N.C. State @ Florida State – 1:30pm

N.C. State Wolfpack (12-6, 3-2) @ Florida State Seminoles (9-8, 1-3) | 1:30pm @ Tucker Civic Center | TV: ACC Regional (WRAL locally)

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Coming off of a narrow loss to the Cheats, the Pack travels to Tallahassee looking to capture their first road win of the season against the Florida Sate Seminoles. Florida State enters today’s contest at #148 in the RPI and have been around .500, record wise, all season. In ACC play, FSU won against Virginia Tech, but lost each of their road contests at Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh. Common opponents for the two teams include Charleston So. (W), USF (W), and Pitt (L).

In my opinion, this is a big game for the Pack – perhaps even the biggest so far this season. “Showing your stupidity again, eh wufpup?”. Well, maybe – but today’s game is one that needs to be won more often than not if a team like this season’s N.C. State squad wants to make the big dance in March. It is not a ‘must win’, but the Pack needs some road wins and to also take care of teams lower than them in both the RPI and conference standings. This also the type of game that the Pack has not historically fared well in – road game against a beatable opponent after an emotional game(s). The team has shown great character to this point in the season, and they’ll need to show it again today to get that needed first road victory.

Please share your thoughts, enjoy the game, and Go Pack

Other links for your morning look around:

Bright days ahead for N.C. State (WSJ) | Tamp Bay look ahead | (ICYMI) Gottfried wants consistent Wolfpack (Espn)

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  • #69995
    wufpup76
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    N.C. State Wolfpack (12-6, 3-2) @ Florida State Seminoles (9-8, 1-3) | 1:30pm @ Tucker Civic Center | TV: ACC Regional (WRAL locally) GoPack preview |
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    #70000
    BJD95
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    This is EXACTLY the kinda game we MUST win. Especially having stumbled mid-week.

    #70003
    lawful
    Participant

    Yes this is a must win game. With lots more to come.

    #70005
    Fastback68
    Participant

    This is also a must have win for FSU if they want to move towards the Tier II level by the end of the year. If State has to rely on this tiebreaker win, then we didn’t make it into the top five seeds. It’s great that UVA, Louisville and Syracuse all go through a tough strectch of games right before they play State.

    BJD, what’s your opinion of Cage the Elephant. If you tell me it’s bubblegum rock, then I will have to jump off a bridge. Spiderhead is the only song title I can remember. The next 3 on the CD were decent.

    Go Pack and Go Cat.

    #70008
    PapaJohn
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    Must win for sure.
    Tier 1 (top 5) seems to be mostly over our heads, so we have to win as many of the rest as we can.

    #70009
    JohnGalt78
    Participant

    Not sure how it might play into the RIP algorithm stew, but it seems to me that we would really benefit from Duke winning at Lo’ville today (and, actually, thereafter) thus returning our win against them to it’s original lofty (RPI boosting) status. Of course we can only control what we can control (at least in theory)…GO PACK!

    #70013
    Fastback68
    Participant

    By the way, this game, the Del Boca Vista Phase III Basketball Invitational is on WMYTHD Channel 12 TWX Charlotte.

    #70017
    JohnGalt78
    Participant

    ^^Oh my….ominous typo…RIP

    #70019
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    The timing of this one worries me, especially on the road.

    Up until the last few games, we haven’t always appeared to be the most mentally tough with regard to consistency of effort from game to game. I fear there is an egg to be laid.

    Hope I’m wrong.

    #70020
    tractor57
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    I never like to call a particular game a must game but this one is about as close as it gets. To be tier 1 you must beat the teams that you are supposed to be better than.

    #70023
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    you must beat the teams that you are supposed to be better than.

    ^THIS is one of the best measures of our progress as a TEAM, imho…

    But we will have at least one or two WTF games in conference…

    …. and then we’ll get to see the second best measures of our progress as a TEAM…

    Can we win the ones we should have lost?
    (not because of the opponent, but because we put ourselves in a losing position against an inferior team )….
    and
    How do we respond the next game after the WTF game?

    Last time… whoever that was before Pitt … we responded with energy and focus…

    So… we shall see…

    That said…
    It ain’t happening today down in Tallahassee…
    We getting BIG numbers from Anthony, Lacey and ABU today…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #70027
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Cage the Elephant is great and each album keeps getting better. “Cigarette Daydream” is one of my 3-5 favourite songs of 2014.

    #70030
    Fastback68
    Participant

    JG (Wentworth?) 78 is spot on as Duke came to play.

    #70031
    Wolfanatic
    Participant

    Looks like no feline for the Pack today..Something about death in the family…confirmed by NCSU
    Per twitter: “Prayers for our man #Cat12. Grieving over a death in his family last night. Not expected to play today.”

    #70032
    redisgood
    Participant

    Looks like Cat is out today due to a death in the family. Not certain, but I think his kid brother.

    #70034
    Texpack
    Participant

    Prayers for Cat and his family. Losing a kid brother at his age would be horrible.

    #70035
    Adventuroo
    Participant

    Condolences to Cat for his loss…

    What is the Coach’s Shirt Color index today?

    Any of you dislocated Wuffie fans at the Game?

    Who are the Refs?

    #70036
    lawful
    Participant

    The line has dropped from -2 to -1. I got a bad feeling about this.

    #70037
    redisgood
    Participant

    Sorry guys for the misinformation. It might have been a close friend. I’ll just shut up until the facts are known.

    #70038
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Tough news about Cat … all the best to him

    #70039
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    … on the court … Cody to take Anthony’s place…
    Lacey at the point…

    Peace to Anthony and his family … and let’s hope he’s in good spirits next week…

    Dez will take care of Anthony when he returns…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #70041
    redcanine
    Participant

    Are we gonna bring our brief case or our lunch box?

    #70042
    lawful
    Participant

    Duke by 16. 7:45 left

    #70043
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    Green, Kelly and Covington are today’s Zebras…

    ya’ll will remember Covington from earlier in the season…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #70044
    Rick
    Keymaster

    I an worried about a press now

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