Today, nearly every North Carolinian (with the exception of our own Cardiff Giant) was a Deacon in spirit. As we watched Jim Grobe’s charges work their magic one last time – despite being far from their best, I hope all NC State fans learned a valuable lesson.
Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s “unrealistic” to expect championships. Your response to such people should be “Screw you, Wake just did it. In football, for God’s sake!” They also did it in the post-expansion era, when some people claimed just making any old bowl game should be the limit of our expectations. That’s complete crap, and Wake just proved it. With the right coach, pretty much any damned thing is possible. It doesn’t hurt to have a top-notch athletic director steering the ship, either. Ron Wellman deserves alot of credit, too. Without him, would Grobe even still be there?
Yes, talent is important. Yes, championships for the Wake Forests of the world will likely be less frequent than for the Ohio States and Floridas. But don’t ever let anyone tell you that it can never be done.
