pitt still has more football tradition than we do BY FAR.

5/13/2006 5:08:40 PM

i wonder how our situation will be with qbs and where we stand with other recruits, like tyrod taylor and logan gray

[Edited on May 13, 2006 at 7:25 PM. Reason : sp]

5/13/2006 7:24:42 PM

Quote :

"pitt still has more football tradition than we do BY FAR."

fuck dude, do you read? i didn't say anything about nc state football in any of my posts

fuck pitt football, they haven't done shit in a long long time, but if you re-read my shit, i compared that choice to UGA

and more generally to, ANY OTHER FUCKING SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY BUT PITT, for god sakes the kid is a 5* QB, you write your own ticket at that point, usually only 5-10 guys a year are 5 star qbs

5/14/2006 12:31:14 AM

^those UNC quotes are priceless...fucking arogant cum dumpsters. I had a good laugh.

5/15/2006 12:52:18 PM

we picked up a DE commitment from an in-state recruit today.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2603089

welcome to the Pack family Sam Jones.

6/9/2006 1:37:09 AM

pretty good get. i sure hope we can hold on to chris culliver. he is the star of the class so far. clemson, florida, va tech, and bama are all after him.

6/9/2006 1:53:19 AM

Yeah I have a bad feeling about Culliver, something tells me we won't be able to hold onto him.

6/9/2006 8:43:33 AM

i think he'll go to clemson

6/9/2006 12:44:44 PM

yeah, i heard that he said clemson was showing him that they wanted him right now where State really wasnt anymore. Dont know how to take that, but whatever

6/9/2006 3:20:36 PM

Culliver didn't go visit Clemson this weekend per PackPride homepage. I hope that's a good sign that he will stay with the Pack family.

6/11/2006 10:56:50 PM

^he actually came to state for the 1 day camp

said in the article that it was b/c of rain, which would be fortuitous for us

This kid ends up at Florida in my book, just seems that kids come away from those visits enamored with the place, and he said he would be headed down there in the fall

hopefully we can keep him though, but i consider him a "super SOFT" verbal

6/12/2006 10:35:13 AM

Quote :

"Two weeks ago wide receivers coach Dwayne Dixon talked to Ft. Meade offensive tackle Micah Grimes and informed the 6-foot-5, 280-pounder that he had an offer from NC State. The Pack became the second ACC school and seventh program overall to tender a ride to Grimes."

6/13/2006 3:07:55 PM

florida or ncsu for culliver.

6/13/2006 4:03:15 PM

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=542673&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fstory.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d178%26p%3d2%26c%3d542673

picked up an OL commit from Charlotte Catholic. great to hear. 7 commits already, all in state.

Quote :

"Charlotte (NC) Catholic star Henry Lawson has reached a decision. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound offensive lineman orally committed to NC State assistant coach Dick Portee this evening, just days after receiving an offer from the Wolfpack."

Quote :

""I just committed to NC State a few minutes ago," Henry Lawson told Pack Pride. "I wanted to get the pressure off and get ready for the season. It's the place I want to be. There's no other place I want to be, so why wait? "My family is excited. They are happy for me. They are rabid Wolfpack fans right now." "

[Edited on June 26, 2006 at 9:28 PM. Reason : ]

6/26/2006 9:26:42 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/454916.html

story on our OL commit Justin Whaley

Quote :

"Wilson Hunt defensive tackle Justin Whaley moved a step closer to fulfilling a childhood dream when he committed to N.C. State over the weekend. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Whaley was 8 when he had a dream in which he was playing for N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium."

you mean we've actually got guys that dreamed of coming to play here.

it's always good to get these kind of guys.

[Edited on June 27, 2006 at 4:35 AM. Reason : ]

6/27/2006 4:34:30 AM

Quote :

"Hunt coach Randy Raper said Whaley has played on defense the past two years for the Warriors, helping them to 13-3 and 12-2 records."

6/27/2006 8:54:04 AM

^^Dude, I was born in Wilson. NC State is KING in Wilson, Nash counties.

6/27/2006 9:16:00 AM

who do you all think will be the next player to most likely commit?

[Edited on June 27, 2006 at 2:10 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2006 2:10:07 PM

DE Solomon Thomas or DB Dominique Ellis


Or probably another guy nobody has really heard of before like the last few.

6/27/2006 2:20:02 PM

Pack Pride says we're in the lead for local offensive lineman Mike Golder from Apex, North Carolina.



http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=541841&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnorthcarolinastate.scout.com%2f2%2f541841.html


They also said we're on the favorite list for offensive lineman Khalil Latif, 6-2, 276 pounds with 5.2-second speed in the 40-yard dash, who hails from Manchester High School in Midlothian, Virginia.



http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=542216&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnorthcarolinastate.scout.com%2f2%2f542216.html

6/28/2006 3:49:56 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/543531.html

interesting situation concerning DT Gavin Smith from Wakefield. he originally verbaled to State, but decomitted and comitted to Virginia, b/c they have a great history department. well 4 of his best friends died in a car accident coming from a game, and he had some trouble keeping up with school afterwards. UVA denied him admission, so now he might be trying to come back to State. State recruited him early and he has a good relationship with Coach Stroud. well the story explains it all. this could be a good pick up for us, and hopefully a happier chapter in his life, provided our academic committee let's him in.

Quote :

"As if there weren’t enough twists and turns in the recruitment of defensive tackle Gavin Smith, there has been another development. Smith gave a verbal commitment to NC State back in July of 2004, the first verbal in the Wolfpack's 2006 class. When other schools starting calling, he listened. Eventually Smith decommitted from NC State and signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Virginia, spurning offers from the Wolfpack, and South Carolina among others. It turns out that Smith will not enroll at Virginia as planned. He had the second-highest SAT score of Cavalier signees but difficult circumstances caused his grade point average to suffer. “Gavin has been released from his scholarship by Virginia,” said Smith's mother, DeAnne Smith. “They had been requiring him to meet certain requirements, but he didn’t do that.” If you think that is all there was to the story, think again. As you may recall, earlier this year four Wakefield High School students were killed in a car accident while traveling home from a high school basketball playoff game at East Carolina. Those four students happened to be Gavin Smith’s best friends. In fact, if Smith did not have to leave for home early, he might have been in that car. “When that happened Gavin practically dropped out of high school,” she continued. “He was devastated. He was obviously very upset and there was just terrible fall-out from the incident. “Between that and all the demands being placed on him from the dean and the constant demands from the coaching staff, it was just too much. “Whenever Gavin would struggle in a class I would have him re-take it. The NCAA factors in the best grade you receive in a class, but high schools have to factor in each grade you get in a class, every time you take it.” Smith has spent the past two weeks in Charlottesville, Virginia, preparing to begin school at Virginia. After receiving the news that he would not be admitted, he decided to look elsewhere. “He was getting homesick as it was,” she said. “So he’s just going to come back home and take a summer course that he needs here at Wakefield.” When Smith committed to NC State, he was committing to a school that offered him prior to his junior season. It is no surprise that he was interested in other schools once they started showing more interest. One reason he eventually signed on with Virginia was their strong history program. Smith never had a falling out with NC State and now hopes that the coaching staff will let him back on board. “Gavin absolutely adores Coach Stroud,” his mother continued. “He’s been like a father to him. Even after he committed to Virginia I think a big part of him still really wanted to play for Coach Stroud. When Coach Stroud took the position at State that he’s currently in, Gavin was the first player he offered. “One thing that has really impressed us about NC State is that after Gavin decided to visit Virginia they were very respectful of him. They didn’t pressure him or anything. They knew it was his decision.” When Smith was released from his scholarship and he contacted NC State, it was once more coach Stroud that he sought out. “We’re just hopeful at this point. The NC State coaches were recruiting Gavin when he was in the 8th grade, and they offered him very early. He’s been through so much and he’s a very smart kid. I know he wants to be at NC State. “Everything depends on Gavin finishing his class at Wakefield and graduating. Once that happens, then he can meet with the academic committee and they would make a decision. Then, it will be up to the coaches. We’re hoping they still want him, but Gavin has a lot to take care of before then.” The Virginia coaching staff gave Smith the option of attending Fork Union for a year, but that does not appear to be something he wants to do. He feels as though he has worked hard enough over the past four years to play college football in the fall. DeAnne Smith had good reasons for spelling out all the facts and details involved in her son’s situation. “I know how rumors can get started, and I just wanted to get the real story out there. Gavin reads all the websites, and he sees how people can get the wrong idea. Some people were even saying I was crazy,” she laughed. “We just hope the coaches and everyone at NC State will welcome him back and understand what he’s been through if he takes care of what he needs to do.” "

6/30/2006 7:34:15 PM

sucks for the kid but i would hope we wouldn't honor his 'ship. says a lot about our coaches if they do. it also says a lot about our admissions dept. if he does make it in.

7/1/2006 11:35:42 AM

what ... ? it says we dont hold someones 4 best friends dieing tragically against some one, and we're willing to observe the whole body of work and not the "what have you done for me lately"....

I really hope it does say that aobut our university.

7/1/2006 5:25:05 PM

fyi: scout.com is free until july 4th.

7/2/2006 2:15:00 AM

dude he had the second-highest SAT score of Cavalier signees

[Edited on July 3, 2006 at 12:04 AM. Reason : ]

7/3/2006 12:04:14 AM

man, state dont even need no more rbs, just stop, we are loaded for years to come, go all qb we need a vick type straight hustla

7/3/2006 12:05:45 AM

^^ so he had, what, a 970?

7/3/2006 12:07:26 AM

Is Dre Brown eligible for the NFL this year? This will be his 3rd year out of High School (went to Hargrave for a prep year).


But you're right, we don't really need a stud RB in a recruiting class for a couple of years.

7/3/2006 11:56:04 AM

Quote :

"man, state dont even need no more rbs, just stop, we are loaded for years to come, go all qb we need a vick type straight hustla"

Wow is this guy serious?

You need to recruit a RB in every recruiting haul.

Some pan out, some don't.

7/3/2006 12:33:13 PM

from what it sounds like, Jamelle Eugene is gonna be bad ass for us.

7/3/2006 12:54:13 PM

Quote :

"man, state dont even need no more rbs, just stop, we are loaded for years to come, go all qb we need a vick type straight hustla"

this guy Gavin Smith is a defensive tackle

7/4/2006 4:07:09 PM

Quote :

"You need to recruit a RB in every recruiting haul. "

And a QB

And a few OL

And a few DL

a LB or two wouldn't be bad, either (State sucks at this...same with OLine)

7/4/2006 4:13:53 PM

any word on this Tyrod Taylor guy? (5 star QB)

Last I saw, his interest list was something like:

Florida

VT

NCSU

3 more schools

7/5/2006 1:42:11 PM

all signs point to VT for TT.

7/5/2006 2:50:41 PM

I hope he comes here, we need a break.

7/5/2006 3:54:59 PM

I think Taylor and Smith to Va. Tech

7/5/2006 7:33:41 PM

We have (had) a decent shot with Smith

Give it up on Taylor. Hopefully, Smith doesn't follow him there.

7/5/2006 8:07:37 PM

Yeah a couple of weeks back I thought Smith was almost a lock for us, but I'm not sure anymore. I have a feeling he'll follow Taylor to Va. Tech.

Has anyone else seen the affect Paulus is having for UNC? It's ridiculous, they have a committment from 1 5-Star WR and I've seen where another 5-Star is seriously considering them. If we could have snagged Taylor and Smith early on, I think we could be getting some more looks from some WR's.

We probably have about as much chance of getting Austin(DT) as we do Taylor at this point, last I looked we were Medium on Austin and Low for Taylor.

7/5/2006 9:28:44 PM

tyrod taylor is down to vt/fla with vt holding a slight lead.

alton voss seems to be our #1 qb on the board that we have a good shot at.

Marvin Austin has Miami as his #1 as of 6/26/06.

7/5/2006 10:44:52 PM

^^4 star WR, not 5

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 11:20 AM. Reason : .]

7/6/2006 11:16:47 AM

WR Carlos Everett from 2006 class will be going to Hargrave in the fall (didn't get the grades) but still plans on attending NCSU as part of the 2007 class.

7/6/2006 12:15:50 PM

Quote :

"Gavin reads all the websites, and he sees how people can get the wrong idea. Some people were even saying I was crazy,” she laughed."

something i have said all along when reading the bullshit people write on here about recruits, the coach, each other. the recruits are more interested in sports than any of us. i wouldnt come here if i read the posts i have on here

7/6/2006 2:11:43 PM

^^^Dwight Jones is a 5-Star WR that has committed to UNC.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=38425

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 4:44 PM. Reason : .]

7/6/2006 4:43:14 PM

You are using rivals, while he is using scout.com

no point in arguing, will be the same dude in light blue lining up on the other side of the ball

7/6/2006 4:46:31 PM

Oh my bad, didn't even check Scout, I tend to go by Rivals. Hopefully one of the biggest schools or ourselves can pull him away from UNC, but I highly doubt it. Maybe we can land a solid QB and get some looks.

7/6/2006 4:47:58 PM

oh shit, i didn't see rivals.

Oh well, it seems that they don't have our luck with recruits. If he committed to state, he'd drop a star or two.

7/6/2006 4:54:38 PM

DB Dominique Ellis is currently meeting with our coaches to commit today. He will be #8.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2480573

7/11/2006 3:35:52 PM

someone photoshop a State uniform on him.

7/11/2006 3:42:10 PM

are we having a contest to see who can get the most 1 star recruits? this class is looking sad, very very sad.

7/11/2006 4:12:51 PM

Ellis is NOT a 1 star....per rivals he is a 3 star and the reason he is a 1 star on scout is because he hasnt been evaluated yet by them. He is a legit 3 star and the 3rd best DB in NC(behind Gilchrist and Culliver). Oh and by the way he ran a 3.88 shuttle time...not too shabby.

7/11/2006 4:20:36 PM