tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909668920299045822011-11-27T19:19:39.458-05:00NC State athletics, Carolina Panthers football, and related storiesStruttin' Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548687286685207013noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490966892029904582.post-91490370905062756202007-10-13T15:56:00.000-04:002007-10-13T15:57:05.588-04:00

The Panthers hope Testaverde will be ready after a five-day crash course. With Jake Delhomme set to undergo season-ending elbow surgery and David Carr missing practice and walking gingerly Wednesday with a back injury, Testaverde could be Carolina's best option. "He's a guy we were fortunate enough to find at this point in the season," coach John Fox said. Joining his sixth franchise,

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It's a good thing David Carr had a pretty good game Sunday, because now he's our #1 QB... for the rest of the season!Jake will be having Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. While in surgery, doctors will address another partially torn tendon in the same elbow that has bothered Jake for a few years now.

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There seems to be a way to watch NFL games on your computer, for free. I'm not sure if it is legal, but, without saying I have done it, I can tell you it works.Go here: http://streamednfl.blogspot.com/And you will have to download either SOPcast Download or TVants Download on that page. Links for both are on the right side menu.Do at your own risk, I would imagine the NFL wouldn't like people

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Safety Deke Cooper and Defensive End Mike Rucker are on this week's Injured List as of Sunday morning. Deke is officially "questionable". Rucker is listed as "probable".What kind of intel does David Carr bring to the table. The former number 1 overall pick of the Texans started at QB for 5 seasons there. If anyone should know their offense it's him.It'll be a homecoming of sorts for Mario

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When a four-story condominium building across the street from the Carolina Panthers' practice fields went up several years ago, the running joke had the team's divisional opponents pooling their money to buy a unit on the top floor.When the building caught fire a few years later, the joke was the Panthers had something to do with it.Today, the condos are still there, but the view has changed.

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The Panthers signed former Redskins TE Christian Fauria on Tuesday. This gives Carolina experience at tight end with the release of Michael Gaines earlier this year. Current starting TE, Jeff King, is only in his second season, while even his backups are both rookies. Fauria has 13 seasons of NFL play under his belt.

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Steve Smith had a 68-yard touchdown catch and Drew Carter added a pair of receiving scores as the Carolina Panthers defeated the St Louis Rams 27-13 on Sunday. Jake looked solid, and the defense played very well. An encouraging start to a unknown season.

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This offseason, Kerry Colbert was trying to stay on the team.Now he's the #2 WR, opposite Steve Smith."I really just kept faith in myself and didn't believe what other people were saying or what I heard," Colbert said Wednesday. "That's kind of how I dealt with it."

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It's official, the Panthers inked deals with S Marquand Manuel and CB Dante Wesley on Monday.Marquand is a 6th year player out of U of Florida. Last year for the Packers he tallied a career high of 81 tackles (62 solo) and ran an INT back for a TD. In 2002 he was the 6th rd pick of the Bengals.Dante Wesley comes home to Carolina, where he played 4 seasons before defecting to the Bears last

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One good feeling I have coming away from watching State lose to lowly UCF this past weekend was the performance of Sophomore WR Donald Bowens. He will be another in the long line of State WRs playing on Sundays. Let's hope Beck can get him the ball successfully the rest of the season. Bowens might lead the league in yards after catch if he gets an adequate number of receptions.

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The Carolina Panthers made four roster moves Sunday, agreeing to terms with free agent cornerback Dante Wesley and claiming three players off waivers - quarterback Matt Moore from Dallas, tight end Marcus Freeman from Baltimore and tackle Frank Omiyale from Atlanta.To make room on the roster, the Panthers waived offensive tackle Rashad Butler, a former third-round draft pick, and center Will

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Dalton Bell threw for almost 8,000 yards and 62 TDs at Division II West Texas A&M. With a season-ending wrist injury to reserve quarterback Brett Basanez, the undrafted rookie quarterback has a chance to make the regular season roster. Yesterday, Bell took some snaps with the first string.

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Panthers linebacker Dan Morgan will see his first game action in about a year Friday. Dan hasn't played since last year's season opener when he suffered a concussion. What a difference I hope he makes this season! Above all though, I hope my man stays healthy, in the head.

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Needing another experienced safety, the Panthers acquired two-year veteran Chris Harris yesterday from the Chicago Bears for a fifth-round choice in the 2008 draft."According to our scouts and coaches he's an instinctive player, and we feel he can come in here and compete," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said."I think we're fortunate the Bears have a real surplus at that position," Hurney

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Trying out for our Panthers 53-man roster is 28 year old linebacker Philippe Gardent (6'1" 240 lbs). This member of France's national bobsled team passed up the Olympics to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL some day.Is he good? He was the first European-born player to claim NFL Europa MVP. Last year he led the league with 70 tackles and was co-Defensive POTY. This year he had 77 tackles and

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A provision expected in the final state budget would allow fans at Carolina Panthers games to buy alcohol one hour earlier than the law now allows on Sundays. North Carolina alcoholic beverage control laws prohibit Sunday sales before noon. But lawmakers wrapping up their negotiations agreed to allow beer to be sold starting at 11 a.m. The change appears to apply only to sales in the stands of

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Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser died on Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack shortly after jogging. Prosser was rushed to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.Prosser, 56, was one of the most well-liked coaches in the industry and known for his witty and sarcastic sense of humor.He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to high school at Carnegie before attending the United

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ESPN is ranking all 119 D-1 football teams from the '97-'06 span. Just a few minutes ago numbers 26-50 was published. NC State comes in at a respectable #40 given last years horrid season. State ranks ahead of ACC counterparts: Duke, WF, UNC, and Virginia.Says ESPN's Mark Schlabach:The Wolfpack had nearly two dozen NFL draft picks during former coach Chuck Amato's tenure, but won only 23 games in

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The Carolina Panthers start camp tomorrow. Here are some things to keep in mind going into the pre-season scramble:- How will our secondary look? Other than Mike Minter, there's little experience or stability. We need someone to step up and claim a position.- Who will step up and compliment Steve Smith? The Panthers have a stable of young talented receivers, but talent alone doesn't make a team

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PRESEASON SCHEDULE:8/11 at NY Giants8/17 at Philadelphia8/24 vs. New England8/30 vs. Pittsburgh*Players report for camp on July 27thTake note: Dan Henning is out, Jeff Davidson is in. Davidson was Offensive Coordinator for the Browns. the main change will be a zone-blocking philosophy. And watch to see who takes the #2 WR spot with Meshawn gone.

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While David Carr will not be a starter (at least in the near future), he was definitely a high profile free agent pickup. Carr has spent most of his NFL career flat on his ass in Houston. If Delhomme were to get hurt or prove ineffective, Carr could very well get a legit shot to run with things. While it might be easy to declare Carr a bust and be done with it, you could just as easily argue

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NC State- - -We Know: The Wolfpack have two big, positively hunky juniors, Toney Baker (6-0, 232) and Andre Brown (5-10, 225) who were top ten running back recruits and have methodically slogged their way to 2,500 yards in two years. We Think: New coordinator Dana Bible - late of the bran-infused B.C. attack - will fix whatever hitch in the playcalling mechanism led NC State to skew passward

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"Today, Big East football is better than ACC football" says DICK JERARDI of Philly.com*see full article here*Just as a reminder (since it's hard to differentiate which team play basketball, which teams play football, and what few teams do both!) here are the Big East teams... in football:.nobrtable br { display: none }   Team Over-All W-L Conf. W-L

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I was scouring rosters at www.eurobasket.com and found our boy Engin Atsur as a STARTER for BENETTON TREVISO. Details: Benetton Treviso signed Atsur to a three-year contract. He played for Turkey last summer at the World Championships in Japan, where he posted 6.1 points and 1.2 assists per game in nearly 16 minutes during 9 appearances as his team placed sixth. Atsur is the second guard to join

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Two weeks after the start of Raleigh's lawn irrigation restrictions, inspectors are continuing to cite unexpectedly large numbers of residents, many of them in four large residential developments.More people were caught Monday for breaking the alternate-day rules than on the first day of the water restrictions, July 2. On that first day, enforcement officers issued warning notices to 31 offenders

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Rutgers top assistant football coach Chris Demarest was charged with assault after an altercation in a bar at the New Jersey shore.Demarest has been the defensive secondary coach at Rutgers for three years. In March, he was promoted to assistant head coach. Before coming to Rutgers, he was defensive backs coach at N.C. State from 2000-2003 and a graduate assistant at Florida State from 1998-99.

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All 12 of ECU's football games this year will be on tv. Coupled with the five previously announced on-air listings by ESPN and CSTV, the Pirates' remaining seven games were picked up by the local NBC affiliate and regional sports network.Yeah, I'm pissed off too!

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Here are some highlites from an article TOB's first year here at State:N.C. State boasts premium facilities and rabid fans, essential elements (TOB) hadn't previously inherited; the Wolfpack has a natural in-state recruiting base that he, a proven Division I-A head coach with regional ties and a veteran staff, can use to establish the consistency that was his hallmark at Boston College.Offensive

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Maybe not this season but soon. O'Brien brings a new level of discipline to the program after Chuck Amato's departure. But is there enough talent to win six games? First, the Wolfpack must find a quarterback. Daniel Evans threw six touchdowns and 11 interceptions last season. Nebraska transfer Harrison Beck will push him. The defense will be stout under new coordinator Mike Archer, who has a star

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It is mid-April and time for the first edition of the Scout.com National Top 100. Here are the NC State recruits on the list. All 3 are being recruited by Florida. Other notable schools like FSU, Clemson, Auburn, Alabama, Virginia, and UNC are in the mix too. It will be interesting to see if TOB can keep the NC recruits here, seeing as how CTC was criticized, albeit unfairly sometimes, for

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Bringing a tradition he observed while coaching with George Welsh at Virginia, new Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien took in the fruits of several months of planning by the football administration Friday.More than 300 former Wolfpack football players – from Woody Jones (Class of 1941) to Tank Tyler and A.J. Davis (Class of 2006) – accepted the new head coach’s invitation to gather at the Dail Practice

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