Cheering For Anyone Else Is For Quitters 2012-02-08T23:59:26Z http://www.backingthepack.com/rss/fanshots 2012-02-08T23:59:26Z 2012-02-08T23:59:26Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2012/2/8/2784292/backing-the-pack-joins-us-with-info-about-the-wolfpack">I hope you people are happy with my prediction for tomorrow's&nbsp;game.</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/8/2785746/i-hope-you-people-are-happy-with-my-prediction-for-tomorrows-game Akula Wolf 2012-02-08T20:53:59Z 2012-02-08T20:53:59Z <blockquote> <p>Source: Maryland QB Danny O'Brien is leaving. Met with Randy Edsall today and will transfer. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DanHellie/status/167346496231051264">Danny O'Brien is leaving Maryland.</a> Ditto OL Max Garcia, who started in all 12 games last season.</p> <p>(<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DannyOBrien5/status/167359882029305857">Or not</a>.)</p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/8/2785326/source-maryland-qb-danny-obrien-is-leaving-met-with-randy-edsall Akula Wolf 2012-02-08T00:31:54Z 2012-02-08T00:31:54Z <img alt="Macrocosm" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/239542/macrocosm.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p><a href="http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/around-the-world-with-tracy-smith-1.2695836#.TzGY3lzOxi5" target="new">Macrocosm</a> <br />"My favorite city by far has to be Tel-Aviv," Smith said. "I actually enjoyed Israel for the time I was there. I stayed like 15 minutes from Javi and an hour from Courtney Fells..." </p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/7/2783474/macrocosm-my-favorite-city-by-far-has-to-be-tel-aviv-smith-said-i non_sequitur 2012-02-06T19:27:16Z 2012-02-06T19:27:16Z <blockquote> <p>[After a reporter pointed out that State went on runs of 12-0, 20-4, 13-2 and 11-2 over the course of the game] "That 12-0 run, the 7-point play was part of it, okay? And our radio people told us if you take away those runs that we outscored them by 19."</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.indyweek.com/triangleoffense/archives/2012/02/04/the-ballad-of-bzdelik-scott-woods-sharpshooting-propels-nc-state-over-wake-forest-87-76">Well, Jeff Bzdelik has us there.</a></p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/6/2775663/after-a-reporter-pointed-out-that-state-went-on-runs-of-12-0-20-4-13 Akula Wolf 2012-02-06T07:12:55Z 2012-02-06T07:12:55Z <blockquote> <p>This is one year when a lot of regulars — Villanova, Butler, N.C. State, UCLA, Arizona and Pitt — may not make the cut, and several mid-majors will get a chance to do some damage even if they don’t receive deserved seeds from the selection committee. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/syracuse-coach-jim-boeheim-ncaa-tournament-favorite-article-1.1017571?localLinksEnabled=false">That is very kind of you, Dick Weiss of the <em>New York Daily News</em>.</a> Do not do any research on this statement, as it is most certainly accurate.</p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/6/2774581/this-is-one-year-when-a-lot-of-regulars-villanova-butler-n-c-state Akula Wolf 2012-02-03T17:42:32Z 2012-02-03T17:42:32Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/accs-new-basketball-schedule-could-mean-less-nc-state-unc-matchups">The death spiral of round robin basketball scheduling&nbsp;continues</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>How can we be friends if we never hang out? </p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/3/2768915/the-death-spiral-of-round-robin-basketball-scheduling-continues ginger avenger 2012-02-02T21:57:53Z 2012-02-02T21:57:53Z <blockquote> <p>"This is just such a physical team and they play at such a pace, it's hard to match their physicality," [Donahue] said of State. "I thought the kids did a good job at it.</p> <p>"That was my thought coming into it -- we just couldn't get into an up and down game with this team. I don't like to play that way and we're not going to play that way, but for us to win, I've got to teach them how to compete." </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1155115.html">The Eagles took the air out, and the result was the slowest game they've played all season.</a></p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/2/2767272/this-is-just-such-a-physical-team-and-they-play-at-such-a-pace-its Akula Wolf 2012-02-01T21:07:56Z 2012-02-01T21:07:56Z <blockquote> <p>TOB: RJ Mattes (ankle) and Jarvis Byrd will miss spring ball. Moose Greene and DJ Green are probable for spring.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PackPride/status/164816348206206977">Injury update.</a></p></div> http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/2/1/2764647/tob-rj-mattes-ankle-and-jarvis-byrd-will-miss-spring-ball-moose Akula Wolf