Happy Appy +Addendum

Appalachian State University won the NCAA Division 1-AA Championship vs UMass last night. I had forgotten it was on – I would have watched it. This is the second year in a row that ASU has won the Division 2 Championship. They are the powerhouse of Division 2.

ASU’s only loss this year was to NCSU in the opening game of the season.

Congratulations Mountaineers!!!

Sunday Afternoon Addendum

As expected, State won the basketball game yesterday. Very sparsely attended. We have a young team with little or no depth. Coach Sidney Lowe is getting everything and then some from his young players. Our only senior is sidelined by an injury. One of our starters was a walk on practice squad player last year! It's gonna be a tough season for the WolfPack. A winning season would be quite an achievement. The recruits that have committed to NCSU and Coach L's doing so much with so little makes me hope that big things are in the future for NC State Basketball.

I love college football and basketball. I spend way too much money on season tickets and donations. But I get so much enjoyment out of the games.

NC State fans are passionate. We probably place too much emphasis on sports. But it's just so much fun!

Starting with the RBC Center which opened in 2000, we've spent about three hundred million to build first class facilities.

We play basketball in the aforementioned RBC Center - a state of the art arena that we share with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Carter-Finley Stadium may not be the biggest in capacity but we match up against any stadium in terms of how nice it is.

We're also taking care of the none revenue sports. We have a new Tennis Complex, Baseball Stadium (really nice - you should catch a game there - tickets are only $3) and are currently building new Track and Field facilities.

Unfortunately, even though we've had great recruiting classes in both football and basketball, our teams have been average at best.

We're in a time of transition here at NC State.

First basketball season and first college head coaching job for alumnus Sidney Lowe. I have high hopes for Coach Lowe. He loves the game and he loves NC State.

We also have a new football coach - Tom O'Brien. TOB came here from Boston College. Ironically, BC was 1 of the only 3 wins in football we had this year.

I really hated to see Coach Chuck Amato go. He had passion, loved the game and NC State. He was a former player in the '60's. He recruited well but just couldn't get it done on the field. I really wanted Coach Amato to succeed, but I have to admit that my good friend JCK was right - Amato's early success was due to Phillip Rivers. After Rivers, it became painfully evident that Amato just wasn't going to be able to get the job done.

Boston College and Florida State are the 2 ranked, Bowl bound teams we upset this year. As previously noted our 3rd win was over Division I-AA Champion Appalachian State.

For good times sake, here are recaps of the FSU and BC games:

Comeback Win - Boston College



Comeback Win Redux - Florida State