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. hammerpack 11/26/2011 at 1:35 PM #

    No bowl folks…another meltdown from TOB. Going outside to do something productive besides watching this bull crap.

  2. Manada de lobos 11/26/2011 at 1:35 PM #

    You would think Maryland was playing for a bowl birth!

  3. eas 11/26/2011 at 1:37 PM #

    No matter how you see this game ( bad luck, crazy fumbles etc). Bottom line is we are currently down 14 to 0 to a horrible Terp team. This is not acceptable but is always expected around here.

    Ridiculous

  4. tjfoose1 11/26/2011 at 1:37 PM #

    Game is far from over. But go ahead, go outside and play in the leaves with the rest of the little boys.

  5. bill.onthebeach 11/26/2011 at 1:39 PM #

    OK == let’s stick with the run and gun Offense.

  6. hammerpack 11/26/2011 at 1:40 PM #

    @tfoose1: bite me.

  7. Heartdoc 11/26/2011 at 1:45 PM #

    LEts cut our losses…Have Yow fire TOB at halftime

  8. tjfoose1 11/26/2011 at 1:48 PM #

    Aside from TO’s, we’re playing well. We should still win going away.

  9. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 1:50 PM #

    The ACC is just a horrible, horrible excuse for a football conference.

  10. tjfoose1 11/26/2011 at 1:51 PM #

    @hammerpack: thanks, but no thanks. I’m not too keen on the bitter, sour, and rotten.

  11. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 1:51 PM #

    Nice containment on the QB end around for 20 yards.

  12. Manada de lobos 11/26/2011 at 1:51 PM #

    Way to calm it down Pack. Love the hurry up offense. Shoulda been running that the last 5 games!

  13. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 1:52 PM #

    Good tackling upfront there on the 40 yard fullback dive.

  14. Manada de lobos 11/26/2011 at 1:56 PM #

    Score hear and I predict a blowout!

  15. Lumbeeindian17 11/26/2011 at 1:56 PM #

    Don’t panic don’t panic!!! “due date”

  16. tjfoose1 11/26/2011 at 1:57 PM #

    Dang it, they let them get a first down before we blocked the kick. Geesh, we suck. Line up the entire team in front of a firing squad.

    Damn, we got some whiny, bitchass “fans” today. Try not to get your collective panties in a bunch. At least wait till half time before breaking out the chicken little routine.

  17. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 2:01 PM #

    Ballgame.

  18. Manada de lobos 11/26/2011 at 2:01 PM #

    If you are refering to me, I meant State scoring swing after the block. It was a major momentum swing. Im not one to “woe is me”

  19. WolftownVA81 11/26/2011 at 2:03 PM #

    As usual, we are letting a crappy opponent build confidence. If things go as we’ve seen before, MD will have their best game of the year. We are pulling a Clemson.

  20. PoppaJohn 11/26/2011 at 2:04 PM #

    21-7
    That’s what I’m talking about. Nice job, TOB.

  21. WolftownVA81 11/26/2011 at 2:04 PM #

    At least we got half time adjustments going for us. Oh wait, never mind.

  22. ldr of the pk 75 11/26/2011 at 2:05 PM #

    I really do believe what I’m seeing. This is so very predictable from this regime.

    If we can’t be up enough to handle this piece of crap Maryland team, perhaps not only the coaching staff should be fired, but the players as well.

    We are a program in disarray in a conference that stinks.

  23. Gene 11/26/2011 at 2:05 PM #

    I can live with Maryland scoring after our turnovers. But we should be shutting them down for the rest of the game.

    Giving up the big play have given up so far against the Maryland offense is ridiculous.

    We don’t deserve to go to a bowl game. We’re an insult to football.

  24. bill.onthebeach 11/26/2011 at 2:06 PM #

    ^^Wolf81

    You can COUNT on that.

  25. Dogbreath 11/26/2011 at 2:06 PM #

    NC State. Just what the doctor orders to unite a team that has a divided locker room, has quit on their new coach, and lacks any sense of purpose.

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