NC State football is now 41-19 in season openers since the ACC’s inception some 60 years ago. Coach Doeren’s win over Troy advanced him to 3-0 in openers with the Pack and 4-1 in openers in his career when you include Northern Illinois’ loss against Iowa in 2012. It is interesting to consider some of […]
Chuck Amato
11 days to kickoff – 11 memorable non-conference games
Today, there are 11 days until NC State kicks off their 2015 campaign against the Troy Trojans at Carter-Finley Stadium. In anticipation of the season, one in which measured optimism is everywhere in regards to the Pack, I thought it would be cool to look back at some of the most memorable non-conference games that […]
#Gameday! HUGE one vs BC
It’s #Gameday! Sexy RT @wolfpack_turf: Beautiful game day morning here at carter finley pic.twitter.com/wsz39QnO5o — State Football (@NCStateFootball) October 11, 2014 NC State will be wearing new helmets today in a game which importance I cannot overstate. Today’s game (3:30pm kickoff) vs Boston College is HUGE — not only for NC State’s season, but also […]
NC State vs. Florida State – The Last 10 Years
With #1 and defending champion Florida State coming to Carter-Finley Stadium this weekend, an improving Wolfpack team looks to pull the upset in a place that has become what some media members call “a house of horrors” for the Seminoles. The Wolfpack has had more success against Florida State than any other conference school. For […]
How Bare Was The Cupboard?
As the 2013 NC State football season is slowly spiraling into the abyss, there has been a lot of discussion about the new coaching staff as well as the talent level inherited by Dave Doeren. The excellent guest column from Monday gives a lot of perspective on the time needed to turn around the football […]
NCSU vs. Wake Forest: The Past 10 Years
As I was finishing up this entry, I noticed that LRM had just put an entry up that talked about the house of horrors known as Groves Stadium. This article discusses the last ten years between State and Wake, and that house of horrors. This Saturday, Dave Doeren’s first Wolfpack team leaves the friendly confines […]
NCSU vs. Clemson – The Past Decade
The past decade against Clemson has not been pretty. In fact, it seems that most matchups have been one sided with the Pack on the wrong side of the final score. When I think of Clemson, I think of a team, like Maryland, which has been a thorn in the Pack’s side. Is this really […]
NCSU vs. UNC – The past decade
As we get closer to Saturday’s game against UNC-Chapel Hill, let’s first take a step back and look back at some of the previous games in the rivalry. The rivalry stands with UNC-Chapel Hill having a 63-31-6 overall record against the Wolfpack. Now, all Wal-Mart fans will let you know that this is all that […]
A Brief History of Shutouts and Blowouts
Today’s 34-0 loss to Florida State was the 3rd time NC State has been shutout under Tom O’Brien. State was also shutout in back-to-back games, the opening game of the 2008 season 34-0 to South Carolina and the season finale in 2007 was a 37-0 loss to Maryland. I’m sure you’ve noticed that all 3 […]
Thursday Compendium
August 11, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) Wolfpack learning from first scrimmage NC State coach Tom O’Brien compared the transition from the first scrimmage to the second as similar to what happens after the first game of the season. O’Brien and the coaching staff reviewed the film of Monday’s scrimmage, and in turn, […]
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