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CJ Bailey discusses aftermath of Vanderbilt game
CJ Bailey met with the media yesterday, the first time he’d spoken with reporters since The Thing That Happened. There is no way to explain any part of what went down during The Thing That Happened, of course, but he did the best he could. Sometimes the football is snapped and major regret ensues. In […]
Congratulations! Your football team has committed the worst gaffe you will ever see in your life
Great news! Your favorite college football team recently committed the most heinous and painful mistake that you will ever see in your life. Yes, you’ve reached the mountaintop. Congratulations! The skies are clear up here, and you can see for the rest of time: the football team will never inflict a pain on you that […]
NC State a 14-point favorite against App State
I’m feeling slightly less annoyed with the universe with each passing day, but clearly it’s going to be a long week. Tough to move on when you’ve got to stew in your football team’s vomit for seven days. Anyway, onwards and forwards and onwards! NC State will step back on the field Saturday as a […]
What am I even supposed to do with that?
I hoped that giving myself a day, going outside and touching some grass, things of that nature, might help me process what happened yesterday, but a debacle that unprecedented, it turns out, is impossible to shake, much less comprehend. So I got nothing. That was the most singularly stupid thing I have seen in 20+ […]
Countdown to Practice #1: Preston Edmead
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts TOMORROW! Now what EXACTLY does ‘basketball practice officially starts’ mean? The ‘Master of all things college basketball’ (the NCAA) says practice officially starts 42 days prior to the first scheduled game. It is traditionally the six weeks where the individual workouts end and the ‘systems’ […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Go Pack and such. Wolfpack vs. Commodores Kickoff: 12:45.m. ET TV: SEC Network (Taylor Zarzour (lol!), Matt Stinchcomb, Michella Chester) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Countdown to Practice: #2 Christian Hammond
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 2 days, September 21st Before last season, BTP posters were saying, “With all the roster turnover, I can’t remember who’s on the team this season.” We’re here to help! We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look […]
What are we watching for against Vanderbilt?
Welcome to Week 3, everyone. 1.) You get one mulligan. CJ Bailey looked like a freshman in the Virginia game, and the team overall was so bad that I have to think that it’s front of mind as they get ready for Vanderbilt—that performance was not just bad, it was embarrassing. State was DOA at […]
Vanderbilt, newly-minted Good Program, has a lot to figure out in 2026
Few programs have seen their fortunes flip like Vanderbilt’s over the last few years, as the Commodores went from 2-10 in 2023 to 10-3 last season. It’s rare but sometimes one player can be transformative for an entire program, but that was exactly what Diego Pavia proved to be, turning Vanderbilt into a contender for […]
Countdown to Practice #3: Paul McNeil
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 3 days, September 21st. Before last season, BTP posters were saying, “I can’t remember who’s on the team this season.” We’re here to help! We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, […]
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Another look at college football roster spending
Yesterday The Athletic published an extensive report on college football roster budgets and includes some handy graphics to give you an idea of how schools stack up within each league. There are lots of disclaimers that come with these numbers (same with the ones 247Sports published last month), and The Athletic only goes so far […]
Countdown to Practice #4: Kyle Evans
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 4 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about one of Coach Gainey’s most […]
Vanderbilt will start freshman quarterback Jared Curtis against NC State
Vanderbilt’s search for stability at quarterback in the post-Diego Pavia era is ongoing, as the Commodores have played two guys in each of their first two games, but maybe that’s going to change after last week. Vanderbilt’s going to at least begin the NC State game with freshman Jared Curtis, who was the more impressive […]
Countdown to Practice #5: Ven Lubin
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 5 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about Coach Gainey’s last player signed […]
Countdown to Practice #6: Darius Adams
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 6 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about former McDonald’s All American, Maryland […]
Countdown to Practice #7: Eemeli Yalaho
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 7 days, September 21st We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about Finnish forward Eemeli Yalaho, who some […]
Highlights! You want to see some dead bodies?
We were all expecting a lopsided affair on Friday night, but I’m not sure anyone anticipated the sort of lopsided affair that involves breaking century-old records and setting multiple Carter-Finley Stadium records. Over 700 yards of offense, over 400 rushing yards, 10 different guys with at least one carry—seven of them with at least one […]
Countdown to Practice #8: RJ Keene
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 8 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. Somebody is going to surprise us this season, (remember […]
Countdown to Practice #9: Robert Jurkovic
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 9 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. The Wolfpack has a bunch of roster question marks […]
College football Saturday open thread
A much better slate of games on tap today, capped by Ohio State/Texas tonight. Some games I’ll be keeping an eye on: NoonOklahoma vs. MichiganWake Forest vs. PurdueOregon vs. Oklahoma StateArizona State vs. Texas A&MApp State vs. ECU 3:30Alabama vs. KentuckyUCF vs. PittArizona vs. BYUCal vs. Syracuse 6 p.m. or laterMemphis vs. Boise StateTennessee vs. […]
NC State smokes Richmond, 73-0
NC State spent almost two weeks getting angry about football, and it showed, as the Wolfpack jumped on Richmond for 21 points in the first quarter and never had anything to worry about after that. The work wasn’t difficult for the offense in that first quarter, and Richmond was DOA, and the rest was just […]
Game thread: Richmond vs. NC State
Go Pack! Spiders vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU (Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill) Online stream: WatchESPN
What are we watching against Richmond
It’s been a long wait for this day to get here, but now we can finally turn the page to (I hope) more constructive play and move on from the UVA debacle. So what are we keeping our eyes on in the bigger picture tonight? 1.) Find at least the beginnings of an identity offensively. […]
Countdown to First Official Practice: 10 Days to Go
Welcome to the preseason! Basketball Calendar: Predicted breakdown of minutes per player: It’s been a while since transfer season, so we’ll count down the 10 days leading up to practice by reintroducing the team, focusing on the 10 players expected to contribute. And we’ll do it ranked in order of my best guess at the […]
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