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ACC/SEC Challenge Day 1: ACC 6-3
The 2024 ACC / SEC Challenge was a sad affair. The SEC won 14 of 16, Only Duke and Clemson won from the ACC. And coincidentally, 14 is the same number of SEC teams that made the NCAA tournament. The ACC made a strong statement on day 1. Let’s do that again! ACC / SEC […]
NC State football bowl projections
NC State’s bowl destination will be settled this weekend, and could still be affected by which ACC team(s) make the College Football Playoff. There’s plenty of guessing to be had in the meantime, though. Here are where some national outlets have NC State going: CBS Sports: NC State vs. UConn in the Mayo BowlThe Athletic: […]
First Road Game: NC State Visits Auburn – ACC/SEC Challenge
When: Wednesday December 3 – 9:15 PM ET Where: Neville Arena, Auburn Alabama TV: ESPN Opponent: Auburn Tigers (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Auburn 85-81 / Auburn 86-80 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: “…we don’t have the edge that we need.” Coach Wade NC State fans came into the season with high expectations. […]
The NET is Back!
The season’s first NET ranking is out. The ACC has 8 teams in the top 50. A good start to a better season.
NC State men’s soccer advances to Elite Eight
The men’s soccer program is one win away from reaching the College Cup after knocking off UNC-Greensboro, 2-0, in the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday night. It’s the first trip to the Elite Eight for the men’s program in 33 years. Taig Healy notched NC State’s first goal less than six minutes into the match, capitalizing […]
Dave Doeren isn’t going anywhere
Dave Doeren will be NC State’s head football coach in 2026, not that this comes as any surprise after his team pummeled UNC on Saturday night and clinched a winning season in the process. NC State isn’t releasing anything official on this—that would imply there was some doubt here—but the AP’s Aaron Beard caught up […]
NC State speeds past UNC, 42-19
Consistency has been a weekly problem for NC State but it wasn’t an issue at all on Saturday night, and how timely that was—NC State scored on its first two possessions of the game, and nearly shut UNC out of the first quarter entirely on the way to a 14-0 lead. UNC did eventually find […]
Game thread: UNC vs. NC State
#SSUPO Tar Heels vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Ashley Stroehlein) Online streaming: ACCNX
The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 14
It’s the final week of the regular season, sadly, but that means it’s time for the most important Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week Of The Day Of The Year. NC State is a seven-point favorite to beat the Tar Heels and Bill Belichick, whose joints are going to need an extra can of […]
NC State women’s hoops picks up two wins in Cancun
I’m still getting caught up on the things I missed while in Maui (there’s a football game today?!) and was encouraged to see that women’s hoops put together a couple of good performances offensively while in Cancun for Thanksgiving. These games were only available on FloSports so roughly six people saw them, but hey. NC […]
Maui Wrap Up: What Did the Wolfpack Learn?
Maui Invitational Results 1-2 NC State was favored by some to win the tournament, and they were favored in all three games. The Maui Invitational didn’t turn out exactly the way we had hoped, but the team ended up playing three games against quality competition. Based on the Thanksgiving Day KenPom snapshot, Texas (KP 39) […]
Maui Invitational, Day 3: Everyone had fun
During each television timeout, the Maui Invitational has goofy competitions on the court—make a free throw while sitting in a lawn chair! Dribble two enormous basketballs from one end of the court to the other! Stuff like that. The fellow emceeing this stuff will ask the contestants their name and who they’re rooting for. Typically […]
Maui Finale: NC State Locks Up 6th Place, Losing to Texas 102-97
Game Summary: NC State came out of the gate aggressively, at the first timeout leading 8-3 and forcing 3 TO, but already had 4 fouls (2 Holloman, 1 Copeland and Williams) Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to bother Texas at all. Texas is not known as a 3PT shooting team, but when the Pack kept giving […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Texas
Let’s close this thing out right. Wolfpack vs. Longhorns Tip time: 9:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN2 (Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Maui Game 3: NC State vs Texas for 5th Place
When: Wednesday November 26 – 9:30 PM ET Where: Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Texas Longhorns (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 80-78 / NC State 81-80 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: NC State played Boise State with energy and intensity, and the result showed it. As Coach […]
Maui Invitational, Day 2: Turns out everything’s fine
NC State’s effort on day two in Maui was ten times better, and the results were a reflection of that. This team has some clear problems defending the paint but a lot of how that works out for better or worse depends on the communication and effort, and today it was a lot better across […]
NC State – Back From the Dead, Beating Boise St 81-70.
Game Summary: NC State hit the floor with much more energy than yesterday and immediately took an 8-0 lead. The defense was energetic and forced 3TO early. Clearly Coach Wade’s message to the guards about rebounding was heard, at the 12:00 timeout the guards had all 6 and finished the half with 9 of 16. […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Boise State
Okay, let’s get back to winning, please. Wolfpack vs. Broncos Tip time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN2 (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Maui Game 2: NC State plays Boise St
When: Tuesday November 25 – 2:30 PM ET Where: Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Boise State Broncos (Mtn West Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 78-74 / NC State 78-76 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Player Notes: Opponent Overview: Leon Rice enters his 16th season as head coach of Boise State men’s […]
Maui Invitational, Day 1: Oops, I broke the basketball team
I can say with great confidence that Monday was my first chance to watch a college basketball game begin at 9:30 a.m., and as disorienting as that was, it was nothing compared to what happened over the next two hours. On the bright side, win or lose, it’s still Hawaii outside. The Lahaina Civic Center […]
Maui Game 1: NC State Dominated by Seton Hall 85-74 (Press Conf Added)
Game Summary: ** Seton Hall was voted the last place team in the Big East this season. They didn’t look that bad to me. ** Seton Hall just looked like the better team in the first half. They shot 50% / 31% /100%, the Wolfpack shot 46% /25% / 50%, including an embarrassing 5-10 from […]
Game thread: Seton Hall vs. NC State, Maui Invitational
When I floated the idea with my family that we might spend Thanksgiving in Hawaii with NC State basketball, I had no idea that we’d end up trading Kevin Keatts for a chance at being actually good at basketball. Here we are now, the circumstances turned 180 degrees for the trip of a lifetime. The […]
Highlights! We’re just watching the punt again, mostly
I was working on about three hours of sleep on my way to the airport early Saturday because I watched the football game until the end, and was it all worth it, to watch the ol’ pigskin clonk off a man’s head and careen backward 25 yards for a turnover? It was, yes. I would […]
Maui Game 1: NC State vs Seton Hall
When: Monday November 24 – 2:30 PM ET Where: Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Seton Hall Pirates (Big East Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 75-67 / NC State 77-69 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Player Notes: Team Statistical Comparison Opponent Overview: Shaheen Holloway was a four-year player at Seton Hall, starting […]
NC State women win 2025 cross country national championship
Well, they went and did it again. After a one-year hiatus, the women’s cross country team is back on top. The Wolfpack beat BYU (and everyone else, but mainly BYU) on Saturday morning to nab their fourth national championship in the last five years. Hannah Gapes and Grace Hartman finished fifth and sixth overall to […]
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