Pump up time! To bowl, or not to bowl?

HUGE game for the Wolfpack today! (Link) All the marbles on the line — either Tom O’Brien will go to his third bowl in five years at NC State…or he won’t. We will either have two straight winning seasons…or we won’t.

Joe Giglio sets the table for you here…but nobody did a better job of setting the historical backdrop of today’s game than our very own ‘ruffles’ in this fantastic entry. You can click herefor CFN’s take on the game; and Caulton Tudor projected a similar score (link).

The regular-season finale finds the Wolfpack (6-5, 3-4 ACC) with a lot more to gain than anyone could have guessed three or four weeks ago. It’s hard to remember that Maryland (2-9, 1-6) started the season with that impressive win over Miami. That game must seem like a million years ago to Randy Edsall. Wolfpack, 31-14.

We’d like to remind you that we’ve been very active on the blog this week even while you were away with the turkey….so, please click through some of our work. And, as always, you can click here and participate in our message forums.

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365 Responses to Pump up time! To bowl, or not to bowl?

  1. bill.onthebeach 11/26/2011 at 4:32 PM #

    …and just for fun… we have kept the tarholes off the TV for 30 min.

  2. ldr of the pk 75 11/26/2011 at 4:33 PM #

    I’ve bitched and moaned the whole game, in effect booing with words. Have to say I’m sorry. Happy to see them reach within to get to this point. Still not happy at year 5 though.

  3. pack76 11/26/2011 at 4:33 PM #

    DEFENSE!!!!!!! DEFENSE!!!!! DEFENSE!!!!!

  4. GAWolf 11/26/2011 at 4:34 PM #

    How about that pack machine?

  5. Lumbeeindian17 11/26/2011 at 4:34 PM #

    WOAHHHHHH ELLLL YEAH!!!! Check-mate!!! we’re going bowling!!!

  6. packalum44 11/26/2011 at 4:35 PM #

    Does feel good for payback against the Terrapins. Having been antagonized by young and old fans at the game last season and told how awful State’s academics were, screw them.

  7. hoop 11/26/2011 at 4:35 PM #

    I love the camera angles. Ha ha.

  8. bill.onthebeach 11/26/2011 at 4:35 PM #

    CJ Wilson TOBing in the ENDZONE !!! don’t have to guess what he thinks about Coach.

  9. El Lobo Loco! 11/26/2011 at 4:36 PM #

    awright!!!

  10. Wufpacker 11/26/2011 at 4:36 PM #

    With the late insurance score there, I believe this now makes 8 straight losses by Maryland by double digits. Can’t hate that.

  11. pakfanistan 11/26/2011 at 4:37 PM #

    So….now what?

  12. hoop 11/26/2011 at 4:37 PM #

    Maybe now Amerson will get his 12th.

  13. pack76 11/26/2011 at 4:38 PM #

    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. pack76 11/26/2011 at 4:38 PM #

    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. Hamlet 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    Honestly, this game consisted of two of the worst halves of football I have ever witnessed from college football teams. State’s first half was hideous, only to be outdone by the disgustingly horrific second half from the Terps.

  16. ryanp 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    great comeback!! bowleramaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! GO PACK

  17. bill.onthebeach 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    Say what you like… we won this game. Now, let’s all go pull for DOOK !!

    Go Blue Devils.

  18. hoop 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    And the monkey is off our back.

    End of the Clemson string of wins.

    End of the Maryland string of wins.

    Hot damn.

  19. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    The two biggest bedshittings ever laid in all of mankind. In the same game.

  20. Khan 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    Wow. Ok, I was wrong. But I’m ok with it. 🙂

  21. JSRy2k 11/26/2011 at 4:39 PM #

    To Bowl!

  22. mafpack 11/26/2011 at 4:40 PM #

    Most amazing comeback I’ve ever witnessed from our FB team (that I can remember), glad I joined back in to watch the 2nd half 🙂

    Go Pack!!

  23. WolftownVA81 11/26/2011 at 4:40 PM #

    Glad for the players, but concerned about how this impacts the coaching situation. I’m still ready for change.

  24. Avid109 11/26/2011 at 4:40 PM #

    I was expecting the team to find a way to lose. I was wrong. They played the entire second half with gusto. Nice going.

  25. pack76 11/26/2011 at 4:41 PM #

    Well, I had given up at the end of the half! Sorry, Pack!!! You finally have come through when you needed it!!! We’re proud of you.

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