I like DD and think he is doing many things right from a program management perspective. He is a coach I would send my child to play for (unlike Fedora, Petrino, Jimbo Fisher, etc.).
Eventually though, the results have to be shown on the field. Hopefully it starts this year and NC State is rewarded with its version of Frank Beamer. Our fans have certainly hoped for this while being plenty patient with coach after coach, hoping they are seeing “seeds of greatness.” We’re long overdue for one of those to actually take root and blossom.
rye, Thanks for the conversation over the last several weeks. We for sure agree that it is time for some wins and lots of them.
BTW We have 3 commitments who by one rating service or another are 4-star recruits. Our 4th recruit is one of if not the best high school kickers in the country. Of particular note is our QB commitment. He has been declared MVP of every Elite11 quarterback camp he’s been to. These are coaching camps and it is said that there has not been a lot of coaching for him — not needed. He is being the Pied Piper of New Jersey recruiting top rated players to join him at NC State. Reports from the camps are that he is hitting throws all over the field and leading receivers perfectly on deep throws.
There has got to be a negative, right? Well, he is only 6-2, 185 pounds. But, get this, he’s not playing baseball so he can hit the weight room and pick up some muscle for football.
He is solid NC State, wearing an NC State hat and flashing the wolfie sign at one of the Elite11 camps. He has told Doeren and Drink and McDonald he is solid committed, no chance of him going anywhere else.
Remember when Gallaspy, Hines, Roseboro, McGirt and others at the NC/SC Shrine game decided to go to NC State together? That kind of relationships are being developed in several places. Enough, enough.
Go Pack!!
