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As a proud alum of NC State, current grad student at South Carolina, and a participant in the field rushing at Ole Miss this Saturday, I have to disagree with just a bit of this article.
For starters, the article begins talking about what a great weekend of games the SEC had. I’m sorry, but 2 blowouts, a 10-9 game, and 2 average UK and USC teams, isn’t really exciting. Yes, being in Oxford for that game was pretty great, but not as spectacular as one would think (they don’t know how to celebrate like us).
While the tailgating restrictions have an impact on the gameday experience (and yes there are restrictions in SEC country too), the tailgating at the NC fair grounds and around the stadium is right on par with both of those SEC schools (atmosphere, beautiful women, etc.). Yes, the Grove is a pretty incredible sight to see with all the tents, but trust me, it’s not the type of tailgating we’ve grown to love in Raleigh. And it has little to no bearing on getting a recruits attention. And while yes the CBS coverage on the SEC is an advantage (product of our own ineptitude to produce a consistent winner), the all “SEC is holier than all” just isn’t true (we’re right on par; just don’t have the players and/or the shear number of fans that support each school). It’s just a bit more romanticized.
As for the stadium atmosphere at Ole Miss this weekend, I was extremely disappointed in the 60,000+ people that fill it up (half wearing bow-ties). Carter-Finley sits way above Vaught-Hemingway in terms of gameday atmosphere. I’ve seen us play those FSU games in CF, and man do those crowds put the Ole Miss one to shame. But as for the ability to storm the field, I do wish the department would allow for that to happen. They just must feel the chances of negatives far outweigh the positives it can provide.
So all in all, we have a darn good gameday atmosphere that we should be proud of, so don’t think we don’t compare. Keep packing the Carter and hopefully we can get back to where we want to be because we’ve got everything in place to become a consistent winner.
