Fractured Spine. This is one of the worst possible things that could've happend to us for this year.

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/779853.html

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"NC State head coach Tom O'Brien announced tonight that junior wide receiver Donald Bowens will miss the 2008 season with a back injury. “Bowens is out – he's done," O'Brien said. "He's got a fractured spine... well not a fractured spine I said that wrong. He has a hairline fracture. So he's out for the year.” "

8/15/2008 9:06:34 PM

that's some nc state shit

8/15/2008 9:08:12 PM

It's like Deja Vu all over again. Last year it was Anthony Hill this year its Donald Bowens.

Well looks like the predictions will be right last place in the Atlantic Division

8/15/2008 9:10:11 PM

NOW states in business


oh wait

8/15/2008 9:10:34 PM

This hurts, but he isn't the backbone of our offense.

8/15/2008 9:10:37 PM

He's the only proven WR on our team. This hurts. A lot.

Jay Smith better be ready to step up.

8/15/2008 9:12:48 PM

^^Wish I could laugh at that....

8/15/2008 9:14:00 PM

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"This hurts, but he isn't the backbone of our offense."

Uh...

8/15/2008 9:14:31 PM

Anybody know the healing time for something like this?

Also, was Bowens redshirted his freshman year?

8/15/2008 9:19:57 PM

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"Jay Smith better be ready to step up."

him and a few others.

we have plenty of receivers, just none that have shown anything

8/15/2008 9:22:09 PM

he'll get a redshirt as he was a true junior

8/15/2008 9:22:48 PM

Geron James needs to revert to 2006 FSU-mode

8/15/2008 9:26:00 PM

fucking injury curse

what have we done to deserve this?

8/15/2008 9:27:46 PM

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"but he isn't the backbone of our offense."

you think andre brown will get any space to run, or anthony hill will be able to get open without any good receivers as other options??

8/15/2008 9:31:45 PM

Just when I was starting to get excited

8/15/2008 9:38:34 PM

I was stoked about Bowens this year. I was hoping this would be a breakout year for him. I wish him all the best and a full, speedy recovery. If he can recover completely, then there could be a silver lining, perhaps that'll give him another year with an even more experienced Mike Glennon at QB. Damn you NCSU injury curse.

8/15/2008 9:40:33 PM

is this real? i came from the bigfoot thread in the lounge to this....and i hoped for a second i was just confusing threads or my entire life was all just a big hoax or something this is terrible wtf is going on i think i might think that we are wolfpack athletics are seriously cursed like crazy supernatural curses going on

8/15/2008 9:41:50 PM

two starters gone for the year before we even play a game

jeez

8/15/2008 9:42:00 PM

WHAAAAAATTTT THHEEEEEEEE FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK?????!!!!!!!!

Why the hell does this kind of shit keep happening to our players? They certainly don't deserve this, especially with all the hard work they've been putting in since the end of last season.

8/15/2008 10:10:09 PM

NC STATE SHIT!!!!!!

8/15/2008 10:17:59 PM

It's your fault, Brass. The "pulled hammy" thread was premature. j/k of course. wow this sucks.

8/15/2008 10:44:33 PM

Next Year...

8/16/2008 12:32:07 AM

We might as well make this the football injury curse thread...20 pages by game 3

8/16/2008 12:34:42 AM

wow....this blooooooooooows.

8/16/2008 12:36:49 AM

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"This hurts, but he isn't the backbone of our offense."

aha i couldn't help but laugh at that

but this sucks

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 12:43 AM. Reason : NC State Shit, Example A]

8/16/2008 12:43:34 AM

I still think Geron James is better than Bowens, i'm sure he's a better blocker at least.

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"you think andre brown will get any space to run, or anthony hill will be able to get open without any good receivers as other options??"

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 1:39 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 1:40 AM. Reason : .]

8/16/2008 1:36:25 AM

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"It's your fault, Brass. The "pulled hammy" thread was premature."

I'll take the blame. I didn't get any good mojo going.

8/16/2008 1:38:58 AM

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"fucking injury curse what have we done to deserve this? "

statefansnation
packpride
thewolfpacker



some of the shit said about one of our own family, before and after we ran him out of town
some of the shit said about our former basketball coach's family
some of the shit said about our players' personal lives




i mean i love this school and all, but karma is a bitch, and sometimes I like to see our fanbase get their little black hearts broken. the sense of entitlement is a constant source of bullshit. it's foxnews + michael moore - the humor of it all. it's sad.



so thats what we did to deserve this. karma is a motherfucker.


get well soon bowen.

8/16/2008 11:50:08 AM

this is why we can't have nice things

8/16/2008 11:56:18 AM

^^ well why has Ohio State continued to flourish even though they have fans that send death threats to their players for something as simple as dropping a pass in a big game?'

Then there is UNC who has fans talk bad about Roy after he loses a game even though he's one of the best coaches in the game.

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 11:59 AM. Reason : ]

8/16/2008 11:58:27 AM

i'm not aware of these other schools

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 12:00 PM. Reason : i'm only interested in keeping my own house clean.]

8/16/2008 12:00:33 PM

is it clean?

8/16/2008 12:02:12 PM

^^^^^thats just fucking stupid, here we go again with the whole "we're a terrible fan base because we want to win championships not just linger in mediocrity" theory

8/16/2008 12:24:24 PM

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"some of the shit said about one of our own family, before and after we ran him out of town"

I hope this wasn't in reference to Chuck Amato...because that's just fucking retarded.


And even though I think we have some really dumb fans...that whole argument in general is fucking stupid because very fan base does the exact same shit we do.

8/16/2008 4:25:20 PM

Only thing I noticed on here is that they think this stuff doesnt happen to other schools... I wouldnt say State has a "injury curse"... every team loses starters

8/16/2008 5:51:51 PM

i think last year state was hit especially hard by the injury bug...the number of season ending injuries to starters was really high

it just seemed to be exponentially higher than the number of injuries you expect to incurr

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 6:10 PM. Reason : .]

8/16/2008 6:09:56 PM

fractured spine? fucking ouch

8/16/2008 6:32:10 PM

It's seemed worse the last couple of years because we don't have the depth at most positions to compensate for a loss of any starters.

Still sucks though.

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 7:04 PM. Reason : ]

8/16/2008 7:04:40 PM

Well shit

8/16/2008 8:31:12 PM

It's not like the seasons over but dammit thats just another blow

8/16/2008 10:43:29 PM

man that really sucks; here's to a speedy and full recovery for bowens; a fractured spine does not sound fun

hopefully some of our receivers behind him are ready to step into larger roles; time will tell

only 12 days to go until gameday!

8/16/2008 10:45:51 PM

Sucks for him, thats a touch injury. Hope the team rallies and pulls together....


III

8/16/2008 11:18:24 PM

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"Only thing I noticed on here is that they think this stuff doesnt happen to other schools... I wouldnt say State has a "injury curse"... every team loses starters "

We just seem to have lost some of our best players, not only starters the last few years. Last year it was Hill, Baker, Pressley. This year its Bowens, and possibly Andre.

8/17/2008 4:19:11 PM

yeah I agree, sometimes I shake my head at wolfpack fans that kind of go over the top with the injury bitching, but the last few years have been pretty cruel to us in basketball and football.

8/17/2008 4:33:45 PM

theyre cruel to every team. every year someone important on every team gets hurt

8/17/2008 4:39:35 PM

I'm not saying we're any different, but State needs to catch a break here.

8/17/2008 6:04:46 PM

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"I'm not saying we're any different, but State needs to catch a break here."

Was that a pun? Get well soon, Bowens.

8/17/2008 7:47:08 PM

the only difference between us and successful teams when in regards to injuries is that they have quality players that are ready and willing to step in and step up. See Wake 2 years ago when they won the conference.

RB would be the exception for us, with Eugene doing great last year with the opportunity.

[Edited on August 17, 2008 at 9:20 PM. Reason : ]

8/17/2008 9:19:41 PM

With Geron James, Jay Smith, Owen Spencer, Darrell Davis, and Jarvis Williams, we've got some depth at receiver. Here's to hoping that depth is quality.

8/18/2008 2:19:51 PM

i really had high hopes for this year

8/18/2008 2:22:59 PM