Four star lineman Sam Jones commits to NCSU

Matt Carter at TheWolfpacker.com reports that “Former NC State commitment Sam Jones has come home. The Fuquay-Varina High product committed to NC State in 2007 but had to enroll at Hargrave Military Academy to improve his academics.”

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Thanks to my friend Choppy for passing this along to me (before StateFansNation posted it).

Wasted Wednesday

No, I’m not wasted. My day is though!

So, after dropping my wife off at school I went by the local P&C (think Food Lion of the North) and picked up a 4 pack of Guinness and a 6-er of Harp. This before reading that TOB enjoyed a Black and Tan after the game Saturday! So, really you would call a Harp and Guinness a “Half and Half”, a variation of Black and Tan. Most pubs (like Hibernian) use Bass for a plain Black and Tan. Snakebites are good too (Guinness and Woodchuck). Anyways, point is, I started pounding the pints at 11:30 in preparation of the Third Eye Blind concert tonight. Oh, and I’m playing poker online. Therefore, have neglected the blog today, until now.

On to things Wolfpack.

IndyStar (Indiana): This year’s best in-state talent escapes

The state (Indiana) has four seniors ranked in the nation’s top 150 and all are headed out of state. Washington’s Tyler Zeller has committed to North Carolina, East Chicago Central’s Angel Garcia to Memphis, Warren Central’s Walter Offutt to Ohio State and Marion’s Julius Mays to North Carolina State. All are expected to sign today when the fall signing period begins.

N&O: Pack high on Meineke Car Care Bowl radar

Meineke Car Care Bowl officials are taking a strong look at N.C. State after the Pack’s four straight victories.

“N.C. State is very much on our radar,” executive director Will Webb said today. “If they win one more and become bowl eligible, we’d be very much interested in them.

“We’ve been watching them closely, especially the way they’ve come on. You have to be impressed with them given all the injuries they’ve had.”

Webb said representatives from the Charlotte-based bowl would be at the State-Wake Forest game on Saturday. The Demon Deacons also are high on the Meineke Care Care Bowl list, Webb said.

Pansies at The Daily Tarhole

Today, Brian Austin of The Daily Tarheel crafted a sad work of journalism titled “Rivalry goes off football field”. Here’s the best part of the entire article (emphasis added):

Members of the Marching Tar Heels band said N.C. State fans were rude, harassing them with boos and obscene language.

“I was just really disappointed in their fans,” said Ivey Locklear a sophomore member of the Marching Tar Heels. “They were all caught up in the rivalry, so we weren’t sure what they would do.”

Dear whiny lil tarholette, that is what happens when you have a sold out game and the fans care! You’re damn right we booed you, and you better believe we recognize the rivalry. Look, I don’t hate any many of you as individuals, but as an organization or team, you’d better prepare for the thunder. If you can’t handle this, well, let’s just say you chose the right school.

Is anyone really surprised by this? They lose, they complain. We’re too young! You’re too mean! Whaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Prepare for psuedo-apathy State fans

I don’t even know of it’s a real word, probably not. But we all know what I’m talking about. When you go into work tomorrow, UNC fans will go about it like just another day. Finally, you have an awkward run in at the coffee pot, walking to the restroom, returning from lunch in the parking lot, so you bring up THE GAME. Their response? I can almost guarantee you it will be, “Yeah, I didn’t really watch. Did you win? Oh yeah? Hmmm. Yeah, I’m just waiting for basketball season to begin.”

It’s already started moron. But back to the point, don’t expect any Carowhina fans to admit defeat, or at least that they care about it. That is what makes Carowhina fans so damn annoying. If they win, we get the 3rd degree on how dominate UNC is over State, and they posture themselves as die-hard football fans. We win, and well, you’ll see… psuedo-apathy. Yeah, I think I made it up, but if it were a word, it would literally mean “false lack of interest”.

So to all Carowhina fans, we owned you Saturday. Scoreboard. Have fun watching us go Bowl-ing this winter. And be careful what you wish for,  you need not be so cavalier about playing State in basketball this season, or any other season in the foreseeable future.

Ok, done. Thanks for enduring my rant.

Plenty of room on our wagon

Even the Washington Post is jumping on the NC State bandwagon.

There are two potential Final Four teams on Tobacco Road — and that’s not counting Duke. The most intriguing team in the state resides in Raleigh. North Carolina State captured imaginations in the ACC tournament last season, when it advanced to the title game as a No. 10 seed. But it also proved the effectiveness of Coach Sidney Lowe’s offense, a gorgeous mix of backdoor passes, crisp cuts and pinpoint shooting. Lowe added McDonald’s all-American J.J. Hickson to a front court that already included Ben McCauley and Brandon Costner.

It’s scary to think, this hype is getting a little familiar this season. It’s been a while since National heads have been giving props and respect to the NCSU basketball program. As a result, I think we all agree, anything less than the 2nd round of the NCAA Tourney will be a disappointment.  The great thing is the ceiling on this team is unimaginably high. Realistically, they can reach the Sweet 16. Imaginatively, they can take a spot at the Final Four.

Can we just go ahead and sign Sid to a lifetime contract?