Gabe Mayberry-Imagn Images I didn’t know a whole lot about the Cal Bears or its fanbase headed into this fall, I will admit, but as Bears fans have garnered more attention on Twitter for all the meme-heavy work they do, I’ve noticed that we have a lot in common. For instance, did you know that Cal fans have a longstanding grudge against Mack Brown for the lobbying he … [Read more...] about Turns out Cal fans are the best friends we didn’t know we had
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Some ACC media member voted for Jeremiah Wilkinson over Cooper Flagg
By ADAM ZAGORIA One ACC media member voted for Cal freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson over Duke’s Cooper Flagg for ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year. In the poll released Tuesday, the 6-foot-9 Flagg received 53 votes of 54 votes with Wilkinson getting the other. We’ll probably never know which media member it was since the votes are anonymous, but that person was either … [Read more...] about Some ACC media member voted for Jeremiah Wilkinson over Cooper Flagg
ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 7
Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This is getting depressing 1. Clemson (last week: 49-14 W @ Wake Forest) The Fightin’ Dabos continue to look incredibly impressive since the season opening loss to Georgia. Cade Klubnik has been sensational since then, too, with a 17:1 TD:INT ratio over the last five games. The Tigers offense tallied 566 … [Read more...] about ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 7
Alim McNeill signs $97-million with Lions
Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images You know, Alim, NC State football COULD use an international airport. Alim McNeill is set to become one of the highest-paid interior defensive linemen in the NFL after agreeing to a four-year extension with the Detroit Lions that is worth $97 million, with $55 million guaranteed. This represents a wee bit of a raise from his expiring rookie … [Read more...] about Alim McNeill signs $97-million with Lions
NC State men’s hoops picked 8th, women 2nd in ACC
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Our beautiful dueling Final Four basketball programs are just a few weeks away from returning to the court, and the ACC preseason polls were released yesterday. On the men’s side, NC State was picked to finish eighth, or somewhere right in the chewy center of the ACC basketball standings. The Pomeroy Ratings suggest this is underrating … [Read more...] about NC State men’s hoops picked 8th, women 2nd in ACC