Give him free duke and unc basketball season tickets.. lol

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"Desperate NC State Trying to Lure Coach by Offering Duke, UNC Tickets Having seen Texas’ Rick Barnes and Memphis’ John Calipari spurn their offers in recent weeks to take over NC State’s basketball team, the school has turned to an unorthodox – but no doubt brilliant – tactic to lure the new face of the program. “We’re willing to pay top dollar for a new coach to replace Herb Sendek,” said NC State athletics director Lee Fowler, “but so far that hasn’t been enough. So now we’re offering season tickets for both Duke and North Carolina basketball. We’re pretty sure that will do the trick.” College basketball analysts say NC State’s decision is a major step forward for the program. “The thing with NC State always has been that they’re alumni, boosters and fans are under the insane delusion that the Wolfpack program is on the same level with Duke and North Carolina,” said Jay Bilas of ESPN. “Of course, any intelligent person knows that idea is lightyears from the truth. But at least this shows they’re starting to come to grips with their reality. It’s basically saying: ‘Come to NC State. Not only will you be close to great programs like Duke and UNC, but you’ll also get to go to their games free of charge.’” Fowler says NC State’s proximity to Durham and Chapel Hill makes the Wolfpack job very attractive. “I think a young, up-and-coming coach will be a great fit for us,” said Fowler. “Not only will he be able to put an ACC team on his resume, but by being so close to top-notch schools like Carolina and Duke, he’ll be able to watch them closely and absorb how they do things so he can become a better coach and maybe even win a national championship one day after he leaves NC State.” And while coaching the Wolfpack will be the job’s top priority, NC State claims it will be open to their new coach’s outside interests. “Some nights we have games at the same time Duke and Carolina are playing,” said Fowler. “So it’s going to suck for our new coach to have to miss some of their games. But we’re more than willing to be flexible with this. If there’s a really big game he wants to see – like Duke-Maryland or UNC-Wake Forest or something like that – we’ll let him take the night off to see it and have an assistant coach in his place. And honestly, whatever it is that prospective coaches want, we’re willing to do it. Please make sure that goes in the article because we really, really need a coach. It’s getting pretty desperate around here.” Bilas thinks that with all of NC State’s new selling points, it won’t be long before their new coach is announced. “NC State is a great job,” said Bilas, “because good schools like Duke and North Carolina are only a short drive away.” "

http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volume5/2006-0419-ncstate.html

[Edited on April 22, 2006 at 10:26 AM. Reason : .]

4/22/2006 10:20:48 AM

pickle is usually good for a laugh or two

4/22/2006 10:25:01 AM

Its no Brushback though.

4/22/2006 11:54:20 AM

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"and maybe even win a national championship one day after he leaves NC State"

haha, way to think positively

4/22/2006 2:28:45 PM