If you’re shopping for an NC State fan for Christmas, you’ve got numerous options from gameday appareal, jerseys, and all sorts of gadgets. But this… this is what every State fan needs:

NC State yard gnome (back deck)
An NC State yard gnome!
This little guy is awesome. He gradudated from NC State in 1951 with a degree in Agriculture. His focus was in forestry and botany. He’s been traveling the world, guest lecturing at universities, and has made hidden appearances on UNC-TV’s In the Garden’s, with Bryce Lane.

NC State gnome (ice skating)
He likes spring bulbs, fall colors, hard woods, long walks on the beach, sight-seeing, and ice skating. He is very photogenic with telling facial expressions.
Every State fan should have one of these in their home or yard. If I get one for Christmas, I think I’ll take him bowling at the Champs Sports Bowl.

NC State gnome (hard wood profile)
About Shibby
Jason Hibbets is a senior community architect at Red Hat which means he
is a mash-up of a community manager and project manager. At night, he wears his cape and is a captain for the Open Raleigh brigade, as well as a co-chair for
NC Open Pass.
Jason is the author of a book titled
The foundation for an open source
city--a resource for cities and citizens interested in improving their government through civic hacking. While writing the book, he discovered his unknown superpower of building communities of passionate people.
Jason graduated from North Carolina State University and resides in
Raleigh, NC with his wife, two kids, two border collies, chickens, lots
of tomato plants, and a lazy raccoon somewhere in an oak tree. In his
copious spare time, he enjoys surfing, running, gardening, traveling,
watching football, sampling craft beer, and participating in local
government--not necessarily in that order, but close to it.
You can follow him on Twitter:
@jhibbets