Congrats to Coach Tom O’Brien and the N.C. State Wolfpack for holding off a gutsy Tar Heels team for a 31-27 win at Carter-Finley Stadium today. It was a nail-biter right to the end. Definitely a classic.
That’s four in a row, better than I expected O’Brien to do in his first season. Go Pack!
Just found out Wake Forest Basketball coach Skip Prosser died this morning.
Aside from perhaps cutting jimmy-punching player Chris Paul too much slack, I thought Coach Prosser was mostly a class act. My thoughts go out to his family, players, and fans.
Congrats to Sydney Lowe and the Wolfpack for an exciting season of basketball. While it was sad to see for it to end last night, there is definitely some buzz back in Wolfpack basketball. I’m very optimistic about the future. Thanks for a great season, Pack! Well done!
Also congrats to Engin Atsur, who capped a phenomenal college career last night. He’s a great player and a great person who’ll be missed by the Wolfpack Nation. I look forward to hearing great things about Engin and I know there’ll be plenty.
Note to self: never travel out of the country when the ACC Tournament is being played.
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.”
- Jim Valvano
Reynolds Coliseum
21 February 1993
The writing’s been on the wall for a while now, but yesterday N.C. State lowered the boom on football coach Chuck Amato and sent him walking. State’s turned in a couple of losing seasons and could not turn it around - with no relief on the horizon. You can’t come in firing people up about national championships and then expect them to be happy with a 3-9 season. Especially when you can’t beat an otherwise completely pathetic Tar Heels team.
Chuck couldn’t keep his assistant coaches for one reason or another. I think that really hurt the Pack more than anything. Now the question is … what do we do now?
After yesterday’s trouncing by the lowly Tar Heels, I think Chuck will soon be packing his bags.
I hear there’s a spot open on Bobby Bowden’s staff . . .
Kudos to N.C. State for last night’s win over Florida State. Quarterback Daniel Evans is starting to turn some heads. Amato is probably wondering why he didn’t use him earlier.
Break out the crying Duke kid again. J.J. Redick gets busted for DUI.
The news this weekend is that Herb Sendek has taken a job at Arizona State. He cited the disgruntled fans as the reason.
Good for Herb, I say. Some so-called Wolfpack fans don’t deserve a coach of his caliber. He’s getting a fat raise and a new beginning at Arizona State.
Now the Pack will spend the next three years “rebuilding,” while Dook and Carolina roll to more championships. No need blaming anyone else: the Pack gets what it deserves.
On a related note, I take issue with Ned Barrett’s implying all Pack fans wanted this, which is not the case. Maybe Ned wanted a comedian to interview after the games. All I wanted was a coach who wins with class.
So long, Herb. I wish you all the best. You may not be a comedian but you’ll most certainly have the last laugh.
