Quote :

"I seem to recall an article posted in the recruiting thread, last year i beleive, about how bad-ass chris ward (punter) is. Anybody remember that?"

Yeah I remember that... here's some stuff I dug up.

http://promotionathletes.com/chris-ward-video.html



Couldn't find that article though

[Edited on June 20, 2009 at 3:18 PM. Reason : ]

6/18/2009 3:14:34 PM

lol they put a cell phone number in the video

6/18/2009 3:33:51 PM

i think that could possibly be the slowest buffering video on the internet

6/18/2009 4:05:11 PM

from the Charleston Post & Courier (predominantly Gamecock run paper)

Quote :

"On the South Carolina schedule: Russell Wilson, quarterback, N.C. State. On Sept. 3, Gamecock fans get to see why Wilson last season was the first freshman quarterback ever to make the All-ACC first team. "

^and his hang time > buffer time

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 4:07 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2009 4:06:30 PM

goddamn

this has to be a record level of PUMPED for me with more than two months to go til football season

6/18/2009 4:12:21 PM

bc im not sure where to post this...

Quote :

"The ACC championship game better be a good one, because there are going to be a lot of people watching. The Dec. 5 Dr Pepper Football Championship Game will return to prime-time national television this year, with an 8 p.m. (ET) kickoff on ESPN, the ACC announced Wednesday. This is good exposure for the conference, but an empty Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (again) would further the criticism of the ACC's title game. The best business model for the ACC in 2009 would obviously be a Florida State/Miami matchup, and that's certainly a possibility. But so is NC State/Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech/Florida State. Wake Forest/North Carolina (don't laugh, I'm serious). The possibilities are endless. The prime-time kickoff is the first for the ACC championship since the inaugural game in Jacksonville in 2005. It has been played at 1 p.m. in each of the past three seasons. The first four ACC title games were televised on ABC. The ACC was involved in two of ESPN's highest-rated college football games of 2008. The Miami at Florida (5.0) regular-season contest was the network's highest-rated regular-season game, while the Champs Sports Bowl (5.2 rating), which featured Florida State and Wisconsin, was the national sports network's highest-rated bowl game of the 2008 season. Florida State and Miami tend to draw the viewers, and they'd draw the crowd, too. It's the teams getting there that seems to be the problem lately. "

6/18/2009 4:45:02 PM

We would bring 40 thou to Jacksonville Tampa

and next year in Charlotte we'd bring 55



[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 4:48 PM. Reason : x]

6/18/2009 4:47:31 PM

Fucking awesome

The 1pm games are snoozefests

6/18/2009 4:48:21 PM

did anyone else here go to Birmingham for the bowl game last year?

i had an absolute fuckin BLAST down there.

6/18/2009 4:49:35 PM

Typically I think they have the UCLA/USC game at 4

So this would put the Big 12 game at 1

I like the move, but from a ratings perspective, I'm not sure

6/18/2009 4:49:43 PM

^^i did as well, and i agree. I only stayed down there the night before the game, but the whole experience was alot of fun, seein as how it was the first bowl game id been to. Hopefully we'll make it to some bigger bowls soon that i can make it to

6/18/2009 6:54:32 PM

^^^ I went and had a good time until some old State fan came back at the end of halftime and told me that Russell Wilson got hurt and probably wouldn't play the second half.

kev did your cute sister go to the bowl game?

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 7:23 PM. Reason : ^]

6/18/2009 7:22:13 PM

since there is no 76 on the team right now I declare today:

CURTIS

CROUCH

DAY

also, this article was on CFN this morning

Quote :

"Q: The most underrated team will be ... ? A: North Carolina State. Yes, I’m an unabashed disciple in the church of Tom O’Brien, but I believe in the guy’s ability to build a winner. I saw it in action at Boston College, and I believe we’re seeing it again in Raleigh. Yeah, the guy’s a rotary phone in an iPhone world, but his conservative blueprint for success still works. And now, he’s got a quarterback to carry his program to another level. The key is Russell Wilson, the precocious second-year dual-threat, who ignited the program in 2008 and finished as a most unlikely All-ACC first team quarterback. If he can stay healthy, a big concern, he’s got that certain quality that just spawns good things. It was evident throughout the second half of the season, when the Wolfpack kept getting better as the year progressed and won four straight as an underdog. With a little bit of wind at its back and O’Brien settling into his third season on campus, NC State is about to roll from a 6-7 program to a Top 25 team. If it can handle South Carolina on opening night, look out. The Pack is liable to get hot and finish with nine or ten wins and an Atlantic Division crown. "

6/19/2009 10:20:42 AM

^That is awesome, thanks for posting. Good gosh I'm already so hyped, by the end of August I'll surely have an aneurism or a heart attack or something.

CAN'T

EFFING

WAIT

6/19/2009 10:43:26 AM

i dreamed about the game the other night.

i think i have a problem

6/19/2009 11:08:35 AM

no son

you are about to have a SOLUTION

6/19/2009 11:49:31 AM

I think I am going to try to make it back for the South Carolina game afterall... would have to make a long football weekend of it:

drive from Atlanta to Raleigh Thursday
go to South Carolina game
drive from Raleigh to Knoxville Friday
go to first UT game of the year
drive back to Atlanta Sunday

6/19/2009 12:51:41 PM

I'm absolutely thrilled to see some respect coming our way from the media with regard to our football program. Almost every article i read these days about our team puts a huge grin on my face.

That being said, I can't help but feel sometimes that some real NC State shit is going to go down and we'll drop to the bottom of the totem pole again. I guess these thoughts are just the scars on our feet from where we've shot ourselves so many times in the past. I'm sure Tom has been working on mentally strengthening the team, it appeared that at times that was our biggest obstacle.

I have all the respect in the world for O'brien and company for what promise they show and how much they've matured as players and people. If the last 5 games of the season gave us any hint, i think come this fall we're going to see a real, living, emotionally driven team that'll make plays that leave us fans with our jaws dropped.

/n0ob

6/19/2009 1:29:52 PM

I think every fan of NC State is cautiously optimistic about this season. I remember thinking that no one could stop us prior Rivers' senior year. They didn't. Unfortunately, our defense couldn't stop anybody either, and we were an underacheiving team -- we had some moments, but we should have contended for the league title with that offense.

The thing that has me excited about this season is that TOB teams seem incapable of underacheiving. Too disciplined, too mentally-tough. I'm sure we'll have some shit moments, but this team is seems poised to make some real noise.

6/19/2009 2:30:41 PM

The thing that has me excited is that I feel like we actually have some depth. So if we have the third epic injury season in a row, we should still be able to win games.

6/19/2009 3:32:42 PM

^ Yeah I hear that. It was good to hear TOB say (and I forget where/when he did) that the staff did an in-depth review the laundry list of injuries over the last two seasons. They didn't find any systemic, program-wide issues that caused the "outbreak."

6/19/2009 5:20:59 PM

If Jaybee was smart he'd come to the State game, go back to ATL for VT/Bama, then go up to Knoxville the next weekend to see UCLA, and not waste the trip on Western Kentucky

6/19/2009 5:37:41 PM

pooooast

[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM. Reason : ]

6/19/2009 5:41:50 PM

The secondary is still such a huge question mark. Not exactly a lot of quality proven depth.

I still get flashbacks of those Reggie Ball garbage throws that Calvin Johnson would pull down because our secondary of yore was subpar.

Still, it's going to be fun to watch our offense this year.

6/19/2009 5:42:56 PM

^^^ going to the UCLA game too. And have peeps meeting up for the WKU game (first of the year, first with the new regime)

6/19/2009 6:31:34 PM

Keep the articles on NCSU football coming! So I heard something about them handed out white shirts in the stadium for the SC game..is that true? Or just one of many game day rumors online?


Whatever happens on gameday, ESPN and the rest of he college football world we'll see why we make Carter Finley one of the loudest stadiums in the ACC!


GO PACK!!

6/19/2009 7:52:41 PM

http://wolfpackcartoons.com/

6/19/2009 8:53:09 PM

new one coming in less than 75 days!!!!!!!1

6/19/2009 8:54:10 PM

^ heard you are organizing a big ass tailgate shindig for this... am I invited?

6/19/2009 8:54:46 PM

Quote :

"I still get flashbacks of those Reggie Ball garbage throws that Calvin Johnson would pull down because our secondary of yore was subpar."

no offense, but Calvin Johnson would pull down the balls he pulled down against us against just about any secondary...

6/19/2009 10:15:22 PM

Podcast featuring Joe Ovies (850 AM) and Jim Young (ACC Sports Journal Editor)

http://www.accsports.com/articles/200906175488/the-accsportscom-podcast-june-17.php

21:00 min long, good stuff IMO. Particularly where they address the hype around UNC in the upcoming season. Wasn't really all that harsh if you ask me. They just asked the same Q's I would. Namely, how exactly are tarholes going to score points? Then there's VT - who could have the same problem. I'll believe the hype around the Hokies when I see it, b/c in my eyes they still don't have a proven commodity at QB.

Oh, and both agree that State is one of the surest bets in the ACC to have success. That and G-Tech, and I have to agree there too. Both Tech and State finished strong, both didn't lose too many key players, and both should be deeper and more experienced.

Damnit, someone please figure out how to get the universe to fast forward 2.5 freakin' months...

6/20/2009 12:39:42 AM

6/20/2009 12:52:07 AM

http://www.scout.com

right now, if you want to push your excitement level to new heights...

Quote :

": The most underrated team will be ... ? A: North Carolina State. Yes, I’m an unabashed disciple in the church of Tom O’Brien, but I believe in the guy’s ability to build a winner. I saw it in action at Boston College, and I believe we’re seeing it again in Raleigh. Yeah, the guy’s a rotary phone in an iPhone world, but his conservative blueprint for success still works. And now, he’s got a quarterback to carry his program to another level. The key is Russell Wilson, the precocious second-year dual-threat, who ignited the program in 2008 and finished as a most unlikely All-ACC first team quarterback. If he can stay healthy, a big concern, he’s got that certain quality that just spawns good things. It was evident throughout the second half of the season, when the Wolfpack kept getting better as the year progressed and won four straight as an underdog. With a little bit of wind at its back and O’Brien settling into his third season on campus, NC State is about to roll from a 6-7 program to a Top 25 team. If it can handle South Carolina on opening night, look out. The Pack is liable to get hot and finish with nine or ten wins and an Atlantic Division crown."

[Edited on June 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM. Reason : .]

6/20/2009 8:02:09 PM

so excited you didnt notice the same thing posted above you on the same page?

6/20/2009 8:08:26 PM

god damn that is a sexy individual.

6/20/2009 8:16:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4p_XxNyBYU&feature=related

6/20/2009 9:58:04 PM

74 days until we see this site again! Too bad I'll be living in Philadelphia and won't be able to make it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC_GjsbR7xE

6/20/2009 10:57:32 PM

74

Andy Barbee day

6/21/2009 7:53:39 AM

Southern Pigskin ranks Carter-Finley as the 4th toughest place to play in the ACC (behind Clemson, Virginia Tech and FSU):

Quote :

"4. NC State - Recently refurbished Carter-Finely Stadium is now one of the largest stadiums in the ACC. Wolfpack fans are loud, proud and form a sea of red on home Saturday's in the fall. NC State is home to some of the best tailgaiting in the league and the party carries over into the stands. This venue will be on full display for the nation to see when the Wolfpack host South Carolina on primetime national television to open the season."

http://www.southernpigskin.com/index.php/site/acc_road_game_rankings/

6/21/2009 8:19:43 PM

sounds right, never been to a game at FSU though

6/21/2009 8:33:33 PM

Southern Pigskin continues to lose any and all credibility with the description of #5.

[Edited on June 21, 2009 at 8:56 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2009 8:56:44 PM

clemson is #1?

i can't help but remember this past year when Nate Irving got a pick 6 on one of the first plays of the game and the crowd went dead for a good while.





[Edited on June 21, 2009 at 9:03 PM. Reason : and how the fuck is UNC #5?!]

6/21/2009 9:01:41 PM

a blinding sea of aluminum

6/21/2009 9:14:41 PM

Quote :

"Southern Pigskin continues to lose any and all credibility with the description of #5."

I wouldn't say that, I don't really agree with UNC at #5 but the ACC isn't exactly known for great stadiums/crowds (at least beyond us, FSU, Clemson and Va Tech)...Miami now plays in a pro stadium it will NEVER fill up, BC has all of like 1,000 fans, Duke's stadium is arguably shittier than my HS' stadium, UVA and GT don't have impressive crowds/stadiums by any stretch, and WFU's stadium only holds like 15 people.

6/21/2009 9:45:22 PM

Quote :

""I've never once thought about transferring," Glennon said. "I love N.C. State. I'm staying in this program, regardless of how much playing time I get. I think this coaching staff will prepare me better to be successful.""

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/giglio/story/1577345.html

6/22/2009 9:56:20 AM

Quote :

" a blinding sea of aluminum"

+1

and ^, that's awesome to see. i'm looking forward to seeing what he can do. ever since the red and white game my dad's been stoked about glennon.

[Edited on June 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM. Reason : ]

6/22/2009 10:19:49 AM

It's taken me a few years to solidify this hypothesis, but I'm pretty sure the guys at Southern Pigskin don't actually watch college football.

6/22/2009 10:22:55 AM

They listen to it on the radio

The TV is for The Race

6/22/2009 10:45:16 AM

you may be onto something there. i cannot think of evidence to the contrary.

6/22/2009 10:45:28 AM

FOOTBALL

6/22/2009 10:55:53 AM