some young guys are stepping up and outperforming the veterans

True freshman Cole Blankenship finished up high school classes 4 months ago, enrolled in college in January and cracks the 2-deep

Rarely used soph. OL Alex Barr beat out regular junior Cameron Fordham for the starting right guard spot. Dude is a bear at 6'7" / 326 lbs.

Redshirt Freshman LB M.J. Salahuddin beating out 3 seniors for the starting MLB

Redshirt Freshman DT K'Hadree Hooker cracked the 2-deep over Gray and Buntyn

Other notes:
sucks for redshirt senior LB Ryan Cheek. Poor guy has stuck with it for 4 years, served on special teams and as a back-up at LB the past 2 seasons to Lucas and Cole, and doesn't even crack the spring 2-deep. And gets beat out by a freshman and a walk-on

4/18/2013 10:11:04 AM

Why wouldn't DJ Green be a redshirt junior?

4/18/2013 10:22:36 AM

I guess he played as a true freshman and his suspension last year couldn't be counted as a redshirt year?

4/18/2013 10:36:55 AM

because I guess the penalty for his banned-substance issue was that he had to forfeit an eligibility year instead of redshirting it

4/18/2013 10:37:17 AM

^ & ^^ are correct

For the record, Doeren was on 99.9 yesterday afternoon and basically said that the "life with out Jacoby" quote was inaccurate or out of context and that the story was misleading and misrepresented what he actually said.

4/18/2013 10:49:41 AM

to me he sounded less than confident about the current qb crop to me

4/18/2013 10:54:34 AM

yeah especially the comment awhile back about going with the QB that makes the least amount of mistakes.

4/18/2013 11:35:31 AM

Repost -

4/18/2013 12:17:47 PM

4/18/2013 12:24:40 PM

Two things that stand out about that video

-Holy shit Coach D is a breath of fresh air from TOB. The guys have to love playing him.

-Love to see Jacoby Brissett's enthusiasm during the drills (#12). I'm hoping for the best with Stocker and Thomas, but Brissett already looks like a leader.

4/18/2013 2:54:26 PM

Who's the burly bearded long-hair in front of Doeren?

[Edited on April 18, 2013 at 3:22 PM. Reason : ]

4/18/2013 3:06:59 PM

-we need an indoor practice facility

4/18/2013 3:18:09 PM

Team elects Leadership Council:

Jarvis Byrd - DB
Dontae Johnson - DB
Darryl Cato-Bishop - DL
Art Norman - DL
DJ Green - LB
Zach Gentry - LB
Ryan Cheek - LB
Tony Creecy - RB
Milton Hall - RB
Anthony Talbert - TE
Asa Watson - TE
Quintin Payton - WR
Rashard Smith - WR
Jacoby Brissett - QB
Pete Thomas - QB
Duran Christophe - OL
Rob Crisp - OL
Joe Thuney - OL
Niklas Sade - Specialist
Scott Thompson - Specialist

Also, I saw a mistake I made yesterday:

Quote :

"Redshirt Freshman LB M.J. Salahuddin "

M.J. is a true sophomore. He appeared in nearly every game last season on special teams.

4/19/2013 2:23:28 PM

That seems like a pretty larger list for team leaders.

4/19/2013 7:04:44 PM

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55306/acc-post-spring-power-rankings-3,

(#13)

5/8/2013 5:51:04 PM

^^ well there are 100+ guys on the team. So having 2-3 guys per position group really isn't that large of a number.

5/8/2013 6:46:52 PM

How many specialists do we have?

5/8/2013 11:46:11 PM

TE Anthony Talbert is no longer on the team. Wonder why that is......

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1290610.html

5/9/2013 11:53:37 PM

He graduated (supposedly), and has hardly seen the field. Probably ready to move on. Good luck to him.

5/10/2013 10:21:17 AM

good luck big guy.......

5/10/2013 10:36:46 AM

probably got upset that he wasnt the only TE team leader.

5/10/2013 10:41:52 AM

probably........

5/10/2013 10:53:22 AM

I bet he transfers to Wisconsin, wins the Big 10 Championship, and is in the running for Rookie of the Year in the NFL next year.

5/10/2013 10:57:41 AM

Am I the only one around here that didn't know that Nerlens Noel's brother, Rodman, is a LB here at State?

5/13/2013 2:01:07 PM

Most likely

5/13/2013 2:06:13 PM

yes pretty much.

5/13/2013 3:42:01 PM

Have we got a new rival?

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/lee-fowler-named-interim-ad-at-usc-upstate/12448062/

5/15/2013 3:47:15 PM

How Lee Fowler got another job is beyond me. I don't even mean another AD job, but just a job in general

5/15/2013 3:49:39 PM

whats he doing in Southern California??

5/15/2013 5:34:19 PM

^

I know right?

5/15/2013 5:43:05 PM

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/9275145/2014-nfl-draft-teddy-bridgewater-leads-top-5-quarterbacks-next-year-draft

Kiper lists Pete Thomas as a QB he likes.

5/15/2013 11:14:52 PM

Quote :

"@StateCoachD: So proud of the @PackFootball team this Spring semester. Their team GPA of 2.719 is the highest in the history of the program. #1Pack1Goal"

5/20/2013 9:16:19 AM

^^ certainly you realize only a small number of us have ESPN insider...

can someone at least post what he says about Thomas? i really don't care about the rest of the article

5/20/2013 9:23:06 AM

He didn't write anything about Thomas, just listed him with a few others that he "liked".

The article has his top 5: Bridgewater, Boyd, Manziel, Mariota, and McCarron with a write up. Then a second tier "Next Up": David Fales, Braxton Miller, Logan Thomas, Bo Wallace, and Derek Carr with a few sentences. Then a list of "More I like": Aaron Murray, Bryn Renner, Stephen Morris, Keith Price, Pete Thomas, and Taylor Kelly.

5/20/2013 9:52:41 AM

thanks.

i guess Thomas is the definition of a dark horse. good potential for success, but no one's really sure what he'll do

5/20/2013 10:16:26 AM

I have to admit, this is the most excited I have been about a State season in a long time. Just the unknown with the new coach, QB and all

5/20/2013 11:04:19 AM

Lol bryn renner lol

I mean i know he is the best qb unc has ever had, but that isn't saying much

5/20/2013 11:22:54 AM

Quote :

"I have to admit, this is the most excited I have been about a State season in a long time. Just the unknown with the new coach, QB and all"

Let's try not to get our hopes up.

5/20/2013 11:41:03 AM

I am not necessarily thinking it will be really good... just different. NOT a TOB snooze fest

5/20/2013 11:44:29 AM

^That's me. I don't expect anything but at the same time I'm much more interested in watching the upcoming season, especially when compared to this time last summer. At least we'll look different in the ways we fail this year.

5/20/2013 12:03:51 PM

I am predicting that this season will be:
Louisiana Tech
Richmond
Clemson
Central Michigan
At Wake Forest
Syracuse
At Florida State
UNC
At Duke
At Boston College
East Carolina
Maryland

5/20/2013 12:45:40 PM

Switch Syracuse and Duke and that's basically what i think.

5/20/2013 12:48:24 PM

well at least it will start better than last year...

5/20/2013 1:18:09 PM

Ah ha

5/20/2013 1:20:39 PM

will it?

5/20/2013 1:22:26 PM

Jaybee, why do you enjoy being called an obese troll?

[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 1:26 PM. Reason : ]

5/20/2013 1:26:37 PM

???

I was commenting, for the first time obviously since he just posted it, that JasonNCSU85's prediction has a better start to the year than last year.

5/20/2013 1:27:45 PM

come on man, we all know that's at least the 10th time you've posted that phrase in the last month. you really enjoy being called a fat troll.

5/20/2013 1:36:28 PM

Well sorry Jason, I can't comment on your interesting post.

5/20/2013 1:45:25 PM

Quote :

"Joe Schad @schadjoe Mitchell: "Bottom line is I want to win, and I want to win now. They have the best opportunity for success and just had one missing piece." Joe Schad @schadjoe "I like the culture, coaches, expectations within the program all the way at the top, and most importantly chemistry," BMitchell said. Joe Schad @schadjoe Former Arkansas QB Brandon Mitchell said Monday he will enroll at NC State"

The QB competition in Fall camp should be interesting.



[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 7:20 PM. Reason : now with quotes]

5/20/2013 7:13:31 PM