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— Former NCAA D2 football Tight Ends coach & Director of Operations — I/Me/Rob — Born in the best city on Earth:
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Reynolds is such an enjoyable place to watch basketball. I love it so much. I enjoy the music they play.
I am using this tweet to state my goal:
I want NC State to play the Doug E. Fresh classic, "The Show" one day at a game.
Make my dream happen.
NC State is one of two schools (Virginia Tech) with men’s and women’s basketball head coaches that have won ACC Tournament titles.
Wes Moore was in Washington, DC to support Kevin Keatts and men’s program on Saturday.
I just saw five NC State football players riding those Uber scooter things down Island Avenue in the Gaslamp. Good for them. Enjoy the rest of your time in San Diego.
I just watched a game where Ben Finley outplayed Drake Maye and led NC State to a win over Coastal Division champion North Carolina at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill.
In my 15 years of covering NC State Athletics, this is easily the most stunning development I've witnessed in any sport.
What the Wolfpack just did stands up with the great basketball moments in 1974, 1983, and 1987 because, like their champion predecessors, they never gave up.
Terquavion Smith
I know he’s moved on but I say Smith deserves some credit for NC State’s ACC title.
It was Smith who returned and made sure he didn’t leave NCSU in it’s worst place.
Terquavion said you could come to NC State and do great things. An ACC title proves him right.
I pray that Markelle Fultz is a 10-time All-Star, wins multiple NBA titles and eventually is enshrined in the Hall of Fame. People who hate on teenagers for no good reason are ridiculous.
If Mississippi State wins the 2021 CWS there will be NC State fans and Bulldog supporters in Starkville for the football game between the two schools this September, and both will have on national champion shirts and neither will probably be too pissed about the other.
And so NC State gets a rivalry win in men's basketball, has a top-4 ranking and is a legitimate national title contender in women's basketball, and has a football program that is preparing for a bowl game after New Year's. It will be a happy holiday season for the Wolfpack.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The hay is in the barn.
NC State women’s basketball is heading to the Final Four.
Wes Moore is one of the greatest athletic hires in NCSU history.
See you in Cleveland.
Schools that made the postseason in the men’s sports of football, basketball and baseball along with the women’s sports of basketball, volleyball and soccer in 2017-18:
UCLA
Texas
Florida State
NC State
Maybe at some point the city of Raleigh can have some type of ceremony honoring NC State. I know they should give serious praise or award to this dude. D.J. Horne comes back to the school in his home city and helps deliver a title. If this was a movie you wouldn’t believe it.
This is a big win for everyone at NC State. Joiner and Burns have been fabulous. Keatts and staff rebuilt the Pack well. Fans deserve credit too.
For me, it starts with Terquavion. He is the one who came back to NCSU when he didn't have to. That's commitment.
NC State is 21-7.
Her jersey won't be retired. She won't play 4 seasons for the Pack. She likely didn't know much about NC State just a few years ago.
It's not melodramatic to say Raina Perez is one of NC State WBB's more important players ever. Winning teams have glue players. She's been great.
WRESTLING: NC State thrashes North Carolina in Reynolds, 33-6, to improve to 12-2 overall, 2-0 in the ACC.
It is the worst loss that the Tar Heels have suffered versus the Wolfpack in the past 25 years.
NCSU has beat UNC 11 straight times overall and six straight in Raleigh.
The Vanderbilt pitcher that NC State beat made the All-CWS team over the Wolfpack pitcher who beat him, then got three hits in his next game as a first baseman.
One of the best gifts that Wes Moore has given NC State is creating a world where the school of Kay Yow has a fan base that is crazy about women’s basketball.
There were supporters before but the thing is at a different level now. It totally justifies the renovation of Reynolds.
Just a casual reminder that NC State’s baseball team is still undefeated. I don’t care who they’ve played. To win the first 14 games in a season is sensational.
Everything about this is just unreal. The 2AM news dump aspect, the denying those who are negative from NC State at least a shot, the lack of clarity about anything (no one is speaking).
This is awful, stupid, and probably unnecessary. I've never seen anything like this ever.
I’m disappointed NC State has not done a story on its website and/or promoted Sam Highfill receiving the key to his hometown of Apex on its social media.
I think a student receiving a key to his home city from the mayor for what he did representing the university is a big deal.
If NC State MBB returns to glory in 2022-23 hang Terquavion Smith's jersey in the banners. Never let another person wear his number. I'm serious. Do what UK did for its 1992 seniors.
Smith turned down financial security for life to come back to NC State. That's astounding.
I’m no Wolfpack fanboy but I give tremendous credit to Jarkel Joiner for his postgame dealings with the media. On a night where he struggled, he stood up like a man afterward, addressed people politely, and didn’t give lame excuses. He represented himself and NC State well.
NC State defeats Stanford, 4-0, to advance to the national championship match of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships.
The Wolfpack will next take on the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at 5:30PM in Orlando, Florida.
In a deciding game on the road, NC State beat the best team in the country and the best pitcher in the nation.
I don't think it is hyperbole to say what happened this weekend, particularly Sunday, is one of the top-five greatest team sport wins in the history of NC State.
I feel NC State is missing a golden opportunity by not selling retro jerseys of players like David Thompson.
Fire, Ice, Whitt, Lowe, Bailey, Charles, Zo Brown, Wood, Big Rich, and several others would likely do well too.
Be honest Wolfpackers, many of you’d buy all of them.
If you genuinely care about NC State, and I mean more than just an average fanboy, I would say that the Wolfpack women’s basketball team should conjure up about as much pride as possible. To lose four players for the season and continue to grind this well is quite impressive.
NC State lost only one game in the CWS this season. The Wolfpack has no players on the All-CWS Team.
I’ve spent years trying to convince Wolfpack Nation there are no conspiracies. All that work is now wasted. Back to square one.
This is why NC State fans have trust issues.
When you think of basketball, NC State is the school of Everett Case, Norm Sloan, Jim Valvano, and Kay Yow. It is now also the school of Wes Moore. In my mind, he has earned his spot up there with them.
BREAKING NEWS for
@TheWilsonTimes
Rasheed Wallace to be named the boy’s basketball coach at Jordan (Durham, NC) High School on Friday.
Wallace played in the 1995 Final Four with
@UNC_Basketball
& won the 2004 NBA title with the
@DetroitPistons
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Terquavion Smith: If he can lead NC State back to respectability this season, I would say this young man has earned his way into being mentioned among the Wolfpack greats. Either way, his devotion to NCSU is something that I would imagine Pack fans will never forget.
Wearing the number 1 jersey at NC State is an honor, but I believe Payton Wilson made the right decision turning down the offer to wear it in 2023.
Wilson is NC State’s No. 11, and that should be forever.
Don’t let NC State’s massive upset win distract you from the real story. A dog, with the help of two other dogs, successfully jumped rope Saturday night at PNC Arena.
NC State getting booed as a favorite in a NCAA Tournament round of 32 game.
I’ll take ‘Things That I Thought Was Impossible Just Two Weeks Ago’ for $800, Alex.
When they let fans back in the building the NC State women's basketball team should not ever see another empty seat in Reynolds again. Add the elite wrestling team with it while factoring in the newness of an old arena renovated to near perfection and there are no excuses at all.
To get to the final of its bracket in the CWS, NC State has beaten Kevin Kopps (Arkansas), Brendon Beck (Stanford), and now Jack Leiter (Vanderbilt). I don't see why the Wolfpack would fear anything at this point.
There is a national title out there for NC State to go win.
I’ve said it a million times before. Here comes a million and one.
The Wolfpack basketball uniform that says simply “State” across the chest remains one of the most beautiful in college basketball. It’s also glorious too, because the Pack were elite winners when they wore them.
Thanks to everybody who traveled back to 1983 today. Great fun! And thank you Lo Charles for the dunk that changed our lives. Your teammates miss you.
#CardiacPack
Tuesday, March 12, 2024:
NC State is 17-14 overall.
Saturday, March 23, 2024:
NC State will be playing for a spot in the Sweet Sixteen while wearing their home white jerseys as the lower seeded team.
Kevin Keatts channeled his inner-Dave Doeren with this statement Wednesday night after NC State pulled out a close win over Boston College. The identity he seeks should resonate with Wolfpack followers.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The hay is in the barn.
North Carolina State University will win the 2024 ACC Tournament.
What the Wolfpack has just accomplished stands up with the program's great achievements of 1974, 1983, and 1987.
NCSU brings home a title despite improbable odds.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The hay is, indeed, in the barn.
NC State will advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1983 and the fourth time in program history.
A stunning turnaround for the 2023-24 Wolfpack. See y'all in Phoenix.
MBB: It will never happen but I wish NC State and North Carolina would just set aside one more season where they play home-and-away in Reynolds and Carmichael.
For those not around when they did, it was truly special.
I’ll always say that Richard Howell is a top-50 player all-time in NC State history. The Wolfpack haven’t had many guys that brought as much value to the team as he did.
I woke up this morning and apparently it was real.
NC State on one hand did the impossible.
But on the other hand, the Wolfpack that I saw — while using a little bit of Jim Valvano’s “free-throw defense” against Virginia — was generally the better team in all of its games.
I took this picture of D.J. Horne on September 21, 2023 and 207 days later I can honestly say that when I snapped the photo I had no idea the type of impact he’d have on North Carolina State University.
Jarkel, Terquavion and last season’s team did a lot of heavy lifting for Kevin Keatts. This season the Wolfpack had players with winning experience. Keatts and the returning players all credit Joiner and Smith with providing massive help to the program.
The ACC Baseball Championship boosted UNC significantly, and rightly so. The Tar Heels won a prestigious title and beat good teams to do it.
It’s weird how NC State beat good teams to get to the final but didn’t benefit from it at all.
McKay (Wakefield) scores a TD.
McNeill (Sanderson) with 1.5 sacks.
Pennix (Sanderson) scores a TD.
Thomas (Heritage) has 9 catches for 114 yards and a TD
Wake County stood tall for the Wolfpack this afternoon.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The hay is in the barn.
NC State has survived and will advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015.
See y'all in Dallas.
Gentle Reminder: If the jersey that says simply “State” across the chest was good enough for these guys it should also be good enough for anyone else who plays for the Wolfpack.
Ladies and gentlemen, that will do it.
The hay is now in the barn.
NC State will defeat North Carolina for a third straight season and close out the 2023 campaign at 9-3 overall (6-2 ACC) after winning the final five games.
A wonderful turnaround for NCSU after a 4-3 start.
After Tuesday’s win over Coastal Carolina, I asked NC State head coach Elliott Avent for his thoughts on the Wolfpack men’s basketball team winning the ACC title on Saturday.
The only returning starter from a team that went 9-9 in the ACC and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (and was picked 8th in the ACC and unranked heading into this season).
I still think some folks don’t grasp how amazing the 2023-24 NC State WBB team really was.
NC State will reach the Sweet Sixteen for a second consecutive season, and do so despite being riddled with injuries. This is a remarkable achievement for Wes Moore and the Wolfpack program.
Jim Valvano won a natty, made two E8s, won an ACC RS title & two ACC-Ts in 10 seasons at NC State.
Coaches he primarily competed against:
Clemson: Ellis
Duke: K
GT: Cremins
Maryland: Driesell
UNC: Smith
WF: Tacy
UVa: Holland
V wasn’t just a storyteller. The man could coach.
Over the years I’ve had many conversations with NC State fans born after 1990 who have witnessed little success nationally.
I always said the same thing. If NCSU ever wins something big, you’ll see a reaction that blows your mind.
Imagine this team winning a national title?