CJ Leslie Dunks Over UNC Player

I was looking for a GIF of CJ Leslie dunking over UNC player (I do not care to know his name) and I finally found it. I enjoy watching it because of the "Why were you even trying to block that shit" stare that he does afterwards. Enjoy.

NC State in the Music City Bowl

This is the Wolfpack's 3rd straight bowl game. With a win at the Champs Sports Bowl against West Virginia two years ago and defeating Louisville in the Belk Bowl last year, the Pack are looking for a 3rd bowl win against a tough Vanderbilt team. NC State is 7-5, 4-4 in the ACC. Glennon will need to bring his A game if he wants to help his team pull out a win against a SEC team.





Vanderbilt is 8-4, 5-3 in the SEC. NC State is 1-3 against teams with a winning record, and Vanderbilt is 0-4 against teams with winning record. One has to take into account that Vanderbilt did not play Alabama, Texas AM, nor LSU, but they did defeat Tennessee; who beat NC State at the beginning of the year. They did play Florida, South Carolina and Georgia, so you would think they can handle tough competition better than NC State.

I predict Vanderbilt is going to rely heavily on their running game and NC State will rely heavily on their passing game.

NC State Football 2012

Well, College Football has arrived and through the weekend, college football teams have came out to show off what they have been working on during the off season. Some improved, and some down-right did horrible.

NC State faced Tennessee Friday August 31, 2012. NC State came in with a highly ranked secondary, but if you watched the game then you noticed that the over-hyped secondary did not show up when the team needed it too. The All-American David Amerson was out-runned and out-played by UT. As for Mike Glennon, building from a 3000+ yard season, had a lot of trouble also. He ended the game 27/46, 288 passing yards and 4 interceptions. He got sack twice. He also didn't show up to the game. I was really impressed by Mustafa Greene, since he did not play last season due to injury.

Some people will see it as, UT became extremely better during the off-season and it should've been expected from an SEC team with a National Championship under its belt. Others might see it as the Wolfpack just weren't prepared. They underestimated UT, basing their judgement on last seasons record. Either way, UT is in the SEC and they are a SEC caliber team. If the Wolfpack wants to define itself as a football power, then they need to quit letting important games slip away. Winning against UT would've set the pace for the rest of the season.

Now onto Wolfpacks head coach, Tom O'Brien. Will this season determine whether he stays or goes? Is beating UNC enough to keep his job? Well, from what I know about Debbie Yow, NCSU's AD, is that she wants to win. You see how she gave Sidney Lowe a redemption year, and he couldn't live up to her standards and he was fired. Is this Tom 'O Brien's redemption year? We will see.

NC State faces UConn on Saturday September 8th, 2012.


Go WolfPack!

Wolfpack Basketball, A Team To Be Afraid Of in 2013

NC State made one hell of a run after being picked last for the 2012 NCAA tournament. Everyone had them being taken out in the Round of 64......They stayed. They defeated San Diego State Aztecs and advanced to play Georgetown in the Round of 32. Now, Georgetown has history of being a pretty good team in recent years. They have had better results than the Pack. They were a big team. They were a tough team. The Wolfpack hung in there to defeat Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. This was the moment to show the nation what NC State is all about. This was the moment that every Wolfpack fan had dreamed of in more than 15 years of being an outcast among UNC and Duke. They went on to take on Kansas. Kansas had a tough time with Purdue a couple nights before, but ended up winning. Well, they had a tough time with the Wolfpack also. They were up by double digits near the end of the 2nd half, but the Pack brought it within 3 points. The Wolfpack couldn't tie it up, and ended up losing to Kansas by 3. I would take that, than losing to them by double digits like UNC did. Overall, NC State exceeded everyone's expectations, including it's fans.


Now, there is CJ "Calvin" Leslie. He picked up his game later in the season to become the teams best player, along with his wing man Lorenzo Brown. Lorenzo Brown is expected to come back next year, but there are a lot of talk going around about Calvin. He did ask for more information about entering the  NBA draft, but no decision has been made yet. In my opinion, along with many others, Calvin should stay for another year at least. But would be better if he stayed to earn a college degree. Even though his game has improved significantly since last season, it is still not NBA material. If he stayed, then he will learn to use his ability consistently. Mark Gottfried can teach him even more if he stayed, plus he will get much more experience. Why leave when you have just figured out how to actually play? This past year was the first step in making him better. Next year will be to harness his ability. He is only a 2nd round pick, as of now. But after next season, he wll definately be a 1st round pick. Stay Calvin, you can only get better from here. Besides, having that college degree wouldn't hurt either.

The Pack Layeth The Smack Down on the Deacs

This past Saturday, the Wolfpack played their first road game. As expected from their fans, they played AWESOME!!! Lorenzo Brown got a new career high and Scott Wood got his shooting ability back (somewhat). Mark Gottfried changed up the starting lineup a little bit, and it proved to have been in the Wolfpack's favor.

What was interesting was the fact that NC State held Wake Forest to only 40 points in the entire game. The points scored in the second half by NC State outscored Wake Forest's total overall points scored. It is really saying something, when the Pack played their most terrible game of the season against Georgia Tech. The Pack has improved and I hope that they will not let another situation, like against GT, happen again.

We have some tough conference games coming up, so I hope Mark Gottfried can get the Pack where they need to be in order to win most of their games.

Do not forget to watch Boston College @ NC State on Thursday 1/19/12!!!

Go Pack!!!

NC State, Belk Bowl Champs!

 I know, I know... this is long over due, but NC State is once again a bowl champion. It was an awesome battle between the Cardinals and the Wolfpack.
Both teams had their own strengths coming into the game, but the Wolfpack figured out a way to pull out a win against them pesky Cardinals. I was one of the lucky ones who were close enough to the field to feel the heat given off the heated benches. The only problem I had with the game was that the Wolfpack had a 21-10 lead at the half and then scored 10 more points in the 3rd quarter making the score 31-17. We did not score at all in the 4th, and they made me worry through the quarter. David Amerson ended his season with 13 interceptions, the most in the FBS. To me, he should've been the MVP, but for some reason, they always give it to the QB. Amerson got 2 interceptions in the game, both solidifying the victory for the Wolfpack. Anyways, the Belk Bowl, was one of the best games that I went to, and I will forever remember it.

NC State's "Talented" Three

Coach Mark Gottfried

This year NC State stuns the nation again with top recruits coming in for the 2012 season. Currently ranked 3rd in the nation in the number of top recruits coming in. It is amazing how we get top notch recruits last season, but couldn't do anything with them. Yes, these recruits do have talent, but talent alone can only go so far. To put it all together, you need a good coach and coaching staff. Last season, Sidney Lowe couldn't do anything with his ranked recruits that he brought in. This is because he was not a good coach at all. He had the talent, be he lacked the coaching ability to get his team a winning season. Now, Wolfpack fans are looking up to Mark Gottfried to bring the Wolfpack to (at least) a winning season. Yes, it takes time for a team with a new coach to get a running start, but if he can "wow" Wolfpack fans, then he is sure going to have a good year at NC State.

Left: Rodney Purvis. Middle: Tyler Lewis. Right: TJ Warren

Currently, NC State has three top recruits coming in for the 2012-2013 season; Tyler Lewis, Rodney Purvis, and T.J. Warren. So far, this recruiting class is ranked 3rd in the nation. There is one more recruit that Gottfried is trying to get, so I will not name him unless he signs. If he does sign with the Wolpack, then NC State will most likely have the #1 recruiting class in the country.

Wolfpack fans are dying to see what this team can do this season and next season. Since this is Mark Gottfried's first year at NC State, I wonder what he can do with the players that we already have.