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I admit to having an extended case of the Southwest Airlines “need to get away” syndrome last year, and basketball season just about did me in altogether.
In retrospect, what made a difference for me was attending the Coaches Caravan in Greensboro with Doeren, Keatts, and Moore. Something about seeing them interact the way they did, playing off of each other and not just going through the usual motions, made a bit more of a connection for me.
Maybe it was all a big act, but I liked the experience. I felt as though I got to see into their world a little, and departed feeling a little rejuvenated. To SQLWolf, I think that’s what I liked about the One with Wolfpack Football series.
Sure, I still watch with highly managed expectations, but it beats feeling as though I can’t watch.
I watched episode 9 the other day and once I realized that I could fast forward through the commercials, I enjoyed it. I have no idea of how it compares to other coaches though or how much it impacts the results on the field though.
That aside, I’ve always liked Dave and his approach, just not always the results (BC game last year) or calling the fans out like he did so early.
Regardless, I can’t see Pass Outs being ended without something significant provided in return (i.e., beer sales). The human psyche doesn’t like being given something and then having it taken away, regardless of actual value. It’s a perception thing!
Anyway, if you remember the uproar when pre-game tailgating was cut, then you can imagine the stink they would create by ending Pass Outs.Before the season, most experts had us picked to go 4-4 in the ACC and make a bowl (rightly so imo). Great news is that we’ve met those goals!
So now we’re just over halfway through the season and I think we all have a pretty good idea of what this is capable of as well as where realistic expectations should be. We’re in the national conversation as we should be at this point, but I don’t hear our fans talking championships or bowls after New Year’s Day.
We all realize next week in South Bend is a very big game and Clemson the following week likely determines whether we make another trip to Charlotte before bowl season begins.
But c’mon, if we can’t be optimistic (guarded, cautious, or otherwise) now, when can we be? Enjoy the ride gents!
I believe Chop is right about the cluster at UofM and Penn State impacting this.
On a positive note, the US Men’s National Soccer Team must be absolutely delighted that their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup may be overshadowed by the NCAA and their attempt to wrestle away and capture another most embarrassing moment in sports history!
You forgot to add the part where Marlin says “Jim wrestles the alligator while I wait in the truck”. Well, our guys better be ready and not “waiting in the truck” like Marlin because they can “orchestrate kills on inattentive prey, no matter the current state of the pride.”.
Personally, I don’t see a trap game from here out. Not because of our opponents, or that we are that good. More because this team should realize by now that we have the ability to put together an exceptional season, and anything less than full preparation AND execution can easily translate to a loss at any time, thus derailing things.
The above doesn’t mean that we win out, merely that there is even less excuse than usual for stepping on your own d!ck from here onward . Of course, that does mean that everyone is committed to that at this point (yes, this is an assumption)
I’ve been taking the mentality of a POW on this. Not putting a date on this ever happening, just believing that some day it will happen.
McCallum, does a 10 win year include a bowl game and if so, what if it is played in 2018?
Will gladly put up a TT avatar, however, he may be kneeling in front of and looking up into Ol’ Roy’s purty eyes.
I echo CDs comments on Reynolds. Was there a few weeks ago and it far exceeded my expectations. Well done and classy!
I love that BOTB’s avatar is a bear. How apropos.
On that note, as much as McCallum injects his commentary, how can he possibly have no avatar? How vanilla of you McCallum!
Of course, we know McCallum won’t change it on his own (they taught him that in Curmudgeon 101), so how about a wager where he doesn’t have to eat his shoes (really, who wants to witness that?), but alter his avatar. If he wins, he can make it J. Jonah Jamison (a hipper curmudgeon of his era), but if he loses, we get to choose. 🙂
I watched the first three quarters and I noticed the following.
Trubisky
– was a welcome change of pace to the Bears fans and a hope for something better
– “looked good” to start off the game
– didn’t guide them to a victory
– didn’t perform any better that what Glennon has done in the first 4 games
– will have to completely tank before Glennon gets another start in ChicagoI give him 3 more games to show me that he has any hope of becoming worthy of the 2nd overall pick.
I am glad that we have a veteran contrarian like McCallum to ensure this forum doesn’t become an echo chamber.
Not many of us would offer to eat their shoes based upon the outcome of a NC State football game. 🙂
even if we beat the ville, go to Pitt, ND, and Fake Forest. Not one of those games is anything close to a sure win, more like two out of three losses
My crystal ball isn’t working either, but I think it’s slightly more likely we win 2 out of those 3 games (Louisville result aside). Yes, I call that optimism, but I also called that in my pre-season prediction (which I regard as pessimistically optimistic).
Agree with the above and I really do like our chances in this game (didn’t last year). At the start of the year I had this game slotted as a 60% chance of victory. Obviously, I felt good about something so why not just roll with it. I’m in for the win on Thursday to keep this Train rolling.
According to my math, your percentages lead to an expected number of wins of 7.65, 5.25 within ACC play (as ND is excluded).
We were picked to go 4-4 in the ACC this year and I think that was about right. I picked us to go 5-3 and I felt as though that would be making progress. Curious what your thought is about that Pack1997.
It did strike me that since we are out to a 2-0 start in ACC play, my expectations of a “good” season start to morph. If I look at our history (ACC play only), I come to the following assessment.
7-1 in ACC qualifies as a special season
6-2 in ACC qualifies as a VERY good season (not done since 1994)
5-3 in ACC qualifies as good season (only accomplished 3x since 1994)
4-4 on ACC qualifies as the usual middle of the roadI think it’s fair to say that all of us have some degree of skepticism when watching our team have a modicum of success. How could we call ourselves NC State fans otherwise?
However, being ranked after the 5th game of the season (regardless of what you want to say about the competition or the circumstances) is a significant accomplishment.
Enjoy it. If you choose to utilize sarcasm, I don’t think you should be surprised when you get lambasted though.
Btw, I think a pessimistically optimistic lead-in post would have been The Pulp Fiction car clean up scene with Harvey Keitel
Well, let’s not start …NFL Players taking a knee and protesting equates to burning down ALL of America???
Erichack, how about a little greater perspective and a little less WAY over the top commentary.
So, at this point CD, we are “The Little Engine That Could” !
It beats “pulling a train” though, doesn’t it?
I think if we can take care of the ball again, we won’t have to sweat this one out to the end, otherwise, we’ll have to make them trade a few TDs for FGs. I’m calling a 31-26 final.
Btw, from a Syracuse article on the game.
Carter-Finley Stadium is a tough place to play
Carter-Finley Stadium is not quite Death Valley in terms of enormity, but N.C. State has a good team, and its fans will pack that place, even for a 12:20 p.m. kick.
It won’t be as rowdy as, say, the following week’s 8 p.m. kick against Louisville, but the re-entry policy in which fans can leave at halftime to quickly reapply the liquor and beer and return for the second half ensures both the team and fans can make the necessary halftime adjustments depending how the opening 30 minutes go.Just like the past few years, we don’t feel comfortable with this State team yet. As T57 say, we will know after a few more games.
When your recent football history is consistent only in it’s inconsistency, one can never really expect to feel confident about what our boys will do the next game.
Regardless, I will be there, food and drink flowing. While no longer with us, my Dad graduated from Syracuse, was a huge sports fan, and loved a good party. For that reason, this game has a little extra special meaning to me.
Go Pack!
Chop, we could slice and dice that data a thousand ways and I don’t think it would tell us a lot (I hope) we don’t already know. We might not want to admit it though. Also, if we’re going down that road then we need to take a closer look at all of the variables that created the environment in which “they” grew up in.
Btw, did anyone really think the NFL was a bunch of choir boys? Pretty sure we’ve all known about the behavior, arrests, etc. for a long time. Bringing it up now and making it a big deal feels like trying to justify stop watching the NFL. Just turn off the TV.
I still think this all of this pales in comparison to how the NFL has handled concussions, i.e., health and welfare of their own players. Then again, maybe as long as the players are able to stand for the anthem, it isn’t really such a big deal. 😉
AliasTroll, my comment is made in general and does not take any political stance. My point is that people on all sides think the 1st Amendment guarantees free speech, when it really just states that the gub’men will make no law ….
Maybe I’ll commission Yogi to do a more scientific study on this, but when I am consistently surprised by what seemingly intelligent people don’t know or have forgotten (myself included), then I’d be shocked if more than 50% of people realize the nuance within the text of the 1st Amendment.
Tractor57, thank you for being well within the minority and actually understanding the 1st Amendment!
I applaud the president for his patriotism, but I wish he would focus less on whether NFL players should be fired and more on making progress in his own backyard (Healthcare, Taxes, etc.).
As for the NFL, I applaud you for your independence from Tyranny, but I wish you would focus on protecting your players from things that will more likely directly impact them (the other players).
I think they should know there are two sides to every story, maybe even 3, 4 or more.
Ding! Key to raising intelligent, contributing members of society. Easier said than done, and some days I consider myself a somewhat enlightened Cat.
Btw, if anyone thinks that this qualifies as a nation coming unglued and the $h!t hitting the fan, I suggest you watch Ken Burns show on the Vietnam War. Specifically, look at some of those protests and gain an insight as to some of the vitriol spewed between family and friends alone, much less the physical violence.
Picked up a great term tonight too. The “thin veneer of civilization” (i.e., how quickly we can act so uncivilized). Feels like it applies to us more and more these days.
I think we might be oversimplifying things if we assume every NFL player, owner, equipment manager, etc, was protesting (or not) the same exact thing by their action.
If they come out with a statement of such and they all sign it, maybe I will by that. Otherwise, that is a lot of folks to assume are all on the same exact page.
That aside, the NFL has been heading into the crapper long before Kaepernick decided to take a knee. Hell, even Troy Aikman noticed and said as much years ago.
Let’s all just be thankful that we don’t have to listen to Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith debate this topic in perpetuity (aka ESPN or whatever venue they choose to bilk currently).
