New year, new threat

1/1/2013 3:49:47 PM

expect plenty of this

for plenty of these

1/1/2013 4:00:53 PM

Let's leave that shit with the TOB era. Come up with something new

1/1/2013 4:02:32 PM

ipo1 7 win season advocare v100 independence bowl bound

1/1/2013 4:14:04 PM

what's the threat?

1/1/2013 4:46:10 PM

with the shit TOB left us, ^^ would be over-achieving

1/1/2013 4:50:05 PM

6-6, Military Bowl

1/1/2013 5:21:09 PM

If we make any bowl game next year Id consider it a huge success

1/1/2013 5:24:42 PM

We'll make a bowl game. This is a seven win team.

1/1/2013 6:10:02 PM

aaronbummer, you are such a dork.

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/new-year-starts-new-era-for-nc-state-football/11931426/

1/2/2013 10:35:00 AM

don't we have 8 home games?

* Non-conference games: Louisiana Tech, Richmond, Central Michigan, East Carolina
* ACC home games: Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina
* ACC road games: Boston College, Florida State, Wake Forest
* ACC games (site TBA): Syracuse, TBA Coastal Division team

1/2/2013 10:38:51 AM

We're playing at Pitt next year

1/2/2013 10:44:01 AM

Wins: Maryland, BC, Richmond, Central Michigan, LA Tech
Losses: Everything else except...
Swing Game: ECU

2 ACC wins and somehow we still get to go to a bowl. What a joke.

[Edited on January 2, 2013 at 10:48 AM. Reason : x]

1/2/2013 10:47:47 AM

iop1

heres a new and fresh idea guys, what if we get doren a lion?! that way he'll be extra motivated to like do good and make his lion proud. amirite?

1/2/2013 10:48:25 AM

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"http://www.wralsportsfan.com/new-year-starts-new-era-for-nc-state-football/11931426/"

that was such a horrible article

1/2/2013 11:34:51 AM

That's an outstanding critique of that horrible article!

1/2/2013 11:36:17 AM

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"Wins: Maryland, BC, Richmond, Central Michigan, LA Tech Losses: Everything else except... Swing Game: ECU 2 ACC wins and somehow we still get to go to a bowl. What a joke. "

Overly Optimistic = 9 wins (Wake, Md, BC, Rich, CMU, LT, EZU, Syr, Pitt)
Pessimistic = 3 wins (BC, Rich, CMU)

I guess if we make a bowl, I'll be happy. Honestly our schedule is shit again.

1/2/2013 12:08:42 PM

they are handing out bowl bids like participation ribbons these days.

1/2/2013 12:17:19 PM

We will prolly lose more season ticket holders after this season,
Debbbie will fire someone because of it

I hope its that guy from the wpc who is always calling me about donating more money

1/2/2013 12:19:01 PM

I really hope this staff can overcome the losing at Wake curse although I am not optimistic that it will happen next year.

1/2/2013 12:36:24 PM

Crap, I forgot Wake is an away game, count that as a L

still, with that sorry schedule, if we can't get to 6 against LTech, Richmond, CMU, EZU, MD, BC, and Pitt, disband the program

1/2/2013 12:58:44 PM

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"@DavidTeelatDP: Deal far from done, but former N.C. State and #BC coach Tom O’Brien could become associate head coach at #UVa. #TOB #ACC."

1/3/2013 9:43:30 AM

CMU is actually going to be a pretty good MAC team next year.

With the shit TOB left us, it'd take Doeren turning water into wine for us to make a bowl game

1/3/2013 11:54:36 AM

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"With the shit TOB left us, it'd take Doeren turning water into wine for us to make a bowl game"

You are crazy. We will be favored in all 4 OOC games and probably 2-4 ACC games.

As long as we have a competent QB (Thomas maybe even Woolard), we will be in the bowl hunt.

1/3/2013 12:26:45 PM

^^ yes we all know you think TOB left us shit.

You've mentioned it TWICE on page 1

[Edited on January 3, 2013 at 12:27 PM. Reason : ]

1/3/2013 12:27:03 PM

I'm fine with TOB to UVA since its not like he's going to be some huge recruiter against us and it saves us $Texas

1/3/2013 2:45:49 PM

TOB left us with such a mess, it's gonna take us 6 or 7 years just to have a >.500 record

if we go 1-11 the next 5 years, I'll still suck Doeren's dick

[Edited on January 3, 2013 at 2:47 PM. Reason : i'd go to TOB's funeral to piss on his grave]

1/3/2013 2:46:38 PM

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" I have confirmed former NC State head coach Tom O'Brien will join the UVA staff as tight ends / assistant head coach."

packpride tweet. I wonder how much money that saves us.

1/3/2013 4:33:22 PM

^$1mil

1/3/2013 4:38:51 PM

and yet unc still has to pay butch

1/3/2013 4:43:42 PM

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"As long as we have a competent QB"

that is the great unknown. Thomas looks a lot like Daniel Evans to me

1/3/2013 7:08:09 PM

Fuuuuuck! Why do we continue to play ECU! It does nothing for recruiting. we should start playing a middle of the road SEC team like Miss. St.

1/3/2013 10:35:35 PM

... or Tennessee or Vanderbilt

1/3/2013 10:36:39 PM

This guy looks like Evans? He is 6'5 220 and was fairly highly rated out of HS.

Daniel Evans was the son of a NCSU legend and walk-on. But yeah they're totally the same.

1/4/2013 11:32:58 AM

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"Thomas looks a lot like Daniel Evans to me"

i know we're friends now, but i still don't care for your negative trolling

1/4/2013 11:47:45 AM

I just dont see any reason to get our hopes up too high for next year unless Doeren really gets the most out of everyone. If Thomas turns out to be a good qb, Ill be as happy as anyone.

[Edited on January 4, 2013 at 12:38 PM. Reason : H]

1/4/2013 12:31:53 PM

Wasn't LA Tech pretty good?

I could see 7, maybe 8 if we're lucky. Rich, CM, Wake, BC, ECU, Cuse, Pitt, LT..

Of course I could see like 3 of them beating us too.

I'd guess 6, but it's way too early to have any idea

1/4/2013 12:41:40 PM

I'm just going to wait and see and not make any predictions or expectations.

1/4/2013 12:44:14 PM

The fact that Thornton came on strong at the end of the year and that Thomas already has 2 years of starting experience makes me cautiously optimistic about next year. Defense has got to improve to see a decent season (although with Archer gone and Huxtable in it should improve at least a little bit in year 1), and we need more consistent WR play.

1/4/2013 12:46:06 PM

^^ I think LA Tech is losing their entire team + coach

QB just seems like a big problem to me that could ruin the whole season. Thomas is the obvious next guy up but his results at Colorado State, while not horrible, aren't inspiring. Then you add in that he doesn't seem like the type of QB Doeren wants and it's just going to be a mess.

Really hope we don't end up starting him for like 2 games, then Stocker for a game or two, maybe another guy (freshman or ex-high school QB conversion) and just going back and forth all year.

1/4/2013 12:48:59 PM

being reported that Amerson is entering the draft

1/4/2013 2:12:24 PM

Ib4BYEpic

1/4/2013 2:43:25 PM

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"NC State junior CB David Amerson will forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. Amerson obviously put forth a great sophomore season, leading the nation in interceptions while undercutting plenty of passes in zone coverage. However, it was immediately apparent this season that he lacks the hip turn and trail speed to stick with vertical receivers. Amerson will likely appeal to certain schemes at corner, but don't discount a possible move to safety, although his tackling is questionable."

1/4/2013 2:46:30 PM

[Edited on January 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM. Reason : l]

1/4/2013 4:47:15 PM

Even most of the morons on pack pride are sending him well wishes.

1/4/2013 4:51:37 PM

6th round pick by Oakland

1/4/2013 4:52:27 PM

Best of luck to Amerson

1/4/2013 5:00:14 PM

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"Eye on College FBall ?@EyeOnCFB QB Jacoby Brissett transferring from Florida - http://cbsprt.co/VDZJ49 Reportedly considering WVU, NC State, Louisville, Duke and Arkansas "

1/6/2013 3:41:47 PM

That would be the shit

1/6/2013 4:52:56 PM

OGH's BFF's BFF

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"Brace yourselves. This is not the ACC power rankings you are used to. It is bigger. Let’s hope it’s not badder. The first version of the 2013 ACC power rankings reflects the addition of Pittsburgh Panthers and Syracuse Orange. There are 14 teams here (and Boston College is still last). Welcome to the league, Pitt and Cuse. There are still plenty of questions for several teams that have players still undecided about their NFL careers, but this is your first take on a ranking likely to change many times between now and the opening kickoff. Lots can happen (and does) during signing day, spring ball and summer camp, but here is how Andrea Adelson and I think the ACC will shape up this fall based on what we know now: 1. Clemson -- With quarterback Tajh Boyd and offensive coordinator Chad Morris working together again, the Tigers would have the best coordinator/quarterback combo returning in the ACC. The defense should take another step forward in the second season under coordinator Brent Venables, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl victory over LSU was a monumental springboard for the program heading into the offseason. 2. Florida State -- The Seminoles will be going through a transition, as coach Jimbo Fisher has to replace at least five assistants on his staff, as well as starting quarterback EJ Manuel. With several players, including defensive end Bjoern Werner, leaving early for the NFL draft, the Noles will have to reload. 3. Miami -- The Hurricanes hoped their self-imposed bowl ban was a preemptive strike against NCAA sanctions. With quarterback Stephen Morris returning, along with ACC Rookie of the Year Duke Johnson and what could be one of the best offensive lines in the ACC, expectations should be much higher for the Canes in Year 3 under Al Golden. 4. Georgia Tech -- The Yellow Jackets will have some momentum and confidence to build on after their bowl win over USC, but more importantly, they’ve got an experienced, talented roster to work with. Georgia Tech will have eight starters back on a defense that made measurable progress in the second half of the season. 5. UNC -- Coach Larry Fedora is going to have to work some magic in trying to replace leading rusher/returner Giovani Bernard, who left early for the NFL, and his lead blocker, Jonathan Cooper. Quarterback Bryn Renner will be a senior, though, and the Tar Heels have other talented running backs waiting in the wings. 6. Pitt -- The moment every Pitt fan has been waiting for -- Tino Sunseri will no longer be the starting quarterback in 2013. Does that mean the position gets an automatic upgrade? Promising running back Rushel Shell returns, and Pitt's defense should be much better, but questions remain on the offensive line. 7. Virginia Tech -- The school has yet to announce any staff changes, quarterback Logan Thomas has yet to announce whether or not he is returning for his senior season, and the Hokies open the schedule against national champion Alabama. Doesn’t look good. 8. Syracuse -- Major questions surround the Orange now that coach Doug Marrone has left for the Buffalo Bills. This is a team that already had to replace starting quarterback Ryan Nassib, all-Big East tackle Justin Pugh, record-setting receiver Alec Lemon and leading tackler Shamarko Thomas. But Syracuse does have 1,000-yard rusher Jerome Smith returning, along with linebackers Marquis Spruill and Dyshawn Davis. Many questions must be answered before 2013 begins. 9. Maryland -- It can only get better, right? Maryland was down to its fifth-string quarterback last year, linebacker Shawn Petty. Starter C.J. Brown should be ready to return to the starting lineup this summer and healed from a torn ACL. The defense has some big shoes to fill, but the Terps should have enough experience to be bowl bound in their final season in the ACC. 10. Wake Forest -- The Deacs were thrown off track last season by injuries and suspensions and should be a better team this year. Quarterback Tanner Price returns for his senior season, along with receiver Michael Campanaro, who should be one of the best in the ACC if he can stay healthy. 11. Duke -- The Blue Devils have to replace quarterback Sean Renfree and his top target, ACC record-setting receiver, Conner Vernon. Duke went to its first bowl game since 1994, but the program still has something to prove after losing its last five games of the season. The Coastal Division should collectively be stronger this year. 12. Virginia -- Phillip Sims will take over at quarterback after the transfer of Michael Rocco, but how much time will David Watford see under center? The hires of Tom O’Brien and Jon Tenuta were smart moves, but the staff will have to find a way to extract more out of many of the same players who struggled last year. 13. NC State -- Quarterback Mike Glennon is out, and first-year coach Dave Doeren is in. The Wolfpack will have an entirely different look this fall, and some bumps in the road should be expected as the program begins a new era under Doeren. 14. Boston College -- The Eagles have lots of work to do under first-year coach Steve Addazio. It all starts with recruiting, but the staff is also going to have to find a way to improve the running game and get the defense back to its stingy ways."

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/50932/early-2013-acc-power-rankings

1/8/2013 12:52:54 PM