't working out in baseball."

LOL at the idiots putting this on TOB....that took all of like 30 minutes for them to come out.

RW asked for a release and got it. In no way, shape, or form was he pushed out.

4/29/2011 8:39:17 PM

^his job was taken away?

4/29/2011 8:40:12 PM

i love RW but under no circumstances could TOB continue to let RW take his program hostage...especially when it was pretty evident that glennon was gonna start or leave

4/29/2011 8:40:27 PM

Why did people think TOB was kidding when he said Mike Glennon is our starter???

I mean I'm more surprised that people are surprised by this than getting mad. TOB is a man of his word.

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 8:42 PM. Reason : do I dare go over to PP? lol]

4/29/2011 8:41:44 PM

We'll agree to disagree. When you tell a 1st team All-ACC QB (which we've had what, 2-3 of in our program history?) that he'll be holding a clipboard because he failed to attend spring practice, then you pushed him out.

It's going to hurt like hell to see him on Sportscenter, and see us rollin' the dice again for the Preparation-H Bowl.

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 8:44 PM. Reason : wrong ass cream]

4/29/2011 8:44:06 PM

hey guise, look on the brightside. AT LEAST WE HAVE BASKETBALL

4/29/2011 8:45:59 PM

I see this as TOB making plans to not have two years of back-to-back new starting QBs. If RW had come back, Glennon would have one year under center and then someone else would have to replace him the year after. This way, Glennon gets 2 years and will be a veteran starting QB which will hopefully help in the long term.

Still

4/29/2011 9:06:05 PM

1) Some of you need to read what RW actually said: "“Although I remain undecided on the option of playing college football this coming season, I believe it is in the best interest of the players and coaches involved to end any speculation of my return to the Wolfpack."

What part of this says he wants to play for us and we are pushing him out the door????

2) TOB said Glennon was our starter. Do you think he saying that for the hell of it?

3) RW was a 4th round pick and is now playing Single-A ball not short season rookie league

One of the mods summed it up pretty well:

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" rswilli2 wrote: I have no idea why some of you folks are surprised in the least. O'Brien made it clear that he needed a commitment from Wilson, and that he wasn't going to just keep handing the reins over to him when Glennon was out there in the spring and summer earning the job. This is the correct decision for NC State. Glennon starting with Wilson on the sidelines was going to do nothing but cause an enormous distraction and headache that neither the players or coaches needed. Now Glennon can play the position without looking over his shoulder after every mistake."

4/29/2011 9:16:10 PM

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"This is like jessica alba asking to be your girlfriend but she'll be off filming a movie until the end of summer and you tell her to fuck off"

Made me LOL


...and it's kinda true


While I agree that TOB had to do this, more than anything I hate that THIS is how the Russell Wilson era will end at NC State.

I feels like there should be a better send off than this

4/29/2011 9:18:47 PM

why is everyone feeling for RW

he made his choice

and you sure as hell can't have him on the sideline

first pick of the season thrown by glennon and every asshole in the place is yelling for RW; that's not fair to a single damn person

4/29/2011 9:23:34 PM

Who knows what RW will end up doing...
but...if he ends up going to a school like the ones listed above (sec, etc...) then we will be the absolute laughing stock of all ncaa football....mark it down..

matter of fact, i could see it happening b/c that is definitely nc state luck.

4/29/2011 9:32:10 PM

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" I feels like there should be a better send off than this"

He participated in Senior Day and got a great send-off, IMO.

While the situation just seems like it sucks, what are we really losing? TOB was already going to move forward (which is the best possible thing he can do) with Glennon and RW was all but completely committed to baseball. I think that the timing of it coming after Harrow's release is making this sting more than it should, but this is not a disaster by any means.

/rant

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 9:34 PM. Reason : sorry, I realized my arguement was already stated a number of times above. Oh well. ]

4/29/2011 9:32:27 PM

TOB was damned if he did, damned if he didn't.

Rumor was that Glennon was going to transfer if Russell came back (which you can't blame him for). Which would have been fine (not ideal, but fine) if Russell would commit to coming back.

But Russell wouldn't commit, so TOB was staring down the possibility of Glennon transferring and then Russell deciding to stick with baseball or tearing up his knee playing baseball or whatever. I don't think anyone was ready for Brosius era.

It sucks that it went down this way, and Russell will probably win the national championship and the Heisman and shit somewhere else, but TOB made the "team first" decision here.

4/29/2011 9:43:53 PM

I don't understand why everyone thinks this is negative. RW is doing this because he understands the distraction his dual sport status causes. Hell, RW even stated he has no idea if he even wants to play anymore and because of that very reason he acknowledges that its not fair to TOB, Glennon, and the rest of the team. This was the only way they could make it clear that Glennon is definitely the starter and that even the hint of RW coming back will not change things. RW is not bitter or angry with TOB. He did this to make things easier for the team. Seriously, this is pretty much the ultimate class move.

4/29/2011 9:51:18 PM

1. THIS WAS RUSSELL'S DECISION
2. TOB would gladly have Russell play if Russell was willing to commit to football, HE WASN'T. TOB had to do what IS BEST FOR THE PROGRAM: MOVE ON.
3. Some of you are giving Russell a little too much credit as a QB
4. The same ones crying over this are the same ones that would be crying over back to back first year QB's

I swear some of you are as dense as hard, red clay.

4/29/2011 10:02:13 PM

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"Some of you are giving Russell a little too much credit as a QB"

urite.

he is so shitty, he is not one of the 3 best qbs of all time at nc state.

4/29/2011 10:12:01 PM

I'll back him up there

Russell is awesome, a great player and a great rep of the university. About as good as we can ask for

But there are better QBs out there. Is Glennon one of them? Well...

4/29/2011 10:28:23 PM

i'm glad

russell was awesome and will always have a place at nc state. but this favre shit got old a month ago.

he cant go to an ACC school or anyone we play. if we love him, let him go or some shit.

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"3. Some of you are giving Russell a little too much credit as a QB"

he isnt a world beater but he was consistently top 3 in the ACC and won many game singlehandedly. anyone that expects glennon to match his output this year should buy a lottery ticket.

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 11:04 PM. Reason : a]

4/29/2011 11:02:19 PM

I'd love to seem him play next year at JMU, Rutgers, or Louisville so he can continue his winning ways against UNC.

4/29/2011 11:07:37 PM

I hope wherever he goes, if he goes anywhere, we play them in a bowl game. I'd like to see that. Maybe the Orange/Chick-fil-A bowl hopefully

4/29/2011 11:14:47 PM

You people confuse the hell out of me. You like TOB because he's hard nose, nonsense and say it like it is. But then you roll over on your belly to let one player run your program. Can't have it both ways. It's one thing if RW said after the season that he wants to come back. But he's left us in the wind for 6 months. Believe it or not but TOB has a football team to run.



I love RW and what's he's done for us. I think he's a great guy. But he's held us hostage for the last few months. Glennon has worked in the offseason to take charge of this team. TOB would look like a schmuck if he let RW start after publicly announcing Glennon as the starter.

4/29/2011 11:30:02 PM

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"I don't really understand the whole process...but why would people be mad at TOB? For releasing him after Russell asked for it?"

They'll probably blame TOB for running him off with comments about how he'd be the second string even if he did come back... of course what do you want TOB to do in that situation. He took a clear definitive direction.

Oh, and I hear UNC is looking for a QB.

4/29/2011 11:38:09 PM

This was not Wilson's choice, apparently.

He wanted to come back. TOB told him his services weren't needed.


WOW.

Fire O'Brien. I've been a fan up until today, but I cannot believe you tell a record-setting ACC QB we don't want him back so you can play your guy

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 11:43 PM. Reason : ]

4/29/2011 11:39:43 PM

\/ Come on. How could RW possibly learn our tricky, tricky offense after all the changes they are sure to have made?

[Edited on April 29, 2011 at 11:51 PM. Reason : -]

4/29/2011 11:43:15 PM

The minute Wilson puts on another team's jersey is the minute TOB should be fired.

I dont care WHEN Wilson decides to come back, you let him.

How is it that MUCH better teams are fine with Russ coming in to a brand new system, and TOB thinks russ needs more time to learn the offense he has ran for 3 yrs and with our joke of a schedule?

Good thing we didnt have TOB sooner. He would have made Rivers transfer so we can play Jay Davis.

And I dont want to sound like im down on Glennon. He seems like a great kid and has a ton of talent. He is our QB now and I support him, but I DONT support the HC.

4/29/2011 11:46:51 PM

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"Good thing we didnt have TOB sooner. He would have made Rivers transfer so we can play Jay Davis."

seriously?

4/29/2011 11:56:14 PM

Yeah didn't you know Rivers was skipping practice and spring football to play baseball with his buddy Jake Peavy?

4/29/2011 11:59:26 PM

Jesus christ, you people

4/30/2011 12:00:26 AM

oh i thought he was more of a football/cross country kinda guy

4/30/2011 12:00:46 AM

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"seriously?"

No


Russ has played baseball EVERY year he has played QB for us. Suddenly THIS year TOB puts his foot down?

4/30/2011 12:01:52 AM

He played baseball for nc state...not professionally

4/30/2011 12:03:16 AM

I may give up on ncsu athletics soon. I can't take this shit anymore

4/30/2011 12:08:46 AM

I'll say that there is a certain players parent on PP saying some not-so-great things about how TOB has handled this.

Not only did he tell RW to get walking, he basically said some pretty horrible shit to RW and tore him down pretty nicely in the process

4/30/2011 12:09:41 AM