NC State has what some would call a proud basketball tradition. And yeah, jerkstore, “some” mostly equals “alumni and fans” but, in all fairness, two national titles do speak for themselves, even if current relevancy is lacking.

But I digress. The point here is that NCSU has to maintain some semblance of respectability with its basketball team in order for the university to let the rest of us pretend the program isn’t in a downward spiral. Which is why the new basketball uniforms were so poorly received. They are a huge joke, a horrible concoction and an indictment of the school’s athletics along the lines of Chuck Amato’s sunglasses and shiny footwear.

So, it comes as fantastic news that the school heard the outcry of anger towards the gear and decided to can the new look.

“We were looking for a positive outcome, but since this didn’t turn out that way, we’re more than willing to go back to the old way and move forward,” Athletic Director Lee Fowler said.

Anyway, you get the point; the Pack tried to do something really stupid, the fans got upset and the athletic department backed down. Which is the total opposite of most of the decisions that come from the motley crue in Raleigh.

Of course, there’s always the semi-bright side here; in a few short years, once Vinny D gets run out of Chicago (yeah, yeah, say what you want, but I brought my pessimistic cap to work today) and Sid’s gone, NCSU can hire another alumnus-turned-NBA-reject-returned-college head coach. Which just goes to show you that no matter how much things change, they really just stay the same.

Via El Dagger

This news comes from one of the brilliant investigative journalism of “The Piler” at this little site called “Brahsome” and it’s pretty freaking amazing. (You may also notice that it’s already been featured in “Lost Time”, but you really need to see the picture and you don’t want to waste your clicks on those lazy pseudo-hippie-nerds over there.)

Anywho, the point being is that the gentleman featured on the bottom left of the above picture is very clearly and very obviously Tiger Woods. (RIGHT? I MEAN COME ON.) And he has just signed on to play college baseball at my (almost) alma mater North Carolina State University. What does this mean?

Actually it means nothing, since the fella is really named Marlon Mitchell. Yes, that’s right. No relation to Mr. Woods at all. Sadly. On the bright side, he still does a better impersonation than Frank Caliendo.

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