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Backing The Pack

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Cheering for anyone else is for quitters.

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Success in College Sports. Is It All About The Money?

Due to the implementation of the House settlement last spring, schools found themselves bidding for players this past offseason. It happened in the past, but now it’s out there in front of everyone and more schools are involved. And contributing to the spending spike, many schools went big early (and some are reported to have […]

5 months ago | 10 reads

The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 8

A losing week never sits well in the dungeon, because I put spikes on all the chairs. Needless to say, the urgency level is up. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week UNC is 1-3 against the spread in its games against FBS opponents this season, which is to say that the Obligatory Bet […]

5 months ago | 5 reads

Bowl quest 2025: Are there two more wins on the schedule?

NC State needs two wins in its last five games to reach bowl eligibility and earn a trip to some third-tier ACC bowl destination, which at this point feels like the best-case scenario for this season. I’m going to assume that’s the ceiling. It sure would have been nice if State didn’t completely fall flat […]

5 months ago | 7 reads

NC State Voted Preseason ACC #4

In his introductory press conference, Coach Wade promised the Wolfpack would be in the top 4 in the league and make the NCAA tournment. Looks like he is right on course before the season. Darrion Williams (23 votes) beat out Cam Boozer (19 votes). They were the overwhelming favorites, with JJ Starling and Markus Burton […]

5 months ago | 5 reads

Chucky Brown Takes The Mic

Tony Haynes is retiring at the end of football season Tony is an NC State grad and has been on the Wolfpack Sports Network crew since 1998. He did basketball and (still does) football, as well as the weekly coach’s radio shows. He did a fine job as the analyst for Wolfpack basketball teamed for […]

5 months ago | 9 reads