Quote :

"Okay I probably shouldn't do this, but I'm going to do it anyway, seeing as how all of you people and myself included are acting like we've been smoking crack on this message board and are dying over any little piece of information. I'd tell you my name but if I do, I risk being booted off of the team because of the information I'm about to provide. #1: I'm a benchwarmer at NCSU. #2: We had a meeting this afternoon and were alerted as to who our next head coach would be. #3: I can't tell you his name because of the previously stated reason, however I will give you a hint. Look at which thread I'm posting on."

here is the exact post, and yes it is Bull Shit, the guy just joined yesterday and he is just trying to get a rise out of people, monday or tuesday I believe some of these phantom people with sources (although i doubt their sources are correct, i dont doubt that these people have or think they have sources) it is just starting to be a circus, i bet 99% of what is posted on packpride is bull shit, or a joke...although it seems retarded to me, don't really see what these folks get from trolling and posting this shit on there, unless they are hole fans, but I guess folks on the wolfweb get hardons playing these stupid games to so fuck it.....

4/6/2006 5:38:11 PM

yeah i bet half of them are fans from other schools trying to rile up trouble.

4/6/2006 5:42:20 PM

who actually says 'benchwarmer' except fans?

4/6/2006 5:44:12 PM

Quote :

"yeah i bet half of them 99.9% are fans from other schools trying to rile up trouble"

4/6/2006 5:44:46 PM

rick barnes cousin is in one of my classes....he talked to his aunt last night and was told that State offered him an incredible contract: that would make him one of the top paid college coaches in the nation if not the top paid coach. Flame or bitch if you want but i have known this guy for a while, and do not doubt his since he is from Lenior, and Barnes has connections to that area.

4/6/2006 5:46:18 PM

hey wolfAApack i thought State's admissions were getting tighter by the year. like closer to the 58% mark recently. not sure if it's true, though. i know that we have a record 15,236 applications this year, and they expect 4,254 to enroll. now hypothetically say one out of every two students that are accepted enroll here, that would make it an acceptance rate of 55.8%. not too bad considering we're a pretty large public school. i'm pretty sure it's a little higher though. last year there were 13,762 applications. that's a considerable jump, also i should add that 10,077 of this years applications are early-applications, meaning if they are accepted they must come here.

4/6/2006 5:50:38 PM

Quote :

"rick barnes cousin is in one of my classes....he talked to his aunt last night and was told that State offered him an incredible contract: that would make him one of the top paid college coaches in the nation if not the top paid coach. Flame or bitch if you want but i have known this guy for a while, and do not doubt his since he is from Lenior, and Barnes has connections to that area."

this is very funny considering how it follows the other posts

i hope you are right dude, but as has been said many times, i ain't buyin this 3rd and 4th hand shit anymore....

and by the way, i think everyone on this thread knows we offered him a bunch of money, so we don't really need your Lenoir connections!

4/6/2006 6:00:05 PM

As much as i would love Barnes...i mean love Barnes...we should really be happier with Brady, who went to the final four and beat duke.

4/6/2006 6:09:49 PM

now some dude on statefans just posted a bunch of times in a row saying things like

"bad news"

"don't get your hopes up"

"my source (i know everyone has one) says he is staying in Austin"

etc.etc.etc

i am tired of going both ways on this shit.....I would just like to hear something, we have weathered about 10 definately negative, texas is having a presser any moment claims, and at least 200, i know him/his bro/sister/mom/dad/uncle/cousin/wife and he is definately coming....

fuck, i just want some info, i understand the university's need for secrecy, but damn it has been 4 days and we have heard nothing, there are national articles about Seton Halls efforts, and not a peep about ours, except media skimming info off the same message boards that we are allr eading!

4/6/2006 6:22:15 PM

for real...I want to know too

Maybe Langley will have some answers if they don't disquallify him...[/sarcasm]

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 6:24 PM. Reason : .]

4/6/2006 6:23:23 PM

WRAL: Sources say Barnes likely to stay at UT.

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 6:27 PM. Reason : nothing new... sources have said that for days but it's still an ongoing process]

4/6/2006 6:25:35 PM

time to start suspending people

4/6/2006 6:28:14 PM

people, barnes is not coming to state.

its time to accept that and move on

4/6/2006 6:29:42 PM

^ exactly. You guys are idiots to think he's going to leave TEXAS for nc state

4/6/2006 6:34:25 PM

^if you think he hasn't seriously been considering it, than you are an idiot

4/6/2006 6:39:08 PM

We can dream, and if he lost all his starters, already losing 4 of 5, he might just bolt!

4/6/2006 6:39:16 PM

yeah, you are an idiot if you think 2mil+ and a signing bonus did not make him think about it

4/6/2006 6:41:02 PM

wait, where did someone say he hadn't considered it??

i must have missed that one

4/6/2006 6:41:52 PM

Backer, where did you get that WRAL info???

link?

4/6/2006 6:41:56 PM

I just heard them say it on the sports part of the news.


I'm sure it's on their website somewhere

4/6/2006 6:47:42 PM

does it really matter? Nobody (except a very few) know anything and they aren't talking--and they shouldn't be.

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 6:51 PM. Reason : they'll know the news same time everybody else does--until then.. SPECULATION]

4/6/2006 6:48:42 PM

is it fresh, or is it just based on those 2 or three articles that have been circulating since monday???

4/6/2006 6:49:01 PM

They just said it today..5:00 news.

Don't get up in arms about it. I can almost guarantee you they know about as much as we do.

I just thought I'd post it.

4/6/2006 6:55:41 PM

sources say that sources are a load of dung

4/6/2006 6:56:45 PM

whoa this thread has over 49k views.

4/6/2006 6:57:28 PM

http://html.wral.com/sh/blogger/wralglenn.html

Quote :

""If Rick Barnes turns this job down," one source, a member of the UNC System Board of Governors, said late Wednesday. "it won't be because of the money.""

Quote :

"McConnel said that Texas had no press conference or press release planned or "in process" for the men's basketball program as of late Thursday afternoon. But he said that doesn't necessarily mean that one isn't coming soon."

Quote :

"Sources close to Barnes said Thursday that the coach is genuinely torn about his options. But they said that as long as the Longhorns follow through on their most recent promises, they will be surprised if Barnes leaves Austin. "(N.C. State officials) know they can't out-spend Texas, so they're being smart about it," one source close to Barnes said. "They're offering him a whole lot of money, and that gets your foot in the door, but they're also tugging on his heart strings and playing to his ego. They obviously did their homework. "They're focusing on what State can offer that even Texas can't offer -- come home, come to a place where they're passionate about basketball, and come to the only place where you can become a legend by going head-to-head with (Duke's) Mike Krzyzewski and (UNC's) Roy Williams. "That's what has made this a difficult decision for Rick. I still think he's going to stay -- he just has too many great things going on (at Texas) -- but you never know. Until I hear (the final decision) from his mouth, nothing is certain." "

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:02 PM. Reason : ]

4/6/2006 7:00:48 PM

Pack shunning Calipari?

http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php/archives/2006/04/06/fowler-ignoring-calipari/

Quote :

"One source connected very closely with Calipari has expressed that “John wants the job very badly.” People close to the NC State side of the equation speculate some of the following alternatives: (1) Rick Barnes is in the bag and their is no reason to contact Calipari. (2) Fowler has become obsessed with landing Barnes and is failing to manage other facets of the potential search. (3) Fowler is trying to hide behind the fact that over a decade ago that UMass’ Marcus Camby admitted to accepting money from an agent "

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:12 PM. Reason : ]

4/6/2006 7:07:22 PM

^most of that shit is just a culmination of the last three days of articles from Austin papers

latest Statefans Nation blog entry is interesting:

Quote :

" Fowler Ignoring Calipari! StateFansNation has confirmed through four different sources that Lee Fowler has ignored multiple overtures from John Calipari’s representatives regarding the vacant NC State Head Coaching job. Various representatives of Calipari have attempted to contact Athletics Director Lee Fowler both directly and through various highly-placed NC State contacts since the job opened on Saturday night. We have confirmed that multiple phone calls made directly to Fowler and other employees of NC State’s Athletics Department have gone unanswered and un-returned this week. One source connected very closely with Calipari has expressed that “John wants the job very badly.” People close to the NC State side of the equation speculate some of the following alternatives: (1) Rick Barnes is in the bag and their is no reason to contact Calipari. (2) Fowler has become obsessed with landing Barnes and is failing to manage other facets of the potential search. (3) Fowler is trying to hide behind the fact that over a decade ago that UMass’ Marcus Camby admitted to accepting money from an agent. We can’t imagine the outrage within the NC State community of Fowler fails to land Rick Barnes and ultimately hires a name of lesser stature than Calipari, one of the most successful college basketball coaches of the last 15 years. Additionally, we can’t imagine the hypocrisy if Lee Fowler would use Camby’s tangential indescretion over a decade ago against Calipari. This Lee Fowler who was an assistant coach at Memphis State on a staff cited for multiple severe NCAA infractions at Memphis State in 1980s that led to the Tigers forfeiting games and vacating their Final Four appearance. We will follow this very closely in the coming days. If NC State ultimately lands Rick Barnes, then this component of the coaching search will obviously be explained. If NC State doesn’t land Barnes and Fowler finds a way to whiff on Calipari, Fowler may want to consider getting his bags packed to move to Memphis to join Coach Cal. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 6th, 2006 at 5:49 pm and is filed under General, Basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site."

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:08 PM. Reason : .]

4/6/2006 7:07:25 PM

OH WAY TO POST OLD NEWS, DUDE!

4/6/2006 7:08:00 PM

old as hell

3 seconds old

4/6/2006 7:08:56 PM

Exactly, n00b



If Cal wants the job, let's give him what he wants. Tell Barnes 24 hours if that's who the admins want, and if not, go for Cal



[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:11 PM. Reason : ]

4/6/2006 7:09:38 PM

i would be happy if either Barnes or Calipari came. both are very good coaches on the verge of truly being considered elite. Calipari recruits very well, and he is young enough to appeal to the younger generation (see his recent appearance on The Best Damn Sports Show Period). Barnes would have a lot of passion for ACC basketball, and everyone knows about his run in with Dean. if we get either of them, we'll be doing great, and shut up those sports talking heads that said we couldn't get a big name coach.

4/6/2006 7:14:49 PM

wasn't calipari handing out red and white adidas on the best damn sports show last night?

4/6/2006 7:15:20 PM

^ Yes, oddly enough


Rumor has it that Wendell Murphy wants nothing to do with Calipari.... hence why we may not be pursuing him.

I'm also wondering if this whole Barnes taking so long thing isn't a smokescreen for us to be talking to someone else.....like Cal, so he doesn't think he's 2nd choice

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:16 PM. Reason : ]

4/6/2006 7:15:49 PM

i don't think we should hold that UMass thing against him. he was a young coach then. people make mistakes. just keep a close eye on your program and you should be fine. don't let the coach take the reigns, that's why we have an AD. he seems to have done quite well at Memphis in establishing them as a National Contender.

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:19 PM. Reason : r]

4/6/2006 7:18:40 PM

I dunno but if you ask me Calipari>>>Barnes

He is younger, coached both college and NBA, and recruits better too. But that's just my opinion.

4/6/2006 7:27:23 PM

shit is so fucking transparent in recruiting these days, look at the fulmer and alabama shit, i know b-ball tends to be a bit dirtier than football with all the creepy shoe guys and NBA hawking high school kids...but worries of Calipari being dirty should have nothing to do with us hiring him

After reading that blog entry, if we don't get one of these two I will be truly disappointed, to miss on barnes i would have been momentarily pissed, and moved on, but now that it seems like Cal would come here, if we don't get one of the two it would be a smudge on Fowlers performance in my opinion....


i noobed all over myself up there

4/6/2006 7:28:26 PM

Quote :

"I dunno but if you ask me Calipari>>>Barnes He is younger, coached both college and NBA, and recruits better too. But that's just my opinion."

You're right, and I fully agree.

2 things to consider:

1) Cal is known as being a little smug and slick. The Camby situation might stop us from pursuing him
2) Barnes is a better "fit" for NC State.

4/6/2006 7:30:51 PM

is Gillispie out of the picture yet?

and what about the guy at Nevada? Keep it in the family, yo!

[Edited on April 6, 2006 at 7:32 PM. Reason : .]

4/6/2006 7:31:58 PM

Quote :

"i noobed all over myself up there "

aha.





Also keep in mind... StatefansNation could be making shit up. I don't trust any of these media outlets for anything other than entertainment. They could have heard this from the Packpride free boards for all we know

4/6/2006 7:32:11 PM

I might be wrong but wasnt their an article someone posted earlier saying that the program was not in "good shape" when he came in already.. and he brought the graduation rate up a tremendous amount?

4/6/2006 7:32:34 PM

yes, there have been multiple articles put forth to both coroborate and refute Calipari's record/morals

4/6/2006 7:39:15 PM

he can't be any dirtier than Amato

4/6/2006 7:45:01 PM

cant get much dirtier than this guy

4/6/2006 7:46:00 PM

amato isnt dirty

4/6/2006 7:46:14 PM

Thats stupid

How many violations does Amato have in 20+ years of recruiting?


Exactly.

4/6/2006 7:46:23 PM

yea but amato's in the mafia

4/6/2006 7:54:21 PM

Just emailed Mr. Fowler, gave him a piece of my mind.

4/6/2006 7:54:58 PM

Ticker on WRAL says barnes staying in texas

4/6/2006 7:55:32 PM

^where are they getting this shit, if they are just reporting that based on comments from his friends and family and those articles from the last few days and not a fresh/relevant source, then that is bullshit!

4/6/2006 7:56:33 PM