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"Sat Sep 2 Isolated T-Storms 87°/71° 30% "

SWEET...DOWN TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN



although I was kinda looking forward to that high of 74...oh well.

[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 12:15 AM. Reason : ]

8/30/2006 12:14:36 AM

3 days and 17 hours till kickoff

8/30/2006 12:59:45 AM

i think "holy hell, only about 3 more days before the game"

and then i think

"Holy fuck, i still have 8 classes before the game"

highs to lows, i tell ya

8/30/2006 1:14:07 AM

I drove by CF today and they were welding the new video boards into place

8/30/2006 1:32:31 AM

^^^ Hey, rain doesn't stop college football....

8/30/2006 1:40:54 AM

^^like whoa
http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=429539



[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 1:42 AM. Reason : ^plane rain does]

8/30/2006 1:41:20 AM

http://media.libsyn.com/media/packpride/Boommm_0001.wmv

8/30/2006 2:04:57 AM

^SEXY

8/30/2006 8:11:13 AM

any ideas when they are going to paint the field? i'd guess today before the rain gets settled in here?

8/30/2006 8:16:14 AM

^^^ so is that the video for this year (i fucking hope so). or are we using some queer death metal song again.

8/30/2006 8:23:10 AM

I guess we only opted to take the death out of the song this year.

we are using some queer death metal song again.

[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 9:05 AM. Reason : -]

8/30/2006 9:05:34 AM

3 - A.J. Davis



Depth Chart: #1 Left Cornerback
Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Durham, NC
High School: Northern Durham
Height: 5-10
Weight: 191
Statistics (2005): 12 Games Played, 12 Games Started. 40 Tackles, 13 Assists, 2 For Loss (7 Yards). 9 Pass Break-Ups, 2 Interceptions (46 Yards).

In 2005: Broke up nine passes and tallied 53 tackles in his first year as a starter... Made two huge interceptions in the win at ninth-ranked Florida State, he also tallied a career-high nine tackles to tie for the team lead... Named the Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for that contest... Also tallied a career-high nine tackles in the win over the Seminoles... Named ACC Defensive back of the week vs. FSU... Tallied 27 of his tackles in the last four games of the season.

In 2004: Earned his first career start when the Pack opened in a dime package at Clemson... Played 38 less snaps in 2004 than in 2003, but tallied six more stops... Tallied a career-high tying six stops, including five first hits, versus North Carolina... Credited with half a sack versus Wake Forest... Co-recipient of the Most Dependable Defensive Back Award following spring drills.

In 2003: Ended his first year of collegiate competition with his best game, tallying a season-high six tackles, breaking up three passes and pulling down an interception in the win over Kansas in the Tangerine Bowl... Also saw action as a kickoff returner in that contest, returning five kicks for a gain of 108 yards... Picked off his first career pass and returned it 17 yards against No. 3 Ohio State, setting up a field goal that helped put the game into overtime... In for a season-high 60 snaps in the win at Texas Tech, he also broke up two passes in the double-overtime loss at No. 13 Florida State...?Tied for the team-lead in interceptions with a pair... Competed with the Wolfpack track teams at the 2004 ACC?Indoor and Outdoor Championships, he finished fourth in the indoor long jump (23'8-1/4), fourth in the indoor high jump (6'9), third in the outdoor long jump (24'1/4) and seventh in the outdoor high jump (6'6)... Named Most Dependable Cornerback following 2004 spring drills.

In 2002: Fractured his right fibula in the Wolfpack's second preseason scrimmage on August 14 and underwent surgery the next week... Had nine tackles and a tackle for loss in the one and a half scrimmages in which he competed... Was listed as the backup at left corner before the injury.

Prep: Played cornerback and wide receiver at Northern Durham High School for Coach Gary Merrill... Had 42 receptions for 709 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior... Also returned three kicks for touchdowns... At corner, intercepted two passes and notched 57 tackles as a senior... Had six career interceptions, three were returned for touchdowns... Ranked the top cornerback in the nation by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report, he also won first-team All-America honors from that publication... Named North Carolina's male high school athlete of the year by the NCHSAA... As a junior, caught 30 passes for 700 yards and 18 touchdowns... Returned four punts for scores (three in one game against Orange County)... Holds the state record in the long jump with a 24'10”... 2002 NC Indoor Champion in Triple Jump (48-1) and the long jump (24-0.5)... Ranked as Rivals100.com's sixth-best cornerback in the nation... PrepStar/Sportsline Top 125 Dream Team Selection as the third-best defensive back in the nation and the #1 defensive back in the Atlantic region... 2001 Parade All-American... Fastest player at U.S. Army All-American Game... Majoring in communications with a media concentration... Born 5/29/83.

8/30/2006 10:58:14 AM

Im getting excited

8/30/2006 11:02:08 AM

ok i'll post it...




GO AJ haha

8/30/2006 12:13:39 PM

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"BLACK AND GOLD EXPECTED TO SWARM RALEIGH Anticipation and expectations are at an all-time high for Appalachian football in 2006 and the interest in the season opener at NC State is certainly no exception. Appalachian’s entire allotment of 3,300 tickets to the game were sold out within 58 minutes of them being put on sale to the general public on August 1. Additionally, a lottery system had to be established to ensure a fair distribution of tickets to the game for ASU students. Over 2,300 vouchers were distributed in four hours on Aug. 24 for the 375 tickets available to ASU students."

Not if I have any say in it. Let's throw balloons filled with red paint at the Happy Appies to rid ourselves of the disaster to our eyes that is the color combination of Black and Gold.

j/k black and gold isn't that bad, and the balloons filled with red paint will be reserved for Carolina students trying to paint our tunnel this year.

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8/30/2006 12:37:53 PM

so for those of you who were worried about it stormin this weekend, this is the updated projected path of the storm

it will be out of NC by friday morning; if anything, it may just be a little wet, but im thinkin no storms

8/30/2006 12:43:59 PM

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"balloons filled with red paint "

i like this idea

8/30/2006 12:44:15 PM

And that's another Wolfpack...

8/30/2006 2:18:50 PM

FIRST DOWN!!!

no, wait...

TOUCH DOWN

8/30/2006 2:25:56 PM

RED!

8/30/2006 2:27:33 PM

White!!!

8/30/2006 2:28:30 PM

Quote :

"BLACK AND GOLD EXPECTED TO SWARM RALEIGH"

Wow talk about exaggeration. 3300 people = swarm? Then what the fuck do you call it when every other ACC school sells out Duke's stadium for them. An invasion and occupation?




[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 2:50 PM. Reason : Black and Gold will be Black and Blue by halftime.]

8/30/2006 2:49:50 PM

i just hope we win......

8/30/2006 3:13:00 PM

we're gonna go 3-0. the bc game is a key crossroads of our season. if we can somehow win that game it will give us attention, ranking and confidence to compete the rest of the season. we must win at least 2 acc games.

8/30/2006 3:20:39 PM

^We are going to win at Hattiesburg????

We are worse this year than last year and we pulled one out of our ass against them here.

8/30/2006 3:29:49 PM

When we beat the "#1 ranked" App State it will only enforced the differece between 1-AA and 1-A. I think it's very similar to when people compare great college teams to NFL teams. The Detroit Lions would have kicked USC's ass the last few years.

8/30/2006 3:32:17 PM

Before you get too cocky if you don't think ASU could hang with or beat Duke or ECU, then you are wrong my friend.

8/30/2006 3:35:16 PM

I can agree with that, I guess I'm thinking of an average, go 6-6 in division 1 team. Not that we are that good or that bad, but it's an honest comparison.

8/30/2006 3:52:25 PM

i'd still put my money on ECU and Duke

Who is going to play at APP over ECU??
ECU is a division 1 school

8/30/2006 4:00:03 PM

^ And ECU has hot whores, not hairy hippie whores

8/30/2006 4:19:24 PM

and the hiv

8/30/2006 4:22:41 PM

Quote :

"we're gonna go 3-0. the bc game is a key crossroads of our season. if we can somehow win that game it will give us attention, ranking and confidence to compete the rest of the season. we must win at least 2 acc games."

thats better

Quote :

"Before you get too cocky if you don't think ASU could hang with or beat Duke or ECU, then you are wrong my friend."

Duke yes, ECU . . . not so sure about. They are much improved from recent memory.

8/30/2006 5:22:09 PM

time for us to post good pics of C-F. i need to see the heart of the Wolfpack football program.

8/30/2006 10:00:27 PM

Two from the VT game....one has Ron Mexico in it.





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8/30/2006 10:05:51 PM

8/30/2006 10:07:09 PM

8/30/2006 10:08:16 PM

anybody got any good ones that were taken during games?



i think this picture really shows why we have the smallest clearance between the stands and the sidelines.

[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 10:11 PM. Reason : ]

8/30/2006 10:11:14 PM

I've got that one from the VT game, but its between plays

8/30/2006 10:16:41 PM

8/30/2006 10:18:30 PM

8/30/2006 10:27:14 PM

there seem to be a lot more seats with backs this year

8/30/2006 11:08:25 PM

my seats are on that pic... i have the ones right next to the BIG aisle going down the center towards the goalposts

top row, first seats on the right



[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 11:24 PM. Reason : .]

8/30/2006 11:18:33 PM

2 - Darrell Blackman



Depth Chart: #1 Flanker
Class: Junior
Hometown: Williamsport, PA
High School: Williamsport Area
Height: 5-10
Weight: 209
Statistics (2005): 10 Games Played, 1 Game Started. 46 Carries, 203 Yards, 2 TD. 15 Receptions, 151 Yards, 1 TD. 20 Kickoff returns, 582 Yards. 21 Punt Returns, 122 Yards.

In 2005: Talented athlete who moved to wide receiver in the spring, after enjoying great success at tailback... Will line up at the flanker or "zebra" position... Led the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation in kickoff returns in 2005 with 29.1 yards per return... That mark was the fifth-best in Wolfpack single season history... The Wolfpack's career leader in kickoff return average with a 28.4 average... Averages 10.2 yards per punt return for his career, the eighth-best mark in school history... The first Wolfpack player to lead the ACC in kickoff returns since 1988... Earned second-team All-ACC honors as a specialist , he is listed as a first-team 2006 preseason All-ACC choice as a specialist by The Sporting News... A preseason All-ACC pick as a specialist by Blueribbon... That publication also ranks him the seventh-best return man in the nation for the upcoming season... A second-team rivals.com All-American... Also ranked 10th in the ACC in punt returns and ninth in all-purpose yardage, even though he did not see action from scrimmage against Georgia Tech and played just 15 snaps in the last three games... Tallied 161 yards on three kickoff returns against Clemson, that mark ranks third in school history and was the best mark in the ACC last season (tied for eighth nationally) ... His 138 yards against UNC was the eighth-best mark in school history at that point (now ninth)... His 538 yards of kickoff returns last season ranks fifth in school history... Earned the starter's job at tailback to open the season, he missed the start against Eastern Kentucky for being late to a meeting and then against Georgia Tech due to the ankle injury... The recipient of the second-longest pass of QB Jay Davis' career, he scored on the 70-yard grab versus Eastern Kentucky.

In 2004: Led the ACC and ranked third nationally in punt returns with a 17.83 average, even though he didn’t return a kick until the eighth game of the season... That was the best average ever for a Wolfpack freshman and ranks third in school history... NC State’s third-leading rusher with 206 yards... Posted the top two single-game punt return marks ever by a Wolfpack freshman with 103 versus Florida State and 85 versus East Carolina... Scored the Wolfpack’s only touchdown in the loss to No. 11 FSU, he ran a punt return back 87 yards, the third-longest return in school history... That was only his second game as a punt returner... Rushed for a career-high 90 yards in the loss at Clemson... Finished with a season-best three catches for 53 yards... Earned his first career start in his first collegiate game versus Richmond... Missed the Wake Forest game with an AC (shoulder) separation... Sat out most of 2005 spring workouts with a high ankle sprain.

Prep: Committed to NC State in spring of 2003 out of Williamsport (Pa.) Area High School, but attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va.... Rated the nation’s No. 35 non-high school prospect by Rivals.com... Rushed 220 times for 2,323 yards and 22 TDs while averaging 10.6 yards per carry in his senior season of high school... As a junior, gained 2,457 yards and scored 32 touchdowns... Set new school records with 6,775 career rushing yards and 70 touchdowns... One of 78 players chosen nationally to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he rushed for 86 yards on only six carries... 2002 First-Team Parade All-American selection... Ranked as the No. 3 running back nationally by Tom Lemming in 2003... G&W and Lemming ranked him the top player in the state in 2003... Two-time first-team all-state performer in football... Named conference player of the year three times... Was first-team all-state in basketball as a junior and second-team as a senior... Averaged more than 20 points per game his final two seasons... Enrolled in the first-year college program... Born 1/7/85.

8/31/2006 1:08:58 AM

Here's your point guard Sidney...go recruit him

8/31/2006 10:33:29 AM

somebody needs to make a huge sign for wright or the student section should start a chant for him.

8/31/2006 10:37:20 AM

^no.


focus on football

8/31/2006 10:44:47 AM

I know it's a day to day thing. Does anyone know if they will have the new video boards done? They said weather pending. I'm in the new section which is awesome but I wouldn't be able to see replays or intros unless I pull like a bottleneck move and turn my head around a lot.

8/31/2006 10:45:48 AM

^^right b/c you can't support more than one sport at a time

seriously, how hard would it be to start a chant for him? you know they are bound to show coach lowe on the jumbotron at somepoint during the game. should we not cheer for him b/c we have to focus on football?

8/31/2006 10:54:13 AM

^^

I would think that they will have the video boards done by gameday (as suggested in an article on gopack.com), unless they want to see the congestion of the turning backs of approx. 7,100 Wolfpack fans after every play... lol

8/31/2006 1:55:25 PM

i keep reading that the game will be broadcast on (XM192) or something like that..i know it's satellite, but is that just audio or is it video as well?

8/31/2006 2:26:43 PM