NC State Scores Touchdown, Out-Hibernates Boston College Anyway
by Akula Wolf on Nov 12, 2011 5:37 PM EST
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PrintI guess there are things that could be written about this game, I'm just having a hard time figuring out what they are. Few things about this team are surprising anymore, and it figures that they'd follow up another win over the Tar Heels with a sorry performance on the road. I thought perhaps it might be avoidable given the quality of this year's Boston College team, but as is so often the case, disappointment was inescapable.
The difference this week was a defense that wasn't able to stay ahead of another inept offensive effort. Boston College managed just three yards of offense in the second half, but the recovery by State's defense came too late since the Eagles only required the two scores they got in the first half to win the game. That's pretty pathetic, but there it is.
So NC State still needs two wins to become bowl eligible, and with two games left on the schedule, that's looking slightly less than likely. As Josh Goodson pointed out on Twitter, the most NC State finish possible would be a win over Clemson and loss to Maryland, so that's a near-certainty at this point. Enjoy what absurdity remains, everybody.
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A ugly game
BC guy here. What a bad game to watch. Zero excitement. BC played prevent offense all second half..
But please, dear division rival, keep TOB around for another few years!
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None of this makes sense...
None, where’s my alcohol?
Draw play? Draw play.
This is the conversation that goes on in Dana Bible`s head every three plays.
by PackMentality on Nov 12, 2011 7:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Draw plays and bubble screens
Good times. Maybe if we had players that would make a decisive cut up the field…
I HATE THE FUCKING SHOTGUN DRAW
Always have, always will. FSU did it for about a decade, and I thought it was bad policy there, too.
Did I mention I fucking hate giving the ball to a guy who’s standing still, with no momentum, and no lead blocker? If not, I fucking hate it.
by wolfonthehill on Nov 13, 2011 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
but the o-line
is making such huge holes, that we don’t need momentum or a lead blocker
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Nov 13, 2011 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
Does that make it
0-13 in divisional road games? Pathetic.
Better than clock work
NCSU away divisional games during TOB tenure:
2011
at Wake Forest L 27-34
at Florida State L 0-34
at Boston College L 10-14
2010
at Clemson L 13-14
at Maryland L 31-38
2009
at Wake Forest L 24-30
at Boston College L 20-52
at Florida State L 42-45
2008
at Clemson L 9-27
at Maryland L 24-27
2007
at Boston College L 17-37
at Florida State L 10-27
at Wake Forest L 18-38
Hate to Say It...
Because I’ve been a Pro-Glennon guy all year but had we kept RW there is an argument to be made that we would be 7-3 and bowl eligible while still in contention for the Atlantic Division…no way we lose to WF (which our initial problem was putting up points in the first half) or BC (where his scrambling ability would’ve caused havoc for their D)…
Fact is Glennon has been solid overall, but this team needs someone who can win us games and he has yet to show that he can carry the team on HIS back and win (the final drives for both the WF & BC games ended similarly)…I still think Glennon will develop into a very good QB and for the “future” of the program, the right decision was made…unfortunately for TOB, this decision may have been the wrong decision for his career as NC State Head Coach…
In the end, it's what I said preseason
The year will be made or broken by the O-line. If they can protect Glennon, he’ll find his receivers… and if they can open holes, Washington will fill them. In our all-too-frequent offensive implosions, the O-line has been an abysmal failure… leading to zero run game and forcing Glennon to think or hurry… which no one wants to watch.
by wolfonthehill on Nov 13, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
After getting the guys back on defense, the same shortcoming from early in the season has torpedoed us: the OL just not getting it done when we needed it.
by WolfpackSteelersFan on Nov 13, 2011 1:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
we'd have won this game with RW
but probably not any others. the Wake loss was almost a carbon copy of the game we lost there 2009 with Wilson. He wouldn’t have made enough of a difference in the Cincy, GT, and FSU games.
But against BC? Yeah, we win that game with Wilson.
Hey did you see how BC just won a football game against us with 190 yards of total offense, only 1 turnover forced, and no big special teams plays hahahahahahahahaha oh god.
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It baffles me that TOB, AGAIN, can’t get his team ready to play in some a meaningful game to the program. Bowl invites, even to the Calendar.com bowl games are so important to developing a program. State has no saviors coming in recruiting wise, this is all TOB’s system and players and it’s just not working. Now is as good as any time to go ahead and set the program back with a coaching change. couple steps back to go 3 steps forward
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