Underwood and Washington have a combined 72 career carries. I have no idea why everyone's acting like TOB has benched established starters or something.

8/31/2010 1:47:48 PM

Quote :

"my reference to floyd wasn't for the damage, but the fact that it completely passed NC off the coast, and then looped around and directly came through, like taking the western-to-ncsu exit off the outer beltline No it didn't."

I think I remember Ophelia doing this.

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 2:28 PM. Reason : -]

8/31/2010 2:28:38 PM

Still can't get the ESPN3 thing to work. Hopefully we can get an online feed somewhere by the time the game rolls around.

8/31/2010 6:22:46 PM

Works fine for me

Note that the username and password aren't the same

8/31/2010 6:29:02 PM

The models are pretty identical now with a lone prediction closer to the coast. Should be out by Saturday but maybe still wet.

8/31/2010 7:38:41 PM

Quote :

"Works fine for me Note that the username and password aren't the same"

I finally got it to work. I changed all the uppercase letters into lowercase (don't know why it took me so long to try that).

Quote :

""ESPN3.COM LOGIN ISP: VERIZON USER: terps12345 PW: terps1234""

8/31/2010 8:17:33 PM

has anybody ever been in the murphy center to watch a game? and yes, i do know what i just asked.

8/31/2010 9:26:49 PM

Quote :

"TOB did say that he wasnt happy and unsettled on the practice performances and he would make some changes"

Im sure TOB isnt worried about any of our backs being able to run on WC. This is likely a statement that he wont tolerate anything less than disciplined RB play - especially protecting RW.

8/31/2010 9:38:05 PM

^^yes i used to be an alumni ambassador and the cafetieria balcony over looks the field and we went up there to watch a game. i left and went back to the student section because people gave me funny looks for screaming

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 9:40 PM. Reason : ^]

8/31/2010 9:39:36 PM

this was Ophelia

8/31/2010 9:48:32 PM

I have a HUGE decision to make now...either go to the game as planned orrrr a job just came up where I can make about 600 bux in one day.

tough tough decision.

8/31/2010 9:48:59 PM

well damn now i can't find which hurricane did what im talkin about

it wasn't ophelia, even though that was similar...just way farther south than the one im thinking of

8/31/2010 9:54:16 PM

Quote :

"RJ looked fine walking around at meet the pack. Was a little surprised after getting used to seeing him on crutches for so long. Finally seeing the TOB line come together."

I dont see RJ Mattes on the 2deep depth chart... he plays RG correct?
Feels odd considering he was highly touted 4* once upon a time:
http://www.gopack.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart

8/31/2010 9:56:39 PM

He tore his ACL last year

Supposed to start practicing soon

8/31/2010 9:58:21 PM

Quote :

"I have a HUGE decision to make now...either go to the game as planned orrrr a job just came up where I can make about 600 bux in one day. tough tough decision."

sell your ticket make money. then take the 650 and go buy college football gameplan...then DVR the game and watch it on your new tv sipping ice cold brewskis instead of coke products while eating a chic-fil-a sandwich that only cost you 2.50.

You win, one buyer wins, State wins...

8/31/2010 9:59:02 PM

Quote :

"I have a HUGE decision to make now...either go to the game as planned orrrr a job just came up where I can make about 600 bux in one day."

it's western, i'd take the money. then again, i'm poor. if it was another game maybe not, but this one should be over early (hopefully)

8/31/2010 9:59:38 PM

i would choose the $650 over any game State plays this season, and i'm a HUGE State fan.

8/31/2010 10:04:54 PM

take the job and take a radio

8/31/2010 10:06:26 PM

We're gonna win by 60 points, take the job.

8/31/2010 10:15:36 PM

dweedle it was dennis

8/31/2010 10:23:13 PM

i've got a bet at work that we win by more than g.tech wins by this weekend - let's go south carolina state!

8/31/2010 10:26:21 PM

i always thought it would be cool to establish a rivalry with South Carolina State

you know, the whole NC State vs. SC State thing

then i found out how bad they were

8/31/2010 10:27:14 PM

yeah i think i would take that bet against us. GT is good.. nc states D isn't

8/31/2010 10:28:04 PM

Western scored 14 points or less in half their games last year (including being shutout by Vanderbilt) and is one of the worst FCS teams (2 wins). We won our two FCS games by 58 and 31 last year.
But keep hating on this year's defense, all the cool kids are doing it.



[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM. Reason : 8]

9/1/2010 7:55:45 AM

theres no way this years defense will be worse than last years defense. Its literally not possible. Its highly unlikely they will be just as bad either. This years defense could be shitty and still a lot better than last years.

9/1/2010 8:41:59 AM

^its entirely possible that even though our D is better than last year, the tougher schedule (especially with more road games) ends up putting us right back where we left off...

last year's schedule was cake. this year... not so much

9/1/2010 8:56:05 AM

Listen:

the players on our defense were not hobos we grabbed off the street when our starting lineup got hurt last year. They are players TOB recruited because he thinks they have the skill to be successful at that position.

Being true freshman with little experience made them horrible last year. Realize that they have the talent to be part of the starting defensive lineup, and NOW they have the experience and the coaching necessary to have the know-how to be successful members of the defensive secondary.

They will be better. MUCH better.

9/1/2010 10:24:57 AM

thank god they finally made real parking passes for students, no more copying bullshit

9/1/2010 10:56:15 AM

O'Brien has seemed more optimistic in the media this preseason than the last couple of years. Maybe is a different approach or maybe he is actually more optimistic. I hope for the latter.

9/1/2010 11:25:28 AM

He has no choice politically. At this point, pessimism would just be admitting he's a horrible coach that should be fired. I do believe its genuine optimism though. (blindly)

9/1/2010 11:28:11 AM

I think O'Brien's optimism has to be taken seriously. I can't recall a time when he hasn't been very upfront about the team and its performance, be it good or bad. He really doesn't strike me as a "mind games" type of coach.

9/1/2010 11:30:10 AM

Agreed. Its totally not his personality. The only reason I'm skeptical though, is because his job has never been on the line like it is now.

9/1/2010 11:32:49 AM

Quote :

"They will be better. MUCH better."

hey now..

9/1/2010 11:40:50 AM

Quote :

"Agreed. Its totally not his personality. The only reason I'm skeptical though, is because his job has never been on the line like it is now."

You don't know that his job is on the line. Everyone states this like it's a fact. I know that he hasn't had a winning season, but I don't think it's as simple as that.

9/1/2010 11:49:05 AM

TOB's job is not on the line. Jesus.

9/1/2010 12:17:48 PM

If he were worried about his job, his demeanor would be quite the opposite. If he weren't confident, he'd be upfront about that in order to try and curb some of the expectations. It would be dumb to be openly falsely optimistic and get fans' hopes up, because then if the season performance turns out badly, then the backlash would be worse than if he were realistic/pessimistic.

I think TOB is honestly much happier with this team than any other. His comments about the team being more of a team and acting less like a bunch of "me-centric" players is pretty telling. I guess it just took longer than anticipated for his system to really take hold.

I also agree that TOB's job is not in jeapordy this year, and I don't think it should be.

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 12:22 PM. Reason : .]

9/1/2010 12:21:22 PM

TOB has already said that this team is closer to his good BC teams than any of the previous teams we've had since he came here. No wonder he is happy

9/1/2010 12:27:01 PM

Quote :

"yeah i think i would take that bet against us. GT is good.. nc states D isn't"

SC State was 10-2 last year and won the MEAC.

WCU was 2-9 last year.

9/1/2010 12:35:54 PM

You're thinking solely in terms of his ability to coach a team.

Propping up expectations would be a bad idea for perception of his ability to coach a team but low expectations at this point would clearly state his complete lack of ability to put an average quality team together.

There would be literally no excuses left and this is also the last year of the team being propped up by the golden god quarterback who was recruited by the previous coaching staff.

He will almost certainly be fired if we don't make a bowl game this year. Why wouldn't he be?

9/1/2010 12:56:36 PM

God you're incompetent

9/1/2010 1:00:19 PM

Just going from a financial standpoint, we'd owe him a lot of money. Where does the extra cash come from? Right now we're paying Fowler $280k for three years, Yow is getting $350k yearly. If O'Brien was fired, we'd have to pay him for nothing AND we'd have to pay a new coach. Since we'd be looking for improvement, we'd likely have to offer up a big salary for a big coach.

Yow already says our budget is too small. We can't waste any of it.

9/1/2010 1:02:06 PM

Quote :

"God you're incompetent"

9/1/2010 2:13:47 PM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/997908.html

Quote :

"After kickoff, other changes should also be noticeable. There will be more student seating in the lower level of the stadium, giving the Wolfpack’s most vocal fans a chance to be closer to the action. A renovation of the sound system and a plan to implement more music from the NC State Marching Band, “the Power Sound of the South,” will also help enhance the atmosphere during the game."

Finally! We all know that the sound system upgrade is long overdue, and even though I'm not a student anymore, I'm very glad there will be more lower level student seats.

Quote :

"Leaving the game should also be much easier in 2010. Athletic staff members have met with city and state officials to develop a plan to improve traffic movement into and out of the parking lots. Traffic flow should be smoother with the use of the new Edwards Mill Road extension that connects to N.C. 54."

Holy crap I love NC State Football season. Flags have been on the truck since Monday, and nothing but red or red/white shirts to work all week. Can't effin' wait.

9/1/2010 4:04:24 PM

nevermind. i read that as "red and white skirts", and was about to be like


[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 4:09 PM. Reason : .]

9/1/2010 4:08:44 PM

TOB about a conversation with RW..."I said, Keep grinding, keep grinding. He said, That's what I always do."

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/997913.html

9/1/2010 7:51:59 PM

Quote :

"N.C. State backup quarterback Mike Glennon will play at some point during Saturday's 6 p.m. opener with Western Carolina, coach Tom O'Brien said today."

in other news, the sky is blue

9/1/2010 10:48:17 PM

Does anyone know where the free/pay lots are this year, or if there are any anymore? Managed to get a ticket to the game, but no parking pass. It use to be over between the vet school and the fairgrounds lot in the grass, but I think that is gone now.

9/2/2010 8:45:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sysEYb-sidM

9/2/2010 8:53:15 AM

dont think it shows any free parking tho

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/10-parking-map.pdf

9/2/2010 8:59:11 AM

Quote :

"There is a chance cornerback Jarvis Byrd could return from a knee injury in time to help in the secondary for as many as eight games, O'Brien said. O'Brien has said he hopes to redshirt Byrd but hasn't ruled out using him if it's necessary."

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/02/660064/obrien-glennon-to-play.html

[Edited on September 2, 2010 at 9:43 AM. Reason : page 6]

9/2/2010 9:41:51 AM