no way he was ever coming here - that just shows how delusional you are. we got played. Do you want me to list all the other coaches we thought were coming that never had any intention? Errr.



[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 11:09 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 11:08:01 PM

you dont know that. he himself said it was a last minute decision made after they returned to memphis. you may not believe him, and thats fine, but you have no proof otherwise

9/18/2012 11:11:16 PM

i've got a good feeling about this page

9/18/2012 11:12:28 PM

I don't trust that grease ball as far I can spit, maybe you do, and that is fine. but you are still missing the point.

9/18/2012 11:15:28 PM

no, you're missing the point. i've comprehended everything that you've said.

9/18/2012 11:18:13 PM

excellent point. You're on top of your game tonight.

9/18/2012 11:19:39 PM

2001 style

9/19/2012 12:12:53 AM

Based on everything I've heard/read/whatever about the coaching search that ended in Lowe being hired, Calipari was definitely interested in our job. Apparently not interested enough to take it, but everything coming out of the situation suggested he was almost our coach.

9/19/2012 2:41:53 AM

The rumor was he was very interested but declined after finding out most of his Memphis recruits wouldn't ave gotten into NC State (UNC system standards).

9/19/2012 6:38:51 AM

^^^ I see myself in that pic

Washington would be a really good pickup

[Edited on September 19, 2012 at 6:41 AM. Reason : .]

9/19/2012 6:39:59 AM

^^ I'll bet those recruits would have gotten into UNC, though

9/19/2012 9:52:51 AM

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"^^^ I see myself in that pic"

I'm in it too.

9/19/2012 10:08:05 AM

Who's the hot milf in the red button down?

9/19/2012 10:44:09 AM

You need to get your eyes checked

9/19/2012 11:10:25 AM

i think i took that pic

it was at the red & white game where mean gene and slappy did that fishing dance where they hooked herb and he came shuffling in with his gills flapping

9/19/2012 12:02:46 PM

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"The rumor was he was very interested but declined after finding out most of his Memphis recruits wouldn't ave gotten into NC State (UNC system standards)."

"rumor", i.e. it's all speculation. I heard just as many rumors about him playing up for money as I did otherwise, so I am going with my gut here.

Does changing my previous statement to "Donovan-Barnes Delusional" make it better for you all? I stand by my tongue-in-cheek analogies.

[Edited on September 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM. Reason : .]

9/19/2012 5:29:38 PM

are you changing it or standing by it?

9/19/2012 6:01:57 PM

ugh

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9/19/2012 6:01:57 PM

standing by it, as I clearly said. The preceding comment was a rhetorical question, GeniuSxBoY. Look, I think there was no way Cal was coming - we got played - and I don't give a shit what that crook says. It doesn't matter anyway we got the better man in the end.

[Edited on September 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM. Reason : .]

9/19/2012 7:37:31 PM

you know it

Lowe 4 life

9/19/2012 7:53:16 PM

lol

9/19/2012 8:01:44 PM

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"It doesn't matter anyway we got the better man in the end."

this is hilarious. you paint a completely plausible scenario as delusional b/c you don't trust someone that you've never met, and then say in earnest that gottfried is better than the reigning national champ.

9/19/2012 8:19:10 PM

i dont have to have met Calipari to know he's a scumbag

and what was plausible about Calipari being our coach? some packpride rumors?

9/19/2012 8:24:00 PM

Quote :

"The vote had been taken. It was unanimous. John Calipari was leaving. He was going to accept the NC State job. Every assistant on the private jet flying through the spring night in 2006 from Memphis to Raleigh had his hand up. Assistant John Robic, who had been with Calipari at UMass, voted with his leg. It was their way of assuring the coach that they would all make the move to the new school with him. "Yeah, we were gone," Calipari said last Friday as he ate fried chicken in one of his many spots along Beale Street, within eyesight of the FedEx Forum. Calipari was enticed by NC State's commitment to the program, the financial considerations for his staff, and the challenge of facing the blue bloods at Duke and North Carolina."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3066270

9/19/2012 8:47:22 PM

seriously, who gives a shit either way?

9/19/2012 8:51:56 PM

Seriously. That jet has flown. Let it go.

9/19/2012 8:57:05 PM

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"and then say in earnest that gottfried is better than the reigning national champ."

Damn, you have horrible reading comprehension skills. I said better "Man" - not better shady recruiter of one-and-done teams. I'd rather have Gott than that win at all costs shitbag that would leave our school in sanctions. What's so fucking hard to understand about that?

9/19/2012 9:04:04 PM

Sounds like Barber felt comfortable.

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/highschool/dp-spt-anthony-barber-state-0920-20120919,0,1067965.story

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"But Barber, who plans to sign when the early period begins Nov. 14, said it was his call."

9/20/2012 6:22:36 AM

haha.. yeah, it's safe to say he was comfortable here.

Also, lol @ that site saying the interview was "exclusive" content only for subscribers, but you can just scroll down and read the whole article a piece at a time anyway.

9/20/2012 10:07:13 AM

sounds like he thinks Zo is gone next year and he'll start.

9/20/2012 10:09:48 AM

I would say that's a safe bet. Although beating out Lewis after he's got a year under his belt might be a bit tougher than he expects.

9/20/2012 10:31:58 AM

I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing three ball-handlers on the floor some times. Combos of Lewis/Turner/Barber/Purvis (if Purvis is still around).

9/20/2012 10:43:10 AM

i'm happy with the gott... let's move on...

9/20/2012 10:43:52 AM

Not gonna lie, that article makes me a tad bit cautiously optimistic that he will indeed sign and show up.

9/20/2012 1:40:28 PM

Torian Graham has been cleared by the NCAA and is looking to enroll somewhere for the spring semester.

9/20/2012 5:40:04 PM

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"Does changing my previous statement to "Donovan-Barnes Delusional" make it better for you all? I stand by my tongue-in-cheek analogies."

Thank God for small miracles. I know he chest bumped with Dean Smith once but he isn't a very good game coach and for a guy that would cost that much he hasn't won the big one or really come close in near a decade. If you're paying the big bucks you better be getting a champion.

9/20/2012 5:45:53 PM

^^ Seriously? Is he eligible for ACC Schools?

Tell him to commit to us for a third and final time.

9/20/2012 5:51:05 PM

He can't enroll in the spring and still be eligible to play this year can he?

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9/20/2012 6:06:46 PM

I don't know the rules, but is he not allowed to enroll in the spring and be eligible to play the spring semester?

9/20/2012 6:09:21 PM

I dont think so

9/20/2012 6:10:56 PM

So then what would be the advantage of enrolling in the Spring? Redshirt and have an extra semester of practice time?

9/20/2012 6:12:03 PM

I think that you can enroll in the spring and play in the spring. i remember some euro player doing

Also someone that transfers in before spring sits the fall but could play spring.

9/20/2012 6:15:44 PM

Well if he wanted to come to State and sit out then that's what he should do. However, I doubt that he'll do that if he can play for UCLA or Kentucky without having to sit. How does Kentucky always find their way into every recruiting conversation we have. I swear, I'm starting to hate them more than Carolina.

UCLA hasn't started school yet from what I'm hearing.

9/20/2012 6:17:04 PM

The Wolfpacker article said that he would be immediately eligible to play wherever he enrolled. Of course The Wolfpacker article also was relying on Torian for the information about him being cleared:

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"Mark Armstrong ?@ArmstrongWTVD Been told that Torian Graham has absolutely not been cleared for 2012. His stint at Pace Academy is Durham is what's problematic..."

9/20/2012 6:49:23 PM

continued

Quote :

"Mark Armstrong - @ArmstrongWTVD TG prob needs to Juco for 2 yrs to get D1 eligible. Torian is supposedly holding out hope for clearance but source told me 'no way in h---'"

9/20/2012 6:50:25 PM

dang, got my hopes up

9/20/2012 6:51:36 PM

#sources say kyle Washington has committed

9/23/2012 9:36:41 AM

9/23/2012 9:39:21 AM

Fuck yeah. Pack Pride just tweeted it!

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=5680683

9/23/2012 9:44:13 AM

This is HUGE for us!

9/23/2012 9:46:36 AM