{"id":4730,"date":"2013-10-25T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.alumni.ncsu.edu\/?p=694"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:30:48","slug":"wolf-dens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/2013\/wolf-dens\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf Dens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Caroline Barnhill &#8217;05 | Photography by Ted Richardson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Wolfpack fans buy an NC&#160;State Christmas ornament and maybe a block-S throw pillow. For others\u2014well, that\u2019s just not enough. Bedrooms and bonus rooms turn into showcases for Wolfpack memorabilia, an old tobacco barn becomes a pack house of a different kind, and even a bathroom gets the full red-and-white treatment. We asked readers to send us photos that reveal their NC&#160;State-themed decorating skills, and we heard from folks who invited us into their homes to see what they\u2019d created: the perfect spot to watch a big game, host a family gathering, play with the kids or just get away from it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rod Essick \u201983<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supervisor, US Airways | Harrisburg, N.C.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-1536x914.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-2048x1218.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rod Essick, NCSU Class of &#8217;83, relaxes in his Wolfpack Den at home in Harrisburg, NC, on May 28, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> An addition to our home that has an NC&#160;State-themed hallway, bathroom and main room. No bare spots on the walls\u2014it\u2019s packed with memorabilia. I started it in 2008. It took months of customizing it, adding surround-sound speakers, painting many coats of red. I didn\u2019t finish until 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default left-aside\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">My wife thinks I\u2019m a nut about it. I didn&#8217;t let anyone other than my son see the room until I was done. She never saw it until it was complete. I was scared that if she said something negative, it would destroy me. But she&#8217;s happy that I love it.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Team pictures of the 1983 and 1974 championship teams. Signed basketballs from both teams. Magazines from the \u201974 championship season, and a Final Four program and Sports Illustrated for the 1983 games. Four different pennants: the Liberty Bowl, Tangerine Bowl and Peach Bowl\u2014 and I found a pennant from the late\u201940s and hung that up, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> The bathroom has an NC&#160;State toothbrush holder and soap dispenser, an NC&#160;State shower robe hanging up and a custom toilet seat cover with an NC&#160;State logo. The NC&#160;State carpeting is by Milliken. I have a red and white loveseat I had to special-order from California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traditions:<\/strong> No one likes to be at the house when I\u2019m watching the Wolfpack\u2014I get too upset. I am very superstitious. I\u2019m always trying to find the perfect setting. . . . I switch chairs, sit on the floor, trying to find the right spot for the team to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grey Blackwell \u201992<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freelance Animator and Illustrator | Oxford, N.C.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellShelf-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" \/><figcaption>The Blackwell family has converted this tobacco barn to a Wolfpack den at their home in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.  A photograph of Jim Valvano shares wall space with other NC&#160;State memorabilia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><figcaption>Buddy Blackwell, left, and his son Grey Blackwell relax in the family&#8217;s tobacco-barn-turned-Wolfpack-den in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"1431\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited-768x767.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1432px) 100vw, 1432px\" \/><figcaption>The Blackwell family poses outside a tobacco barn converted to a Wolfpack den at their home in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/><figcaption>Members of the Blackwell family play billiards upstairs and watch TV downstairs in their tobacco-barn-turned-Wolfpack-den in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_stairs-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_stairs-edited.jpg 687w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_stairs-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_stairs-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><figcaption>A cut-out of former NC&#160;State football coach Chuck Amato stands at the top of the stairs. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> A barn on the family farm that was once a \u201cpack house\u201d for tobacco. It sat idle for some time. . . . We knew we wanted to make it a true Pack House (in the other sense of the word) so we began collecting memorabilia. There\u2019s a kitchenette, bathroom and a main room with a fireplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default right-aside\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">We knew we wanted to make it a true Pack House (in the other sense of the word), so we began collecting memorabilia.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> NC&#160;State Coke bottles from the \u201983 championship. Old photographs of Jim Valvano. Life-size cardboard cutout of Chuck Amato \u201969, \u201973 MED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> On the outside, it\u2019s pretty unassuming\u2014we didn\u2019t paint it red or any-thing. Still rustic. But inside it\u2019s really fixed up. It\u2019s very homey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traditions:<\/strong> We always get Bojangles\u2019. We get it for tailgating at home games and then we kept up the tradition by eating it in the Pack House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reactions:<\/strong> My wife is a Carolina grad so she wasn\u2019t too happy. We\u2019re a house divided \u2014she says it\u2019s too much red in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael and Amy Harrell \u201995<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accountant and Department Chair at Nash Community College | Nashville, N.C.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell_den-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" \/><figcaption>Amy and Michael Harrell, both members of NCSU Class of &#8217;95, enjoy their Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, with sons Ethan, 6, foreground, and Austin, 10, on May 22, 2013. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell-kids_golf-edited-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-729\" \/><figcaption>Austin Harrell, 10, left, laments a missed putt  by his brother Ethan Harrell, 6, at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/HarrellDolls-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" \/><figcaption>An NCSU quilt and quilt rack adorns a wall in the Harrell family&#8217;s Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013. Amy Harrell&#8217;s father Emmett Patterson made the quilt rack. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell_popcorn-1-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" \/><figcaption>Ethan Harrell, left, 6, watches a recording of N.C. State&#8217;s 1983 NCAA Championship game against Houston while his father Michael Harrell, NCSU Class of &#8217;95, background, plays drums in the family&#8217;s Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> A 1,000-square-foot playroom (with two kids, the floor is often cluttered with toys). We used to have an office that was our NC&#160;State room, but after we moved and had a bigger space, we decided to make the playroom NC&#160;State-themed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> A piece of the floor of Reynolds Coliseum. An NC&#160;State Santa, bobblehead dolls, an NC&#160;State Barbie, stuffed animals, towels, blankets. An NC&#160;State putting green for the boys (ages 10 and 6). By the time they were 2, they could sing the alma mater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> It took four coats of paint to get the right shade of red. (\u201cNCSU Red\u201d by Glidden.) If you want a snack, we\u2019ll serve it on an NC&#160;State chip-and-dip container. Cold? We\u2019ll give you an NC&#160;State blanket. Need to go to the bathroom and wash your hands? We have NC&#160;State washcloths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reactions:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s a whole lotta red.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jay Mosier \u201900 and Elisa Mosier &#8217;98<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Manager and Biotech Sales | Raleigh, N.C.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_recRoom-1-1024x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731\" \/><figcaption>Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of &#8217;00, and his wife Elisa Mosier, NCSU Class of &#8217;98, enjoy their Wolfpack Den, with bar, at home in Raleigh, NC, on May 23, 2013. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_den-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" \/><figcaption>Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of &#8217;00, and his wife Elisa Mosier, NCSU Class of &#8217;98, pose on May 23, 2013, with their 7-month-old son Weston in a Wolfpack Den they&#8217;ve built upstairs at their home in Raleigh, NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_JimV-pic-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" \/><figcaption>A childhood photo of Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of &#8217;00, with coach Jim Valvano during a basketball camp at NC&#160;State.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> Bonus room filled with memorabilia. We\u2019ve been accumulating stuff since we\u2019ve been out of school. For Christmas, that\u2019s what people give us. It was never even a decision about whether or not we\u2019d have an NC&#160;State room\u2014 it was more like, \u201cWhere should it be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They Call It:<\/strong> The State Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Lots of autographed stuff and pictures of us with players. Jay has a picture with Jimmy V from when he was at basketball camp years ago. Jay\u2019s favorite thing is Sidney Lowe\u2019s home jersey for the home games during the \u201983 season, signed by him. One of the rarest things we have is a complete set of NC&#160;State china produced in the 1950s, on display in our dining room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> An NC&#160;State pool table, red chairs, custom NC&#160;State curtains. During Christmas- time, we have a 9-foot Christmas tree that we put in the State Room, and every ornament on it is NC&#160;State-themed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allie Wells, 16<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daughter of Wendy Wells \u201986 | Wilson, N.C.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_Bedrm-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" \/><figcaption>Allie Wells, 16, tosses pom poms in her NCSU-themed bedroom at home in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_border-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-740\" \/><figcaption>Dozens of Scott Wood player cards line the wall above an NCSU basketball poster in the room of Allie Wells, 16, at home in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_shoe-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-741\" \/><figcaption>A shoe, autographed by Scott Wood and other NCSU athletes,  at the home of Allie Wells, 16, in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> My bedroom. I wanted my room to be happy and be my favorite place, a place where I feel at home\u2014and what better than the red and white from NC&#160;State? My room is my state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Basketball signed by Coach Mark Gottfried and the 2011\u20132012 team. A pair of red-and-white tennis shoes signed by Scott Wood \u201913 when he threw out the first pitch at an NC&#160;State baseball game. (They were Allie\u2019s tennis shoes; she was wearing them when she went to ask Wood for an autograph.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default left-aside\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">Most girls are private about their rooms; she loves showing it off.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> Huge block-S logo painted by Mom, plus wall border of Scott Wood trading cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mom Says:<\/strong> It\u2019s unique that a high school girl would be such a diehard fan and love the university so much that she wants to have her room like that. . . . It\u2019s not a den\/playroom\u2014it\u2019s her bedroom. Most girls are private about their rooms; she loves showing it off. I was the only one worried about it since I was afraid she would change her mind, being a teenager. She hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jimmy Crenshaw \u201978<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dentist | Warrenton, N.C.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaws-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" \/><figcaption>Jimmy and Kathy Crenshaw show their support for the Pack on May 10, 2013, in a basement they converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaw_PoolTable-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747\" \/><figcaption>Jimmy Crenshaw, right, shoots pool on May 10, 2013, with Will Bugg, 20 and an NCSU student, near Crenshaw&#8217;s wife Kathy, background, in a basement the Crenshaws converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaw_basemt-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748\" \/><figcaption>The Crenshaws and friends enjoy watching a classic NCSU basketball video in a basement the Crenshaws converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> I lived in Bagwell and I had lots of good friends who lived in that dorm\u2014and a lot of good memories. I decided to turn the basement into a glorified dorm room to watch the games. It\u2019s evolved over the past 15 years as I\u2019ve added new stuff to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He Calls It:<\/strong> Dr. C\u2019s Wolf Den. Most people around here know me as Dr. C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> The red pool table is actually from the old NC&#160;State student union. It\u2019s not a nice mahogany table or anything, but it has special meaning. Two limited-edition coach\u2019s portraits, Norm Sloan \u201951 and Jimmy V cutting down the nets. Only 250 copies were made of each, and I have the serial number \u201c1\u201d for each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> Floor is painted light gray with red, white and black confetti particles in the paint. Red carpet plus an NC&#160;State rug. The stained glass with a wolf head was a gift from a friend who had it specially commissioned\u2014it\u2019s one of a kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good Times:<\/strong> During the 2012 NCAA tournament, me and another buddy from college who lives in the area invited all our old friends from Bagwell to come watch the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This story originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncstatemagazine.gtxcel.com\/ncstatemagazine\/autumn_2013\/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&amp;folio=Cover#pg1\">Fall 2013 issue<\/a> of <em>NC&#160;State<\/em> magazine.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-immersive-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Caroline Barnhill '05 | Photography by Ted Richardson<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some Wolfpack fans buy an NC State Christmas ornament and maybe a block-S throw pillow. For others\u2014well, that\u2019s just not enough. Bedrooms and bonus rooms turn into showcases for Wolfpack memorabilia, an old tobacco barn becomes a pack house of a different kind, and even a bathroom gets the full red-and-white treatment. We asked readers to send us photos that reveal their NC State-themed decorating skills, and we heard from folks who invited us into their homes to see what they\u2019d created: the perfect spot to watch a big game, host a family gathering, play with the kids or just get away from it all.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Rod Essick \u201983<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5><strong>Supervisor, US Airways | Harrisburg, N.C.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":697,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Essick_chair-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\" \/><figcaption>Rod Essick, NCSU Class of '83, relaxes in his Wolfpack Den at home in Harrisburg, NC, on May 28, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":698,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickBathroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":699,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EssickCloset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> An addition to our home that has an NC State-themed hallway, bathroom and main room. No bare spots on the walls\u2014it\u2019s packed with memorabilia. I started it in 2008. It took months of customizing it, adding surround-sound speakers, painting many coats of red. I didn\u2019t finish until 2012.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/aside-widget {\"alignment\":\"left\"} -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default left-aside\"><!-- wp:ncst\/pullquote {\"value\":\"My wife thinks I\u2019m a nut about it. I didn't let anyone other than my son see the room until I was done. She never saw it until it was complete. I was scared that if she said something negative, it would destroy me. But she's happy that I love it.\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">My wife thinks I\u2019m a nut about it. I didn't let anyone other than my son see the room until I was done. She never saw it until it was complete. I was scared that if she said something negative, it would destroy me. But she's happy that I love it.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/pullquote --><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/aside-widget -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Team pictures of the 1983 and 1974 championship teams. Signed basketballs from both teams. Magazines from the \u201974 championship season, and a Final Four program and Sports Illustrated for the 1983 games. Four different pennants: the Liberty Bowl, Tangerine Bowl and Peach Bowl\u2014 and I found a pennant from the late\u201940s and hung that up, too.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> The bathroom has an NC State toothbrush holder and soap dispenser, an NC State shower robe hanging up and a custom toilet seat cover with an NC State logo. The NC State carpeting is by Milliken. I have a red and white loveseat I had to special-order from California.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Traditions:<\/strong> No one likes to be at the house when I\u2019m watching the Wolfpack\u2014I get too upset. I am very superstitious. I\u2019m always trying to find the perfect setting. . . . I switch chairs, sit on the floor, trying to find the right spot for the team to score.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Grey Blackwell \u201992<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Freelance Animator and Illustrator | Oxford, N.C.<\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":750,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellShelf-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" \/><figcaption>The Blackwell family has converted this tobacco barn to a Wolfpack den at their home in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.  A photograph of Jim Valvano shares wall space with other NC State memorabilia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":708,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BlackwellLivingRoom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-708\" \/><figcaption>Buddy Blackwell, left, and his son Grey Blackwell relax in the family's tobacco-barn-turned-Wolfpack-den in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":709,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_family-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709\" \/><figcaption>The Blackwell family poses outside a tobacco barn converted to a Wolfpack den at their home in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":710,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_loft-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-710\" \/><figcaption>Members of the Blackwell family play billiards upstairs and watch TV downstairs in their tobacco-barn-turned-Wolfpack-den in Oxford, NC, on May 10, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":711,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Blackwell_stairs-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-711\" \/><figcaption>A cut-out of former NC State football coach Chuck Amato stands at the top of the stairs. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> A barn on the family farm that was once a \u201cpack house\u201d for tobacco. It sat idle for some time. . . . We knew we wanted to make it a true Pack House (in the other sense of the word) so we began collecting memorabilia. There\u2019s a kitchenette, bathroom and a main room with a fireplace.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/aside-widget -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default right-aside\"><!-- wp:ncst\/pullquote {\"value\":\"We knew we wanted to make it a true Pack House (in the other sense of the word), so we began collecting memorabilia.\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">We knew we wanted to make it a true Pack House (in the other sense of the word), so we began collecting memorabilia.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/pullquote --><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/aside-widget -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> NC State Coke bottles from the \u201983 championship. Old photographs of Jim Valvano. Life-size cardboard cutout of Chuck Amato \u201969, \u201973 MED.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> On the outside, it\u2019s pretty unassuming\u2014we didn\u2019t paint it red or any-thing. Still rustic. But inside it\u2019s really fixed up. It\u2019s very homey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Traditions:<\/strong> We always get Bojangles\u2019. We get it for tailgating at home games and then we kept up the tradition by eating it in the Pack House.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Reactions:<\/strong> My wife is a Carolina grad so she wasn\u2019t too happy. We\u2019re a house divided \u2014she says it\u2019s too much red in there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Michael and Amy Harrell \u201995<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Accountant and Department Chair at Nash Community College | Nashville, N.C.<\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":721,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell_den-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" \/><figcaption>Amy and Michael Harrell, both members of NCSU Class of '95, enjoy their Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, with sons Ethan, 6, foreground, and Austin, 10, on May 22, 2013. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":729,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell-kids_golf-edited-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-729\" \/><figcaption>Austin Harrell, 10, left, laments a missed putt  by his brother Ethan Harrell, 6, at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":730,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/HarrellDolls-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" \/><figcaption>An NCSU quilt and quilt rack adorns a wall in the Harrell family's Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013. Amy Harrell's father Emmett Patterson made the quilt rack. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":725,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Harrell_popcorn-1-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" \/><figcaption>Ethan Harrell, left, 6, watches a recording of N.C. State's 1983 NCAA Championship game against Houston while his father Michael Harrell, NCSU Class of '95, background, plays drums in the family's Wolfpack Den at home in Nashville, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> A 1,000-square-foot playroom (with two kids, the floor is often cluttered with toys). We used to have an office that was our NC State room, but after we moved and had a bigger space, we decided to make the playroom NC State-themed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> A piece of the floor of Reynolds Coliseum. An NC State Santa, bobblehead dolls, an NC State Barbie, stuffed animals, towels, blankets. An NC State putting green for the boys (ages 10 and 6). By the time they were 2, they could sing the alma mater.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> It took four coats of paint to get the right shade of red. (\u201cNCSU Red\u201d by Glidden.) If you want a snack, we\u2019ll serve it on an NC State chip-and-dip container. Cold? We\u2019ll give you an NC State blanket. Need to go to the bathroom and wash your hands? We have NC State washcloths.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Reactions:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s a whole lotta red.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Jay Mosier \u201900 and Elisa Mosier '98<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Project Manager and Biotech Sales | Raleigh, N.C.<\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":731,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_recRoom-1-1024x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731\" \/><figcaption>Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of '00, and his wife Elisa Mosier, NCSU Class of '98, enjoy their Wolfpack Den, with bar, at home in Raleigh, NC, on May 23, 2013. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":735,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_den-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" \/><figcaption>Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of '00, and his wife Elisa Mosier, NCSU Class of '98, pose on May 23, 2013, with their 7-month-old son Weston in a Wolfpack Den they've built upstairs at their home in Raleigh, NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":734,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mosier_JimV-pic-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" \/><figcaption>A childhood photo of Jay Mosier, NCSU Class of '00, with coach Jim Valvano during a basketball camp at NC State.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> Bonus room filled with memorabilia. We\u2019ve been accumulating stuff since we\u2019ve been out of school. For Christmas, that\u2019s what people give us. It was never even a decision about whether or not we\u2019d have an NC State room\u2014 it was more like, \u201cWhere should it be?\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>They Call It:<\/strong> The State Room.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Lots of autographed stuff and pictures of us with players. Jay has a picture with Jimmy V from when he was at basketball camp years ago. Jay\u2019s favorite thing is Sidney Lowe\u2019s home jersey for the home games during the \u201983 season, signed by him. One of the rarest things we have is a complete set of NC State china produced in the 1950s, on display in our dining room.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> An NC State pool table, red chairs, custom NC State curtains. During Christmas- time, we have a 9-foot Christmas tree that we put in the State Room, and every ornament on it is NC State-themed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Allie Wells, 16<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Daughter of Wendy Wells \u201986 | Wilson, N.C.<\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":736,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_Bedrm-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" \/><figcaption>Allie Wells, 16, tosses pom poms in her NCSU-themed bedroom at home in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":740,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_border-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-740\" \/><figcaption>Dozens of Scott Wood player cards line the wall above an NCSU basketball poster in the room of Allie Wells, 16, at home in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":741,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wells_shoe-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-741\" \/><figcaption>A shoe, autographed by Scott Wood and other NCSU athletes,  at the home of Allie Wells, 16, in Wilson, NC, on May 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> My bedroom. I wanted my room to be happy and be my favorite place, a place where I feel at home\u2014and what better than the red and white from NC State? My room is my state.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Basketball signed by Coach Mark Gottfried and the 2011\u20132012 team. A pair of red-and-white tennis shoes signed by Scott Wood \u201913 when he threw out the first pitch at an NC State baseball game. (They were Allie\u2019s tennis shoes; she was wearing them when she went to ask Wood for an autograph.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/aside-widget {\"alignment\":\"left\"} -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-aside-widget default left-aside\"><!-- wp:ncst\/pullquote {\"value\":\"Most girls are private about their rooms; she loves showing it off.\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-pullquote has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"pullquote-container\"><p class=\"pullquote-content\">Most girls are private about their rooms; she loves showing it off.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/pullquote --><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/aside-widget -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> Huge block-S logo painted by Mom, plus wall border of Scott Wood trading cards.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mom Says:<\/strong> It\u2019s unique that a high school girl would be such a diehard fan and love the university so much that she wants to have her room like that. . . . It\u2019s not a den\/playroom\u2014it\u2019s her bedroom. Most girls are private about their rooms; she loves showing it off. I was the only one worried about it since I was afraid she would change her mind, being a teenager. She hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Jimmy Crenshaw \u201978<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Dentist | Warrenton, N.C.<\/h5>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":744,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaws-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" \/><figcaption>Jimmy and Kathy Crenshaw show their support for the Pack on May 10, 2013, in a basement they converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/image-column -->\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":747,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaw_PoolTable-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747\" \/><figcaption>Jimmy Crenshaw, right, shoots pool on May 10, 2013, with Will Bugg, 20 and an NCSU student, near Crenshaw's wife Kathy, background, in a basement the Crenshaws converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":748,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crenshaw_basemt-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748\" \/><figcaption>The Crenshaws and friends enjoy watching a classic NCSU basketball video in a basement the Crenshaws converted to a Wolfpack Den 14 years ago at their home in Warrenton, NC. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-column --><\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/image-grid -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Space:<\/strong> I lived in Bagwell and I had lots of good friends who lived in that dorm\u2014and a lot of good memories. I decided to turn the basement into a glorified dorm room to watch the games. It\u2019s evolved over the past 15 years as I\u2019ve added new stuff to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>He Calls It:<\/strong> Dr. C\u2019s Wolf Den. Most people around here know me as Dr. C.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cool Stuff:<\/strong> The red pool table is actually from the old NC State student union. It\u2019s not a nice mahogany table or anything, but it has special meaning. Two limited-edition coach\u2019s portraits, Norm Sloan \u201951 and Jimmy V cutting down the nets. Only 250 copies were made of each, and I have the serial number \u201c1\u201d for each of them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Notable D\u00e9cor:<\/strong> Floor is painted light gray with red, white and black confetti particles in the paint. Red carpet plus an NC State rug. The stained glass with a wolf head was a gift from a friend who had it specially commissioned\u2014it\u2019s one of a kind.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Good Times:<\/strong> During the 2012 NCAA tournament, me and another buddy from college who lives in the area invited all our old friends from Bagwell to come watch the games.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>This story originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncstatemagazine.gtxcel.com\/ncstatemagazine\/autumn_2013\/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&amp;folio=Cover#pg1\">Fall 2013 issue<\/a> of <em>NC State<\/em> magazine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a peek inside the homes of fans who say there&#8217;s no such thing as too much red and white.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"views\/single-immersive.blade.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-immersive-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"showAuthor\":false,\"showDate\":false,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false,\"backgroundColor\":\"red_400\",\"titleColor\":\"red_400\",\"displayCategoryID\":8,\"mediaID\":695,\"focalPoint\":{\"x\":\"0.48\",\"y\":\"0.75\"},\"subtitle\":\"Take a peek inside the homes of fans who say there's no such thing as too much red and white.\",\"caption\":\"Rod Essick \u201983 designed his own NC State basketball hall of fame\u2014with one wall devoted to 1974 and another to 1983, the years when the Wolfpack won NCAA championships.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[109],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-4730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-vault","category-stories","tag-athletics"],"displayCategory":{"term_id":8,"name":"Newswire","slug":"newswire","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":70,"filter":"raw"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5120,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions\/5120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4730"},{"taxonomy":"_ncst_magazine_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.ncsu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_ncst_magazine_issue?post=4730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}