i thought we had @ Miami as well

1/2/2007 11:18:06 PM

^ yeah, you're probably right b/c we always play a random team from the Coastal Division along with UNC... (plus we're done with the two-season rotation with Georgia Tech...)


Btw... I just realized that we're playing Orange Bowl Champion top-10 ranked Louisville next year at home in "the Carter" with most of their starters returning...

CAN'T WAIT TO GET A TICKET NEXT YEAR TO SEE THAT GAME!!!

1/3/2007 12:13:13 AM

http://www.cfbpalace.net/index.php?module=TeamPage&func=futureSchedules&tid=17

1/3/2007 8:46:34 AM

^^Hopefully Michael Bush and Brian Brohm will enter the draft. They are both juniors.

If those two don't enter the draft Louisville could be as high as #2 preseason.

1/3/2007 9:48:45 AM

Louisville
The Citadel
Central Florida
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Clemson
at Wake Forest
at Boston College
at Miami
at East Carolina
at Florida State

1/3/2007 10:57:52 AM

^ WHHEEEWWW WEEE, THOSE ARE SOME TOUGH AWAY GAMES NEXT SEASON!!!!!

1/3/2007 2:45:23 PM

With that schedule, I'm hoping TOB can pull a .583 season. For the idiots who don't want to do the math, that's 7-5. Although I would be satisfied with 6-6.

Guess we'll have to wait til summer/fall to figure out the starting QB.

1/3/2007 3:23:50 PM

^ why wouldn't you just say 7-5?

1/3/2007 4:39:20 PM

i know right....guess i'm an idiot...no just lazy

1/3/2007 5:38:51 PM

^^ because he wants to make those of us who aren't poli-sci math-wizards feel jealous.

1/3/2007 6:20:15 PM

any word on our DC?

1/3/2007 9:10:46 PM

Just got bored at work, that's all.

I thought TOB was going to have his staff in order by Jan 3? I know most of which are in order, but what about the rest? Any word? What else is left other than DC?

1/3/2007 9:46:42 PM

any links to our staff as of today?

1/4/2007 4:46:06 PM

Packpride is mentioning Mike Archer DC at Kentucky. Never heard of him but I read a little on the UK website - pretty strong resume.

1/4/2007 6:13:37 PM

for me to poop on

1/4/2007 6:54:39 PM

aha

1/4/2007 6:56:21 PM

Here's an N&O article on the Pack's interest with the Kentucky DC...


http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/index.php?title=pack_interested_in_kentucky_dc&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

1/4/2007 9:59:41 PM

so he was the DC that allowed the bluegrass miracle

1/4/2007 11:20:41 PM

chower for DC obviously

1/4/2007 11:35:26 PM

Louisville
The Citadel Wofford
Central Florida
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Clemson
at Wake Forest
at Boston College
at Miami
at East Carolina
at Florida State

1/5/2007 1:03:21 AM

I know Archer was at Kentucky, playing against great competition with a lack of good talent while on probation, but his defenses' stats are absolutely abysmal.

 
 
                   Avg     NCAA Rank
2003
Total Defense     382.25     66
Scoring Defense    26.8      69
Passing Defense   195.58     26
Rushing Defense   186.7      88

2004
Total Defense     428.36    102
Scoring Defense    31.0      85
Passing Defense   203.18     44
Rushing Defense   225.2     112

2005
Total Defense     439.55    103
Scoring Defense    34.1     107
Passing Defense   243.27     84
Rushing Defense   196.3     102

2006
Total Defense     453.38    118
Scoring Defense    28.4      99
Passing Defense   268.92    118
Rushing Defense   184.5     108

1/5/2007 1:07:15 AM

^ Yeah , but he has SOME head coaching experience and led LSU to a SEC championship back in the 80's....

Remember, he is currently the DC of KENTUCKY which doesn't have as much football support as LSU, we hope that, if hired, he will have alot of support with O'Brien and upgraded facilities as the Murphy Center...

KENTUCKY actually had a decent season this year, and won their bowl game....


A good read from a Lexington, KY news station (WTVQ 36)

Quote :

"Archer Interviews for N.C. State Job Thursday, Jan 04, 2007 - 09:47 PM Toby Gibbs Email to a Friend Printer Friendly Rich Brooks may be in the market for a new defensive coordinator. A UK spokesman told the Courier-Journal that Mike Archer has interviewed for the defensive coordinator position at North Carolina State. Archer was in North Carolina on Wednesday and returned today. Archer has connections at N.C. State as he and new Wolfpack head coach Tom O'Brien coached together at Virginia in the early 90's. ##### "

http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/news.apx.-content-articles-TVQ-2007-01-04-0015.html

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 1:52 AM. Reason : ^ Link URL]

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 1:58 AM. Reason : ^Archer]

1/5/2007 1:48:21 AM

A good read of Mike Archer from wikipedia...

Quote :

"Archer came to LSU as an assistant coach in 1984 after being both a player and an assistant coach at Miami. He replaced Bill Arnsparger as LSU head coach in 1987, when Arnsparger left for the University of Florida to become athletic director. He was Arnsparger's defensive coordinator in 1985 and 1986, and was Arnsparger's hand-picked successor. When he took the job, he was 34 years old, and the youngest head coach in Division I-A football. Archer's first two years were memorable at LSU. In 1987, LSU finished in the top ten with a 10-1-1 record. It was LSU's first 10-win season in more than 25 years. He followed it up with a SEC Championship in 1988, and an 8-4 record. The season was also famous for the "Earthquake Game," a 7-6 victory over Auburn University, which would ultimately be the deciding factor in LSU's SEC Championship. After leaving LSU, Archer remained in coaching, but strictly as a defensive coach. In 1991, he became linebackers coach at the University of Virginia. In 1993, Archer became linebackers coach and assistant head coach at the University of Kentucky. He moved on to the NFL in 1996, where he served as linebacker coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers for seven years. However, Archer returned to the University of Kentucky as the defensive coordinator in 2003."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Archer

1/5/2007 2:09:33 AM

Spoke with Dantonio Burnette yesterday. He sounded optimistic about all these developments.

1/5/2007 1:48:10 PM

Quote :

"^ Yeah , but he has SOME head coaching experience and led LSU to a SEC championship back in the 80's...."

So?! Seriously...soooo what. This means dick to me.

1/5/2007 1:54:21 PM

I HATE playing cupcake games like wofford or E. Kentucky, why cant we play app state again, they were at least a decent 1-aa opponent

1/5/2007 1:54:33 PM

can a premie member post this story

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=606747&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnorthcarolinastate.scout.com%2f2%2f606747.html

1/5/2007 5:26:44 PM

We could really use at least one minority hire on the defensive side of the ball (don't have one on offense).

1/5/2007 7:16:59 PM

might be nothing but Espn is reporting Chuck Pagano will be our DC
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2722400

Quote :

"The Raiders are expected to retain most of their defensive staff, although defensive backs coach Chuck Pagano will depart to accept the defensive coordinator job at North Carolina State."

1/6/2007 5:13:24 PM

^he's taking the DC job at UNC. Once again, ESPN is wrong.

1/6/2007 5:15:32 PM

i thought that name sounded familiar, my mistake

1/6/2007 5:18:11 PM

Update on Mike Archer....

Apparently, the Pittsburgh Steelers may be interested in hiring Mike Archer for their DC job per the top two candidates to replace Bill Cowher... Just speculation now though

Quote :

"Archer decision by Wednesday If you have not heard yet, Mike Archer has interviewed with North Carolina State to become their next defensive coordinator under new coach Tom O'Brien whom he had coached with at Virginia in 1991. According to some media accounts, the deal is worth $500,000, including incentives, per year for three years. Add to that the fact that WKYT in Lexington is reporting that former Steelers assistants Ken Whizenhunt and Russ Grimm are targets for head coaching positions in the NFL and both are interested in bringing Archer in as their defensive coordinators. "

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/catsfan/2007/01/archer-decision-by-wednesday.html

1/7/2007 12:51:50 AM

grrr, rawr

1/7/2007 12:45:07 PM

lol, the Raiders try to hire Marc Trestman as the head coach.

1/7/2007 5:20:04 PM

he used to coach there at some level

1/7/2007 5:38:45 PM

^^Try OC

1/7/2007 5:39:25 PM

Al Davis must not watch state football.

1/7/2007 10:10:19 PM

Quote :

"Al Davis must not watch state football."

1/7/2007 10:50:55 PM

The Raiders made the Super Bowl with Trestman calling plays with Rich Gannon at QB.

Some of you all are just dumb. Trestman was not the problem.

1/7/2007 11:45:58 PM

trestman was def not the problem

1/8/2007 12:45:48 AM

Quote :

"According to the University of Kentucky, defensive coordinator Mike Archer has resigned to take the same coaching position at NC State. Archer and Wolfpack coach Tom O’Brien coached together for 2 years at Virginia, and has spent the last 4 seasons running the Wildcats defense."

Sweetness

1/10/2007 7:36:38 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2722544

Special Teams and D-line Coachs from BC are coming

[Edited on January 13, 2007 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

1/13/2007 10:37:34 PM

hopefully minus the kicking coach

1/13/2007 10:40:55 PM

is this new stuff? it is on the front page of ESPN's college football section

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2742630

Quote :

" RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State hired former Philadelphia Eagles assistant Mike Reed as its defensive backs coach on Thursday. Reed served as the Eagles' defensive assistant-quality control coach the past four seasons. Andy McCollum, the former head coach at Middle Tennessee who spent last season as a scout for the Tennessee Titans, was also hired to coach the Wolfpack linebackers. "Both of these coaches bring unique experiences to our staff," new coach Tom O'Brien said. "I'm glad to have our complete staff in place and am confident that each coach has the same goal that I do for NC State football: to produce champions in the classroom, in the community and on the football field." McCollum, 47, was the head coach at Middle Tennessee from 1999-2005 and guided the Blue Raiders through their transition from Division I-AA to I-A. He was fired after his fourth consecutive losing season and an overall record of 34-45."

1/27/2007 2:48:16 PM

oh shit, Austin Peay, Clarksville TN represent


Lets Go Peay!







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1/27/2007 2:49:30 PM

^^already been posted about twice, but his was probably the better place for it

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1/27/2007 4:28:21 PM