16 votes in the AP

[Edited on September 8, 2015 at 2:50 PM. Reason : 4]

9/8/2015 2:50:02 PM

Four votes in both the AP and Coaches Poll. Barring a catastrophe, seems we could climb into the Top 25 before the Louisville game.

Best thing is no significant injuries after the game. (Haven't heard anything on Tocho, but I'm guessing he's ok.) For those keeping track of opponent injuries --

*Clemson likely lost their star WR for the season
*Syracuse lost their starting QB for the season
*VT lost their QB for at least half the season (we play them before he'd return)

9/8/2015 3:21:28 PM

^and Pitt lost James Conner for the year.

I think Doeren said Tocho's injury was "minor"

9/8/2015 3:23:17 PM

Yeah sounds like Tocho will play this week.

And yeah Pitt lost Conner, but they aren't on our schedule, so basically helps out the Coastal division.

Louisville had their #1 WR go down, listed as doubtful this week. I'd imagine he'll be ready to play by our game though barring some major setback.

9/8/2015 3:25:24 PM

lol, i missed the part about it being a list of opponent injuries...i just thought it was a list of major ACC injuries or something.

9/8/2015 4:17:44 PM

ESPN is listing the game against South Alabama as a Friday game now. When did this happen?

Also plz2 hurry up and decide a game time so I can plan my day. Gonna be in biloxi that weekend with the girlfriends family and want to make time to drive to Mobile and see it


[Edited on September 9, 2015 at 12:37 AM. Reason : _]

9/9/2015 12:37:01 AM

It's not a Friday game, ESPN is dumb.

9/9/2015 7:30:40 AM

^^must just be a mistake...it's a Saturday game. think game times are generally announced ~2 weeks before the game. so i think the monday after the EKU game they should announce.

9/9/2015 7:40:15 AM

Yep, only Friday game on our schedule is @ VT.

9/9/2015 8:11:28 AM

Oh yea, just realized they have every game for us listed as a Friday game after ODU.

Probably something to do with the only not TBD time being the Va Tech game on Friday. I guess theres an algorithm or something that does a 7 day difference from that for the rest of the schedule.

Idk only way it makes sense to me. That or someone dumb manually entered it all in wrong

9/9/2015 9:33:15 AM

https://www.campusrush.com/naquan-brown-nc-state-wolfpack-walk-on-1338341850.html

9/9/2015 12:59:43 PM

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"Four votes in both the AP and Coaches Poll. Barring a catastrophe, seems we could climb into the Top 25 before the Louisville game."

We're not in the SEC. 4-0 against cupcakes won't get us there .

9/9/2015 4:06:27 PM

I think it's possible - ODU isn't a pushover. If we can pull off a win vs. Louisville we'll definitely be in the T25. VTech losing their QB definitely helps us. Then it would just be one more for bowl eligibility

9/9/2015 4:12:52 PM

He may be back by then...and it's not the offense we would have to worry with. Their DL may be one of the best we see all year.

the VT game isn't a pushover...it will be interesting to see how ECU does against them.

9/9/2015 4:17:43 PM

Top 25 is easy

Can't wait til we run the table and get left out of the playoff

9/9/2015 4:19:03 PM

^6 where are you looking at the schedule? all the dates are correct on gopack

9/9/2015 4:56:54 PM

ESPN as my first post stated.

They fixed it now on ESPN tho

9/9/2015 11:49:56 PM

^^^^VT's DL WILL be the best DL we face all year, arguably #1 in the nation, top 5 at worst.

Even if we go 4-0, it'll take some "help" for us to be ranked, mainly those teams in the 20-25 range to lose a game or two and no one behind us to get "better" wins than us. Going 5-0 would probably do it, but I'm not convinced we'll beat Louisville based on both team's first games.

Also, fun fact, Beamer is 10-1 in games on short weeks at VT, they play a short week this week against Furman, so likely going to be 11-1 soon. Also remember, we play them on a short week @VT, so that'll be tough. By then the back-up QB should be a little more steady than he was in the tOSU game.

9/10/2015 8:34:12 AM

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" Top 25 is easy Can't wait til we run the table and get left out of the playoff "

Anyone else disappointed that the likely "premier bowl" for the ACC champ of they miss the playoff is the Peach?

We won that shit like 5 times already! Give us a Fiesta!

If it was the Sugar, I could die a happy man that day.

9/10/2015 8:42:40 AM

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"Can't wait til we run the table and get left out of the playoff"

9/10/2015 9:50:42 AM

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"Also, fun fact, Beamer is 10-1 in games on short weeks at VT, they play a short week this week against Furman, so likely going to be 11-1 soon. Also remember, we play them on a short week @VT, so that'll be tough. By then the back-up QB should be a little more steady than he was in the tOSU game."

Fun fact: Beamer is old and needs to retire. Also fun fact: Motley isn't going to magically get better, he's in his 4th year at VT and he just isn't a good QB.

9/10/2015 9:57:45 AM

^Well if Motley isn't good enough to sustain their success, they'll burn Lawson's redshirt and let him play. That defense is too good to just give up 5-6 weeks of your schedule. The schedule isn't brutal, but still, can't afford to drop Pitt/NCSU/Miami before Brewer is likely back.

9/10/2015 11:21:39 AM

Too much hype, way too soon... but I'll take it: https://twitter.com/KirkHerbstreit/status/643515311254278146

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"I see @PackFootball 7-0 heading into showdown with Clemson in Raleigh on Halloween Night!"

[Edited on September 14, 2015 at 5:26 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2015 5:26:27 PM

^^well, Lawson played on Saturday, so they aren't redshirting him.

9/14/2015 6:02:02 PM

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"A school official has confirmed that NC State redshirt freshmen wide receiver Elliott Davis and tight end Micah Till are no longer on the football team due to a violation of team rules. The players are no longer listed on the school's official roster. Davis and Till enrolled at NC State in 2014 and redshirted last season. Both players were recruited out of Maryland."

Damn... I thought Davis looked pretty good in the spring game given that he'd moved over from defense. Till looked pretty tough and had a decent catch or two.

9/14/2015 8:08:29 PM

http://packinsider.com/2015/09/16/david-grinnage-is-ready-to-go/

9/16/2015 4:08:35 PM

How far in advance do they typically announce kickoff times? For some reason I thought it was two weeks in advance but I can't be sure where I saw that or if I imagined it.

I have potential to buy tickets for the Louisville game but I can only go if it's an evening kickoff. I suppose I could just buy and resell if I can't make it, although I would rather not have to deal with the hassle.

[Edited on September 16, 2015 at 4:51 PM. Reason : ]

9/16/2015 4:51:35 PM

Usually two weeks, so the Louisville time could be announced on Sunday. The networks get at least 2 6-day options, which means they can wait until the Sunday before the game to announce the time.

Given Louisville's rough start to the season, that might have it at noon.

[Edited on September 16, 2015 at 5:03 PM. Reason : .]

9/16/2015 5:00:08 PM

Thanks

9/16/2015 5:07:16 PM

No problem. I don't know if the 8pm ESPN News slot that we got for the South Alabama game is a normal ACC slot, but I'd be surprised if it was. Usually it's just ESPN/2/U.

9/16/2015 5:11:32 PM

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" I have potential to buy tickets for the Louisville game "

The Red White game is prior to the football game, so it will have to be late enough to have a game prior & early enough to not need lights.

9/16/2015 9:11:27 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article35590596.html

N&O article on Samuels

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"“I’ve been a trash-talker since high school,” Samuels said. “I just like to be competitive. That’s just a part of my game.” Every now and then a teammate will have to tell Samuels to settle down, but quarterback Jacoby Brissett takes an “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to Samuels’ jawing. “He does good while he’s talking, so he might as well keep talking,” Brissett said. Doeren is OK with some trash talk, as long as Samuels avoids being penalized for it and he “respects the game,” Doeren said."

I lol'd at "respect the game"

9/17/2015 3:49:50 PM

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"The Red White game is prior to the football game, so it will have to be late enough to have a game prior & early enough to not need lights."

you realize TV sets the game time, not the athletic department, right? ESPN/ACC Network don't care about a basketball scrimmage. They'll make that a noon game if they want to.

9/17/2015 4:02:36 PM

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" you realize TV sets the game time, not the athletic department, right? ESPN/ACC Network don't care about a basketball scrimmage. They'll make that a noon game if they want to."

^ and since they made the announcement about the bball game, I assume they would have some knowledge of the TV right holders desires/intention.

9/18/2015 11:21:33 AM

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" you realize TV sets the game time, not the athletic department, right? ESPN/ACC Network don't care about a basketball scrimmage. They'll make that a noon game if they want to."

^ and since they made the announcement about the bball game, I assume they would have some knowledge of the TV right holders desires/intention.

9/18/2015 11:21:33 AM

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"^ and since they made the announcement about the bball game, I assume they would have some knowledge of the TV right holders desires/intention."

you realize TV sets the game time, not the athletic department, right? ESPN/ACC Network don't care about a basketball scrimmage. They'll make that a noon game if they want to

9/18/2015 11:25:14 AM

5 votes in the AP, 15 in coaches

9/20/2015 2:46:01 PM

5-0 = top 25

9/20/2015 2:46:48 PM

Yeah we won't get any serious consideration by most voters until we beat at least 1 "legit" team, so if we manage to beat Louisville(even if they are 1-3), we'll start getting more votes.

9/20/2015 4:06:26 PM

PI!

http://packinsider.com/2015/09/21/nc-state-players-in-the-acc-top-10-week-3/

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" Matt Dayes Rushing Attempts – 68 – 1st Rushing Touchdowns – 6 – 1st Scoring Touchdowns – 36 points – 2nd Rushing Yards – 116.7 yards per game – 2nd All Purpose Yards – 146.7 yards per game – 3rd Scoring – 36 points – 3rd Total Offensive Touchdowns – 6 – 7th Jacoby Brissett Completion Percentage – 77.8% – 2nd Passing Efficiency – 165.1 – 4th Passing Completions – 56 – 5th Passing Yards Per Game – 197 yards – 7th Total Offense – 218.3 yards per game – 8th Passing Yards per Attempt – 8th Passing Attempts – 72 – 8th Jaylen Samuels Scoring Touchdowns – 36 points – 2nd Rushing Touchdowns – 5 – 2nd Scoring – 36 points – 3rd Receptions Per Game – 5 – 5th Yards Per Rush – 7.5 – 6th Nyheim Hines Kickoff Returns – 6 – 2nd Kickoff Return Average – 26.2 – 3rd Kickoff Return Yards – 157 – 3rd Bra’Lon Cherry Punt Return Yard – 161 – 2nd Punt Returns – 8 – 3rd Punt Return Average – 20.1 – 4th Kyle Bambard PAT Kicking Percentage – 100% – 1st PAT’s Made – 16 – 2nd PAT’s Attempted – 16 – 2nd Jumichael Ramos Receiving Yards Per Game – 57.7 – 10th Mike Rose Sacks – 2 – 6th"

[Edited on September 21, 2015 at 10:46 AM. Reason : ]

9/21/2015 10:46:30 AM

Obviously Dayes (and Samuels) took care of business, but wasn't this supposed to be Shadrach's first game back? I think I saw him get like 4 carries?. Is he still in the doghouse or was this just Coach D playing the hot hand?

9/21/2015 10:49:59 AM

He had 18 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown.

I think Doeren is easing him back into the starting position.

9/21/2015 11:02:16 AM

^oh damn, maybe I wasn't paying as close attention as I thought.

9/21/2015 11:05:20 AM

Or take 10 seconds to just read the fucking box score. I probably caught 10 minutes of the game and saw Shad run it at least five times.

9/21/2015 11:06:52 AM

so tuff

9/21/2015 11:07:47 AM

Louisville kickoff time announced as 12:30. Damn it.

9/21/2015 1:06:04 PM

fuck a noon game

9/21/2015 1:11:47 PM

If Louisville wasn't likely to be 1-3 or we were ranked, we might not have gotten stuck with a crappy noon game.

9/21/2015 1:19:04 PM

the game falls on my birthday. I was going to get a lot of friends together to get tickets and tailgate but I'm not sure now that it's a noon game.

really disappointing the Louisville has started out so poorly. If they had played to their potential it would probably be a night game between two ranked opponents (that's a maybe for State) and with the outdoor red/white game it could have been an ESPN Game Day location.

9/21/2015 1:26:30 PM

Louisville at 4-0 with wins over Clemson and Auburn(at that point) would definitely be a top 25 team. NC State at 4-0 will not be ranked, regardless.

I'd give us realistically no shot at Gameday coming for that game, I'm not even sure we'd still get the 8:00 primetime ACC game with Clemson/ND playing the same day.

Realistically the only shot we have at Gameday even considering coming to NC State, would be 7-0 NC State(100% would be ranked at that point) hosting 7-0 Clemson(would be at least top 10). I put the odds of that all happening at about 1%.

9/21/2015 1:39:58 PM