State/Maryland Game Thread

Marlyand 27 – NC State 24 FINAL

The Wolfpack defense yields a drive to their two-yard line as the clock melts towards zeros, and Maryland makes a field goal try to once again put the Pack in the “Close, But No Cigar” department.   No moral victory, this.

Link to N&O’s in-game blog

24-24 nearing end of 3rd quarter.

17-17 at the half.  On offense, State looks pretty good, save for dropped balls that should have been caught.  Defense is, as usual, suspect.  Thin to begin with and depleted by injuries, this unit is undoubtedly a recruiting focus for Tom O’Brien and his staff.

Long, sustained drive by the Pack to open the game. NC State 7, Maryland 0.

I will not be able to update much longer, so please be active in the comments, especially if you have ESPN360!

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204 Responses to State/Maryland Game Thread

  1. budfox88 10/27/2008 at 4:04 PM #

    This sucks. Mediocrity is a culture that is extremely difficult to change. Once it sets in, as it has over the last 15 years or so, it is increasingly difficult to imagine superiority (at least on our side of the ball)! This culture is less attributable to head coaches, and more to their bosses. Mediocrity is boiling down an entire season to “trying to find something good” about our football and basketball programs…over several years…over several head coaches. A win is good, a loss is bad. Head coaches either deliver wins or losses, ADs (and higher) create the culture. TOB will be an awesome coach, hopefully for us, but the culture has to change at NCS!

  2. Greywolf 10/27/2008 at 9:26 PM #

    I just read through 201 comments and not one, not a single one, “the OL sucks.” So please, let’s all take a deep breath and relax. This coaching staff is doing a pretty darn good job with what it has to work with. I just hope our OL coach is not coaching in the SEC next year.

    Speaking of the SEC, we got a lot in common with those SEC teams. No matter how well we do, and we are exceeding expectations, it ain’t good enough. 😉

  3. Greywolf 10/27/2008 at 9:26 PM #

    Somehow my utterly useless comment above got repeated. Sorrow.

  4. redfred2 10/31/2008 at 6:24 PM #

    ^My motto is: The only useless comment, is a comment that never gets posted on SFN.

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