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Game thread: NC Central vs. NC State
It’s time! Eagles vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 7:00 p.m. ET TV: None. Online streaming: ACC Network Extra
Highlights! NC State’s offense goes big against Georgia Tech
If you’d told me beforehand that Georgia Tech would punt only one time and NC State still would win by multiple scores, I’d have said, sir, this is some clearly crazy talk and please do not insult my intelligence in this manner. Yet somehow this is what happened. But NC State only punted twice itself, […]
OPENING NIGHT – The Will Wade era begins: NC State vs NC Central
“The Reckoning is here” When: Monday November 3 – 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ACC Network Extra Opponent: North Carolina Central Eagles (MEAC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 87-61 / NC State 91-61 *** UPGRADED FAN EXPERIENCE AT LENOVO *** Wolfpack Final Preseason Snapshot: Opponent Overview: Legendary coach LeVelle Moton is entering […]
NC State’s offense puts it all together in 48-36 win over Georgia Tech
For one week at least, NC State’s offense fulfilled its promise and poured it on a pretty good opponent—Georgia Tech picked a bad week to be Georgia Tech, since there was no getting out of the way. Though the Jackets tried. NC State scored at least 10 points in every quarter on Saturday night, and […]
Game thread: Georgia Tech vs. NC State
I suppose it’s time to bust out the big guns if we’re gonna turn this season around. Normally the Cool Hat is reserved for UNC week. Jackets vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN2 (Matt Schumacker, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis) Online streaming: WatchESPN.com
Light It Red: Final Chapter
Schedule: Light It Red The NC State basketball media team has another quality series, this time taking the fans inside the Dail Center to see how a championship team is built. This appears to be the final chapter leading up to the beginning of the Will Wade era at NC State. Episode 3 *** Bonus […]
The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 10
Another week, another opportunity to nab some walkin’ around money. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week UNC has covered two weeks in a row, but I am undeterred in my faith that order will soon be restored. The Heels are 2.5-point underdogs to a Syracuse team playing with a backup quarterback that just […]
NC State injury report: Hollywood Smothers, Justin Joly questionable
The great thing about this season is not only is it going poorly, but the team’s watchability is eroding as we go along. What a fun time we’re all having! Hollywood Smothers is an unexpected addition to NC State’s first availability report this week, listed as questionable along with JJ Johnson, Justin Joly, and Ronnie […]
Georgia Tech is here to chew gum and run you over
Restoring a program does not have to be complicated. An authentic culture off the field, a clear identity on the field, and a quarterback you can use as the foundation for all of it—those aren’t easy tasks, but they aren’t complicated. Brent Key had Georgia Tech moving back in the right direction roughly three minutes […]
It’s a tough year for a football coaching search
If NC State is going to make a coaching change this year, it will do so in what might be the most hectic carousel cycle to date. Already there are eight power-conference vacancies, including several jobs that are clearly better than NC State’s: LSU, Florida, Penn State, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Stanford, Arkansas, and Oklahoma State. […]
Predicting the season. What are they saying? What do we think?
The uncertainty factor is at an all-time high this season. With 62 new head coaches, a record number of players transferring, international players becoming a more significant factor, and there’s still the incoming high school players – some of whom will make a difference, predicting the season ahead is impossible. But we do it anyway. […]
NC State hosts Georgia Tech as a 6.5-point underdog
That Pittsburgh game was a tough one, but hey, great news: they only get tougher from here! NC State returns home to try and hand Georgia Tech its first loss of the season, which would be a bit of revenge that is 23 years in the making. Georgia Tech has won three one-score games to […]
Exhibition Game: Post Game Pressers
Coach Wade’s Post Game Interview Tre Holloman, Paul McNeil, Quadir Copeland post game
First Impressions: NC State Beats South Carolina 88-86 in Exhibition
It was an exhibition game, so nothing to get too high or too low about. One week until real basketball starts. Thoughts:
NC State finds a new low in 53-34 loss at Pittsburgh
The particulars are not important; how could they be at this point? You’ve seen, you’ve heard, you know. NC State’s defense was so bad on Saturday that it’s hard to actually see that secondary and the Pittsburgh offense play at the same level. Losing is the worst, but being embarrassed in the process is doubly […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Pitt
By the power of JaySam, let’s get this win. Wolfpack vs. Panthers Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas) Online streaming: ACCNX
The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 9
It’s another beautiful college football Saturday, not that we can tell down here in the dungeon. Let’s get to it. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week In the most surprising development of the season thus far, UNC actually showed some backbone the last time it played. I am confident that the Heels will […]
Where does NC State football go from here?
Given the history of the NC State football program, Dave Doeren should be commended for his efforts in stabilizing the program. While he didn’t bring home conference titles like Earle Edwards, Lou Holtz, or Bo Rein, and failed to reach the double-digit win threshold of Chuck Amato, Doeren has supplied stability to the program that […]
Light It Red: Episode 2 – Team Bonding
Schedule: The NC State basketball media team has another quality series, Light It Red, taking the fans inside Dail to see how a championship team is built. This week they are taking it on the road. Light It Red – Episode 2
NC State injury report: Sean Brown still out; Anthony Carter and Spike Sowells questionable
On the bright side for NC State, both Noah Rogers and Terrell Anderson are good to go this week, as neither appeared on the initial injury report for the Pitt game. On the unpleasant side, NC State’s two starting offensive guards are listed as questionable. The Wolfpack defense will again be without Sean Brown, AJ […]
Exhibition Game: NC State versus USC (east)
Exhibition Game Details Introducing the Gamecocks The Gamecocks are coming off a 12-20 / 2-16 last place season. But let’s not forget, the SEC was a monster last season, sending 14 teams to the NCAAT. (South Carolina just barely missed the cut) But who cares about that because most of those guys are gone. This […]
NC State needs the chaotic version of Pitt to show up this week
Pat Narduzzi and Dave Doeren have been coaching in the ACC concurrently since 2015, but this week marks only the third time they’ve gone up against each other—all three times in Pittsburgh, incidentally. Dave’s going to need to push his record against Narduzzi to 3-0 to breathe some life back into NC State’s season. The […]
Scattered thoughts on Dave Doeren
I have been struggling for a while to figure out how I feel about Dave Doeren and the football program at this point in his tenure. I don’t think I’ve felt more disconnected from the general mood of this fanbase than I have in this case, because so many are fed up and I’m just […]
Darrion Williams Named to All-American team
CBS Sports names All America team The basketball reporters at CBS Sports, 247Sports and other CBS sports types published their annual All-American team. First Team Second Team Third Team Darrion Williams | NC State | G/F | Sr. New NC State coach Will Wade will center the offense around Williams, his prized portal acquisition. The pass-dribble-shoot wing can […]
NC State continuing its search for complementary football
NC State’s mediocrity is spread so thoroughly across the three phases that you never know which part of the team is going to spring a leak from week to week, and while I appreciate good suspense as much as the next person, this is not my preferred sort. I accept the inevitability of something going […]
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