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horner out indefinately
fells on crutches with an ankle
furgey limping on a tweaked ankle

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dropping like flies

1/9/2008 9:44:55 PM

the furgey one might not fall under the curse category...

1/9/2008 9:46:46 PM

considering he stayed in the game, no.

1/9/2008 9:47:38 PM

OH MAN I CANT WAIT UNTIL HERB IS GONE!!! THINGS WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER!!

1/9/2008 9:47:38 PM

What happened to Horner?

1/9/2008 10:03:35 PM

hurt on saturday

fells has a low ankle sprain

1/9/2008 10:32:18 PM

how bad is fells? he is crucial to any success saturday

1/9/2008 10:51:27 PM

word is nothing's broken.

1/9/2008 10:54:57 PM

Is it Fells' left or right ankle?

1/9/2008 11:10:00 PM

Pretty sure it was his right foot/ankle. Did he have a previous injury that I don't know of??

1/9/2008 11:12:43 PM

We need to play tracy smith more. I pray fells is good for Saturday

1/10/2008 2:14:33 AM

^^ no and it was his right

its a low ankle sprain, should be ok for Saturday but gonna be sore, sounds like a cortisone shot to me.

1/10/2008 2:16:54 AM

http://www.wral.com/sports/basketball/ncaa/story/2280146/



Fells Injured In Sloppy State Win Over N.C. Central

By J. Mike Blake

Posted: Jan. 9 8:57 p.m.
Updated: Today at 12:36 a.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State might have been playing the team with the most losses of any Division I school but any positives after the sloppy 54-29 win over North Carolina Central were hard to find.

The Wolfpack (11-3), already playing without key reserve Dennis Horner, lost starting shooting guard Courtney Fells to an ankle injury with 4:35 left in the first half.

Coach Sidney Lowe confirmed that Fells was on crutches after the game, and the prospects of him playing against North Carolina on Saturday are unknown. Initial X-rays of the ankle were negative.

In his place, reserve Trevor Ferguson played 18 minutes and connected on just one of his seven 3-point shots.

His problems finding the hoop were shared by the rest of the team. State scored the fewest points of any of the Eagles’ 22 opponents, including Houston Baptist University, Concord University and North Dakota State.

Once again, perimeter shooting was the main culprit of another ugly win by the Pack, as State clanked all 10 of its first half 3-point attempts. In the last two games combined, the Pack has hit just 1-of-21 first half 3-pointers.

With the top team in the country and archrival up next on the horizon, the Pack knows it must find a better shooting stroke before Saturday.

“On the offensive end we just have to hit more open shots and trust each other to hit those shots,” freshman J.J. Hickson said. “If we just hit our shots, everything else will take care of itself.”

In the second half, Brandon Costner came out firing and connected on each of his first three shots from behind the arch. He led all scorers with 18.

“We had the ball moving quicker and Brandon was able to move faster,” Lowe said. “In the second half when we’re playing offense at our end, we move quicker. I don’t know if it’s because I’m down there calling out to them, but we’re able to move and get into position.”

Defensively, State harassed the Eagles players from start to finish. The result was the lowest point total by any of the Pack’s 14 opponents. Lowe praised his team’s efforts as State forced 12 turnovers, and had eight blocks and five steals.

“As of yet, defense is our main goal. Coach always stresses defense,” redshirt junior Simon Harris said.

Although the Pack may have won its seventh straight game, it will be hard to duplicate holding its next opponent to 20 percent shooting from the field and seven percent from three as it did with the one-win Eagles.

North Carolina Central, in its first year of Division I play, now has 21 losses, while the No. 1 Tar Heels still have none.

Although his team has struggled shooting in recent games against teams playing zone, Lowe pointed to UNC’s man-to-man defense as reason to expect better results on Saturday.

“It’ll be a different game, a different style of game, bigger team – we’ll have to see,” Lowe said. “It’s a new day. Today we didn’t make [our shots]. On Saturday we could make them. But I don’t think we’re going to get 21 three’s against a team playing man-to-man defense.”

Lowe said the team would find out on Thursday how Dennis Horner’s left ankle will be good enough to go this weekend. But whether or not the Pack will be without Fells, its fourth-leading scorer, will be determined at a later date.

“The way [Fells] was sounding was really positive,” Harris said. “The way he made it sound was he was positive, but you have to stay positive when you’re down. I hope he’s ready and he hopes he’s ready.”

1/10/2008 10:31:34 AM

this university is cursed in all sports

1/10/2008 2:40:41 PM

we're not cursed, we just suck.

1/10/2008 4:09:10 PM

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"this university is cursed in all sports"

I knew we shouldn't have built Centennial on the old remains of a burned down orphanage!

1/10/2008 4:12:25 PM

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"I don’t know if it’s because I’m down there calling out to them, but we’re able to move and get into position.”"

This quote just seems to sum up what is wrong with the team.

1/10/2008 4:22:32 PM

yeah, lowe doesn't have another year of eligibility

1/10/2008 5:57:57 PM

it's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

8/26/2008 7:09:19 PM

thanks

Eugene out for the SC game with an ankle

8/26/2008 7:10:28 PM

I blame those stupid threads saying that a big name player from an opponent will miss the game. I know they are in jest but you just don't fuck with the sports gods. They rain hellfire and brimstone on your program.

Also our strength and conditioning coach should be let go he isn't working out apparently.

8/26/2008 7:20:47 PM

^You're right. I say we nix the "**** is out with a hammy injury" threads. We are being smited.

8/26/2008 7:50:33 PM

probably one of the most dispiriting stories i've ever read.

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"RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State coach Tom O’Brien dropped a couple of last-minute surprises from the injury report and depth chart Tuesday afternoon, following the Wolfpack’s final practice before heading to Columbia, S.C., for Thursday night’s season-opening game at South Carolina. The biggest news? Junior tailback Jamelle Eugene, last year’s team most valuable player, will miss the game because of an ankle injury. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by senior Andre Brown, with sophomore Curtis Underwood as the top reserve. Eugene was the Pack’s leading rusher last year, gaining 667 yards on 172 carries and scoring five touchdowns. Brown led the team in rushing in 2005 as a freshman, gaining 721 yards and scoring six touchdowns. The team’s top rusher in 2006, junior Toney Baker, is still recovering from preseason knee surgery and will not play against the Gamecocks. “I don’t have any idea how long [Eugene] will be out,” O’Brien said. “I thought he would be ready for this game.” Eugene’s injury will open the door for true freshman T.J. Graham to return punts, along with wide receiver Geron James and, in another surprising tidbit, starting quarterback Russell Wilson. Really? The quarterback? “Absolutely,” O’Brien said. The coach, complying with a new ACC policy on pre-game injury reports, also announced that sophomore safety Javon Walker, a one-time starter last year, needs to have surgery again and is out for the season. Wide receiver Donald Bowens, the team’s most experienced receiver who was diagnosed with lower back stress fractures, will also miss the season. The coach identified four other true freshmen who are likely to appear in the game along with Graham: linebackers Dwayne Maddox and Sterling Lucas, cornerback Dominique Ellis and fullback Taylor Gentry. All are already on the two-deep chart O’Brien announced at the end of last week. He also named senior punter Bradley Pierson his starter on kickoffs, finalizing the last position that was up for grabs on the pre-game depth chart. O’Brien also listed two players who have left the program and will look to transfer elsewhere: sophomore linebacker Thomas Barnes, who played in 10 games last year as a true freshman, and freshman defensive tackle Kyle Linney, who enrolled in January after signing with the Wolfpack in the spring of 2007. Offensive lineman Sam Jones, who signed to play with the Wolfpack in February, still has some work to do to meet NCAA qualifications and will enroll at State in January, O’Brien said. Finally, in what O'Brien said was "his decision," senior offensive guard Curtis Crouch, who was listed as the backup right guard, will not make the trip to South Carolina. Redshirt freshman Henry Lawson will play behind starter Meares Green at right guard."

8/26/2008 8:13:22 PM

nc state needs a movie made after it

8/26/2008 8:17:09 PM

just makes us better with more experience for 2009..

[Edited on August 26, 2008 at 8:23 PM. Reason : s]

8/26/2008 8:22:54 PM

^thats what we said last year

8/26/2008 8:27:37 PM

i think the trainers should stop reading books on Kevorkianism

8/26/2008 8:29:53 PM

The curse strikes as again...I stubbed my toe

8/26/2008 8:46:57 PM

"If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox Wolfpack fan frees a man from any other form of penance." -- Bill Veeck

8/27/2008 1:36:13 PM

8/27/2008 1:43:13 PM

Can't believe Curtis isn't even traveling...

8/27/2008 2:03:14 PM

that can't be true... we're only taking 1 RB?

8/27/2008 2:26:56 PM

curtis crouch isn't travelling

8/27/2008 2:32:26 PM

oh, i thought he meant underwood

8/27/2008 2:33:42 PM

from above:

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"Finally, in what O'Brien said was "his decision," senior offensive guard Curtis Crouch, who was listed as the backup right guard, will not make the trip to South Carolina."

8/27/2008 2:35:26 PM

I hate to see Curtis not travelling for the game, but at the same time, being that TOB said, "Curtis Crouch will not travel this week... and that's my decision," eludes to a discipline issue (just a guess). Although it'll hurt our team, I like to see a no-nonsense coach who will instill some discipline and pay dividens in the future, instead of just putting up big banners and having a team motto of "DISCIPLINE."

8/27/2008 2:40:00 PM

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" All American 983 Posts user info edit post I hate to see Curtis not travelling for the game, but at the same time, being that TOB said, "Curtis Crouch will not travel this week... and that's my decision," eludes to a discipline issue (just a guess)."

well you're the sharpest crayon in the box aren't ya? I can't believe no one else has noticed that.

8/27/2008 6:53:31 PM

^c'mon man, cut me some slack. I was being cautious, knowing that if I'd stated it as "fact" that some a-hole would give me shit for assuming. Oh well, can't win for losin'

8/27/2008 7:32:41 PM

ok, i'm sorry but this is not a normal injury season for any team

by the end of the game tonight we had at least 6 starters out: wilson, morgan, johnson, byers, eugene, bowens

8/28/2008 11:15:32 PM

blame ta he brought the curse to the school

8/29/2008 11:38:00 AM

There is no curse. Lots of injuries happen in sports. We just happen to be NC State fans, so we watch our own injury report while not paying any attention to other programs around the nation.

8/29/2008 11:55:38 PM

^aha. right. every team loses their best receiver. and their best running back. and their best quarterback. and a million other starters.

8/30/2008 1:11:37 AM

^ no... ^^ hes right

it may not be every team but there are a great deal of teams that lose just as many important people as State has.

8/30/2008 1:25:28 AM

^^Even USC lost their starting QB last night after he got hit in the head. You'll see plenty of players get hurt this year on other teams.

8/30/2008 1:29:07 AM

i haven't seen any D1 team take this many hits on injuries, and naming teams that lost one or two doesn't really disprove my feelings about it either

this whole thing is just plain ridiculous

8/30/2008 1:39:33 AM

Florida's lost 5 guys just to knee injuries

Syracuse doesnt have any players left

8/30/2008 2:21:53 AM

^The only difference is they probably have some reserves to back them up.

8/30/2008 11:12:34 AM

yup...thats why State's stands out more, much bigger drop off from 1st string to 2nd.

Although Syracuse is pretty shitty too

8/30/2008 11:16:04 AM

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"^The only difference is they probably have some reserves who could start at State to back them up."

8/30/2008 11:16:47 AM

it's not just that we dont have the players to back them up, it's also that we lost KEY players everywhere. To lose your starting QB, your best receiver and 2/3 of your running backs will make your offense pretty inept... especially with our starting offensive line

8/30/2008 4:07:30 PM