Pack Pride Podcast

With the 70-64 loss to Clemson in the opening round of the ACC Tournament, NC State's 2021-22 season has officially come to a close. The Wolfpack limped to a disastrous 11-21 (4-16 ACC) season, leading to what will be an eventful offseason as Kevin Keatts looks to right the ship. Miles and Cory take a look back on the loss in Brooklyn and why the offensive inefficiency doomed the Pack before wrapping up with a look ahead to what needs to take place this offseason. The guys also give their thoughts and predictions for the future of key players like Terquavion Smith, Dereon Seabron and Manny Bates.

NC State women's basketball and wrestling both clinched ACC Championships over the weekend. Meanwhile, baseball stumbled back down to Earth with a four-game losing streak while the men's basketball team continued a four-game losing streak of their own to close out the regular season. James and Cory reflect on the huge highs for the WBB and wrestling programs, discuss the level of concern for the Pack9 and look ahead to the ACC Tournament starting in Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon for the Wolfpack.

The NC State women's basketball program notched its third straight ACC Tournament title in dominant fashion over Miami on Sunday afternoon. Wes Moore's squad won the three games by a combined 58 points to clinch a fourth ACC title in the last three years and solidify itself as a No. 1 seed heading into the NCAA Tournament. The men's program, meanwhile, lost a fourth straight game in ACC play, falling to Florida State to clinch dead last heading into Brooklyn. Miles and Cory take a look back on both, while also looking ahead to the next couple weeks for both as March rages on.

Prior to the first loss of the season at Campbell, Alec Sawyer and Andrew Ciencin broke down the second straight series sweep for the Pack9 against Quinnipiac. Between the hot bat of Tommy White, the solid pitching performances and the hot offense as a whole, the guys touch on every topic from the weekend. Alec and Andrew also breakdown the upcoming series against Northeastern, which will feature some of the best arms NC State has faced all season. Can the Pack9 bounce back after a tough midweek loss to Campbell at home against the CAA Preseason Pitcher of the Year Cam Schlittler and the preseason No. 1 Huskies?

While things have not gone well on the hardwood for NC State's men's hoops program this year, The Tournament has highlighted the glory days for the Wolfpack. Dereck Whittenburg joins Cory and James to discuss the documentary and his role as a producer in the series on the ACC Network. Whittenburg also breaks down the current state of the NC State program, including men's and women's basketball, baseball, how NIL is changing college sports and more.

The weekend was an up-and-down one for the Wolfpack's basketball programs, as the men's team dropped another home matchup on Senior Day while the women's team moved to 17-1 in ACC play to claim the outright conference title in the regular season. Miles and Cory take a look back on the weekend, breaking down what went so wrong against UNC, why the bigs struggles continue to hinder both sides of the ball, how important earning the outright ACC title was for the Pack women and what comes next for both teams.

On Thursday afternoon, Dave Doeren's long-awaited new contract was finally announced. After months of talks, Doeren received a contract extension through the 2026 campaign with an annual salary of $5 million -- $1.5 million more than his previous contract. Cory and Michael take a look at what the contract means for the program, the recruiting impact of Doeren and his assistants re-signing, why the deal needed to happen now ahead of a huge 2022 campaign and much more!

NC State dropped another frustrating loss Wednesday night, falling to a sub-.500 Boston College team by a final of 69-61. The Wolfpack coughed up 18 turnovers, was dominated in the paint and couldn't overcome rough starts in both halves to fall for the fourth straight game at home. Miles and Cory recap the latest loss with a look at Terquavion Smith's performance, Dereon Seabron's strong start, the frustrating play of Cam Hayes and Jericole Hellems along with a look ahead at what comes next.

Winning an ACC Championship on any given weekend would be huge, but the Wolfpack claimed five in one weekend! Along with men's swimming & diving, women's basketball and wrestling, both club hockey teams also won their ACC Tournaments on Sunday. NC State radio play-by-play announcer Andrew Sanders joins Cory and James to discuss all of the success, which also included a baseball sweep, Tommy White's insane start and much more.

The Sawyer & Ciencin Podcast is back! With the first pitch in the 2022 season just over 24 hours away, Alec Sawyer and Andrew Ciencin preview the spring season and hand out their preseason awards. On the second segment, NC State skipper Elliott Avent joins the show to discuss the upcoming season, last year's finish, coaching Team USA, his legacy and much more.

NC State ended two different losing streaks on Tuesday night in Atlanta, winning its first game since Jan. 22 along with the first ever win for Kevin Keatts against Georgia Tech. Terquavion Smith led the way with 26 points in a 76-61 win for the Wolfpack, which heads into an eight-day break back in the win column. Miles and Cory take a look back on the win, Smith's huge outing -- and areas where he can still grow -- Dereon Seabron's solid production, Cam Hayes' emergence and what this win means for the Pack before hosting Boston College next week.

Over the last week, NC State football has received a ton of national attention between returning production, bowl projections and more. James and Cory take a look at the hype train building for the Pack ahead of spring camp and whether or not it's all warranted. The guys also recap another strong week for the Pack women's basketball program, the slide for the men's hoops and wrap things up with a look back at another win for the wrestling squad.

In a game NC State desperately needed to get back in the win column, Pittsburgh outmuscled the Wolfpack inside in a 71-69 result that left the Pack with a sixth straight loss. The disastrous slide for the Pack now has the team at 10-16 (3-12 ACC) with just five games remaining, now including two losses to teams outside the Top 10 in the conference. Miles and Cory reflect on the latest L, including the lack of post presence for the Pack, issues for Terquavion Smith and Jericole Hellems along with the bench providing a glimmer of hope.

Wednesday night was deja vu all over again for NC State, as the Wolfpack tied the game up with less than 10 minutes to play before dropping a 69-51 loss to Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons closed on a 16-0 run as State couldn't find any offense outside of Dereon Seabron in the second half. Miles and Cory take a look back on what went wrong for the Pack, the bright spots in Dereon Seabron and the play of the bigs, and the opportunity that lies ahead for State to climb out of the bottom of the ACC.

The NC State men's basketball team has officially stumbled all the way to the bottom of the ACC after a 69-57 loss to Notre Dame. Miles and Cory take a look back on the Wolfpack's latest loss, what went wrong at the start and finish, along with what comes next as the Pack looks to somehow turn things around. In the second segment of the podcast, the guys preview NC State women's basketball's Top-15 matchup with Georgia Tech in the Play4Kay Game taking place Monday night!

NC State started off red hot from deep in the first half, but couldn't sustain it as Syracuse poured shots in during the second half. That ultimately led to another difficult loss for the Wolfpack to Cuse, 89-82, as shots didn't fall in the final five minutes of the game. Cory Smith and Miles Masercola discuss the Pack's issues at the end of the game, Terquavion Smith's strong scoring, Jaylon Gibson's surprising success and why the margin for error is so slim for this year's team.

Coming off a huge Junior Day over the weekend, NC State is building momentum on the recruiting trail as the 2023 class gets underway. Michael Clark joins Cory and James to discuss the event, buzz around the program and the 2022 schedule release. James and Cory also breakdown the schedule, take a look at the continued success for NC State WBB, struggles for Pack MBB in Chapel Hill and more in the second segment!

Coming off a huge win over Virginia on Saturday, NC State yet again failed to string together consecutive Ws with a loss in South Bend. The Irish and Wolfpack traded blows in the first half, but a 15-0 run early in the second all but sealed it for Notre Dame as the Pack was never able to recover. Miles and Cory take a look back on the impact of foul trouble for key players, the struggles for Terquavion Smith, Dereon Seabron's continued strong play and early preview for Saturday at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Whether it was a blowout win over Virginia for NC State MBB's first ACC win at home or a miraculous comeback for the Pack WBB team, last week was a wild one for NC State hoops. James and Cory recap it all and look ahead to the road trips for both programs this week. The guys also open up the mailbag and answer questions from NC State fans in the second segment on a number of different topics!

NC State got back on track Saturday afternoon with a massive 77-63 win over Virginia. The Wolfpack beat the Hoos at their own game, stymying them defensively and putting up the most points scored against UVA this season. Miles and Cory take a look back on the Pack's huge offensive outing, the sizzling shooting of Terquavion Smith and Jericole Hellems, why Casey Morsell's performance against his former team was so important and much more!