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"I bet the AD secretly conspires with campus administration to make us have n00n games to put pressure on eliminating tailgates."

Probably keeps the murders down, too.

11/25/2008 1:18:51 PM

I really don't mind noon games now, I hated them as a student.

I'm awake by 7 on the weekends most of the time anyway, might as well get up the extra half hour earlier and get to drinking. The atmosphere is obviously better for evening games though.

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11/25/2008 1:22:57 PM

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"Athletic_Ticket_Office@ncsu.edu show details 11:12 AM (3 hours ago) Reply This is just a reminder that the parking distribution for the Miami game is being held on Tuesday, November 25 from 9-12 at Reynolds Coliseum due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Any remaining passes left over from the distribution may be picked up at the NC State Ticket Office on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday with a valid NC State Student ID and a ticket to the game."

haha. this made me lol. note the time it was sent.

11/25/2008 2:26:44 PM

11/25/2008 2:42:03 PM

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"For fucks sake I detest 12pm games. I am not getting up at 7am to make it to Raleigh in time to tailgate a couple hours before the game."

Quit your damn bitching. If you care about the game you'd think nothing of your 120 mile drive from Wilmington. I'm skipping out on a long weekend with the family in Charlotte to come back early to catch Senior Day.

And fuck noon games, they suck. I'll be damned if I'm used to getting up at 7am on a Saturday.

11/25/2008 4:26:06 PM

WE NEED TO STOP RELISHING IN THE PAST AND DREAMING ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE GOT A PRETTY TOUGH GAME AHEAD WITH CLEM OUT IN THE SECONDARY.

With that said I will be making the trip down. The weather keeps getting better each day I check it. Go Pack.

11/25/2008 5:39:35 PM

haha. leaving wednesday afternoon to go to home to wilmington and coming back friday afternoon for the game.

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11/25/2008 5:40:27 PM

i really hope you guys can get bowl eligible. to win the state of nc and then lose to miami....

11/25/2008 5:56:53 PM

I'll be there, loud as ever, lets fuck these birds up.

11/25/2008 7:23:51 PM

http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/the_evolution_of_andre_brown

The evolution of Andre Brown
Fighting through injuries and high expectations, Brown has become a senior leader

As his teammates celebrated on the field last year after a dramatic win over rival North Carolina, Andre Brown stood on one leg in Carter-Finley Stadium's tunnel with crutches underneath his arms.

Brown had waited for this moment, fighting through morning regiments at Hargrave Military Academy, injuries, and, at times, unmet expectations. The Greenville native yearned to be on the field with his teammates celebrating a long-awaited win over a bitter rival. Instead, Brown didn't feel a part of things.

"I was there, but I just didn't feel I was one with the team," Brown said.

This year, he was rewarded for his work. Brown has become one of the team's senior leaders, rallying his troops from a 2-6 hole to his own win over UNC this year and a chance to become bowl eligible with a win Saturday.

Now, as Brown sets to step through that tunnel for the last time at Carter-Finley this Saturday as the team's leading rusher, he looks back on a career that has had as many twists and turns as any N.C. State player in recent memory. But Brown thanks God for it and plans to take it all in.

"I'm playing Division-I ball on Saturdays in front of 60,000, 80,000 people, national TV," Brown said. "Every time I take a knee in that stadium before the game, I think about that. And this time it will be my last time here."

The PARADE All-American

As a high school All-American, Brown received star treatment growing up in Greenville. He and everyone else in Eastern North Carolina knew he was going to do big things.

"I was smellin' myself, walking around like my stuff don't stink," Brown said.

Add to his resume a 248-yard performance against Southern Miss in only his fourth collegiate game, followed the very next week with a 179-yard game at Florida State.

And don't forget his highlight reel plays. Brown was arguably the originator of the defender hurdle, now made popular by highly-publicized running backs like Georgia's Knowshon Moreno and Ohio State's Beanie Wells.

"I'm not even going to lie to you, I've been doing that on national TV for years now," Brown said. "I mean I respect [Moreno], but I've been doing this for a while."

But for every instance of greatness in Brown, there seems to be a roadblock. In his senior year of high school, it was his own ego.

Lessons at Hargrave

Being "the guy" -- as he puts it -- in high school admittedly got to Brown's head. He was receiving offers from some of the top schools in the country.

But when it came time to qualifying for NCAA play, Brown didn't meet the standards. Instead he was off to Hargrave Military Academy -- a prep school in Chatham, Va.

It was there that he came to grips with what he was doing to his own life, where he realized that fooling around could be costing him his future. But even at Hargrave, the staff saw leadership potential in Brown, naming him a lieutenant and making him responsible for getting his fellow classmates in line.

The Hargrave experience humbled Brown, he said, as he realized he can't just use his talents for his own benefit -- they have to be utilized as part of a team. Now, set to graduate, Brown plans to work with kids to make sure they don't make the same mistakes he did.

"I want to make sure there's not another Andre Brown who ends up too big-headed and then ending up in a situation he should have never been in if he had just gone to school and did what he had to do," Brown said.

From star freshman to senior leader

Brown felt on top of the world after the Florida State game his freshman year. Wolfpack fans labeled him as the next great N.C. State running back, in the bruiser mold of Ted Brown and Joe McIntosh.

"I wanted to be that big back that carried the team," Brown said. "I wanted to live up to everything."

The offense sputtered badly his sophomore year -- former coach Chuck Amato's last -- and after starting the first half of his junior year on pace for a 1,000-yard season, Brown fractured his foot, derailing his season and clearing the way for his current backfield counterpart, Jamelle Eugene.

"I'm not going to lie, if I had a 1,000-yard season last year, who knows, I may not have come back for my senior season," Brown said. "But that was God's sign to say that I'm not ready yet."

It paved the way for him to become a senior leader who players credit for rallying the team to a win over ECU early in the season by encouraging them both from the sidelines and on the field. And now, ready for his final home game, Brown needs just 73 yards to move into eighth on State's all-time rushing list.

This season, Brown has turned into a consistent power back to compliment Eugene's shiftiness. After recovering from surgery in the offseason, Brown says he wasn't at 100 percent until the Duke game. But coach Tom O'Brien has seen improvement in him each week.

"As we went into the second and third game of the year he started to run inside with a little more power," O'Brien said. "He found out he was pretty good at it and has gotten better as the year's gone on."

Before he test the NFL waters, Brown is yearning for a bowl game to cap off his career. It would give him the chance to spend a few more weeks with the players that have worked with him and encouraged him through thick and thin.

"You realize that this is going to be my last time running out of that stadium, touching the wolf, waking up with them and being around them all the time," Brown said. "This is the last go-around and you can't help but get emotional."

11/26/2008 12:22:30 AM

haha i left raleigh earlier today and drove to wilmington

ill wake up thursday morning and drive to raleigh for thanksgiving and drive back to wilmington that night

ill wake up saturday morning and drive to raleigh for the game and drive back to wilmington that night

then back to raleigh late sunday night

11/26/2008 1:06:09 AM

Soooo I think RW and our offense put up 17 against Miami's capable D.
The only question I have is how well our D will play without Clem against a mediocre Miami O....

17-12 NCSU.... Mieneke Car Care Bowl bound...

11/26/2008 1:10:02 AM

i don't think 17 will be enough against Miami

11/26/2008 1:16:53 AM

I'm not getting excited about any chances of bowling until there's seconds left in the 4th and we have a comfortable lead, been down that road too many times, hopefully the 'nc state shit' came on so strong early in the season that there's little left now

<== 3333 posts holla


[Edited on November 26, 2008 at 1:21 AM. Reason : ]

11/26/2008 1:20:42 AM

3333 reverse jinx ftBOWLGAMEw

11/26/2008 1:27:21 AM

^^^^ Too soon for me to say or feel that way.


^^ Exactly. Let's hope so!

[Edited on November 26, 2008 at 1:28 AM. Reason : .]

11/26/2008 1:27:58 AM

CFN picks us to win 28-17....which means we're screwed.

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/815850.html

11/26/2008 9:05:21 AM

looks like i will be attending.

11/26/2008 10:51:11 AM

I will be there, gotta love the $30 Thanksgiving special

11/26/2008 12:42:39 PM

we will lose

11/26/2008 1:26:38 PM

ooo ooh!

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/football/story/1309687.html

Young says he'll be back
N.C. State defensive end isn't thinking about NFL draft

N.C. State junior defensive end Willie Young said Tuesday that he hasn't given any thought to leaving for the NFL draft after this season.

"I haven't," he said after practice. "I'm enjoying myself right now. I'm enjoying myself with the Wolfpack. I can say that with a smile on my face. Yes, I can. It's a lot of love here. I have another year. And I'm looking forward to coming back next year."

Young leads the team with 11 tackles for loss, 6.5 tackles for loss and 22 quarterback pressures heading into Saturday's season finale against Miami.

Asked again if he plans to return, Young said, "Yes, sir," at first, then seemed to backtrack.

"Right now, we've got Miami to worry about," he said.

11/26/2008 2:52:04 PM

The $30 deal is good for those in town for the holidays. The attendance at the Winthrop basketball game was, umm...., carolina-footballesqe. fill those seats for both games and show your support!

11/26/2008 3:06:34 PM

they still have parking passes at the WPC as of 2pm

11/26/2008 3:07:23 PM

fairgrounds?

11/26/2008 3:09:02 PM

I'll be there in my seats....GO PACK!

And fuck a noon kickoff. Tough for the out-of-towners.

11/26/2008 3:27:13 PM

only one way to avoid a noon kickoff. win fucking football games.

11/26/2008 4:23:55 PM

didnt Clem's backup have an INT against UNC? I am worried about our 2ndary against miami tho.... were gonna be setup to stop their run most of the game

11/26/2008 6:05:32 PM

my friend from thug u will be at the game with us, so we better whoop some ass

11/26/2008 8:48:46 PM

Improved helmets a plus for Wolfpack
State players give new company's helmets positive reviews
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/football/story/1312279.html

11/28/2008 10:28:30 AM

Good to hear Willie is planning on coming back. I guess we'll just wait and see. If Young, Cash, and Irving all come back, we could have a pretty destructive defense.

Still, it kind of pisses me off that the newspaper would even ask him shit like this ... at least wait until the season is over. They did this with Irving too, one game after he had returned from being injured. Have you ever seen a story like "Bruce Carter thinking about NFL" or "Hakeem Nicks weighing NFL options" ?

I sure as hell haven't

11/28/2008 11:08:47 AM

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" didnt Clem's backup have an INT against UNC? I am worried about our 2ndary against miami tho.... were gonna be setup to stop their run most of the game"

Nah, that was our nickel back Dom Ellis. That guy is going to be a good one before he leaves.

Johnson's backup has been Justin Byers ... a guy many on here think was a big part of our defenses struggles earlier in the year. Hopefully he's learned a little something watching Johnson from the bench.

11/28/2008 11:11:21 AM

I am so fucking pumped for this game!

11/28/2008 11:16:08 AM

justin byer's only real problem is that he can't tackle. he's in good position a lot of times, and just flat out misses tackles.

11/28/2008 11:16:38 AM

Is it going to rain all day tomorrow?

Yuck for rain games. We need a good crowd.

11/28/2008 11:37:27 AM

WeatherUnderground says chance of light rain from 1-4pm

11/28/2008 11:48:51 AM

We've got to remember that Byers is still just a redshirt freshman. He'll be good for us once he gets more experience and stronger. I think TOB's ideal situation would have been to have Clem starting and Justin backing him up until Clem left.

Speaking of Clem, you've got to give it up for the coaching staff for going out and noticing his talent. He wasn't a highly rated JUCO, yet it was clear from the first reports coming out of fall practice that he was a stud. It sucks he got his jaw broken and had to sit out for so long. On one hand I wish we had redshirted him, but on the other hand you could see a big change in the secondary when he came in.

Some people on here and PP were concerned with us bringing in JUCO's and they looked at our past history with us not having really great success with them except for a few guys. You look at the ones they brought in last year and all of them are contributing nicely. Shea ended up starting after one game. Clem would have started right away had he not gotten injured. Burgess has done well in helping to shore up the d-line.

11/28/2008 11:56:23 AM

54% chance of rain during game, at the moment

11/28/2008 12:33:12 PM

I know this probably belongs in the Student Ticket thread but it wasn't on the first couple pages so...

What it the best way to go about getting a parking pass for the game tomorrow? I have a student ticket but was in class during the parking distribution. None of my asshole friends got a pass either. What to do?

11/28/2008 1:46:11 PM

^ When you find out, please let me know too! I too have missed it.

11/28/2008 3:08:45 PM

I think rain is good for us. Wilson has played in a couple of rainy games and it might help neutralize a little bit of their overall speed.

11/28/2008 3:12:49 PM

bad for the crowd though.

11/28/2008 3:16:55 PM

That sucks 20% chance at 2, knew I shouldnt have bought tickets

11/28/2008 4:34:34 PM

damned fair weather fans

11/28/2008 5:05:43 PM

The Walk of Champions should be between 9:30-9:45. We need a big crowd to get the atmosphere going for the noon kickoff. It will help our team's morale and recruits watch the Walk of Champions from the Murphy Center. I don't like being the only student their besides the band, so leave tailgating for a little bit to welcome the team to the stadium.

11/28/2008 7:47:09 PM

It's official...

11/28/2008 8:12:35 PM

^^*there and GO PACK!!!!

11/28/2008 8:28:53 PM

I have a bad feeling the stadium will be rather empty. Especially sections 14 and 15. I sure hope I am wrong about this though. I'll be there doing my part to cheer the pack on to victory.

11/28/2008 9:49:00 PM

got a feelin Miami is gonna pull a maryland from last season. the state of nc has pretty much sucked ass this season and state carries the torch for it

11/28/2008 9:50:31 PM

how early do I need to get there to get a good seat in sec. 7 and 8. maybe 45 mins. to 1 hour

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11/28/2008 10:30:01 PM

Is aaronburro gonna pull an amazing stunt this year?

11/28/2008 11:05:40 PM