NCSU Frontcourt gets big boost with Painter commitment

The commitment of 6'9" 220 lb. Deshawn Painter to N.C. State Wednesday makes me feel so much better about where the Wolfpack is heading into basketball season in October. 

Ranked in the top-100 in the country by Scout.com, Painter could have an immediate impact on the lineup when he arrives in Raleigh. Painter's addition to the 2009 class, which includes six players total, has to make Sidney Lowe feel good. Even without John Wall I think the Pack will be fine. 

Following Painter's commitment, PackPride released a projected roster for the upcoming season. It features nine sophomores and freshmen and only two seniors. Things are most definitely looking up for Wolfpack basketball. 

Is Baseball making a run?

The baseball team hasn't looked great this season, to say the least. But the series win against the Tar Heels over the weekend has gone a long way to at least build some confidence heading into the final stretch of the season. The Pack still has a chance to make the ACC Tournament and once you're in that thing, anything can happen. 

N.C. State is going to have to sweep Clemson this weekend and have UNC sweep Boston College to make the postseason, but the team seems confident following its wins over Carolina. 

GoPack - Baseball hopes to seize momentum

I don't see the baseball team making the ACC Tournament, but if it can play well to close out the season it will go a long way in helping the young players who will be back next year. 

Thoughts on graduation

Today is officially my last day as a student at N.C. State and the fact that I'm graduating tomorrow is beginning to sink in. It's not so much that "wow I'm ready to graduate and conquer the world feeling," it's actually the "holy crap I'm graduating and have no job" feeling. 

But as I look back on my time at N.C. State, it's filled with positive memories. Not so many positive memories regarding my beloved Wolfpack, but positive memories nonetheless. 

While my time in Raleigh wasn't filled with bowl games or NCAA Tournament appearances, I have a feeling there will be many more in the near future. 

Football is where it needs to be and Tom O'Brien has the Pack on the right track for continued success. J.P. Giglio picking N.C. State to win the Atlantic Division this fall is no surprise and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if the Pack did it. I'm not getting my hopes quite that high, but you never know. It could happen. 

The basketball program, while still very frustrating, is moving in the right direction. It's just painfully slow at this point. The incoming recruting class will play well and the recruiting during the next two years will make or break the Sidney Lowe era. If he gets some players, he could be here for a while. If not, he may only have a couple years left. But it is getting better -- slowly. 

Sorry for the graduation sob story, but I was just doing some reflecting on life and what the last four years have been like. 

John Wall is an idiot

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I am officially over John Wall and his hype. 

He just doesn't understand what he's got in front of him. Like hundreds of other kids, he's putting his future (which looked about as bright as the sun) on the line. 

At this point I could care less if N.C. State gets him. We don't need trash in the program. I know the breaking and entering charge wasn't anything to serious and he didn't technically steal anything, but come on. Why even put yourself in the position to do anything stupid? This proves State doesn't need him.