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An astute reader of mine sent me an email this morning asking if NC State’s lofty #9 ranking wasn’t the result of some national pro-ACC bias. His argument is that while the Wolfpack began the season at #19, they’ve moved up ten notches while beating a whopping collection of nobodies. I checked it out and…
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I’ve gotten a ton of search hits from people looking for info and pics on Denny Neagle’s prostitute. I can’t blame them. She’s some kinda woman! So, I thought I’d help folks out and post a few more pics of the fetching lady of the night. Here she is relaxing at home – Here she…
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During Yoni’s vacation, a number of guest bloggers (including me) have been posting on his site. One recurring theme has been some egghead discussion of how to better evaluate player performance using non-standard statistics. There have been several posts on the topic, and they are pretty damn interesting (I never said I wasn’t a geek).…
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The Sports Economist often posts interesting articles on the economic impact of sports stadiums on the surrounding communities. This is one of those topics that’s difficult to really follow closely because for one thing it’s kinda boring and another, it’s an emotional thing so it can be hard to get unbiased facts. This post shows…
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The ACC is considering experimenting with instant replay for football next year. They aren’t yet sure what form the experiment would take. One obvious issue is that not all ACC games are televised. How would they ensure complete camera coverage in those games? Even if the ACC decides to go forward, they’d need to wait…
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NC State running back TA McClendon has decided to leave school one year early and enter the NFL draft. It’s an interesting decision for TA. When he’s healthy, he’s as good as any back in the country (except maybe for Adrian Peterson or Reggie Bush). He’s a big, powerful runner who is hard to bring…
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Ken Pomeroy is on the warpath again. He loves correcting incorrect but popular notions. One of his favorite targets is the myth that free throw shooting is a lost art. The latest article that Ken attacks is by Rice head coach Willis Wilson. Wilson claims that “percentages from the charity stripe have declined in recent…
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Former world and US track champion Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years by the US Anti Doping Agency for taking various illegal subtances. What’s particularly interesting about this is that Collins never failed any tests. She was convicted solely based on documents that detailed her relationship with BALCO. The documents specified what she was…
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Yeah, it was an easy and obvious title, but sometimes you have to pluck the low-lying fruit. Anyway, congratulations to Coach K for reaching yet another milestone, win number 700. Krzyzewski is still going strong, so expect these sorts of career achievement celebrations to continue off and on for the next ten years or so.…
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In their Return to Reynolds series, GoPack.com put up an article about the game in 1983 when Derrick Whittenburg broke his foot. I’m really glad they picked this one, because it’s one of those significant details of history that is often forgotten. That ’83 State team is of course famous for running the table in…