{"id":"1792880349841-mix-segment","slug":"nc-state-s-fake-firing-frenzy","title":"NC State's fake firing frenzy","summary":"NC State lost 31-28 at Stanford on Friday night, dropping to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in ACC play. Stanford had previously lost to Miami (45-6), Duke (35-7), Wake Forest (57-3) and Notre Dame (58-7). Dave Doeren remains head coach; no firing has occurred.\n\nThe loss intensified pressure on Doeren, the second-longest-tenured ACC coach behind Clemson's Dabo Swinney. NC State had rebounded from an earlier loss to Vanderbilt with wins over Appalachian State and Louisville, but a 24-point loss to Wake Forest and Friday's defeat to a struggling Stanford team renewed scrutiny.\n\nNC State has not fired Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack lost 31-28 in regulation at Stanford on Friday, falling to 3-4 overall, but the coach remains in his role.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T22:19:09.841Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Rush Hour Mix","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"FALSE","notes":"FALSE: NC State has not fired Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack lost 31-28 in regulation at Stanford on Friday, falling to 3-4 overall, but the coach remains in his role.\nSource: USA Today (https://x.com/PR927FM/status/2114119310969057367)","claims":[{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"NC State has not fired Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack lost 31-28 in regulation at Stanford on Friday, falling to 3-4 overall, but the coach remains in his role.","sourceName":"USA Today","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PR927FM/status/2114119310969057367","claim":"BREAKING NEWS: Per @PeteThamel, NC State has fired Coach Dave Doeren following the Wolfpack’s stunning overtime loss Friday night at Stanford. https://t.co/b6KJxLDhtP","author":"Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/PR927FM/status/2114119310969057367","name":"USA Today","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880349841-mix-segment-nc-state-s-fake-firing-frenzy","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/mix","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880349841-mix-segment-nc-state-s-fake-firing-frenzy","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792880349841-mix-segment-nc-state-s-fake-firing-frenzy and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Eric","text":"The internet's favorite new hobby: declaring coaches fired before the school does."},{"host":"Eric","text":"A post from Pirate Radio is going around saying NC State has fired Dave Doeren after Friday night's overtime loss at Stanford."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And I get why people are fired up. The Wolfpack lost to a Stanford team that had been getting crushed by everyone."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"But it's not true. Doeren is still the coach. I checked."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I know, I know. The post cites ESPN's Pete Thamel. Thamel never reported that."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Right. And the details are off too. It wasn't overtime. Stanford won in regulation, 31-28."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But the heat on Doeren is real. NC State is 3-4. They lost by 24 to Wake Forest. And now this."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Here's the thing about Stanford's season. Miami beat them by 39. Duke by 28. Notre Dame by 51."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Losing to THAT team, on Friday night, with the whole ACC watching? That's the kind of loss that gets people inventing firings."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And Doeren knows it. After the game, he said, and I quote: 'It starts with me.'"},{"host":"Eric","text":"That's a coach who knows exactly how bad that loss looks."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"But he's still the coach. USA Today confirmed it. The fake report even name-checked a reporter who never wrote it."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And that's the part that bugs me. Someone made up a quote, attached Pete Thamel's name, and a lot of people believed it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Doeren is the second-longest-tenured coach in the ACC, behind Dabo. He beat Appalachian State and Louisville this year."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But he also lost to Vanderbilt, who's not good."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"So we're not defending the guy. We're just pointing out the fake firing."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Fair. But let's be real. If they lose the next two, that fake tweet becomes the truth."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the cold reality of big-time college football. The fake news is just the preview."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Speaking of football and wildly different worlds, here's one that won't cause any arguments at all."},{"host":"Eric","text":"PSG players are going to miss the Ballon d'Or ceremony Monday night. Their match against Lyon got moved to 8:30."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The ceremony is in London at 8. So, even with a private jet, they're not making it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The most Paris thing ever. 'Oh, we have a scheduling conflict with our own greatness.'"},{"host":"Eric","text":"The account Official Miracle posted it. No word from the club, but the schedule math checks out."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Who from PSG was even in contention?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Nobody. That's what makes it funny. They're all home watching like the rest of us."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Alright, shift gears to something that actually happened. Cynthia Erivo hosted SNL U.K. last night."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And she did a sketch called 'Nigerian Wicked' where Glinda 'wants a BBL that defies gravity.'"},{"host":"Eric","text":"She's one Oscar away from the EGOT, and she uses her monologue to say the only thing she still wants is a 'Hollywood handshake' from Paul Hollywood on Bake Off."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"A woman with an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony is out here competing for a judge's approval on a baking show. I respect the priorities."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And Variety's got a fun story about Shia LaBeouf trash-talking 'Lizzie McGuire' while filming 'Even Stevens.'"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Christy Carlson Romano says he was 'definitely beefing' with Hilary Duff. Shia wanted 'Even Stevens' to be the number one show on Disney."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"There's something so pure about a child actor having real beef over Disney Channel rankings."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And Hilary Duff had no idea. She was just doing her own thing, probably winning."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The lesson is: the most intense rivalries are the ones the other side never even notices."}]}