Banana peel conference

9/28/2015 12:31:04 PM

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"The team you should know about but probably don't"

For this point in the season, this is a perfectly fine thing for our Football team to be. I'm 100% happy flying under the radar until our Bye week.

[Edited on September 28, 2015 at 1:23 PM. Reason : ,]

9/28/2015 1:23:22 PM

We're the UNC MBA program of football teams

9/28/2015 1:27:53 PM

http://www.accgamescout.com/squad.php?teamcode=152

10/2/2015 4:59:53 PM

From David Hale's ACC mailbox blog:

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"We had another question, too, on the potential for a visit by College Game Day to Florida State-Clemson, and that's clearly the next best game on the slate. But here's an interesting potential option: Clemson has Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Miami upcoming -- no easy slate. North Carolina State has Louisville, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. That's manageable. If both win out, we could have two undefeated ACC Atlantic teams facing off in Raleigh on Halloween, and that should certainly have fans' attention."

10/2/2015 7:26:01 PM

^^No Samuels on that list?

10/2/2015 10:10:03 PM

^^I personally feel we should win all 3 of those games on that list leading up to Clemson. We could definitely drop 1 or 2...but i feel like we should win them. I feel we're the better team.

10/3/2015 2:54:54 AM

Its too early for me to know what to think but the louisville game could end up being an outlier once we've seen the whole season. It could also be the revelation of how the season is going to go but i think that is less likely considering the circumstances.

Doomsday preppers are saying that we suck and had flaws in our cupcake wins that got exposed against a decent team.

I say that they are wrong because we struggled on offense against louisville, specifically, at the quarterback position which is not a place we struggled this year or last. Our defense was the worry spot and it looked good against louisville.

The idea that our offense was just rattled having to go against a really good defense with almost no time to recover and prepare for playing without their best player.

We will eventually see.

10/9/2015 7:52:54 PM

I feel sorry for the season ticket holders. Who is the best opponent we have beaten in the past three seasons (including this one) at home? Wake?

10/10/2015 12:04:51 AM

Wake is by far our best home win since DD became head coach

it's sad

10/10/2015 12:08:52 AM

Wake is arguably our best overall win since DD took over. There's no excuse for how terrible this team is, and how average his recruiting has been.

10/10/2015 3:37:42 PM

he got us Hines

10/10/2015 3:40:50 PM

^^What? We've been 3rd in the atlantic and 30-35 nationally in recruiting the last 2 years. Right where we should be without big success. Also, when you run a special system, recruiting rankings are based on traditional football, specifically pro-style and not how good the guy is for the system he will be playing in.

10/10/2015 4:08:59 PM

The most frustrating thing about how we've looked is that I think the team from the end of last season wins the Louisville and VT games comfortably. We've regressed significantly from the end of last season on each side of the ball.

10/10/2015 4:09:22 PM

^Yep, and that's piss-poor coaching, plain and simple

10/10/2015 4:15:51 PM

The guy that posted this is obviously an idiot:

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"Its too early for me to know what to think but the louisville game could end up being an outlier once we've seen the whole season. It could also be the revelation of how the season is going to go but i think that is less likely considering the circumstances. Doomsday preppers are saying that we suck and had flaws in our cupcake wins that got exposed against a decent team. I say that they are wrong because we struggled on offense against louisville, specifically, at the quarterback position which is not a place we struggled this year or last. Our defense was the worry spot and it looked good against louisville. The idea that our offense was just rattled having to go against a really good defense with almost no time to recover and prepare for playing without their best player. We will eventually see."

10/10/2015 4:38:00 PM

^ first rule of sports talk

10/10/2015 4:45:40 PM

gotta love the people who don't analyze anything then come in and laugh at people after the game.

our defense was great until our best player got hurt so unless you predicted the injury or criticized our lack of depth then you were wrong about our defense...

10/10/2015 6:32:32 PM

Earl, when will Doeren get his first "good win" of his head coaching career?

[Edited on October 10, 2015 at 6:36 PM. Reason : year 5?]

10/10/2015 6:35:42 PM

November 30, 2012

[Edited on October 10, 2015 at 6:42 PM. Reason : #notearl]

10/10/2015 6:42:03 PM

Kent State sucks, try again

10/10/2015 6:43:12 PM

Well if the #18 team in the country is a bad win, then only you know how long it will be until he gets a win that treetwista, and not the official college football rankings, decides is a good win.

10/10/2015 6:45:45 PM

who did Kent State beat that year?

10/10/2015 6:47:00 PM

Don't you come up in here trying to tell Earl that the mighty Kent State golden flashes are not a true football force to be feared. I won't allow that, TT.

10/10/2015 6:48:08 PM

guys, you do know its Kentucky State, right? Kent is just an abbreviation, like NichSt for Nichigan State

10/10/2015 6:49:16 PM

I don't know anything about that kent state team. All i know is that they were ranked 18 at the time and since I need to completely disregard the "official" rankings, please tell me where i can find the weekly TPI rankings?

Treetwista power index apparently knows who the really good teams are unlike the widely accepted rankings.

10/10/2015 7:15:34 PM

how about a good win versus a power 5 conference team? i'll wait

10/10/2015 7:18:26 PM

At the start of the season I said anything less than 8-4 would be a disaster of a season and 8-4 would be mediocre and expected... whoops?

10/13/2015 8:58:18 AM

What role did thornton play in the prediction?

10/13/2015 2:07:07 PM

let's give doeren another 5 years then act like his entire coaching tenure hinges on the play of one knucklehead running back

10/13/2015 2:49:22 PM

^THIS. Im not convinced that Doeren's the guy, and the excuses I hear about his "system" sounds like BS to me. Its not like he's converting basketball players to play football, or trying to get a Mike Glennonish QB to start scrambling Wilson style. Also, LOL @punting in your opponent's territory.

10/13/2015 3:12:29 PM

State getting some love on ESPN. The are talking about Bo Rein.

10/13/2015 10:46:40 PM

his system requires O-linemen that block, so as soon as he can convert his guys to that way of thinking...

10/13/2015 11:33:17 PM

If the success of your team hinges on one running back in a stable of running backs (granted he was the best of the lot) how is that not a coaching oversight? Don't good coaches adjust for such situations. Much like adjusting your gameplan once it gets exposed after the 1st quarter.

10/14/2015 10:18:34 AM

Im not sure we're at this point yet, but it seems to me we have some real talent on this team and weve held on to some of the more "safe" options to long and the time will come when we need to put in the talent and more or less, swing for the fences. Grinnage has 5 catches for 60 yards. J Sam has 19 carries and Gallaspy has 32. McKever has barely touched the field. When theyve been featured, had touches and at the RW game, these are the guys who just stand out and Im bumfuzzled as to why they're not being featured. Grinnage should have 5 catches every game. J Sam and Gallaspy need 20 touches a game each IMO.

Im not Mark Trestman but when we can barely move the ball on O against middle of the road ACC teams and no one is geting pressure on the opponents QB against crap teams, maybe you try something different.

10/14/2015 10:36:05 AM

granted the va tech and louisville games are the only ones i've been able to watch, but in those two games it seemed apparent that we lack any real playmakers at receiver this season. running game looked good enough, but there didn't look like much if any separation from our WRs throughout the game. needed torry holt out in that bitch.

10/14/2015 11:39:01 AM

we definitely do lack playmakers at WR. Ramos has been solid this year, but I'm not sure I'd call him a "play maker". but then again, wasn't that basically the same problem last year? Bo Hines was good, but he wasn't that good. I think Cherry, with his speed, definitely has the potential to be a play maker at WR. Same goes for Nyheim Hines, but as a true freshman I think it's obvious he's still learning the ropes. But a bigger issue than lack of WR play makers is Jacoby's play. The last two games he's been pretty damn bad.

10/14/2015 12:32:27 PM

Play-calling and QB play have been limiting our offense more than the ability of our WRs or RBs. The OL isn't giving Brissett a ton of time, but Brissett isn't reacting quick enough by making quick/good reads. I mean other than the Ramos fumble, our WRs haven't been playing that poorly, we're just settling for dump offs entirely too much. Until we can prove we're able to stretch the field, teams are going to load the box.

I also think we need to show Brissett some footage from the last 2-3 games where he actually running forward with the ball when he didn't see anything instead of holding the ball too long and then running laterally trying to get away from pressure.

That being said, VT and UL have two of the better front-7's in the ACC, so we should have a lot more running room against Wake.

10/14/2015 12:49:54 PM

Yep, you hate to put it on one player, but Jacoby has been underwhelming. Blame Canada if you want, but Jacoby has got to start making plays and making faster reads.

It's ok to wait for the WR to get open against cupcakes. But against real defenses, you have to anticipate routes and occasionally throw receivers open.

And yeah, our WRs are underwhelming. Our only deep threat, Hines, is a running back who doesn't have great hands or ball skills yet. But you've got to give them a chance to make a play.

10/14/2015 12:52:20 PM

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"we lack any real playmakers at receiver this season."

Nah. Our WRs have been beating their man off the ball, Brissett has just been missing them on the long passes. Its been a weakness that he has been working on, but still disappointing to see so far this year.

10/14/2015 1:20:33 PM

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" And yeah, our WRs are underwhelming. Our only deep threat, Hines, is a running back who doesn't have great hands or ball skills yet. But you've got to give them a chance to make a play."

I'm a fan of Jacoby but that's BS. Hines is blazing fast and I have seen him torch teams and get wide open but Jacoby is NOT a good deep ball passer and either over throws or under throws which caused him to slow down and come back to the ball which is very dangerous. If Wilson or Glennon were QB then I guarantee that Hines would have at least two touchdown passes this season as he's that fast. Other than that and making quicker reads Jacoby is ok, but the OL is shit and gives Jacoby little pocket presence.Bo Hines may not been the faster guy but he was one of the best receivers we had in years as he knew how to bail the QB out. With a collapsing OL line and all receivers covered wtf is Jacoby suppose to do? I guess stop listening to that idiot Canada and do more audibles.

[Edited on October 14, 2015 at 2:23 PM. Reason : .]

10/14/2015 2:21:01 PM

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" but Jacoby has got to start making plays and making faster reads. It's ok to wait for the WR to get open against cupcakes. But against real defenses, you have to anticipate routes and occasionally throw receivers open."

yep.

and jacoby seems very worried about making mistakes, which is ok sometimes...but has also led to sack (not getting rid of the ball) and wasted plays by dumping off to a safety valve for minimal gain. sometimes you have to take a chances down field. i'm not asking for the harrison beck approach...but don't be afraid to occasionally throw it up and let your WR try to make a play.

10/14/2015 3:34:30 PM

^^agreed. I've seen Hines visibly frustrated on numerous plays because he is wide open down field and Brissett checks down to make the "comfortable pass" or he over/under throws the receiver

10/14/2015 3:49:32 PM

The "Experts" are saying Brissett is a NFL QB but what I've seen this year no way. He has regressed badly. The WR corp is not great, but like it has been said they are getting open. I've never seen a good QB bounce so many passes in. I hope he gets it together, but if we lose to Wake, start Jalan the rest of the year because he is the guy for the next few years.

[Edited on October 14, 2015 at 8:23 PM. Reason : Hopefully the INT streak over let's him air it a little. Throw the damn ball. ]

10/14/2015 8:22:53 PM

Lets see him in a dry game before concluding

[Edited on October 14, 2015 at 8:49 PM. Reason : Playing against all great d doesnt help either. ]

10/14/2015 8:48:56 PM

I would not be opposed to Jay-Sam taking direct snaps. I fucking love him. Has got to get the ball more. That is so obvious.

10/14/2015 9:34:55 PM

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"no one is geting pressure on the opponents QB against crap teams, maybe you try something different"

yep. if they can throw the ball basically at will anyway, why not just send 7 or 8 and at least hit somebody, or try to pressure them into a bad throw. send 11, who cares, they're going to score most likely no matter what D you play

[Edited on October 14, 2015 at 9:37 PM. Reason : ~]

10/14/2015 9:37:23 PM

maybe we just need to bring Olivia Wilde back to the game threads

http://i.imgur.com/vjPFb3n.gifv

[Edited on October 15, 2015 at 4:07 PM. Reason : can't embed. I have failed us like our football team.]

10/15/2015 4:05:50 PM

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"N.C. State has agreed to open the 2017 college football season against South Carolina at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, according to two sources with knowledge of the agreement. The deal makes South Carolina a regular in Charlotte for the Belk College Kickoff Classic and significantly upgrades N.C. State’s nonconference schedule. The Wolfpack and coach Dave Doeren have been criticized the past two years for playing a soft schedule outside the ACC. The addition of an SEC team, to go with a pair of games with Notre Dame and East Carolina, should ease most of those problems. South Carolina opened this season in Charlotte, with a 17-13 win over North Carolina, and had previously agreed to play the Tar Heels again in Charlotte in 2019 and 2023. West Virginia and Tennessee also have a contract with the Charlotte Sports Foundation to play at BoA Stadium in 2018. The deal between the Wolfpack and Gamecocks has yet to be announced because N.C. State is finalizing a deal with Troy to move its scheduled trip to the Sun Belt team in 2017 to a later date. N.C. State and South Carolina, former ACC foes, have played only twice in the last 15 years. The Gamecocks beat N.C. State 34-0 in Columbia, S.C. to open the 2008 season and 7-3 the next year in Raleigh in the season-opener. N.C. State has won its last three games in Charlotte, including a Belk Bowl victory over Louisville in 2011. N.C. STATE’S NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE THE NEXT FOUR YEARS: 2016: at ECU, Old Dominion, Notre Dame, William & Mary 2017: vs. South Carolina (at Charlotte), at Notre Dame, Marshall, Furman 2018: Georgia State, West Virginia, at Marshall, James Madison 2019: ECU, Western Carolina, at West Virginia, Ball State"

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article39602763.html

10/17/2015 4:20:04 PM

maybe we'll have more than 3 conference wins by 2017

10/17/2015 4:37:12 PM