Two years ago, ESPN uniform guru Paul Lukas ranked NFL uniforms from best to worst. At that time, the Carolina Panthers were third from the bottom. In a new ranking, the Panthers have the fourth worse uniform.
The Cincinnati Bengals have the worst uniforms in both the 2012 and 2014 ranking. The new ranking, which appeared in the Washington Times, have the Bengals followed by the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Bucs, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and 10th is the Cleveland Browns.
In 2013, Athlon Sports ranked the Panthers the fifth worst uniform in the NFL. The Panthers have adjusted their uniforms a bit over the past two years but it doesn’t seem to have made much difference in the eyes of the NFL fashionistas.
In the previous ranking, Lukas wrote this about the Panthers’ uniforms: “Ah, the 1990s — Nirvana, Monica Lewinsky, and the Panthers’ uniforms. The tapered stripes on the pants and helmet looked silly back then and are hopelessly dated now, and the shoulder loops on the jersey look too crimped when rendered with today’s skin-tight tailoring cuts. They’ve given their logo a subtle upgrade this season, but that’s like bailing water with a Dixie cup while the ship is sinking. Let’s turn Nike’s design team loose on this franchise — the results can’t help but be an improvement.”
An opinion piece regarding the controversy over the name “Redskins” won a Grand Award from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2014 Awards for Publication Excellence competition.
Clifton Barnes of CapitalSportsNC.com wrote the article which won the Grand Award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the group.
Barnes, a native of Rocky Mount who has lived in Cary since 1996, is a UNC-Chapel Hill journalism and political science grad.
The column, which was an open letter to the Washington, D.C. Council, addressed the issue of the NFL football team name “Redskins” prior to a council discussion about possible actions against the team.
Clifton Barnes.Barnes urged the council to take no action. “If this sort of thing is successful, one day a small group of people will change something that you cherish based on false assumptions and political correctness to satisfy those who believe we have a right to never be offended.”
The council members, who each received a copy of the letter, took no action.
Judges wrote, “It takes a certain amount of ‘grit’ to go against the prevailing, politically correct view, but this writer does so with a well researched, well reasoned and compellingly written editorial. Bravo!”
The editorial appears online on Barnes’ sports website CapitalSportsNC.com, which won an Award of Excellence last year. Barnes started the site in order to provide a one-stop site for those interested in sports in the Triangle NC area. Articles from all the top media outlets and sports teams in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area are featured along with videos, tweets and original sports commentary.
John De Lellis of Communications Concepts says competition was intense as there were nearly 2,100 entries with only 100 of them winning Grand Awards in various categories. Barnes was one of only two winners in the category.
Barnes, who has won more than 70 journalism awards, served as director of communications for the N.C. Bar Association from 1987 to 2002 and, before that, was a newspaper writer and editor.
Today he is a freelance writer, editor and Web developer who owns several websites including cb3media.com and TarHeelFavorites.com, which will launch later in 2014. Barnes is also credited with the idea for the Town of Cary’s Hometown Spirit Award, given each year since 2009 to honor those who promote small town values.
Along with his wife Andrea, he raises their eight-year-old son Will Griffin. Barnes is the son of W.C. and Lorraine Barnes, formerly of Rocky Mount, who now live in Atlantic Beach, NC.
Dave Doeren.“Obviously we’re excited to be 1-0. It was a great comeback for our team, and there’s a lot of things obviously when you review the film that you could have done better. One thing we did is we finished,” said NC State coach Dave Doeren during his weekly news conference.
“Offensively, we took care of the ball except for the one throw by Jacoby that he forced. Turnover margin we came out even. The most disappointing thing probably was that we forced four fumbles in the game and when we got one of them and dropped a gimme pick. Those are plays that being an opportunistic team we need to find a way to move forward. We averaged 4.9 yards of carry in the run game, 2.2 yards after contact so I was proud of that. We only had six of what we consider explosive plays and our goal is to have 10 a game so that’s an area we need to improve.
“One thing I thought we did a good job of was that they didn’t have a single tackle on our backfield in the run game, and no tackles for loss for them. We gave up the one sack, which is one too many. It was a pretty clean game for the first game; there were three penalties throughout the game by the offense. Three procedure penalties; one of them on Matt (Dayes) in our no house stuff. We had a 99-yard touchdown drive coming off of a turnover, which was a turning point in the game.
“On our first down offense we averaged 6.9 yards on first downs so that was a big part of our success. I thought the game and some individual guys played well; Jacoby (Brissett) got in a rhythm had 70 percent on the day. He threw the ball around to nine different people so we were able to distribute the ball pretty well. Defensively for the first game I felt like we tackled well, we had good contact, there was a lot of nice hits. We had 11 freshmen on that side of the ball throughout the game so there were a lot of new people, true or redshirt.
“I thought our “D” line and our corners and Hakim, our free safety, had good games for us. We struggled in some positions with some new guys in there, and really with six plays that defined the game for our defense. There were six plays that lead the 260 yards out of their total offense. We had a 61-yard gain, a 52 yard gain, a 51 yard gain a 29 yard, 37 and a 30 in those six plays, and you can’t take them back. If you take those six plays out it’s a different football game and that’s a great learning experience I think for a young defense, that every snap is the most important play.
“The positives on that side of the football, I thought they were aggressive, I thought in the red zone when they got down there four time and got zero touchdowns on our defense that’s outstanding. Had one take away down there and held them to three field goals on the other drives. The one sudden change after Jacoby’s pick they went three and out and held onto a field goal so I think when the pressure was on those guys even at the end of the game with 1:30 and a timeout left that first down, second down, third down, fourth down stopped them and got us back to football. We’re encouraged by some of those things and by their effort, and we just have to clean up things against a good offense.
“On special teams we covered punts and kicks well. I thought Wil (Baumann) punted the ball extremely well for us. That was a big part of the game; he had great punt out of his own end zone. We missed two long field goals, which I know Nik (Sade) was close on both of them and had the leg and was just outside the right upright.
“We played 20 new guys in the game, so a lot of guys got game experience. It was hot and I’ve talked about our conditioning and how our strength coach did a nice job getting our players ready. Our nutrition staff our training staff had the guys hydrated, and I know their team wasn’t. My hat is off to our staff for taking care of our guys and our guys for working hard at it. I appreciate the fans that stayed throughout the game it means a lot to us. We get to come back this week and play a different type of team.
“Old Dominion is a successful team like Georgia Southern. They’ve had five seasons in a row with eight wins or more. They have probably the most exciting quarterback at their level until they moved up this year, A Walter Payton Award winner, Taylor Heinicke. The guy’s a really good player. He doesn’t throw a lot of picks, throws a ton of touchdowns, understands their offense and just has a lot of savvy to make a lot of throws, and gets out of the pocket and makes things happen. They averaged over 42 points a game in three of the last five seasons. I have a lot of respect for their coaching staff; I know a couple of those guys. They have two receivers that make plays; number 5 (Antonio Vaughan), had got great speed for them. Their tailbacks ran for almost 180 yards on Saturday and number 30 (Gerard Johnson) had 138 yards. Another challenging offense for our defense to play against, and defensively they’ve made some changes and covered schemes on their side. At least in their first game they did compared to last year, so we’ll see if that carries forward.
“Another great game, and I’m excited for our fans to have a night game and get a chance to see the Pack in Black uniform and helmet. I know our fans, players and recruits that have reached out to me were excited about the release yesterday about the look. We’re excited to break those out. It’s Ag Day and it’s a neat deal for agricultural not just alums but the School of Agriculture and all of the partnerships we have.”
On 20 new guys and attributing unfamiliarity to slow start: A lot. I think it’s natural to play not to make a mistake early because you don’t want to screw up, and when you’re playing that way it’s natural to not play full speed. Whether it’s throwing a ball behind or slipped off a block or just not triggering on defense the way you need to trigger. I think that’s a lot of it and the guys settled down as the game went on.
On switching defensive system at end of last season: People ask me that and I don’t really understand where they’re coming from. TCU and Virginia Tech are two of the best rushing defenses in college football on a 4-2-5. We didn’t give up the yardage we gave because of our nickel; we gave it up because the safety misfit a gap or a DM that was supposed to be on a quarterback tackled a guy instead. It had nothing to do with who was in the game at nickel. We went to it so that we could be more versatile in our coverage schemes and this week we’ll have chance to do that. Being able to stop the run earlier at 4-3 and 4-2-5 and 3-4 and 3-3-5 is about gap accountability and tackling. We didn’t do that six times Saturday and we paid for it. I’m excited to get some players back, not having Tim Buckley hurt us a little bit in that game. I think Tim’s a very good athlete who didn’t get to play because he got sick and hopefully we’ll get him back soon. The rotation we had up front I think helped up and helped our linebackers. With M.J. (Salahuddin) being out and Jerod (Fernandez) went down for a little bit, Airius (Moore) was in there for a while, a true freshman playing against a triple option was tough for him. That was part of the problems that we had.
On chart changes with Barr, Nelson and Wright: As the week went on we felt more comfortable with Alex (Barr) being in there mentally. Worried about telling them to lead a little bit early on, and they’ll start to play more and more I think as we go. Monty (Nelson) was hurt for two weeks in training camp so when I released the depth chart I released it based on who was practicing. He came back earlier than we expected and we’re glad he did because he played a great game. Tim (Buckley) was sick so that’s what happened with that change.
On Bra’Lon Cherry as go-to wide receiver: Bra’Lon made some nice plays and he could have had another one on the sideline, he dropped one that I thought was a pretty easy catch. He’s put on 20 pounds or so and he’s playing more physical, more aggressive and more confident. He did a nice job of getting open in key moments and Jacoby threw some pretty good balls to catch. He almost had another one that got behind him in the red zone on the other side of the field and was just overthrown a little bit.
On alternate uniforms: I don’t know if its just keeping up with the times but the reason we wanted to do them was really two-fold. Excitement for our current team; I think that’s something that gets the guys excited and obviously when you’re doing that for your players its going to help with recruiting as well. I wanted to make sure that it wasn’t just throwing something on to throw it on and that it was something that embodied all the principles of our colors and our mascot, the wolf. Using it at night I think matched up really well. Terry Callaway and Adidas did a nice job putting together all the designs. Its not something were going to do a lot because we have a lot of pride in the traditional uniform here. When we get to do it were going to make sure that it really fit and that people understand why we did it.
On young guys stepping up in game one: Well they need to. We brought them in here and brought them in early to play. We needed a lift. Bo (Hines) had nine catches, Stephen (Louis) had a catch. The first play of the season was Shawn Boone on kickoff cover age making a tackle. That was the first play of the season’ a true freshman. That was exciting, and there were some new faces in there; Charlie Twitty, a walk-on we put on scholarship, had a big hit on a punt. I think all of the new guys that are in the room need to step up and play well, and that’s why they came here. Kentavius (Street) was out there and got a lot of reps for us as well.
On Old Dominion last season against Carolina: I think for us, where we’re at we’re so young we can’t compare ourselves to other people. We have to really worry about our own problems and we had enough of them Saturday and that’s where our focus will be. You don’t go far to turn on the film to see how good their (Old Dominion) quarterback is and snap end if you’re a defensive player. We didn’t defend the pass the way we need to Saturday so there’s going to be a lot of emphasis on getting better there. Old Dominion is a team that played poorly in that one game last year and played really well in a bunch of other ones so it’s going to be easy to find other moments.
On “compete and finish” happening in game one: I think that was huge on a lot of fronts. We were well documented on the fourth forehand we lost last year and to be able to get into one and win and make clutch throws and catches and stops. All of those things had to happen and they did. Second thing is we changed a lot in our conditioning program and it was hard on the guys and I think what he did really created some buy in there on why we work the way we do because it was obvious in that game who the best shape team was and who was the most physical and conditioned not just physically but mentally. Our guys were fresh in the fourth quarter and it wasn’t because of a rotation. We were going no huddle and our receivers never left the field and I know our offensive line never stopped the entire game.
On Jacoby Brissett and demeanor changing between first and second half: I don’t feel like it did. I just think he got hot. He needed to make a mistake probably and bounce back from it and get in a rhythm and get going. I think he started doing what he was supposed to do. He was aggressive and it looked like he was having some fun. I think he saw the guys making plays for him, which makes it easier.
On Bryan Underwood and large rotation of players in key positions: I was disappointed he didn’t get the ball. We had some plays for him in there and just when we called them it didn’t happen. There were a couple of deep plays we wanted to run to him and a couple of jets and just they way they were lining up it wasn’t going to be there. Sometimes that happens. They were playing really soft coverage and everything was underneath him in the game and that’s not his deal, catching it and getting hit right away is not what he does well. He’s more of a separation guy, a jet guy, an across the field type guy. We haven’t forgotten about him; the first thing I said to Coach Canada after the game is that we need to make sure he’s touching the ball more. Sometimes things are working and then in the second half they start throwing the ball underneath him. As far as rotating players I think that if guys practice well they deserve to play. There’s a bunch of guys that worked their butts off at camp and when you play a lot of guys you get better practice out of your team because they know they’re going to get in. I also think when you get a hot hand you have to go with the hot hand. I think you saw that with Shad (Shadrach Thornton) as the game went on. That’s how it works; you try to use their skill sets and you try to work their hard work and then you have to go with the guys that are going to make the plays.
Larry Fedora.“We had a chance to really evaluate the film and break every aspect of it down and find our mistakes and find the things that we did well. We did a good job of evaluating a lot of kids because we played 67 kids in that game on Saturday. We made all of our corrections yesterday at practice and put the game to bed and started moving to San Diego State in the second half of practice. That’s what we’re doing today; game planning,” UNC coach Larry Fedora said Tuesday during his weekly news conference.
On QBs Marquise Willi” ams and Mitch Trubisky
When you really broke them both do wn, they played very similar. If you take away the three picks that we had, probably two of which should have been touchdowns. We don’t want them to happen obviously but if you take them away both Mitch and Marquise did a really good job with their decision making throughout the game with the things that we ask them to do as far as where to go with the ball. Also whether to hand the ball off or to throw it with the different schemes that we use. I thought that they managed the game pretty well, they really did. Marquise will be our starting quarterback. We will use Mitch as we need to throughout a game.
On WR Ryan Switzer
I think he did a good job. He’s trying really hard and sometimes you try too hard when you don’t have to; you just have to be yourself and do what you do. When I look at the punt return stuff I thought we were average, and I’m evaluating all 11 guys and the job that we have to do to make sure that he has good returns. His first one he went for 17 and he had one down the sideline that was a great return and then he had another one that he called everyone off their blocks and he picked up the ball and took off with a chance to score and I think the punter made the tackle there. We have to do a better job with the other 10 guys in that situation when he called them off, they have to react better than that instead of just standing and watching. So we will get better at that.
On San Diego State
San Diego State is going to be a better football team than Liberty in my opinion. They’re very similar to some of the things that we did last year. They started off last year very slow and then they finished really strong. Coming into this season they have a lot of confidence, feeling really good about where they’re at as a team. (Head coach) Rocky Long is going to do a great job, especially on the defensive side of the ball. It will be chaos on that side of the ball if it’s anything like its been in the past. He’s moving guys around, a lot of exotic blitzes and different coverages. It will be a test for us in that way. I know Bob Toledo is their offensive coordinator and Bob is a west coast guy. He’s coached a lot of football for a lot of years and he will do a tremendous job with the offense.
David Cutcliffe.“It appropriately may have been our hottest day of practice. When you’re going to Troy, Alabama you certainly are going to a little bit different climate than what we have in North Carolina, so that was good for our squad. We kind of pushed through it. We had some live, physical contact. We could have been better from a contact standpoint than what we were in the Elon game. I really thought we tried to address that today.
“Troy is a well-coached, well-run football program. Their first game didn’t turn out as well as they would have liked. Our first game kind of sounded in reverse. The reality is you’ve got to look at the tape and see what you’re doing well and what you’ve got to do better. They’re doing the same thing as we’re doing regardless of result.
“Larry Blakeney is one of the best football people I know. I’ve known him and his staff a long time. We will have to have a great week of preparation. We’re going to have to tomorrow challenge our team to have ourselves ready. I know we’re going into a circ umstance on a Saturday evening in Troy, Alabama where it’s going to be serious football and it will be a great test for our team.”
[On last season’s 5-0 road record] “The best peer leadership I’ve been around. Your team is controlled more by its teammates than you do on the road in actuality. I thought our seniors a year ago were the best core group of leaders and the best peer leaders I’ve been around. And so I think we had a maturity level where you understood what you had to do.
“David Helton has just been as steady as a rock. That’s a thing that’s based upon his ability to step in and play mike backer when he’s never had to do it for any extended period of time. He was better today in practice because of what he got accomplished in the game. David br ought it. He’s been a tremendous leader.”
[On QB Thomas Sirk] “I think he is a tremendous young man and fierce competitor. He is extremely tough, extremely tough. But I want him to remember that you can be fast and tough, so play fast and use his speed a little bit more sometimes than using his power.”
Toni Payne.Duke sophomore forward Toni Payne is this week’s ACC Player of the Week. Payne totaled five points on two goals and an assist for Duke, including a goal in a 2-0 win at No. 13 West Virginia.
Four ACC teams remain undefeated (Clemson, Florida State, Virginia and Virginia Tech) Seven Top-25 matchups highlight the week as the ACC boasts six teams ranked in both the NSCAA and Soccer America Top 25 polls (No. 2/2 Florida State, No. 3/3 Virginia, No. 5/5 Virginia Tech, No. 14/14 North Carolina, No. 25/18 Notre Dame, No. 22/unranked.
Three teams are among the top five in both polls
The ACC is 31-19-3 against non-conference competition this season.
Duke’s Wesley Frazier has been named the ACC Women’s Cross Country Performer of the Week while Virginia’s Mike Marsella was selected as the Men’s Cross Country Performer of the Week.
Frazier opened the 2014 season with a strong showing at the Virginia Duals, posting a 4k time of 14:01 at the Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va. The Raleigh, N.C., native rebounded from a 2013 season marred by illness, leading the Blue Devils to the team victory after pacing her teammates to a sweep of the contest with Duke placing runners in the first four positions. Duke swept all but one opposing team at the meet, which was scored as a dual-meet contest.
Dominquie Green.Florida State senior Rashad Greene leads the first Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Week selections of the 2014 season. Greene was named the ACC Receiver of the Week following his performance in the top-ranked Seminoles’ 37-31 win over Oklahoma State in Saturday night’s season opener.
Greene, who had 11 receptions for a career-high 203 yards and a touchdown, was one of two Seminoles to earn weekly honors, as FSU defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was recognized as the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week.
North Carolina safety Dominquie Green was named the ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week.
CO-DEFENSIVE BACK – Dominquie Green, North Carolina, So., S, 5-11, 190, Laurinburg, N.C.
Green recovered three fumbles and returned one for 20 yards to set up a touchdown in UNC’s 56-29 win over Liberty. Green’s three fumble recoveries were part of six turnovers the Tar Heels gained in the win (four fumble recoveries, two interceptions). A year ago, Carolina recovered just seven fumbles all season.
Pitt and Louisville both joined the Seminoles in having two players recognized. Panthers running back James Conner was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week, while senior guard Matt Rotheram earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following a 62-0 win over Delaware. Louisville safety James Sample was named the ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week, and kick returner Corvin Lamb shared the ACC Specialist of the Week honor after the Cardinals made their ACC debut with a 31-13 win over Miami on Monday night.
Virginia’s Henry Coley earned Linebacker of the Week honors, while Virginia Tech running back Shai McKenzie was named the ACC Rookie of the Week, and Syracuse kicker Riley Dixon joined Louisville’s Lamb as Co-Specialist of the Week.
OFFENSIVE BACK – James Conner, Pitt, So., RB, 6-2, 250, Erie, Pa.
Conner was the catalyst in Pitt’s 62-0 opening day win over Delaware. The sophomore tailback rushed for 153 yards on just 14 carries – an average of nearly 11 yards per attempt – and ran for four touchdowns. Conner, who was not tackled behind the line of scrimmage on any of his carries, is tied for the national scoring lead with an average of 24.0 points per game. His performance helped the Panthers achieve their largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1913 (67-0 over Ohio Northern).
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Matt Rotheram, Pitt, Sr., G, 6-6, 335, North Olmsted, Ohio
Rotheram was Pitt’s top offensive grader in the season opener, helping the Panthers roll up 409 rushing yards (7.3 yards per attempt) and seven rushing TDs. Pitt’s rushing total was its highest single-game effort since the Tony Dorsett era of the mid-1970s. Pitt running backs were not dropped for a loss on any of their 56 carries against Delaware.
Greene had 11 catches for a career-best 203 yards and a touchdown in the Seminoles’ 37-31 victory over Oklahoma State. Greene’s yardage total was the best by any “Power Five” conference player and the second-best overall in the country. His 50-yard catch-and-run TD with just under four minutes left in the fourth quarter gave FSU a 37-24 lead. In his last two games, Greene has 20 catches for 350 yards – dating back to last season’s BCS Championship.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Mario Edwards Jr., Florida State, Jr., DE, 6-3, 294, Gautier, Miss.
Edwards had had four tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in the Seminoles’ victory over Oklahoma State. Edwards’ fourth-quarter sack was a vital play as it came with FSU holding a 27-24 lead. The sack resulted in a 14-yard loss and killed the Cowboys’ momentum. Edwards’ pressure on the quarterback helped limit OSU’s potent passing attack (335 yards per game the last four years) to just 203 yards. He played every defensive snap for the Seminoles.
LINEBACKER – Henry Coley, Virginia, Sr., MLB, 6-2, 230, Virginia Beach, Va.
Coley spearheaded a defensive effort that only allowed seven points by UCLA’s offense in the Cavaliers’ hard-fought 28-20 loss to the seventh-ranked Bruins. Coley led UVa with 14 tackles, two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, forced one fumble and broke up one pass. He had nine solo tackles. The signal caller for Virginia’s defensive front, Coley made the formation calls that allowed the Cavaliers to sack UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley and force him out of the pocket numerous times. UCLA averaged 3.0 rushing yards per carry and was just 7-for-18 on third down conversions. UCLA drives totaled 25 yards or less on 11 of 16 possessions.
CO-DEFENSIVE BACK – James Sample, Louisville, Jr., S, 6-2, 191, Sacramento, Calif.
Sample led the team in tackles with eight and also recorded an interception that stopped a potential Miami scoring drive. The Louisville defense held the Hurricanes to 244 yards of total offense in the 31-13 win.
Dixon, who also serves as the Orange holder, threw what proved to be the game-winning touchdown pass to Kendall Moore in the second overtime of SU’s 27-26 victory against Villanova. On fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Syracuse faked a field goal. Dixon rolled left and threw the first TD pass of his career to give the Orange a 27-20 advantage. The Orange defense rose up on the Wildcats’ second OT possession, denying Villanova’s potential game-winning, two-point conversion. In addition to the touchdown, Dixon punted five times for 217 yards (43.4 avg.) with a long of 51 yards. He placed two of his kicks inside the 20.
In the Cardinals’ first game as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Lamb returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to help spark Louisville to a 31-13 win over visiting Miami on Monday night. The 97-yard kickoff return tied for the fifth-longest in school history.
In his first game action, the true freshman rushed for 106 yards on just nine carries (11.8 yards per carry) with a 39-yard touchdown in the Hokies’ 34-9 win over William & Mary.
John Danowski.Duke lacrosse coach John Danowski will speak at Wednesday’s Raleigh Sports Club luncheoon at Bradley Hall in Highland United Methodist Church at 1901 Ridge Road..
Cemented as one of the top coaches in college lacrosse, Danowski has helped lead the Duke men’s lacrosse team to unprecedented success during his seven-year tenure. Danowski was introduced as Duke’s eighth head men’s lacrosse coach on July 21, 2006 and quickly led the Blue Devils to some of the most successful lacrosse seasons in school history and to a pair of NCAA Championships in four seasons.
The RSC will honor local high school student Michael Rubino, the kicker on Middle Creek High School’s football team, as the Student Athlete of the Week.
Buffet lines open at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting is from noon until 1 p.m. Attendance fee for members is $15 while guest fee is $25.
The annual membership fee is $70, which helps to fund the club’s scholarship fund. Each week from late August to early April meetings include a Southern buffet, door prizes, pick sheets and introduction to a deserving Student Athlete as well as hearing from a prominent sports figure as our guest speaker. Raleigh Sports Club Membership Form
“Now, if you’re a North Carolina State fan, who just saw your team go 0-8 in the ACC last year, you could sit there and ponder what such a narrow escape means for the 2014 season OR you could look at some new black alternate uniforms,” writes CBS college football writer Tom Fornelli
Two years ago, ESPN uniform guru Paul Lukas ranked NFL uniforms from best to worst. At that time, the Carolina Panthers were third from the bottom. In a new ranking, the Panthers have the fourth worse uniform.
