Okay But Only Because We Have To

by Akula Wolf on Nov 25, 2009 4:52 PM EST

It feels 2006ish this week, doesn't it? That was the last time we entered Thanksgiving weekend with nothing to play for, matched up against an in-state rival that did, with the outcome all but assured. The differences lie only in the path we've taken to arrive at the suck and in the increased likelihood that the Pack has an interest in winning the game.

I didn't think I would ever have to relive that week. I should've known better.

Tom O'Brien was right about the timing of this rivalry game, but it seems he needed to worry less about ACC title implications and more about the potential for embarrassment should his team's season go south. Either way, no one we could schedule in this spot could add more insult to injury than North Carolina. Back in August, I liked the idea of finishing with the Heels, but then I also liked the idea of this football season in general. Now I wish we could have gotten this over with in October. I would've dreaded this game like I always do (stupid heartbreaking '90s), but at least by this point there would be no lingering effects.

Yeesh, what a pity party this post ended up being. I'm not really this bummed, just ready for the end of the ordeal.

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If we don't turn the football over...

…we win. Despite their defense scoring buttloads of points, their offense still sucks balls. Just protect the football and we’ll win by at least a score.

All Wolfpack, all the time.

by YANCSSB on Nov 25, 2009 11:14 PM EST reply actions

i was just about to say that

if we can limit our turnovers we could win. Their offense is completely inept and Tj Yates is ass at QB. He looks like freakin Daniel Evans jumping around in the pocket afraid to get hit. We need to get pressure on him definitely and he could have 4 INTs

Gerald Wallace is the best player the Bobcats will have..... EVER

by raysfan81 on Nov 27, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

more bemusing than depressing

It’s just unfathomable how bad our defense is – I just follow in a really detached way, to see what will happen next. So I don’t really feel the depression described here. But then, I’m 4000 miles away, so maybe that’s why it doesn’t feel real.

Could we get some kind of metric to compare our defense to the GT basketball offense last year? Or would combining the two in the same data set cause the computer to explode?

by acc_10k on Nov 26, 2009 6:46 AM EST reply actions

unc game

its hard to think that State can beat UNC in view of how poorly State has been playing and in view of the two beat downs preceding the upcoming game.

with regard to the season, when a team’s best defensive player almost gets killed in a car accident just prior to the season, one should realize how things are going to go. than God, that Irving made it and God bless Dana Bible.

by sbas2 on Nov 26, 2009 8:00 AM EST reply actions