GO PACK! (NCAA 09)

[Radii]

It kinda feels dirty even typing 'go pack' into a thread title, but here we are. I bought NCAA 09 a bit later than others but have gotten really into it, and I quickly took over a vacant team in one of the online leagues, the EBFL. When I joined, the ACC teams available were NC State, Duke, and Boston College. Anyone that knows me knows I could never be Duke in a million years, leaving NCSU and BC. BC is one of those fake ACC teams that should be sitting back in the Big East still(grr) so I'm not taking them, leaving NC State.

I started a single player dynasty with the Wolfpack to learn the team, and have found them to be a very good challenge for me. This dynasty is going to pick up at the start of the 2010 season, I've already completed two seasons and am at week 1 in Season 3.

I intend to do two things in this dynasty.

1) I intend to not ever use the quick-call button. I've been doing that so far but after reading some in depth threads on OS on recruiting am trying out some new tactics, they involve manual calls all the time.

2) I will play out every game. I'm not really great at this, especially the passing game. I run, a lot, and if my running game is on, i will win a lot of games. If my running game isn't on, I lose to teams my level or better, and have a lot of 16-10 type games vs slightly inferior opponents. I need to get better at the passing game so playing games out here is for practice ;)


On to the history of my first two years, then the review leading into this season!

[PurdueBrad]

Awesome Radii!

And I'll have to read up on the quick-call vs. manual call idea. I feel like I waste a ton of time doing manual but I do notice that I oftentimes disagree with some of the pitches it pushes.

[Radii]

2008 Review

OVR: 77 team rating
Record: 7-6 (4-4 ACC)

Just getting a feel for the team in my first season, I suffered blowout losses early to ranked South Carolina and Clemson, both on the road. I lost a frustrating home game to non-conference rival East Carolina, and a 14-10 game in Chapel Hill to the rival Tar Heels.

The highlight of my season, when it looked like I was destined for a losing record, was a 16-7 home upset win over Florida State. 6-6, even with one game coming against a FCS team, was good enough for a bowl, though I forget the exact standings. I ended up in the Meineke Car Care bowl vs South Florida, and handled them surprisingly easily.


There were two highlights of the 2008 Recruiting Season

4* Taylor Meyers, QB - not a need position, I had a 4* QB in my top 10 though and couldn't resist going after him, even with true freshman Mike Glennon on the roster.

5* James Walters, RT - I was #2 on Walters all year behind one of the bigger schools(forget who), but an in home visit and promise of playing time was enough to land him in the offseason.


I brought in a couple other 4 star guys and a lot of 3* guys for a pretty solid class in year one.

[Radii]

Awesome Radii!

And I'll have to read up on the quick-call vs. manual call idea. I feel like I waste a ton of time doing manual but I do notice that I oftentimes disagree with some of the pitches it pushes.


NCAA ALL THINGS RECRUITING THREAD!! - Operation Sports Forums (http://www.operationsports.com/forums/ncaa-football/257526-ncaa-all-things-recruiting-thread.html)

There are some posts in there on what people have done for recruiting, I've pulled two fine classes using mostly quickcall, but want to see if I can do a bit better with the 4* recruits as I try to compete in an improving ACC by being more thorough. I'd rather experiment here than in the online league though for now ;)

[Radii]

2009 Review

TEAM RATING: 84 OVR
Record: 8-4 (4-4)

Regular Season:

I modified my non-conference schedule, to make sure I got a game in vs ECU, and to get another easy win, I added a late game vs Middle Tennessee State, taking Illinois off the schedule. I really wanted to guarentee a bowl bid if possible.

I easily won all my non-conference games, but suffered a 24-20 loss at home to North Carolina, who seems to have a slight edge on NC State both in recruiting and on the field. Getting the edge over my in state rival is key, as my other big rivalry game in conference is Clemson, and unless they suffer a big drop off, I won't be beating them any time soon. Florida State was rated 99 overall and a top 5 team, and I had to face them on the road, so there was no big upset there as they trounced me by 30+.

In the end though, I picked up wins over the teams I was expected to beat, Boston College, Wake Forest, Maryland, and Virginia to finish my conference schedule 4-4 again. It looks like NC State is pretty well entrenched as the #3 school in the ACC Atlantic Division, clearly better than Wake and BC, a fair bit better than Maryland, and light years behind Clemson and Florida State.


School Records: HB Jamelle Eugene, sadly a senior, put up some BIG numbers, running for a school record 304 yards on 30 carries in a win over Middle Tennessee State, and 1738 yards on the season, also a school record. He was rated 91 overall for his senior year and his loss is one of my biggest concerns going into 2010.

We faced Bowling Green in (uhh, some random crappy December Bowl) and beat them handily.


Recruiting:

We had three need positions, FB, C, and DT. I'm pretty disappointed with my results there, I could only manage a 1* FB and 2* C. I did land 3 3* DT's(I was graduating 2 guys, leaving only 2 on the roster) who look like they'll be servicable.

I did land 7 4* players in 2009, giving me a top 25 class, but none of them look like they're going to be immediate impact players.

Ok, we're caught up now, time for the current season!

[Radii]

NC State 2010 Schedule

For reference when you see all the top 25 teams on the schedule, we are ranked #25 in the preseason polls this year(I don't think we're that good, and in fact think we're worse off than last year).


Week 1: at Houston
Week 2: vs Mid Tenn State
Week 3: at Duke
Week 4: at #18 North Carolina
Week 5: vs #16 Miami
Week 6: BYE
Week 7: at #12 Clemson
Week 8: vs Wake Forest
Week 9: at UL Monroe
Week 10: vs #3 Florida State
Week 11: vs Boston College
Week 12: vs ECU
Week 13: at Maryland
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: BYE


Strength of Schedule is B-, thanks I'm sure to Middle Tennessee State and UL Monroe, etc. I really don't expect to win any of the 4 games vs ranked opponents, especially the 2 on the road. Miami is our best hope, but I think the most likely result this year is 7-5 or 8-4.

[Radii]

NCAA Preseason Top 25

(ACC Schools in Bold)

1. Oklahoma
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Virginia Tech
8. Auburn
9. Texas
10. Ohio State
11. Tennessee
12. Clemson
13. West Virginia
14. Arizona State
15. Michigan
16. Miami
17. Missouri
18. North Carolina
19. Washington
20. Kansas State
21. Texas Tech
22. TCU
23. Wisconsin
24. Pittsburgh
25. NC State

[Radii]

2010 Conference Outlook

Atlantic Division

1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. NC State
4. Boston College
5. Maryland
6. Wake Forest


COASTAL

1. Virginia Tech
2. Miami
3. North Carolina
4. Georgia Tech
5. Virginia
6. Duke

[Radii]

Hopefully Jetsin06 does not mind me copying his excellent format presenting his roster :)

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#9 Mike Glennon, 6'6" 196 lbs. SO (RS). 85 OVR
#7 Taylor Meyers, 6'1" 203 lbs. SO. 82 OVR
#10 Justin Burke, 6'3" 213 lbs. SR (RS). 81 OVR

Outlook:

Meyers is the starter because of a promise I made to him in my anxiety to land a 4* QB in my first recruiting season, I started him his freshman year and now I'm comfortable with him. Glennon has a better arm, both power and accuracy, but Meyers has a lot more speed and agility and accelleration. I don't run a ton of option but I do have one option play out of the shotgun that I've used with success, and I scramble a bit since I suck at the passing game, so I'm more comfortable with Meyers.

We have Junior QB waiting behind these 3 so recruiting a QB is really not something we have to do this year.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Halfbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#3 Curtis Underwood, 5'11" 219 lbs. JR (RS). 84 OVR
#27 Ryan Davis, 6'0" 189 lbs. FR (RS). 75 OVR
#24 Rick Wright, 5'11" 211 lbs. FR (RS). 70 OVR

Outlook:

Underwood is the starter and its obviously not even close. Knowing we were going to lose Eugene, I grabbed both Davis and Wright in 2008, both 3* backs. Davis may be servicable after Underwood graduates, but we are a running team looking for stud running backs, so i obviously continue to recruit here.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Fullbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#34 Colby Jackson, 6'2" 233 lbs. JR. 75 OVR
#39 Jerry Turner, 6'2" 226 lbs. FR. 57 OVR

Outlook:
Jackson is ok, he's replacing a graduating senior who was stronger and rated over 80 though. I lost out on the #1 FB in the nation to rival UNC last year(:() and Turner is obviously not going to cut it. FB is again a high priority.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers


Starter
Redshirting

#15 Darrell Davis, 6'4" 201 lbs. SR (RS). 86 OVR
#5 Jarvis Williams, 6'4" 206 lbs. SR (RS). 83 OVR
#86 Jay Smith, 6'2 201 lbs. JR (RS). 82 OVR
#13 Owen Spencer, 6'3" 181 lbs. SR. 79 OVR
#82 Matt Green, 6'3" 183 lbs. SO. 73 OVR

#89 Ryan Brown, 6'0 190 lbs. FR. 75 OVR
#87 Landon Fields, 6'3 215 lbs. FR. 73 OVR
#85 Kyle Williams, 6'2 252 lbs. FR. 72 OVR



Outlook:

We're fine here this year but will see some pretty bad drop-off after this season, losing 3 of our top 4 WRs. Brown was a 4 star recruit that I hoped would be a bit better than 75, but hopefully there is lots of room for improvement. Fields and williams are a 4* and 3* ATH, respectively, who seemed to fit best for me at WR. Williams is interesting at 252 pounds. he's actually my fastest and strongest WR. I looked at converting him to fullback and probably should have done that, I didn't realize exactly how crappy Turner was. I may consider a switch during this offseason depending on how recruiting goes this year.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Tight Ends


Starter
Redshirting

#84 George Bryan, 6'5" 256 lbs. JR (RS). 88 OVR
#88 Mario Carter, 6'4 226 lbs. SO (RS). 76 OVR
#80 Josh Torrey, 6'4" 228 lbs. FR. 65 OVR


Outlook:
Bryan is a good route runner and has decent hands, but most importantly he's an outstanding blocker. There's a big dropoff after Bryan, though with two more years of development Carter would be ok to start one year i'm sure. I'd like to find another big, blocking TE though.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Offensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle
#70 Jake Vermiglio, 6'5" 320 lbs. JR (RS). 88 OVR
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6 283 lbs. FR. 72 OVR
#72 Dustin Wilson, 6'4" 277 lbs. FR (RS) 58 OVR

Left Guard
#66 Yomi Ojo, 6'6" 273 lbs. SO (RS). 86 OVR
#76 Joe Waller, 6'3 288 lbs. FR(RS). 72 OVR

Center
#78 Matt McKeon, 6'3" 269 lbs. SR. 85 OVR
#65 Reggie McCloud, 6'1" 311 lbs. FR. 58 OVR

Right Guard
#75 Mike Golder, 6'6" 265 lbs. JR. 81 OVR
#64 Alphonso Longshore, 6'0" 318 lbs. FR 72 OVR

Right Tackle
#75 James Walters, 6'5" 307 lbs. SO. 84 OVR
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6" 283 lbs. FR 72 OVR



Outlook:
The starters are all very good. Clearly I'll want to be running the ball over the left side of my line whenever possible. Bringing in a better Center is the top priority here, though any good players we can snag would help. Harper and Longshore look to be acceptable replacements for the two juniors, but if we can find better, we'll bring them in.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Defensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left End
#80 Thomas Morroco, 6'4" 244 lbs. SO. 80 OVR
#62 Markus Kuhn, 6'4 284 lbs. SR. 80 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. FR (RS). 74 OVR

Defensive Tackle
#70 Marty Everett, 6'4" 300 lbs. SO (RS). 86 OVR
#92 Kyle Linney, 6'1 301 lbs. SR(RS). 84 OVR
#96 Derek Hicks, 6'1" 275 lbs. FR. 71 OVR
#90 Todd Butler, 6'1" 275 lbs. FR. 66 OVR
#93 Mike Anderson, 6'3" 260 lbs. FR. 70 OVR


Right End
#11 Audi Augustin, 6'2" 255 lbs. SR. 87 OVR
#99 Jeff Riescamp, 6'3" 244 lbs. JR (RS). 79 OVR
#97 Jeff Ostrander, 6'8" 272 lbs. FR 75 OVR


Outlook:
We look to have a formidable defensive line here. Morroco and Rogers should be ok on the left side, and Riescamp and Ostrander will hold us over on the right side after this year, so I don't know if I'd try to pull in anyone but a 4* DE. DT will be a little bit of a weak spot next year with Linney graduating so I'd really like to pull in a 4* DT if possible.

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Linebackers


Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker
#56 Nate Irving, 6'1" 232 lbs. SO. 91 OVR
#58 Wayne Maddox, 6'2 226 lbs. SO (RS). 85 OVR
#46 William Beasley, 6'2" 230 lbs. JR. 83 OVR
#52 Johnny Peterson, 6'3" 209 lbs. FR (RS) 70 OVR

Middle Linebacker
#40 Sterling Lucas, 6'2" 226 lbs. JR. 85 OVR
#43 Thomas Barns, 5'11" 205 lbs. SR. 77 OVR
#54 Blake Leak, 5'11" 220 lbs. FR. 70 OVR


Right Outside Linebacker
#47 Terrell Manning, 6'3" 209 lbs. JR. 86 OVR
#58 Wayne Maddox, 6'2 226 lbs. SO (RS). 85 OVR
#46 William Beasley, 6'2" 230 lbs. JR. 83 OVR


Outlook:
Our linebackers are *good*. The depth we have on the outside is scary good. In the middle we're a little weak after Lucas, which is a concern.

[Wolfpack]

0-2 against Carolina, huh? Why am I not surprised? ;)

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Secondary


Starter
Redshirting

Cornerbacks
#21 DeAndre Morgan, 5'10" 168 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
#23 Akeem Cunningham, 5'10" 172 lbs. SO (RS). 81 OVR
#20 Dominique Ellis, 5'11" 191 lbs. JR. 80 OVR
#26 Nate Jones, 6"0" 218 lbs. FR (RS) 73 OVR
#48 Eric Harris, 6'0" 177 lbs. FR. 73 OVR
#30 Alan McPhearson, 6"0" 185 lbs. FR (RS) 71 OVR


Free Safety
#22 Brandon Barns, 6'0" 182 lbs. JR. 86 OVR
#28 Justin Byers, 6'0" 171 lbs. JR (RS). 82 OVR


Strong Safety
#35 Roy Mangram, 6'1" 194 lbs. SO (RS). 83 OVR
#45 John Ware, 5'11" 206 lbs. SR (RS). 78 OVR
#37 Jamal Houston, 6'4" 190 lbs. SO (RS). 72 OVR


Outlook:

If we have a weak link on defense, this is it, but we're much improved this year. All of these guys started last year(my corners were awful in 2009). Getting in a free safety will be pretty important with both of my guys graduating next year.

[Radii]

0-2 against Carolina, huh? Why am I not surprised? ;)


The home game last year I was pretty pissed about losing. I actually made a promise to one of my 4 star recruits that we'd have a winning record against our rivals. I expected to beat ECU, and lose to Clemson, which meant I was promising we'd beat UNC at home. Failing to do so was... highly annoying. This must be what its like to be a State fan? ;)

[Radii]

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack:

Kicking Game


Starter
Redshirting

Kicker
#36 Josh Czajkowski, 5'9" 181 lbs. SR(RS). 80 OVR
#8 Mark Carter, 6'0" 209 lbs. FR. 44 OVR


Punter
#38 Jeff Ruiz, 6'2" 193 lbs. SR (RS). 70 OVR
#1 Will Kramer, 6'2" 198 lbs. FR. 57 OVR



Outlook:

The kicking game is an eternal weakness of mine, in part because of the game mechanics, and in part because we have such terrible kickers. You can see that I tried to recruit last year, I lost a 5* punter to Notre Dame and ended up settling on Kramer. Carter, the K.. just terrible.

[Radii]

2010 Recruiting


PIPELINE

Our Pipeline states are NC, VA, SC, GA, and FL. We end up losing a ton of recruits to Virginia Tech and North Carolina. Florida is hard, we're a 4* school, and there are TONS of 5* and 6* schools with pipelines into Florida, so we just do what we can there.


Major Needs

Center: McKeon is graduating, and again we have a sub-60 rated backup. A 4* center would start for us for 4 yeras probably. I need to find *something* though, recruiting a couple 3* guys, redshirting one and just being a little weak next year would work too.

Fullback: Jackson is sufficient for 2 years but our 1* Freshman is not who I want replacing him. I need to find a fullback for this running game.


Kicker/Punter: Yeah, our kicking game sucks and is about to get a lot worse.


Middle Linebacker: Lucas will be a stud for 1 more season after this for us, but Leak would need some major improvement to be a reasonable replacement. We'd like to find someone who can come in and contribute more than Leak.



Minor Needs


Cornerback: We're losing our top corner this year, and our #3 corner next year, and all the guys behind them are fairly average. A solid shutdown corner is probably what would help our defense out the most immediately.


Halfback: Underwood is good and Davis will probably develop pretty well, but we want to become Running Back U. We're not going to do that on 3* guys that develop into decent upperclassmen.


Wide Receiver: We have lots of young players, but no standouts. We're graduating 3 of our top 4 WRs, and a top flight WR could easily step over all those young guys into the starting lineup.


Tight End: Again we have a stud starter and a capable backup, but we do run a decent number of 2 TE sets and another good tight end would help.


Tackle/Guard: These are really minor this year. We have great starters that are juniors, and reasonably good backups(will be hopefully rated 80ish by the time they are the starters). But if we can find some quality here we won't pass it by.

[Radii]

2010 Week 1:


Recruiting:

I'm doing this a bit different than I am in online, I'm not handing out 35 scholarship offers ASAP. I'm picking 10-15 top targets, guys I *really* want, and am going to be willing to dump more time into them early on to try to get some early commits. This may prove to be super risky and backfire when I'm competing against 5* schools for 4* players, but I want to see what I can get here.


Week 1 Target List

We've only got 1 5* guy on the list, a top RB in Ben Bullock. He's from California and likely to end up at USC, but we're going to make an early push for him since we are in his top 10(we're 8th).

We aren't offering many scholarships right away. I want to see if I can boost interest by better using pitches first. My understanding is that the occasional immediate commit only occurs when you're #1 on a player's board. All the scholarships i've offered this round are because they've got me #1, except for 5* HB Bullock. He's a long shot and I'm throwing everything I can at him.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State

Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)

Fullbacks:

Jake Norton, DC: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)

Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)

Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)

Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


#25 NC State (0-0) at Houston (0-0)


We're rated 84 overall(same as last year), 83 offense/85 defense. Houston is rated 72 Overall, 77 O/69 D. I expect to win here for sure, even on the road(which for closely rated teams has seemed to make a difference for me).

But, this isn't at all what happens... Underwood cannot run for shit. He has 25 yards on 15 carries in the first half. I allow a couple big plays and we trail 14-10 at the half. I finally start to have some success through the air in the 3rd quarter, but still struggle to put together a sustained drive.

4th: We're in biiiig trouble. A shanked punt gives Houston posession inside our 40 and they score another TD on us. We finally put together a nice drive with lots of short passes, a couple clutch runs for first downs, and score a TD, Underwood from 2 yards out. We can't make the 2 point conversion and trail 21-16 with 2:58 left. HAH, first play from scrimmage we slam their QB while he's trying to pitch the ball, it falls for a fumble, and we pounce. UGGGGH. They jump a slant route to intercept us right back, on the 1 yard line, I thought i had the winning TD right there. We do get the ball back and I *THOUGHT* we had a touchdown on a curl pattern but the ball gets spotted at the 1 with 4 seconds left. We've had trouble running all day but I still intend to pound it up the middle. I do, and they stop us.


Embarrassing, Embarrassing loss. I finally got my passing game going late, but could never run against these guys which I find shocking. This was the first time I've faced a super pass happy spread offense, and it gave me a ton of problems.

Their QB went 23-35 for 293 yards and 3 TDs. He was 19-22 at one point so we really shut him down late, but committed a couple turnovers to let them go up by 2 scores which gave us a problem.

As a team we run for 46 yards. This is horrible and we will not win a single game where that happens. We're used to 100 yard games every game and Underwood is going to need to start putting them up next week.


Houston 21
#25 NC State 16

[PurdueBrad]

Wow, sorry about the Houston loss Radii!

[JetsIn06]

Hopefully Jetsin06 does not mind me copying his excellent format presenting his roster :)

No prob man :)

[Radii]

Wow, sorry about the Houston loss Radii!

That's the first time I've lost to a team that's rated more than 2-3 points below me overall in 2+ seasons. What a way to start a dynasty :D

[Radii]

2010 Week 2:


Recruiting:

Week 2 Target List

Only one guy bumped up to first for us, but its HB superstar Ben Bullock, so that's a good sign for us for now. We've found two areas with bullock where we excel, and we're pitching him hard. For now, we actually lead Cal, who has also offered him.

DE Washington gets a scholarship offer, Tennessee offers him right away and we're going to, for now, try to stay up with them.

DT Ken Wright will be visiting us. I initially set it up for him to come to see our rivalry game vs ECU, but I will change it next week if I can to our home game vs Miami. Miami is #2 on his list and if we beat them it would be very good for us.

RB AJ Carter will be visiting in week 8 when we play Wake Forest.

SS Roy Bowen is coming to see us play Mid Tenn State this week, I want to lock him up early if possible. Ditto for DE Tommy Brown.

I end up having enough time to work on 12 of my 15 targets. And if I thought I'd land most of them that'd be great, but I'm not sure that's the case. A few I probably need to drop off of because they are tough 4* guys that I don't match with very well in my best attributes.


Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State

Quarterbacks:

None


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Fullbacks:

Jake Norton, DC: ** (#17)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)


Tight Ends:

None


Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)


Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


[B]Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Outside Linebackers:

None


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Free Safeties

None


Kickers

None


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


Middle Tennessee State (0-0) at NC State (0-1)

We sure aren't ranked anymore :P Like last week... we expect to dominate this team. We're rated 84, them 67. At home We should crush them. Last year we beat them by 30+.


OK, that's better. Underwood runs for 90 yards and two TD's in the first quarter. We lead 28-3 at the half and call off the dogs a bit, playing around with the passing game a bit.

Meyers: 19-26, 258 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Underwood: 37 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD, 7 rec, 69 yards
Williams: 3 rec, 103 yards, 1 TD


NC State 38
MTSU 10

[JetsIn06]

Nice win!

[Radii]

2010 Week 3:


Recruiting:

Week 3 Target List

We lose C Jesse Sullivan who quickly committed to Alabama, and add 2* Paul Newton from North Carolina to our list.

Both SS Bowen and DE Brown had B+ visits last week and are still rated #1. Bowen has an offer from Virginia Tech now which of course worries me.

We offer Center Carter a scholarship to try to stay in the race with him.

WR Tony Wilson is coming to visit in Week 10 when we play wake Forest. so is DT Kedrick McCloud and G Harold Thomas.

I screwed up something here, I spent way too much time on a couple pitches that I probably should have cancelled early. 4* CB Stovall jumped up to #1 for me and i should have offered him immediately, but did not. Next week...

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Fullbacks:

Jake Norton, DC: ** (#17)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)

Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


GAME


NC State (1-1) at Duke (1-0)

Another game we desparately need to win to make sure we will go bowling this year. It should be an easy win, Duke is rated a horrid 64 overall. But I'm terrified of road games now so we shall see :D

Well we're a little worried as we quickly score to go up 7-0 but struggle the rest of the 1st quarter and only lead 7-6 early in the 2nd. My concerns are soon put to rest though, as NC State scores on its final 3 posessions in a row in the first half to take a 24-6 lead into the locker room.

The 3rd quarter is more of the same, and I pull the starters when the scores hits 45-6 with 1 minute left in the 3rd. The most ridiculous sequence ever allows Duke to score 3 times in the 4th quarter(they recovered two onside kicks in a row, one of them scoring on the first play from scrimmage) and make it a little less embarrassing for them.



Meyers: 18-22, 211 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Underwood: 19 carries, 196 yards, 3 TD - 4 catches, 39 yards
Williams: 4 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD

All of that was in 3 quarters before the 2nd string was put in.

Some very bad news as starting SS Roy Mangram has a groin injury that is going to knock him out for 10 weeks. Ware is a capable backup which is good news.

NC State 48
Duke 27

[Radii]

Week 4 Top 25

With 15 weeks in the season I figure we'll look around nationally after every 3 weeks:

1. Oklahoma (2-0)
2. Florida State (2-0)
3. USC (2-0)
4. Auburn (2-0)
5. Texas (2-0)
6. Tennessee (2-0)
7. Arizona State (3-0)
8. Notre Dame (1-1)
9. Clemson (2-0)
10. Florida (2-1)
11. Virginia Tech (2-1)
12. West Virginia (2-0)
13. Michigan (2-0)
14. Miami (2-0)
15. Ohio State (2-1)
16. Georgia (2-1)
17. Kansas State (2-0)
18. Georgia Tech (2-0)
19. Texas Tech (2-0)
20. TCU (2-0)
21. Wisconsin (3-0)
22. Washington (1-1)
23. Pittsburgh (2-0)
24. North Carolina (1-1)
25. BYU (2-0)

[Radii]

2010 Week 4:


Recruiting:

Week 4 Target List

C Carter is coming to visit for our game vs Wake, we're up to #3 on his list(FSU is #1, *gulp) HB Bullock and MLB Davis are coming too.

WR Tony Wilson gets a scholarship offer, as does Ken Wright. Basically i would rather be first on a guy's list when I offer but if it looks like that cannot happen, I'm going to jump and make my offer to make sure I get up to the top of the list.

CB Joey Stovall gets a scholarship offer because I'm #1 on his list. He doesn't take it right away of course.

I'm definitely worried that i'm aiming way too high to be spending this much time on these top recruits. I'm able to talk to 10-13 a week is all, and if they start committing elsewhere one by one I'm going to be in some trouble.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Fullbacks:

Jake Norton, DC: ** (#17)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


[B]Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)




Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


NC State (2-1) at North Carolina (1-1)

This is *THE* game for us. UNC lost a close game to Georgia Tech in Chapel Hill for their only loss. I've lost by 4 to them both times I've played them. UNC is clearly the better team this year and on the road it will take quite a performance to win. UNC is rated 89 overall, 90 offense/89 defense.


Well, the start couldn't be worse. UNC scores on a 63 yard run on their first play from scrimmage. Things settle a bit after that, we have a solid drive but have to settle for a field goal, while UNC has another drive, we hold them at the 1 yard line, but they go for it on 4th down and score. A missed XP and its 13-3 after 1 quarter.

The second quarter is mostly boring. We put together one spectacular drive, lasting a full 20 plays, but in the end it dies at the UNC 3 yard line, and we settle for a field goal. Our defense is doing well though, and its 13-6 at the half.


Our first play of the 3rd quarter is almost as bad as the first play of the game... INT. UNC scores on their short-field posession, 20-6. We come back with a great 11 play, 66 yard drive, mostly through the air, a real rarity for me. Unfortunately, UNC comes back and scores again and really takes over the game as we get desparate late. They go up 30-13, we get it back to 30-20, etc, just playing catchup the entire time.

How different might this game have been were it not for the two horrid plays to begin each half?

Meyers: 23-41 229 yards, 2 TD/2 INT
Underwood: 22 carries, 72 yards
Williams: 7 catches, 89 yards

North Carolina 40
NC State 20

Closer than the score shows, but UNC led the entire way and we just don't have enough to beat them on the road right now.

[Wolfpack]

This must be what its like to be a State fan? ;)

Hm...you remember the Torbush/D'oh! years earlier this decade? Remember how you felt at times hopeful but mostly just despaired that things would never get better? Can you imagine stretching that out about five times longer that it actually did for UNC? You might come into the ballpark (and we're talking several rows up behind the outfield wall) of what it's been like to be a State fan since 1990.

Oh, and don't think I didn't notice you losing to Carolina again. If NCAA09 has "message board fanbase" as a feature for you to deal with, they'd be calling for your head at this point. :D

[Radii]

Hm...you remember the Torbush/D'oh! years earlier this decade? Remember how you felt at times hopeful but mostly just despaired that things would never get better? Can you imagine stretching that out about five times longer that it actually did for UNC? You might come into the ballpark (and we're talking several rows up behind the outfield wall) of what it's been like to be a State fan since 1990.

Yeah, I know. I feel for you guys, and I sure as hell root for NC State against Miami, FSU, Boston College and Va Tech in any sport. I really haven't had anything against NCSU since 1989 or so, of course I don't really have any allegiance to UNC football, I'd never be doing something like this in a basketball game!


Oh, and don't think I didn't notice you losing to Carolina again. If NCAA09 has "message board fanbase" as a feature for you to deal with, they'd be calling for your head at this point. :D


Apparently this is my contract year. I'm now 1-7 vs rivals(UNC/Clemson/ECU) with a game vs ECU this year to come. But my AD seems happy since I've put up two winning seasons and won two bowl games. So hopefully that's enough to get by for now :D

Which reminds me to ask... do you guys really consider Clemson a rival? I would have guessed UNC and ECU of course, but I never thought much about NCSU/Clemson games.

[Wolfpack]

Yeah, I know. I feel for you guys, and I sure as hell root for NC State against Miami, FSU, Boston College and Va Tech in any sport. I really haven't had anything against NCSU since 1989 or so, of course I don't really have any allegiance to UNC football, I'd never be doing something like this in a basketball game!

Well, that's just it, isn't it? Most Carolina fans seem to say that they haven't had anything against State "since 1989 or so". Duke is another kettle of fish, of course. But, did you have something against State before 1990? I think what gets a lot of State fans' goat is that State's fall roughly coincided with Duke's rise under K so there is quite a bit of resentment directed at both of you, but it depends on the day as to which is more hated.



Apparently this is my contract year. I'm now 1-7 vs rivals(UNC/Clemson/ECU) with a game vs ECU this year to come. But my AD seems happy since I've put up two winning seasons and won two bowl games. So hopefully that's enough to get by for now :D

Yep. Sounds like Lee Fowler is in charge there. Can't bring himself to fire anybody, or at least that's the very popular perception among the fanbase. State fans absolutely despised Todd Turner when he was AD (and a fair amount of that was because Turner was a UNC grad), but I think Fowler occupies a lower ring in hell right now, which says quite a bit.

Which reminds me to ask... do you guys really consider Clemson a rival? I would have guessed UNC and ECU of course, but I never thought much about NCSU/Clemson games.

You really don't pay attention to ACC football much, do you? Since you've hitched yourself to UNC's basketball star, do I dare ask which winning football program you auctioned your loyalty to? ;) (sorry...another part of the resentment about Carolina from State fans is the undying love the Heels get in North Carolina when it's basketball season, but how a lot of that fanbase melts away during football season, especially if Carolina isn't winning)

At any rate, State-Clemson is a rivalry more from an academic perspective than anything on the football field. The two schools have two of the best (if not the best) textiles programs in the country. So, back in 1981, the two schools agreed to award a trophy in the annual football game which became known as the Textile Bowl.

[Radii]

Well, that's just it, isn't it? Most Carolina fans seem to say that they haven't had anything against State "since 1989 or so". Duke is another kettle of fish, of course. But, did you have something against State before 1990? I think what gets a lot of State fans' goat is that State's fall roughly coincided with Duke's rise under K so there is quite a bit of resentment directed at both of you, but it depends on the day as to which is more hated.

I was born in '76, and I was a huge basketball fan as far back as my memories go, and there are pictures of me from when I was 4 or 5 wearing UNC stuff. I hated Jim Valvano and I remember crying when NC State beat UNC in the 1987 ACC finals(hey, I was 11). That lovely memory came rushing back when I heard that Vinny Del Negro was named head coach of the Bulls. :D

But before I even understood why I hated Duke more than State. I remember cheering for NC State against Houston in 83, and cheering for Louisville vs Duke in 86.




You really don't pay attention to ACC football much, do you?

Nope ;) I didn't start following college football til 1993 or 1994 at all.


Since you've hitched yourself to UNC's basketball star, do I dare ask which winning football program you auctioned your loyalty to? ;)

well, I did attend Georgia Tech :D And I do root for them the most in football, and I do have a hatred of UGA that is *almost* as much as my hatred for Duke. But, in discussions that come up among sports fans about favorite teams or about which of "your teams" have had title success, I claim nothing in football. Tech's 1990 co-title really means nothing to me, and if UNC were to become a good team under Butch Davis I wouldn't claim them either. Its really the only sport I follow without true, deep allegiances, though I am more likely to turn on a Georgia Tech game than anything else on a Saturday afternoon if they're on TV.


Thanks for the Clemson info, I'll see if I can get around to beating them someday. They're a real powerhouse in this game though, catching UNC will surely come first.

[Radii]

I'd dola, but, well, its my dynasty.

Thinking back, I think the most striking thing to me is that growing up in Wake Forest, going to school in Raleigh, I simply don't remember having any friends that were Duke fans. The stereotype about how Duke is just for northerners who just come down to Duke for college and leave as soon as possible I'm sure has some truth behind it. I could probably name 20 kids I knew who were HUGE NC State fans and 20 more who were HUGE UNC fans that I would eat lunch with every day and talk basketball with all the time. But I honestly cannot name a single person that I went to school with in Raleigh as a kid who rooted for Duke.

[Radii]

2010 Week 5:


Recruiting:

Week 5 Target List

DT Ken Wright is visiting this week as we host Miami

MLB Brandon Davis gets a scholarship offer to compete with the one UGA has offered him.

DT Kendrick McCloud gets one as well, UNC jumped over us into #2 on his list after the beating they just gave us, and Va Tech is his favored school for now.

G Harold Thomas also gets an offer to make sure Indiana doesn't run off with him too early.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


[B]Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)




Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME

#13 Miami (3-0) at NC State (2-2)


An important game, we'll almost certainly lose our next game to clemson and I seriously don't want to go 2-4 here and have to recover from that. Miami is rated strongly though, 90 overall, 96 on defense. I always feel like there is hope going into a home game though.

This is easily the best first half I've ever played. Miami scores on the opening posession of the game, and we match them. They get a FG, and we match them. But at the start of the second quarter we just take it to another level. An early pick-6 puts us up 17-10. We sack Miami on the first play of the next drive and force a 3 and out. Another TD makes it 24-10, and Miami doesn't see our half of the field again before halftime. 24-10 NCSU at the half.


The 3rd quarter is a disaster, nearly a full blown catastrophe. Miami scores on a 59 yard TD pass to cut it to 24-17, then they jar the ball loose with a big hit on Meyers, a fast DE scoops it up and takes it to the house, 24-24. We get a FG, and get a HUGE hold after letting Miami drive 50+ yards on us at the end of the quarter, to get the ball back to start the 4th leading, 27-24.

The 4th quarter is a nailbiter. Miami puts together a very nice drive, getting to our 20 yard line, but Nate Irving, our stud outside linebacker, picks a tipped pass out of the air, killing the scoring opportunity. At this point Curtis Underwood shows flashes of being a superstar workhorse back, carrying the ball 12 straight times, leading us to the end zone, and killing the clock. Miami can't do anything after that, and we pull off the upset!

NC State 34
#13 Miami 24

[Radii]

2010 Week 6:


Recruiting:

Week 6 Target List

We've got a bye this week so its all about the recruiting.

That win over Miami was huge. No recruits dropped any for us, and 6 moved us higher up on their lists, a number of them to first.

DT Ken Wright is my first ever A+ visit result in season, and he jumps up to first for us.

5* HB Ben Bullock is still leaning our way, by a lot. Cal is still the only other school to offer a scholarship, and we lead them by a ton. USC and Notre Dame both have campus visits coming up though in the next month. We do too, week 8 vs Wake like everyone else, and we'll need to impress.

Tackle Joel Lewis gets a scholarship offer now that he jumped up to first for us. No immediate signing there either.


Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


[B]Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


BYE

[Radii]

Week 7 Top 25

1. Oklahoma (5-0)
2. Auburn (5-0)
3. Arizona State (5-0)
4. Clemson (5-0)
5. Notre Dame (4-1)
6. West Virginia (5-0)
7. Virginia Tech (5-1)
8. Georgia Tech (4-0)
9. Tennessee (4-1)
10. Texas (4-1)
11. USC (4-1)
12. Ohio State (4-1)
13. BYU (5-0)
14. Pitt (4-0)
15. Florida (4-2)
16. Florida State (3-2)
17. Michigan (4-1)
18. Texas Tech (4-1)
19. Washington (3-1)
20. Miami (4-1)
21. LSU (4-0)
22. North Carolina (4-1)
23. Kansas State (4-1)
24. Wisconsin (5-1)
25. Georgia (4-2)


For the first time since our week 1 upset, we're receiving some top 25 votes. We got 8 votes this week, which would put us at 33rd.


Some notes on the top teams:

Oklahoma has already played, and beaten, 3 top 20 teams(Washington, Texas Tech, and Texas)

#2 Auburn beat #9 Tennessee 38-35 in OT in one of the best key matchups of the season so far.

#3 Arizona State won at UGA, which seems to be where all their hype comes from. They have TWO FCS teams on their schedule. They also play at USC this week.

Clemson is #4. I don't want to have to play them!

At #8, Georgia Tech has been one of the most impressive teams so far this year. They beat UNC and Virginia Tech on the road and have beaten Florida State at home.

[Radii]

2010 Week 7:



This is our dreaded game at Clemson.


Recruiting:

Week 7 Target List

Add Tackle Joel Lewis to the list of kids coming through Raleigh to see us play wake in week 8.

Of the 16 guys on our board right now, 11 list us #1, and for a good number of them we are *way* ahead of #2. I'm still terrified of the Notre Dame's of the world swooping in and landing 7 of these guys leaving me totally screwed, but the potential is here for a huge haul of 4* guys too. I'm really hoping we can get a commit or two from a few of the 3* guys after the Wake game next week.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


NC State (3-2) at #4 Clemson (5-0)

Whoa, clemson, ratings wise, is way down this year. I thought they were approaching FSU's 99 that I faced last year, but they are actually down to an 86 overall, their defense is still formidable, and i still hate facing them on the road, but I'm a bit less scared now.


First half good news:

We only trail 14-10, we're playing great defense and put together a great TD drive in the last two minutes of the half.

First half bad news:

First play of the game, a completed pass to Smith for 9 yards, he's drilled, fumbles, Clemson picks up the fumble and takes it to the house. Oh how different things might be if that didn't happen(reminds me of the UNC game).
Starting TE Bryan is out for 3 weeks after a hit.
Starting QB Meyers is out for 3 weeks, straining his back after getting slammed to the ground on a sack.


Luckily we have a backup who is rated just as well, I just need to not run the QB option or try to scramble any :D


There is nothing at all good to say about the second half. Clemson just could not be stopped. Every first down they got 3-4 yards, it might take them 15 plays to get to the end zone, but I sure wasn't stopping them, just delaying their arrival. The times I did force punts it was after 2-3 first downs and was on 3rd and 3.


Glennon: 14-25, 225 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Underwood: 14 carries, 35 yards
Davis: 5 catches, 154 yards, 2 TD

Davis was a bright spot. The lack of a running game was a killer.

Clemson 35
NC State 17

[Wolfpack]

I'd dola, but, well, its my dynasty.

Thinking back, I think the most striking thing to me is that growing up in Wake Forest, going to school in Raleigh, I simply don't remember having any friends that were Duke fans. The stereotype about how Duke is just for northerners who just come down to Duke for college and leave as soon as possible I'm sure has some truth behind it. I could probably name 20 kids I knew who were HUGE NC State fans and 20 more who were HUGE UNC fans that I would eat lunch with every day and talk basketball with all the time. But I honestly cannot name a single person that I went to school with in Raleigh as a kid who rooted for Duke.

Yeah, I generally have this recollection as well while growing up in Johnston County. Kids I grew up with or went to school with were usually State or Carolina (majority UNC), but you'd have to really pick over things to find Duke or especially Wake fans (though one of my best friends growing up was a Duke fan, at least for basketball). I'm sure another part of that is the public/private divide since it was easier to afford to go to school at State and Carolina, hence they had much bigger fanbases simply because they had the largest alumni bases.

Interesting that you mentioned growing up in Wake Forest. I'm not all that far from there now, just past I-540 on Falls of Neuse and go there often enough, usually to shop or get something to eat. I doubt you'd recognize the town anymore, though. Just an insane amount of development since they opened up Wakefield a number of years ago.

[Radii]

Interesting that you mentioned growing up in Wake Forest. I'm not all that far from there now, just past I-540 on Falls of Neuse and go there often enough, usually to shop or get something to eat. I doubt you'd recognize the town anymore, though. Just an insane amount of development since they opened up Wakefield a number of years ago.

I havent changed my location here yet(I should go do that right after this post, actually), but I moved back up here when I quit my job at the start of the new year, its quite the change, for sure. My grandfather is in his 90s and has lived in wake forest since the 1940s, every time I drive him somewhere he comments on all the traffic and the new buildings and wonders "why all these people had to come mess up his little town" :D

[Radii]

2010 Week 8:



We host Wake Forest in a game we should win easily, and with most of the recruits on our board visiting, one we must win.


Recruiting:

Week 8 Target List

Finally, we get an immediate hard commit upon offering someone a scholarship. 3* T Anthony Hemphill has hard committed to NC State!

We've got 10 guys coming to visit us today.

We've filled up the interest bar for Ben Bullock, our 5* HB recruit. Cal is making a move though and I really, really want to land this guy.



Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)




GAME


Wake Forest (2-5) at NC State (3-3)

Wake is rated 74 overall and we certainly expect to beat them at home. The first quarter is one of the craziest quarters I've ever played though. Wake scores on their first posession, 7-0. They return a fumble for a TD to go up 14-0 on our first posession. We score a very quick and efficient 14 points and feel like we're back in control, before Wake scores on a 75 yard TD pass to lead 21-14 after a quarter.

After that, we turn the game into FCS style domination. We score 3 TDs in the 2nd quarter, and 3 more in the 3rd. At the start of the 4th quarter I put in teh 2nd string. At that point we were leading 56-21.


Glennon: 13-18, 200 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 23 carries, 161 yards, 4 TD
Davis: 3 rec, 53 yards
Williams: 3 rec, 43 yards

NC State 63
Wake Forest 28

[Radii]

2010 Week 9:


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Big big news out of Raleigh, 5* Halfback Ben Bullock from Redwood City, CA, has committed to NC State!!!!!!

Recruiting:

Week 9 Target List

The big news is obviously the commit from Bullock. We also got soft commits from 3* DE Tommy Brown, 4* HB AJ Carter, and 3* C Trevor Carter. We could be set for a long time at HB.

2* Center Paul Newton had a B+ visit last week, and jumps from 4th to second(we haven't been paying much attention to him)

Everyone else that visited last week had an A- visit, and everyone that visited rates us first. Most of them already did, but 4* MLB Brandon Davis a 3* guard Harold Thomas both moved up from 2nd to first.

MLB Brandon Davis is the #1 MLB in the nation, we jumped over UGA this week to take the lead on him, and we are going to push very hard for him. Prior to this week, Bullock was the only player who I did not care how much time it took to pitch him as long as he stayed happy. I'm going to take the same line with Davis now that Bullock has been signed.


With a couple prospects off the board, we look to add a couple new ones on. while I still need a fullback and kicker, I cannot resist 4* WR Nate Christensen who has been totally ignored so far. I also add 3* ATH Matt Wade to the list. He benches 350 pounds and may convert reasonably well to FB.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: 3* (#22)


GAME

NC State (4-3) at UL Monrow (4-1)


UL Monroe is 4-1, eh? Oh ok they are horridly rated, 60 overall, worse than Duke! Its nice having two games in a row against teams that are not ranked.


Yeah, not much to report here. This could have been a LOT more but I spent a lot of the first half screwing around with some passes that I'm not comfortable with for practice.

Glennon: 14-24, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Underwood: 18 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD
Williams: 3 rec, 38 yards

NC State 40
UL Monroe 0

[Radii]

Week 10 Top 25

1. West Virginia (7-0)
2. BYU (8-0)
3. Notre Dame (7-1)
4. Virginia Tech (8-1)
5. Tennessee (6-1)
6. Texas (7-1)
7. Oklahoma (7-1)
8. Auburn (7-1)
9. Clemson (7-1)
10. Arizona State (6-1)
11. Pitt (6-1)
12. Florida (6-2)
13. Florida State (5-2)
14. USC (5-2)
15. Michigan (7-1)
16. LSU (6-1)
17. Miami (6-2)
18. Georgia Tech (5-2)
19. Wisconsin (8-1)
20. TCU (7-1)
21. Penn State (6-1)
22. Washington (5-2)
23. Virginia (6-1)
24. Texas A&M (7-2)
25. Oklahoma State (6-2)



Oklahoma lost to Oklahoma State in week 9 to drop out of the top spot. Auburn lost to LSU to fall from #2.

Big mixup in the ACC, Virginia Tech is rolling, but Clemson lost to BYU, Georgia Tech lost to Miami and Clemson, and North Carolina lost to everyone to fall out of the top 25 altogether.


West Virginia and BYU run 1/2 in the BCS Standings as well. BYU has a very easy schedule the rest of the way and has to be a huge favorite to play in the title game. West Virginia still has to travel to #11 Pitt.

[Radii]

ACC Standings

ATLANTIC

Clemson 7-1 (6-0)
Florida State 5-2 (4-2)
NC State 5-3 (3-2)
Boston College 3-5 (1-4)
Maryland 2-6 (1-5)
Wake Forest 3-6 (1-6)


COASTAL

Virginia Tech 8-1 (5-1)
Virginia 6-1 (4-1)
Georgia Tech 5-2 (4-2)
Miami 6-2 (3-2)
North Carolina 4-4 (3-4)
Duke 1-6 (0-6)


The main reason to point out the standings now, is that we host Florida State this week. If we are able to pull the upset there, we would be expected to coast into 2nd in the ACC Atlantic Division after 2 straight years of finishing 3rd. We'll be heavily favored in our last 3 games, so this upcoming game vs FSU gives us a shot at my first 9 win season.

[Wolfpack]

I havent changed my location here yet(I should go do that right after this post, actually), but I moved back up here when I quit my job at the start of the new year, its quite the change, for sure. My grandfather is in his 90s and has lived in wake forest since the 1940s, every time I drive him somewhere he comments on all the traffic and the new buildings and wonders "why all these people had to come mess up his little town" :D

Which I see you haven't changed even though you said you would... :p :) Where'd you move back to (not like I'll drop by or anything, but just out of curiosity)?

Back on topic, looks like you're doing pretty well. As a State fan, I always felt an average of 8-4/5-3 would be ideal for a program of our stature, with perhaps one or two "magical" years where we get 10 wins (reasonable with a 13-14 game schedule) in every decade and then perhaps one or two "down" years of 6-6 or worse in the same period simply because there are years were stuff happens and State isn't Michigan or Florida or schools like that where the talent and depth of talent would be enough to overcome such years. However, being one of the two major public schools and certainly the one of the two which has a stronger interest in football, we should be doing .500 or better most every year no matter what.

[Radii]

Which I see you haven't changed even though you said you would... :p :) Where'd you move back to (not like I'll drop by or anything, but just out of curiosity)?


back to Wake Forest, if you know the downtown area, I'm less than a mile from the Seminary(old Wake Forest College) campus.

[Radii]

2010 Week 10:



Recruiting:

Week 10 Target List

We get our 3rd hard commit, 4* HB AJ Carter is coming to Raleigh. Looks like we're set at halfback for quite some time.

4* WR Nate Christensen gets a scholarship offer, he's one of the guys we added to our target list last week, as is 3* ATH Wade.

DT Wright and SS Bowen soft committed to us this week. If we can sway a few of these soft commits over the next few weeks and add a few more targets we could be looking at a really good class.


Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)


Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)


Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: 3* (#22)


GAME

#13 Florida State (5-2) at NC State (5-3)


This is a hugely important game for us. 3rd in the Atlantic would not be a terrible thing, but this is our first legit chance to finish 2nd, and would give us a shot at a January bowl game for the first time.

FSU is "down" to 94 overall(from 99 last year), their Defense is a very formidable 96 rated, lets see if we can run on them any.

We take a 7-0 lead early, putting together a solid drive on our first posession. It looks like we're going to go up 14-0, but Underwood fumbles and FSU ties the game on the ensuing drive. A pick 6 from Meyers gives FSU a 14-7 lead and that's where it stands at the half. We're playing well and without the turnovers would be in the lead for sure.


Well, the 3rd quarter starts well... we score a TD to tie the game on our opening drive, and its back and forth a bit. Unfortunately, the 4th quarter is a complete disaster. FSU scores a TD to go up 21-14. Then we throw a pick, they get a FG after that, 24-14. We fumble the ball away on the next kickoff. Another FG makes it 27-14. We get stopped and have to punt, punt return for TD... 34-14. And so on.


Meyers: 15-25, 211 yards, 2 TD/3 INT
Underwood: 22 carries, 71 yards
Williams: 4 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD

Florida State 44
NC State 14

[Radii]

2010 Week 11:



Recruiting:

Week 11 Target List

Its a good week for us!

3* DE Tommy Brown, 3* C Trevor Carter, and 3* SS Roy Bowen all commit to us! We've now landed 6 recruits. Only Ohio State and Oklahoma State have pulled in more players so far, we are doing extremely well.

WR Tony Wilson and DT Kendrick McCloud both give us soft commits, if we could snag a couple of the 4*'s that have soft committed we'd be in outstanding shape.

I add 4 new recruits to my board, all guys that appear to have received no interest yet from anyone, and certainly no offers, a 4* CB, and 3* ATH, MLB, and TE


Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)

GAME

Boston College (3-6) at NC State (5-4)


We've got 3 games left, and we fully expect to win them all, starting against BC here.


fumbilits bites us again as Underwood fumbles early giving BC great field position. They go up 7-0. We bear down after that and manage two scores. A last second FG to end the first half makes it 14-10 NC State.


We intercept BC on their first posession, return the ball to the 5, and score a TD to go up 21-10. We weren't explosive offensively, but we completely shut them down in the 2nd half and that score, plus a couple FGs later, was more than enough.

Meyers: 12-17 184 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Underwood; 28 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
Davis: 5 rec, 45 yards, 1 TD

NC State 27
Boston college 10

[Radii]

2010 Week 12:



Recruiting:

Week 12 Target List

Another outstanding week for NC State on the recruiting trail.

We get commits from both DT's we were after, 4* Kedrick McCloud and 4* Ken Wright, the #4 DT in the nation. We also land WR Tony wilson, the #8 WR in the land. Our class so far now consists of a 5* recruit and 4 4* guys. Sure that will be surpassed but as of this moment, our haul so far is #2 in the nation, behind only Ohio State.

Soft Commits this week for DE Jeffrey Washington and MLB Brandon Davis. While a 5* HB is awesome, Davis would be the steal of the recruiting season if I can land him. He is the #1 MLB in the nation, from Daytona Beach, and we have been fighting UGA for him for the last 5 weeks.

WR Nate Christensen and P Jeremy Miller are coming in for visits this week.

I offer scholarships to all my new contacts and to the 2* Center I've been dragging along for awhile but hadn't gotten around to offering yet.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)



Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)

GAME

East Carolina (2-7) at NC State (6-4)

A win here clinches a winning season for us, and would give us an always helpful win over a rival. Luckily, ECU is terrible, rated 60 overall. This one better be boring.


Well, its close after a half, entirely due to me running a ton just to run clock since I "know" we'll win and I just want to get on to the next game ASAP. That stupid overconfidence has us tied at 7 late in the 2nd, we do score to go up 14-7 at the half.

No more playing around in the second half, I mix it up enough to make sure I get a big win.


Meyers: 8/15 85 yards
Underwood: 26 carries, 136 yards, 4 TDs
Underwood: 3 catches, 42 yards

In this game, Underwood became NC State's single season Rushing TD leader, he now has 20 Rushing TD's on the year. He would need almost 200 yards/game vs Maryland and our bowl game to break the single season rushing record set last year by Eugene, so that's highly unlikely.

NC State 35
East Carolina 7

[Radii]

Award Finalists

HB Curtis Underwood is #12 in the running for the Maxwell Award

Underwood is #5 for the Walker award

That's it! Last year we had some secondary guys in the running, oh well.

[Radii]

If the season were to end today, we'd play Kentucky in the Music City Bowl on December 31st. We're #6 in the ACC, they're #8 in the SEC. BYU and West Virginia are still on track to meet in the national title game. They are the only two teams in the country still undefeated. The top 1 loss teams behind them are Notre Dame, Clemson, and Auburn.


Week 14 Top 25

1. West Virginia (10-0)
2. BYU (11-0)
3. Notre Dame (8-1)
4. Clemson (10-1)
5. Auburn (9-1)
6. Texas (9-2)
7. Pittsburgh (9-1)
8. USC (8-2)
9. Oklahoma (9-2)
10. Tennessee (8-2)
11. Virginia Tech (9-2)
12. LSU (9-1)
13. Arizona State (8-2)
14. Wisconsin (11-1)
15. Washington (8-2)
16. Florida State (7-3)
17. Penn State (9-1)
18. Virginia (9-1)
19. Texas A&M (9-2)
20. Florida (8-3)
21. TCU (9-2)
22. Georgia Tech (7-3)
23. Miami (7-3)
24. Boise State (10-1)
25. Missouri (7-3)

[JetsIn06]

Great recruiting haul, so far!

I tried out the DE to FB switch. Didn't work at all. Everyone would have been in the 40's. I ended up moving a heavier RB to FB.

I missed out on a 4* FB though. :mad:

[Radii]

Great recruiting haul, so far!

Thanks :) I'm extremely excited about how well this has worked so far.

I tried out the DE to FB switch. Didn't work at all. Everyone would have been in the 40's. I ended up moving a heavier RB to FB.

Ugh. I'm recruiting an ATH who has some strength and might convert, but I'm not optimistic. As much as i focus on the running game, I'm worried about the difficult in bringing in quality FB and TE so far.

[Radii]

2010 Week 13:



Recruiting:

Week 13 Target List

I got the next big recruit that I wanted, as the #1 MLB in the nation, Brandon Davis, commits to us. I also get a commit from another 4* guy we've been after all season, DE Jeffrey Washington.

New Soft Commits: 3* Guard Harold thomas

Because of the sheer number of players we've been able to land, we now have the best recruiting class in the country. Again that will change as more 5*'s and more volume commits elsewhere, but our strategy worked to absolute perfection this year.

We'll end up with a class between 15-20, which i'll be thrilled with. For now i'm not adding any new players to my recruiting board. I may if I lose a couple or sign a bunch more before offseason recruiting starts.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)

Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)

GAME

NC State (7-4) at Maryland (4-6)

A critical game to secure us at least 6th overall in the ACC. Looking at the standings, I don't know if there is any way we could move up to 5th, but we could absolutely fall if we lost here.

Maryland is not rated badly at all, 81 overall, they are very similar to us and will be a tough out on the road.

Hell of a first half. Maryland drives to score on their first posession, and we get a TD on our first drive, tied at 7 after a quater. We throw INT's on two posessions in a row to lose the momentum badly, and we fall behind 20-7. A 40 yard run by Underwood and a big pass to Davis on our next drive give us a quick TD, and we add a field goal at the end of the half. 20-17 Maryland.

We completely control the 3rd quarter, but still feel disappointed. We drive for a TD to start the quarter and take a 24-20 lead. After that we force Maryland to punt 3 straight times, but miss a 48 yard FG, have to punt it back after crossing midfield, and on our final play of the 3rd quarter, we throw an INT that sets Maryland up at our 40. We've got the lead but are very nervous with a quarter to play.

Our fears are realized as Maryland scores to go up 27-24, but Underwood breaks a 74 yard TD run on our next posession to put us back on top! We tack on a field goal and play brilliant defense the rest of the way, WINNER.

Meyers: 23-33, 208 yards, 3 TD/3 Int
Underwood: 23 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD
Davis: 6 red, 74 yards


Underwood's day was good, but not as great as it looks, he had a 74 yard run and a 40 yard run. The rest of the game... 21 carries/30 yards.

NC State 34
Maryland 27

[Radii]

Our regular season is over, though there are two more weeks to recruit. We are currently listed as the 5th best team in the ACC, which is the best we've finished in the entire conference. However, if overall record plays a part, it could change. Miami and Georgia Tech are #6 and #7, and both still have a game left to play, and could finish tied in conference play, but 9-3 overall to our 8-4. We'll see what happens there.

The change in position would 'upgrade' us to the Champs Sports Bowl vs Big Ten #4, and #22 overall, Michigan State.

Also, a note on our embarrassing season opening loss to houston... its still embarrassing, they were rated so far below us, but it is worth noting that they have run up an 11-1 record in Conference USA and are now in the top 25.

[Radii]

2010 Week 14:



Recruiting:

Week 14 Target List

3* G Harold Thomas has now committed. I hate to sound greedy after doing so well, but I *really* want those two corners, of the guys I've gone after hard all year, they've held out the longest on me.

Ahhh, there we go(I hadn't opened the recruiting board when I posted that above about the CBs). 4* CB Joey Stovall has soft committed to NC State.

2* Center Paul Newton has soft committed to ECU. I landed my top target at Center and, while I have been trying to sign Newton, he has been quite secondary.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)

Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)

GAME

BYE

[Radii]

2010 Week 15:



Recruiting:

Week 15 Target List

WOOHOO. 4* CB Joey Stovall has committed to NC State! This could be huge for me, CB has been a position I've struggled with the last two seasons.

C Paul Newton has officially committed to ECU.

3* Tackle Joel Lewis has soft committed with us this week.

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)

Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)

GAME

BYE

[Radii]

Conference Championship Week

ACC: #4 Clemson 42, Virginia 28
SEC: #7 LSU 31, #16 Tennessee 28
C-USA: Southern Miss 47, Houston 14
Big 12: Missouri 23, Texas A&M 18
MAC: Miami University 31, Toledo 21

[Radii]

Final BCS Standings

1. West Virginia (12-0)
2. BYU (12-0)
3. Notre Dame (11-1)
4. Clemson (12-1)
5. Auburn (11-1)
6. Texas (10-2)
7. LSU (12-1)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
9. Virginia Tech (10-2)
10. Pittsburgh (10-2)
11. USC (9-3)
12. Arizona State (10-2)
13. Wisconsin (11-1)
14. Florida (9-3)
15. Miami (9-3)
16. Tennessee (10-3)
17. Penn State (10-2)
18. Michigan State (9-3)
19. Washington (9-3)
20. Boise State (11-1)
21. Cal (9-3)
22. Florida State (8-4)
23. Michigan (9-3)
24. Oklahoma State (9-3)
25. Illinois (9-3)

[Radii]

BOWL INVITATION

We are invited to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on 12/28. We'll be Playing #19 Michigan State!

[Radii]

I'm not going to spend a ton of time on award winners for a couple season, I started this dynasty before the final roster set was out, and only renamed my own players, so there are still some juniors and a few redshirt sophomores who are still QB #11.


Underwood finished 10th for the Maxwell award and 5th for the Walker award. 3 of the backs above him for the Walker are juniors. We'll see who comes back next year.

[Radii]

2010 ACC Standings

Atlantic

1. #4 Clemson 12-1 (9-0)
2. #22 Florida State 8-4 (5-3)
3. NC State 8-4 (5-3)
4. Maryland 5-7 (2-6)
5. Boston College 4-8 (1-7)
6. Wake Forest 4-8 (1-7)

Coastal

1. #9 Virginia Tech 10-2 (6-2)
2. Virginia 9-4 (6-3)
3. #15 Miami 9-3 (5-3)
4. Georgia Tech 8-4 (5-3)
5. North Carolina 8-4 (4-4)
6. Duke 2-10 (0-8)

[Radii]

2010 All-Americans

1st Team All-American
FS Brandon Barns (JR)

1st Team All-ACC

FS Brandon Barns (JR)
Returner (WR) Darrell Davis (SR)

2nd Team All-ACC
HB Curtis Underwood(JR)
DT Marty Everett (SO)
CB Akeem Cunningham (SO)

[Radii]

BCS Bowl Matchups

Rose Bowl

#13 Wisconsin (big 10) vs #19 Washington(Pac 10)

Sugar Bowl

#7 LSU (SEC) vs #6 Texas (at-large)


Orange Bowl

#4 Clemson (ACC) vs #3 Notre Dame (at Large)


Fiesta Bowl

Missouri (Big 12) vs #5 Auburn (at large)


BCS Championship

#2 BYU (at large) vs #1 West Virginia (Big East)

[Radii]

Champs Sports Bowl

#19 Michigan State (9-3) vs NC State (8-4)

Michigan State is rated 74 overall, with a much better offense than defense. We have not lost a bowl game yet and I do not intend to start this year.

For the first time since about week 9, we have our starting tight end, George Bryan, back. He was out for 3 weeks at the same time Meyers was, but after those 3 weeks were up he was doubtful for awhile, then questionable... finally he is back for our bowl game. Bryan is one of our most highly rated overall players.

We get out to a very fast 14-0 lead, and look to run away with it. Michigan State scores 10 straight though, and we fight back out to a 14 point lead, taking a 24-10 lead into the locker room.

After allowing MSU to cut the lead to 7, we just totally take over the game. It's 45-17 after 3 and the 2nd string even gets some points up on the board.


Meyers: 15-19 249 yards, 4 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 21 carries, 166 yards, 1 TD
R. Davis: 11 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD (backup HB, not the Davis that is my top WR)
Williams: 7 catches, 140 yards, 2 TD


NC State 59
Michigan State 24

[Radii]

BOWL RESULTS

Poinsettia Bowl: Ohio State 34, Utah 3

New Orleans Bowl: Troy 45, Buffalo 27

PapaJohns.com Bowl: Kansas State 37, Louisiana Tech 10

New Mexico Bowl: Idaho 56, San Diego State 17

Las Vegas Bowl: #17 Cal 24, TCU 21

Hawaii Bowl: #25 UCF 31, #18 Boise State 24

Motor City Bowl: UL Monroe 41, Miami University 38

Holiday Bowl: Texas A&M 42, #23 USC 39

Texas Bowl: #7 Oklahoma 31, Tulsa 17

Emerald Bowl: North Carolina 52, Oregon State 14

Meineke Car Care Bowl: #19 Florida State 27, Rutgers 6

Autozone Liberty Bowl: #24 Southern Miss 34, Ball State 13

Alamo Bowl: #20 Illinois 35, Florida International 7

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl: Georgia Tech 48, Navy 17

PetroSun Independence Bowl: Texas Tech 20, W. Michigan 17

Armed Forces Bowl: Arizona 31, Air Force 7

Brut Sun Bowl: #9 Arizona State 42, USF 14

Music City Bowl: #13 Miami 28, Fresno State 24

Chick-fil-A Bowl: Arkansas 43, #16 Virginia Tech 21

Insight Bowl: Colordao 48, Northwestern 27

Outback Bowl: #22 Georgia 29, Michigan 10

Capital One Bowl: #12 Penn State 39, #21 Tennessee 17

Gator Bowl: #8 Pittsburgh 33, Virginia 13

Cotton Bowl: #11 Florida 34, Oklahoma State 21

International Bowl: Iowa State 37, Toledo 20

GMAC Bowl: Houston 31, Akron 13



BCS BOWLS

Rose Bowl: #15 Washington 45, #14 Wisconsin 24

Sugar Bowl: #5 LSU 45, #10 Texas 35

Fiesta Bowl: #4 Auburn 45, Missouri 42

Orange Bowl: #2 Clemson 41, #6 Notre Dame 38

BCS National Championship: #1 West Virginia 28, #3 BYU 14

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Two observations in the bowls this year:

Ohio State finished 8th in the big 10. Wow.

As we improve, the primary team in the way of us and ACC Championship games and BCS Bowls is Clemson. Clemson finished #2 in the nation this year. Ugh.

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ALMOST ranked! In the final polls of the year, based on the "others receiving votes" tallies, we are 27th in the Coaches Poll and 28th in the Media Poll.


Job Extension

My goals have been lofty, and I haven't met any of them(finish in the top 25, win the ACC, etc), but the AD is still thrilled with the success we have had, and i get a 2 year extension.


edit: only a 2 year extension, not 3, oops.

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2010 Recap

NC State finished 9-4, 5-3 in the ACC, good for 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th overall in the conference. We won the Champs Sports Bowl, crushing Michigan State 59-24.


2010 Season Stats

QB Taylor Meyers: 175-272, 2088 yards, 19 TD/15 INT, QB Rating 140.8
QB Mike Glennon: 45-79, 682 yards, 4 TD/3 INT, QB Rating 138.6


HB Curtis Underwood: 316 carries, 1699 yards, 5.3 avg, 22 TD
HB Ryan Davis: 54 carries, 273 yards, 5.0 avg, 2 TD


WR Jarvis Williams: 51 rec, 738 yards, 7 TD
WR Darrell Davis: 46 rec, 627 yards, 4 TD
HB Curtis Underwood: 46 rec, 446 yards, 1 TD



LB Sterling Lucas: 86 tackles, 13 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 INT
FS Brandon Barns: 85 tackles, 10 TFL, 0 sacks, 4 INT
LB Terrell Manning: 62 tackles, 12 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 INT

Other Notable Defensive Stats:

DT Marty Everett - 8 sacks
DE Thomas Morroco - 5 sacks

LB Nate Irving - 4 INT
CB Akeem Cunningham - 4 INT

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2011 Offseason

Early Departure Threats (Starters in Bold)

HB Curtis Underwood(JR) - 85 OVR - Pro Draft
RG Ryan Holman(FR) - 69 OVR - Transfer to Wake Forest
LE Tony Morroco(SO) - 82 OVR - Transfer to N. Illinois
SS Jamal Houston(SO) - 73 OVR - Transfer to Indiana

Graduating Seniors

WR Owen Spencer - 79 OVR
WR Darrell Davis - 87 OVR
MLB Thomas Barns - 77 OVR
P Jeff Ruiz - 70 OVR
QB Justin Burke - 81 OVR
WR Jarvis Williams - 85 OVR
C Matt McKeon - 86 OVR


CB DeAndre Morgan - 83 OVR
DT Kyle Linney - 84 OVR
K Josh Czajkowski - 80 OVR
DE Markus Kuhn - 80 OVR
LB Nate Irving - 92 OVR
DE Audi Augustin - 88 OVR
SS John Ware - 79 OVR


HB Underwood - Even with the stud recruits coming in, i don't want him to leave. 50 minutes convinces him and he's staying. RETURNING

RG Ryan Holman - I'm *loaded* at guard. Enjoy the Demon Deacons pal. GONE

LE Thomas Morroco - I assume he's going to do this every year. I broke a promise to him to get significant playing time as a freshman(I started him in my last 5 games, once I realized he wasn't seeing the field enough as the top DE backup on both sides), and he tried to transfer last year too. But, we lost a lot of defensive starters, and depth at DE. As many hours as I spent recruiting him, I'll gladly spend 1-2 to get him to stay. -- HAH. 65 minutes later he says "I may regret it, but fuck you coach" ... ok, he didn't say that, but he may as well have. He's leaving NC State for Northern Illinois. Sad. GONE

SS Jamal Houston - I'd like him back. My starter was hurt for almost the entire season, and his backup graduated. Houston would serve as the backup next year, which would allow me to redshirt my incoming 3* guy. It takes FOREVER. i spend over 2 hours on him, but again, my philosophy is that I spend way more htan that getting this guy here, and he's a known quantity, so its worth it to keep him on the team. STAYING

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Transfer Requests

none, apparently players only transfer away to shitty schools(screw you, Morroco), but I guess no Clemson rejects want to come here or anything ;)

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OFFSEASON RECRUITING

We've already signed 14 players so this is a very relaxed offseason for us. There is work to do though.

Week One

I schedule a visit with 2* P Jeremy Miller. I also promise that I won't redshirt him. This is mostly because I want to improve my integrity rating.

WR Nate Christensen is ready for a visit too.

5 of the guys we added late aren't ready yet, and I use most of my sparse time this week working on them.

I'm second on CB Rodgers list behind Oregon. I decide to promise him I won't redshirt him. This is somewhat of a risk since if he comes in low rated then I'm losing a year with him, but I want to land him and take the chance.


Week 2

Both players that visited last week have committed:

4* WR Nate Christensen
2* P Jeremy Miller

ATH Matt Wade is ready to visit, we'll try to get him this week.


Week 3

3* ATH Matt Wade signs with us.

TE RJ McPhee is ready for a visit, we're actually in a pretty tight battle with Florida for him. I spent 3 hours on the phone with him in week 2, giving him 4 different pitches, and jumped up to #1 from #2.


Week 4

3* TE RJ McPhee signs with us! I'm hopeful he'll come in a little better than the guy we're redshirting this year(rated 67 OVR).

My 3 remaining prospects are all ready to visit.


Week 5

WOOT. all 3 that visited last week sign, and my recruiting class is complete.

4* CB Austin Rodgers, a great late season find.
3* ATH Brad Spence
3* MLB Marcus Davis


Here's what we're looking at once this is all done:

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Running Backs:

Ben Bullock, CA: ***** (#6)
AJ Carter, MD: **** (#21)


Wide Receivers:

Tony wilson, PA: **** (#8)
Nate Christensen, NC: **** (#29)

Tight Ends:

RJ McPhee, LA: *** (#15)

Tackles:

Anthony Hemphill, SC: *** (#29)
Joel Lewis, GA: *** (#53)

Guards:

Harold Thomas, DC: *** (#21)


Centers:

Jesse Sullivan, GA: *** (#9)
Trevor Carter, GA: *** (#4)
Paul Newton, NC: ** (#33)

Defensive Ends:

Jeffrey Washington, NC: **** (#4)
Tommy Brown, NC: *** (#44)

Defensive Tackles:

Ken Wright, GA: **** (#4)
Kedrick McCloud, SC: **** (#11)


Middle Linebackers:

Brandon Davis, FL: **** (#1)
Marcus Davis, TX: *** (#27)

Cornerbacks:

Joey Stovall, NC: **** (#33)
Austin Rodgers, MI: **** (#32)

Strong Safeties:

Roy Bowen, NC: *** (#15)


Punters

Jeremy Miller, GA: 2* (#12)


Athlete

Matt Wade, TX: *** (#22)
Brad Spence, IL: *** (#33)




HB Ben Bullock is rated #29 overall, MLB Brandon Davis is #45 Overall(the top rated 4* in the game), DE Jeffrey Washington #47, and WR Tony Wilson #48. DT Ken Wright is #80, giving us a total of FIVE top 100 recruits this year.


Ohio State has the #1 recruiting class this year, followed by Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

NC State's recruiting class is ranked 8th in the nation.

Clemson's class is ranked 9th. :P Florida State 15th, and North Carolina 25th.

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Position Changes

HB Ryan Davis to FB -- Davis will switch with a 71 rating at FB. With Bullock and Carter coming in, we have no need for Davis at RB really, sucks to be him for sure.

ATH Matt Wade to FS - Wade is a great ATH, rated 76 OVR, and he converts to FS with a rating of 75. We're going to have two seniors there next year so it's a severe need position after next season, and he'll fill it fine.

ATH Brad Spence to FS - Spence is 67 OVR as an Athlete, and converts to 70 OVR for Free Safety, so hell, I'm going to make them both FS, redshirt both and we should be set there.

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WOW. I'll get into it when i do the roster review for next season... but there was 1 player on my roster last year rated 90 or above overall, OLB Nate Irving. The training results just popped up, and SEVEN players are rated 90+ now. Two of them are juniors!!

Looking forward to next season :D

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2010 Recruiting Class - Initial Ratings

4* LE Jeffrey Washington: 80
5* HB Ben Bullock: 79
4* WR Nate Christensen: 77
4* WR Tony Wilson: 76
4* MLB Brandon Davis: 76
4* HB AJ Carter: 75
4* DT Ken Wright: 75
3* FS Matt Wade: 75
3* LE Tommy Brown: 74
3* RG Harold Thomas: 73
3* C Trevor Carter: 73
4* CB Joey Stovall: 72
4* DT Kedrick McCloud: 71
3* FS Brad Spence: 70
4* CB Austin Rodgers: 70
3* RT Anthony Hemphill: 70
3* TE RJ McPhee: 67
3* MLB Marcus Davis: 67
3* T Joel Lewis: 65
3* FS Roy Bowen: 65
2* P Jeremy Miller: 60

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Roster Cuts

I have to get rid of 5 players.

WR Baker - SO(RS) - 73 OVR
MLB Baker - FR(RS) - 68 OVR
P Kramer - FR(RS) - 58 OVR
DT Butler - SO - 72 OVR
LE Baker - FR (RS) - 71 OVR


Apprently I *really* dislike people named Baker.

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I posted in the NCAA thread about potentially redshirting Bullock: Alright Boyz, Here We Go!!! NCAA Football 2009 impressions thread - Page 32 - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1810923#post1810923)

I obviously don't want to risk losing him but if I could get an extra year of development out of him it'd be awesome. Hopefully someone has some experience with that and can offer advice!

[JetsIn06]

I posted in the NCAA thread about potentially redshirting Bullock: Alright Boyz, Here We Go!!! NCAA Football 2009 impressions thread - Page 32 - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?p=1810923#post1810923)

I obviously don't want to risk losing him but if I could get an extra year of development out of him it'd be awesome. Hopefully someone has some experience with that and can offer advice!

I've never lost a player to transfer for redshirting him unless I promised him that I wouldn't.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#9 Mike Glennon, 6'6" 198 lbs. JR (RS). 89 OVR
#7 Taylor Meyers, 6'1" 203 lbs. JR. 85 OVR


Outlook:

We've got an unnamed senior behind these two. I think we've reached a point where Glennon's passing abilities just way outweight Meyers' scrambling abilities. Glennon is getting the starting nod this year. QB is going to be a recruiting need this year as we only have 3 guys on the depth roster at all.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Halfbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#3 Curtis Underwood, 5'11" 219 lbs. SR (RS). 89 OVR
#21 Ben Bullock, 6'3" 190 lbs, FR. 79 OVR
#29 AJ Carter, 5'11" 180 lbs FR 75 OVR
#24 Rick Wright, 5'11" 211 lbs. SO (RS). 72 OVR

Outlook:

Underwood hasn't quite reached the levels that our last HB, Jamelle Eugene did, but he's damn good. Our backup last year, Davis, converted to FB. I'm going to redshirt Bullock this year and will try to recruit a HB and possibly redshirt Carter next year.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Fullbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#34 Colby Jackson, 6'2" 235 lbs. SR. 77 OVR
#27 Ryan Davis, 6'0" 193, SO (RS), 73 OVR
#39 Jerry Turner, 6'2" 226 lbs. SO. 63 OVR

Outlook:

Converting HB to FB, despite the OVR rating isn't really that great. His strength and run blocking are just awful, so I'm making FB a need position again in recruiting, if I can find any good ones.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers


Starter
Redshirting

#86 Jay Smith, 6'2 203 lbs. SR (RS). 85 OVR
#82 Matt Green, 6'3" 183 lbs. SO (RS). 77 OVR
#89 Ryan Brown, 6'0" 195 lbs, FR (RS). 77 OVR
#87 Landon Fields, 6'3 215 lbs. FR (RS). 75 OVR
#85 Kyle Williams, 6'2" 257 lbs. FR (RS). 75 OVR

#81 Nate Christensen, 5'10" 183 lbs. FR. 77 OVR
#83 Tony Wilson, 6'2 201 lbs. FR. 76 OVR


Outlook:

Its a good thing we're a running team? Jay Smith is exciting, he was pretty good in the slot for me last year. He has blazing speed. I'm redshirting both of my freshmen, because why not really, they'll be very good by the time they're upperclassmen. Hell, both may start 4 years.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Tight Ends


Starter
Redshirting

#84 George Bryan, 6'5 257 lbs. SR (RS). 90 OVR
#88 Mario Carter, 6'4" 228 lbs. JR (RS). 77 OVR
#80 Josh Torrey, 6'4" 235 lbs. FR (RS). 68 OVR

#10 RJ McPhee, 6'3" 259 lbs. FR. 67 OVR


Outlook:

Bryan is simply awesome and Carter is a decent #2 TE, but we still need to find better talent here, McPhee may be fine as a backup but I need a really good blocking TE here.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Offensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle
#70 Jake Vermiglio, 6'5" 320 lbs. SR (RS). 93 OVR
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6 283 lbs. SO. 76 OVR
#72 Dustin Wilson, 6'4" 277 lbs. SO (RS) 64 OVR
#63 Joel Lewis, 6'1" 305 lbs. FR. 65 OVR


Left Guard
#66 Yomi Ojo, 6'6" 274 lbs. JR (RS). 89 OVR
#76 Joe Waller, 6'3" 292 lbs. SO (RS). 75 OVR

Center
#62 Trevor Carter, 6'5" 261 lbs. FR. 73 OVR
#65 Reggie McCloud, 6'1" 316 lbs. SO. 66 OVR

Right Guard
#75 Mike Golder, 6'6" 266 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
#64 Alphonso Longshore, 6'0" 332 lbs. SO 76 OVR
#67 Harold Thomas, 6'2" 303 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Right Tackle
#60 James Walters, 6'5" 311 lbs. JR. 87 OVR
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6" 290 lbs. SO 76 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. FR. 70 OVR


Outlook:
Center is a bit of a weak spot, but Carter will develop into a solid upperclassman hopefully. Hemphill and Thomas look like they'll both be decent, but not spectacular. Vermiglio and Ojo on the left side are just monsters, but TE Bryan over there next to them and I should get a lot of open running lanes.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Defensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left End
#90 Jeffrey Washington, 6'5" 249 lbs. FR. 80 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. SO (RS). 77 OVR
#98 Tommy Brown, 6'5" 236 lbs. FR. 74 OVR

Defensive Tackle
#70 Marty Everett, 6'4" 303 lbs. JR (RS). 91 OVR
#96 Derek Hicks, 6'1" 280 lbs. SO. 79 OVR
#93 Mike Anderson, 6'3" 267 lbs. FR(RS). 74 OVR
#91 Kedrick McCloud, 6'3" 256 lbs. FR. 71 OVR
#94 Ken Wright, 6'4" 319 lbs. FR. 75 OVR


Right End
#99 Jeff Riescamp, 6'3" 246 lbs. Sr (RS). 81 OVR
#97 Jeff Ostrander, 6'8" 277 lbs. FR(RS) 79 OVR


Outlook:
Everett is a monster, but we're a little weaker along the rest of the D-line than we were last year. With Morroco transferring, Washington is a godsend.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Linebackers


[LEFT]Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker
#46 William Beasley, 6'2" 230 lbs. SR. 90 OVR
#47 Terrell Manning, 6'3" 209 lbs. SR. 90 OVR
#53 Carl Brant, 6'3 226 lbs. SO (RS) 84 OVR
#52 Johnny Peterson, 6'3" 209 lbs. FR (RS) 80 OVR

Middle Linebacker
#40 Sterling Lucas, 6'2" 229 lbs. SR. 88 OVR
#47 Terrell Manning, 6'3" 209 lbs. SR. 87 OVR
#51 Brandon Davis, 6'1" 231 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#54 Blake Leak, 5'11" 220 lbs. FR. 72 OVR


Right Outside Linebacker
#58 Wayne Maddox, 6'2 228 lbs. JR (RS). 91 OVR
#47 Terrell Manning, 6'3" 209 lbs. SR. 90 OVR
#53 Carl Brant, 6'3 226 lbs. SO (RS) 84 OVR


Outlook:
Manning is going to just be our 4th linebacker,no matter the position. Brant is #5. The depth we have here lets me redshirt Brandon Davis, who will hopefully turn into a monster MLB himself. Our linebackers are even betterthan last year. Scary good. We could use some new recruits at all LB positions I believe.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Secondary


Starter
Redshirting

Cornerbacks
#23 Akeem Cunningham, 5'10" 172 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR
#20 Dominique Ellis, 5'11" 191 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
#26 Nate Jones, 6"0" 218 lbs. SO (RS) 75 OVR
#48 Eric Harris, 6'0" 177 lbs. FR (RS). 75 OVR
#30 Alan McPhearson, 6"0" 185 lbs. SO (RS) 74 OVR
#36 Joey Stovall, 5'11" 186 lbs. FR. 72 OVR
#38 Austin Rodgers, 6'0" 186 lbs. FR. 70 OVR

Free Safety
#22 Brandon Barns, 6'0" 182 lbs. SR. 92 OVR
#28 Justin Byers, 6'0" 171 lbs. SR (RS). 85 OVR
#43 Matt Wade, 6'0" 192 lbs. FR. 75 OVR
#44 Brad Spence, 5'9 183 lbs. FR. 70 OVR

Strong Safety
#35 Roy Mangram, 6'1" 194 lbs. JR (RS). 85 OVR
#37 Jamal Houston, 6'4" 190 lbs. JR (RS). 76 OVR
#42 Roy Bowen, 6'2" 212 lbs. FR. 65 OVR

Outlook:

Good this year, but the outlook for the future is pretty tenuous.

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The 2011 NC State Wolfpack:

Kicking Game


Starter
Redshirting

Kicker
#8 Mark Carter, 6'0" 210 lbs. FR(RS). 49 OVR


Punter
#2 Jeremy Miller, 6'4" 208 lbs. FR. 60 OVR



Outlook:

Desparately needs help. Outlook bad.

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2011 Schedule

Week 1: BYE
Week 2: vs Arkansas State
Week 3: vs Duke
Week 4: vs #25 North Carolina
Week 5: vs Kentucky
Week 6: at #15 Virginia Tech
Week 7: vs #7 Clemson
Week 8: at Wake Forest
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: at #10 Florida State
Week 11: at Boston college
Week 12: at Louisiana Tech
Week 13: vs Maryland
Week 14: vs Houston


Strength of Schedule: B+

We have a little revenge at home scheduled with houston.

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2011 Recruiting


PIPELINE

Our Pipeline states are NC, VA, SC, GA, and FL.


Major Needs

Quarterback: Depth and it'd be nice to have a year to groom Glennon/Meyers replacement. I would like to land two QBs, one can just be a warm body though.

Fullback: We couldn't find a quality FB to replace Jackson last year. I need to do it this year.

Kicker/Punter: Badly.

Tight End: Our young TE's just aren't up to the caliber we need. Need to get 1 really solid TE this year.

Offensive Line: Center is our weak position now, but at all other positions we have Juniors or Seniors starting. I need 4* O-linemen.

OLB: We're graduating Beasley and Manning this year and Maddox will be gone next year. We have two solid up and coming guys in Grant and Petereson, but we need more depth here.

Minor Needs


Halfback: Could possibly stand to have one more guy simply for depth.

Strong Safety: Two juniors and a mediocre freshman. Bringing in a guy to redshirt and be ready to go when Mangram and Houston are gone would be nice.


I could always go after a CB or WR if a realy good one has some interest, but I have lots of young guys that will develop into decent players at those positions.

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2011 Initial Target List:



Recruiting:


Initial Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Ernset Wright, SC: *** (#3)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GS: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)

Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

Adam Rust, VA: *** (#1)

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-

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Preseason Top 25

1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. Florida
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Clemson
8. Miami
9. Penn State
10. Florida State
11. West Virginia
12. USC
13. Georgia
14. Tennessee
15. Virginia Tech
16. Wisconsin
17. Cal
18. Arizona State
19. BYU
20. Illinois
21. Pittsburgh
22. Washington
23. NC State
24. Arkansas
25. North Carolina

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ACC Predictions

Atlantic:

1. Clemson
2. Florida State
3. NC State
4. Maryland
5. Wake Forest
6. Boston College


Coastal

1. Miami
2. Virginia Tech
3. North Carolina
4. Georgia Tech
5. Virginia
6. Duke

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Preseason All-Americans

1st Team

HB Curtis Underwood
FS Brandon Barns

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FYI, I'm probably going to spend a couple days with the patch before I get back to this.

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Alright, I haven't played a ton with these sliders, so some of the learning curve may come in the first few weeks of the dynasty, I've udpated to the latest AA slider set that looks to be in favor on the OS NCAA board:

OS LEGENDS POST-PATCH ALL AMERICAN SLIDERS - Operation Sports Forums (http://www.operationsports.com/forums/ncaa-football-sliders/264353-os-legends-post-patch-all-american-sliders.html)

I had a *lot* of trouble running using the initial settings, but human run block has been bumped up, hopefully that will sort that out, we'll see what happens.

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2011 Week 1:



Recruiting:

OLB Glover(4*, NC), and QB Bass(3*, MS) both have me #1, so I offer both right away. Neither sign of course. Glover even gives me the old "I didn't expect a scholarship offer from you, coach" line.

I end up talking to 11 of the 15 guys on my target list, the two top QBs, C, FB, TE, K/P, and then 5* guys get the priority in time spent, pretty much in that order. Like last year, i want to see if I can get a few people bumped up to first before I offer them, but if a big school comes in with an offer, I'll make one immediately to keep up.

Week 1 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Ernset Wright, SC: *** (#3)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GS: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

Adam Rust, VA: *** (#1)

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 1 Game


BYE

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2011 Week 2:


We move up from #23 to #22 during our bye week, by virtue of Missouri upsetting #20 Illinois and knocking them out of the polls.

Recruiting:

OLB Patrick (5*, GA) committed to UGA already and is off the board.

OLB Glover(4*, NC), and TE Collins (4*, FL) are both ready for visits. I'm bringing them both in to watch us play Duke in week 3.

We make some inroads with 5* QB Wilson. Louisville has offerend him a scholarship already, and I may do so soon, but I have quickly found 3 pitches that we are "Excellent" or "Great" in that Wilson has Very High/MOST importance in. This is a guy I can spend 2 hours/week with if necessary and pitch everything. He's from kentucky, and I learn that he doesn't care about staying close to home, great news for me given that Louisville is his first offer. I debate it a bit but go ahead and offer him. I want to press this guy and take the lead on him and own him the whole way.

I'm going to have an early decision to make on FB Wright (3*, SC). I'm not even in his top 10. His stage is listed as "top 5" ... I went after him hard this week, including offering a scholarship. But, if I cannot break into his top 5 after that offer, it is likely that he's already ruled me out and i'll have to move on.

T Cameron Washington is going to be interesting too. I'm "EXcellent" in 4 things now, and he doesn't care about any of them. It took me 2 weeks to find a single pitch. I'm 3rd on his list but am going to be sensitive to how other teams do on him and may drop him quickly too.



Week 2 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Ernset Wright, SC: *** (#3)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

Adam Rust, VA: *** (#1)

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 2 Game

Arkansas State (0-0) at #22 NC State (0-0)

We're rated 86 overall(up 2 from 84 last year), and I'm pleased to get my first dynasty look at the new patch/sliders against Arkansas State, a team rated 58 ovearll.


Well, its an... interesting first half. Arkansas State scores the first 10 points and I'm a bit panicked. The biggest problem is that i'm still not comfortable in the passing game and how the DBs are so much better at jumping routes. 2 INTs for Glennon in the first half, that will take some practice. Underwood saves the day though, a 70 yard TD run and a couple other big runs and he has 199 first half yards. He fumbled at the 1 on our last posession or we'd be going up big... as it is, 17-10.


The second half was pretty boring, though Arkansas State did get two more scores and this was closer than it should have been by about 20 points, something that has me greatly concerned. They got two fo their scores due to a WR breaking 2-3 tackles after making a catch and going 50 yards. The other was just a long 15 play drive where they drove it down our throats.


Glennon: 10-17, 79 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Underwood: 31 carries, 255 yards, 1 TD
Green: 4 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD

#22 NC State 30
Arkansas State 24

[Radii]

2011 Week 3:


An Arizona State loss allows us to bump up to #21 this week in the polls.

Recruiting:

QB Wilson(5*, KY) bumps us to #1 this week after the attention and scholarship offer. FSU is #2.

G John Woods (5*, GA) is ready for a visit and I'm bringing him right in to watch us (hopefully) beat up on Duke. We're battling LSU for this 5* stud.

We take FB Wright off our contact list, even with a scholarship offer we're not in his top 10. Looks like we're not getting a FB worth mentioning this year. Same goes for kicker, Adam Rust has no interest in us even after a scholarship offer... grrr.

We're bringing in G Stephens (4*, GA) for a visit this week too.

I spent a lot more time with some top targets this week than usual, and it may hurt me a bit. Two guys are ready to visit but I didn't get around to them before I ran out of time, so I'm going to be bringing them in later.


Week 3 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 2 Game

Duke (1-0) at #21 NC State (1-0)

We're 86 overall, Duke 64. Lets hope we perform better against Duke than 58 rated Ark State... our first conference game with some key recruits visiting, there is some pressure to do very well here.


We're off to a better start today, scoring on our first two drives to go up 14-0. Duke scores a TD to make it 14-7. We end up taking a 21-10 lead to halftime. Underwood has a 68 yard TD run and is again over 100 yards at the half.

We dominate the 2nd half. Our backups give up 2 TDs in the 4th quarter or it'd be an even bigger blowout.


Glennon: 12-17, 181 yards, 1 TD
Underwood: 25 carries, 199 yards, 4 TD
Ryan Brown: 6 rec, 114 yards, 2 TD (slot WR, #3 man)
Bryan: 4 rec, 30 yards (TE)

#21 NC State 52
Duke 24

[Radii]

Its early, but here's what we're looking at: Week 4 Top 25

1. LSU (3-0)
2. Florida (2-0)
3. Notre Dame (3-0)
4. Texas (2-0)
5. Clemson (2-0)
6. Penn State (3-0)
7. Auburn (0-1)
8. Florida State (2-0)
9. West Virginia (2-0)
10. Oklahoma (1-1)
11. Georgia (3-0)
12. Miami (1-1)
13. Virginia Tech (3-0)
14. Wisconsin (2-0)
15. Cal (3-0)
16. BYU (2-0)
17. Pittsburgh (2-0)
18. Washington (2-0)
19. Tennessee (1-1)
20. USC (1-1)
21. NC State (2-0)
22. Arkansas (2-0)
23. Ohio State (2-0)
24. North Carolina (2-0)
25. Arizona State (0-1)

[Radii]

2011 Week 4:


We're still ranked #21. This is a huge week for us, hosting arch-rival North Carolina.

Recruiting:

everyone that visited last week(G Stephens, G Woods, OLB Glover, TE Collins) all had A- trips, and all list us first now.

5* QB Wilson is ready to visit now, and he's going to come in this week to see us play the Tar Heels.

4* C Campanella is going to come visit when we play Kentucky next week. 4* FS Brandon Wright is also coming to town next week for the Kentucky game, as is 4* QB James Atkins.

The few guys who didn't have scholarship offers all do now.

Week 2 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 4 Game

#24 North Carolina (2-0) at #21 NC State (2-0)

A huge early season game for us for a few reasons. One is that our schedule is about to get tough. 3 of our next 5 games after this are against top 15 teams. So we'd like to jump out to a 3-0 record to be able to brace for a few losses. Another is that we have yet to beat UNC, our most important rival. They've fallen down a notch this year and are only rated 84, lower than us, though their offense is still spectacular.

This should be our best shot at beating them so far, at home, with them slightly down from the last couple seasons.


The disparity between UNC's offense and defense is very obvious. They drive straight down field on the opening drive, but we get a great stop around the 15 and hold them to a field goal. Their D-line is ok, but our O-line is better. Their linebackers and secondary are mostly rated in the 70s. We just run right over them. Underwood averages ~10 yards/carry through the first quarter and every time we need to complete a pass, we do it. 14-3 NC State after 1.


The second half sees UNC score to make it 14-10, we get a FG to push it back up to 17-10, and shank a fG as time expired that could have put us up 10. We're playing well though, and just need to keep UNC from breaking any big plays and Underwood can win this one for us.


So much for preventing the big play. We go 3 and out to start the 3rd, and UNC passes for 80 yards and a TD on their first freaking play. 17-17. Jesus christ... we score to go back up 24-17, and a 56 yard run ties it right back up for UNC. STOP THE BIG PLAY BOYS.

Oh lord. On our next drive Underwood is hurt and out for 2 quarters... our backup, AJ Carter, is nowhere near as good. After 3 quarters its 24-24.


We end up passing a bit more than usual but Carter is effective(more accurately our offensive line gets huge pushes with consistancy), and we get a TD. We allow a FG, and have a very scary moment as Glennon throws an INT that gets returned to the NCSU 20. A HUGE defensive stop holds UNC to another field goal, and we get the 1st downs we need to hang on and run out the clock.


Glennon: 15-21, 171 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 20 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
Carter: 15 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Bryan, 4 rec, 49 yards, 1 TD

#21 NC State 31
#24 North Carolina 30

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Finally we have beaten Carolina.

[Radii]

2011 Week 5:


Holy crap. After visiting Raleigh and having a great time during our close win over our arch rivals, 5* QB Richard Wilson has committed to NC State!!! Damn, I wish I had invited some more guys for this week, but I just wasn't that confident about the win.

Recruiting:

Other than the obvious news about Wilson committing, there isn't a lot to talk about. 5* G John Woods from Athens becomes our new top prospect that we'll spend 2 hours on every day if we can to get him.

3* TE Evan Washington is added to our list. I'm a bit worried about landing the 4* guy, collins, Florida has taken the lead back on him.

Week 2 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)
Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 4 Game

Kentucky (1-2) at #20 NC State (3-0)

A chance to get to 4-0 before travelling to Blacksburg next week to face Virginia Tech. We're rated 86, Kentucky 74. Need to avoid a letdown after the huge emotional win last week.


Good news: we're pitching a shutout at halftime.
Bad news: we've only managed 2 field goals. Running has been tough, passing not as tough but i've made a terrible throw for an INT in the red zone that ended a great drive.

6-0 NC State at the half.

Well this was a very unusual game. Kentucky threw 4 INTs, they were passing from the outset and we were in pass coverage almost every play. They just couldn't move the ball. But their defense had a lot of speed and Underwood just could not get outside and break anything big. Only one TD was scored all day, in the final seconds by Kentucky, but we recover an onside kick to close it out anyway.


Glennon: 16-23, 168 yards, 0 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 31 carries, 86 yards
Smith: 6 rec, 77 yards


#20 NC State 12
Kentucky 7

[Radii]

2011 Week 6:


We're going on the road for the first time this week, to play Virginia Tech.

Recruiting:

Most visits come in as B+'s from last week. TE Nate Collins drops us down to 3rd and I am skeptical as to whether we have a shot at him or not. I'm moving on him for one more week, then I may drop him.

We're in a tight battle with notre Dame for C Jonathan Campanella. I *really* want him(he's #2 on my list currently) and make time for 4 pitches this week.

Week 6 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)
Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 6 Game

#20 NC State (4-0) at #25 Virginia Tech (4-1)

Virginia Tech was upset by ECU to drop to the bottom of the rankings. They actually have fallen to an 84 rating as well, and this is the first time I've ever played them. It will be interesting, road games vs evenly matched teams are hard though.


SUPErsIM ALERT. I have occasionally supersimmed part of a 4th quarter when i'm up 30+. But ehre, i supersimmed 3 quarters. We fell down 21-0 and couldn't move the ball at all and i got frustrated and gave up. Of course we score a bunch under supersim but never relaly threaten.

#25 Virginia Tech 49
#20 NC State 30

[Radii]

2011 Week 7:


We fall to #24 after the loss to Va Tech. We host #4 Clemson this week, our last home game before 4 straight road games, ugh.

Recruiting:

Not much new here. We're staying on Collins for now, and pushing for Woods and Campanella(G/C) as hard as we can, and lead on a number of 4* guys that just need to come through and sign eventually.

Week 7 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)
Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 7 Game

#4 Clemson (5-0) at #24 NC State (4-1)

Clemson is rated 89 overall, not a ton better htan us. In the past though, regardless of their rating, they have had SPEED, and lots and lots of it. As we learned in the Kentucky game, speed makes everything harder.

The first half is tight. Each team throws 2 INTs in the half. Clemson returns one 80 yards for a TD. We return one of theirs to about the Clemson 30 and finish off a TD drivfe from there. Other than that, its a very defensive half, 7-7 halftime.

The 3rd quarter passes with no action, nothing even close, and its 7-7 to start the 4th. We finally get a big play early in the 4th quarter, a WR screen with great blocking and one missed tackle lets us go about 30 yards, and sets up a touchdown to give us the lead. After holding Clemson yet again, we get our second big play of the game, a 55 yard TD run on an option to Underwood. We play shutdown D the rest of the way, and go the entire game without giving up an offensive score.

Glennon: 9-17, 138 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Underwood: 33 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
Smith: 4 rec, 60 yards

Underwood wasn't as dominant as he looks. He ran 15 times for 40 yards in the first half, but finally we wore them down late and I ran the entire the 4th quarter after taking the lead.

HUGE win.

#24 NC State 21
#4 Clemson 7

[Radii]

Week 8 Top 25 Polls

1. Florida (5-0)
2. Notre Dame (5-0)
3. Texas (6-0)
4. Penn State (6-0)
5. Florida State (6-0)
6. Cal (6-0)
7. West Virginia (6-0)
8. BYU (6-0)
9. LSU (5-1)
10. Pittsburgh (6-0)
11. Alabama (6-0)
12. Clemson (5-1)
13. Texas A&M (5-0)
14. Georgia (6-1)
16. Wisconsin (4-1)
17. Auburn (3-2)
18. Washington (5-1)
19. Boise State 96-0)
20. Miami (4-2)
21. Tennessee (4-2)
22. NC State (5-1)
23. Kent State (5-0)
24. Virginia Tech (5-1)
25. USC (4-2)

[Radii]

ACC Standings

Atlantic

1. Florida State 8-0 (5-0)
2. Clemson 5-1 (5-1)
3. NC State 5-1 (3-1)
4. Boston College 4-2 (2-2)
5. Maryland 2-4 (1-2)
6. Wake Forest 2-4 (0-4)


Coastal

1. Virginia Tech 5-1 (3-0)
2. Miami 4-2 (2-2)
3. Virginia 4-2 (2-2)
4. North Carolina 3-3 (1-3)
5. Georgia Tech 2-3 (1-3)
6. Duke 1-5 (0-5)


Looking at our quest to finish better than 3rd in the ACC Atlantic, the win over Clemson helps, but we still have a road game against Florida State.

Clemson hosts Florida State in about 5 weeks, at this point going 6-2 in the ACC and (hopefully?) getting 2nd over them by virtue of the head to head win is a realistic hope. Our other ACC games are against the 3 bottom teams in the Atlantic, Wake, Maryland, and Boston College. BC is on the road though so that won't be that easy.

[Radii]

2011 Week 8:


Only up to #22 in the rankings after our win. We're #16 in the media poll I did notice.

Recruiting:

Somewhat of an odd week recruiting. We ended up spending 4 1/2 hours on our top 3 recruits and not getting as much time as I'd like with some others. It seemed like every pitch to everyone was taking a half hour. I would really like to get a couple more commits here to try to expand this recruiting class past 10 people or so.


Week 8 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Nate Collins, FL: **** (#4)
Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)


Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

-



Week 8 Game

#22 NC State (5-1) at Wake Forest (2-4)

Wake has yet to win a conference game. They're rated 74 overall and i expect to make it through them even on the road.

Way, way closer than it should have been. Wake gets two wacky touchdowns on QB runs where their QB breaks 4-5 tackles(something i've seen WRs do on occasion to get big plays on me, kinda crazy to see a QB do it), and our offense struggled greatly for a half. We trailed 7-0 most of the first half, tied it at 7 as the half came to a close, went up 21-7 in the 3rd and never put it away but never let them all the way back either.

Glennon: 14-23 220 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 26 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD
Smith: 7 rec, 96 yards

#22 NC State 28
Wake Forest 21

[Radii]

2011 Week 9:


We bump up to #21 in the rankings, and have a bye this week before our final major challege, at Florida State.

Recruiting:

BOOM. Major target #2 signs with us. 5* Guard, John Woods has committed to the Wolfpack!

Additionally, 4* OLB Ben Glover has given us a soft commit, hopefully we can pull him in this week.

TE Nate Collins drops us to 4th and its clear that he just isn't coming to NC State. I drop him off our list.

Center Jonathan Campanella is now our #1 target. I have 4 pitches I can give him and I plan on using them every week.

4* ATH Andrew Mitchell and 3* SS Micah Johnson are added to our board this week.

Week 9 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

-

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Micah Johnson, GA: ***

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: ****



Week 9 Game

BYE

[Radii]

2011 Week 10:



Recruiting:

4* OLB Ben Glover gives us a hard commit this week, and the recruits slowly start rolling in.

Additionally, two of our top 3 guys remaining soft commit! 4* C Jonathan campanella and 4* FS Brandon Wright

Two more guys are added to the list this week.

Week 10 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 10 Game

#21 NC State (6-1, 4-1 ACC) at #4 Florida State (7-0, 6-0 ACC)

the winner of this game has the inside track to the ACC Championship game out of the Atlantic division. Florida State of course is at this point playing for an undefeated season and a shot at a national title.

FSU is once again rated 99 overall.

We get two big plays to keep it close early. FSU scores an easy 14 points in the 1st quarter, but after a punt goes out of bounds at the FSU 4 we get a pick 6, and we get a pass to Underwood over the middle when FSU was bringing the house and he outruns everyone w/ no safetys deep. Two fSU field goals and we trail 20-14 at the half.

Unfortunately, FSU scores the next 21 points, and runs away with it.


Underwood was hurt for the 4th quarter, and Glennon is out for 2 weeks. Meyers saw almost all the action today and will start next week as well.

Meyers 14-23, 259 yards, 2 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 23 carries, 49 yards
Bryan 7 rec, 115 yards, 1 TD

#4 Florida State 55
#21 NC State 28

[Radii]

Award Semifinalists

MLB Sterling Lucas(63 tackles/8 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT) is #12 in the running for the Bednarik award.

Lucas is #9 in the running for best LB


HB Curtis Underwood (213 carries, 1135 yards, 11 TD) is #12 for the Walker award


SS Roy Mangram is #1 right now for the Thorpe award (57 tackles, 3 INT, 2 FF, 1 TD)

FS Brandon Barns is #3 for the Thorpe Award(51 tackles, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 TD)

[Radii]

2011 Week 11:


We fall to 24th this week, so its hard for us to move up the rankings, but when we get plastered by a better team we're not falling far either.

We're 6-2, our remaining games are at Boston College, at Louisiana Tech, vs Maryland, vs Houston. The Wolfpack fans are eyeing double digits in wins, but I better not get too confidant, this first game vs BC on the road won't be an easy one.


Recruiting:

None of the guys that soft committed last week signed this week, hopefully we can win this week and that will get them?

4* T Cameron Washington has soft committed to NC State

3* SS Adam Justice has soft committed to Oregon.

Week 10 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 11 Game

#21 NC State (6-2, 4-2 ACC) at Boston College (6-3, 4-2 ACC)

This game ahs a lot more meaning than I expected. BC lost to FSU and Clemson early and has been on a roll since, including winning at Virginia Tech 2 weeks ago. The loser will likely finish 4th in the ACC Atlantic and 5th-6th overall in the ACC.

BC is rated 81 overall. Their offense is on par with ours, their defense is a bit worse.

wow. This is one of the best beatings we've ever put on anyone whose name didn't start "FCS." Boston College scored 7 points in the first half, on a kickoff return. They got one first down in the half. We scored 5 touchdowns. 35-7 at the half. We score once morein the 3rd and the backups play the 4th.

Worth noting, however, WR Green, our #2 WR got hurt in the first quarter, he's out for 2 weeks. Underwood got hurt during our second drive, out for the game.


Meyers: 15-25, 190 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
AJ Carter: 38 carries, 154 yards, 2 TD
Bryan: 5 rec, 43 yards, 1 TD
Smith: 3 rec, 51 yards


#24 NC State 48
Boston College 24

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Week 12 Top 25

1. Notre Dame (8-0)
2. Texas (10-0)
3. Texas A&M (9-0)
4. Pitt (9-0)
5. BYU (9-0)
6. Boise State (10-0)
7. Kent State (9-0)
8. Florida (8-1)
9. Florida State (8-1)
10. West Virginia (9-1)
11. Penn State (8-1)
12. Clemson (9-1)
13. Auburn (7-2)
14. Wisconsin (7-1)
15. Washington (9-1)
16. Georgia (9-2)
17. USC (6-2)
18. LSU (8-2)
19. Cal (8-2)
20. Michigan (7-2)
21. Oklahoma (7-3)
22. TCU (8-1)
23. Alabama (8-2)
24. Tennessee (6-3)
25. NC State (7-2)


7 undefeated teams, including BYU, Boise State, and Kent State.

Last week there were 10 undefeated teams. Florida State, West Virginia, and Penn State all lost last week

Notre Dame has a brutal finish, at #4 Pitt, at #10 West Virginia, and vs #17 USC still on the schedule.

#2 Texas and #3 Texas A&M play each other the last week of the season.

BYU finishes the year vs #8 Florida, if they get by them I guess they would deserve another national title shot.

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ACC Standings

Atlantic

1. Clemson 9-1 (7-1)
2. Florida State 9-1 (7-1)
3. NC State 7-2 (5-2)
4. Boston College 6-4 (4-3)
5. Maryland 4-6 (2-4)
6. Wake Forest 3-7 (1-7)


COASTAL

1. Virginia Tech 7-3 (5-2)
2. Miami 6-4 (4-4)
3. North Carolina 6-4 (3-4)
4. Georgia Tech 4-5 (3-5)
5. Virginia 4-6 (2-5)
6. Duke 3-7 (1-6)


why couldn't we have gotten Duke this year instead of Va Tech :)

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2011 Week 12:


After another win, we fall another spot in the polls, #25 now.

Recruiting:

With wins come recruits! 4* FS Brandon Wright, 4* T Cameron Washington, and 4* C Jonathan Campenella are all coming to NC State next year! We've recruited 3/5 of an offensive line already.

Only Florida State and Notre Dame have recruited more 5* talent than us, unfortunately FSU has pulled in committments form 5 5* guys already. But our early haul of 2 5*'s and 4 4*'s is looking good.

3* SS Adam Justice has committed to Oregon, and 3* TE Evan Washington has soft committed to Duke. I spend 2 hours with him because I do really want to land a TE, and in general I don't want to lose a recruit to Duke. :P

I don't add any more targets just yet, preferring to lock in the ones I've got, i've current got the lead on what could become a 15 player class even if I don't get anyone else, but there are still 4 or 5 4* guys I want to devote as much time as I can towards.

Week 12 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 12 Game

#25 NC State (7-2) at Louisiana Tech (5-3)

After beating boston College last week, anything less than a 10-2 finish would be a disappointment. We don't plan on stumbling here. Of course, it helps our cause that La Tech is rated 60 overall.


Yeah, nothing to see here.

Glennon: 9-15, 150 yards, 1 TD/0 INT
Underwood: 21 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Brown: 5 rec, 126 yards, 1 TD

#25 NC State 44
Louisiana Tech 7

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National Title Hunt

Notre Dame beat Pitt, knocking Pitt out of the unbeaten ranks and solidifying the Irish's spot at the top of the rankings.

BCS Undefeateds

1. Notre Dame
2. Texas
3. Texas A&M
4. BYU
5. Boise State
6. Florida **Not Undefeated (9-1)
7. Kent State

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2011 Week 13:


This win moves us up 3 spots, to #22.

Recruiting:

Another 4* recruit falls our way, another piece of what will hopefully become a dominant O-line in a couple years(well, even better than we have now). G Adam Stephens has committed to us.

We lose TE Evan Washington to Duke. I'm lookign for guys to add late and am just not seeing much at all worth looking at. This might be a smaller class for us.

No soft commits or anything this week. We do have about 5 guys coming in to visit.

Week 13 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 13 Game

Maryland (4-7, 2-5 ACC) at #22 NC State (8-2, 5-2 ACC)

Our final conference game, a chance to finish 6-2 in the league, and a chance to impress a number of recruits at the game. We're rated 86 overall, Maryland 74.

We get a pick 6 on the first posession of the game, and its really over from there. Maryland gets 15 in the 4th quarter with us supersimming past.

Glennon: 23-31, 323 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Underwood: 31 carries, 117 yards
Smith: 7 rec, 103 yards, 1 TD

#22 NC State 40
Maryland 22

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National Title Hunt

Akron beats Kent State, and Texas beats Texas A&M, narrowing things down quite a bit more.

BCS Undefeateds

1. Notre Dame
2. Texas
3. BYU
4. Boise State


Notre Dame and Texas are actually tied for 1st.

Notre Dame has to travel to #19 West Virginia, and hosts #13 USC for its final two games. Texas is done, pending the Big 12 title game. BYU hosts #5 Florida for its finale. Boise State is done at 12-0 as well.

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2011 Week 14:



Recruiting:

No hard commits this week. No soft commits either. 4* QB Atkins is considering Washington over us now. That's not a huge deal with Wilson coming in, but I do want 2 QB's in this class.

Everyone that visited in week 13 had an A- time. Hopefully these guys start falling soon!

Week 14 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 14 Game

Houston (5-6) at #22 NC State (9-2)

Revenge from last year's embarrassing opening loss, plain and simple. They are rated 69 overall.

Uh yea, about that revenge? We just struggle against the spread, and there is something about houston's defenders. They don't miss tackles. We cannot run on them, and my passing game is less than proficient. We fall behind 13-0 before getting a TD pass to Underwood to trail 13-7. We fall behind 20-7 and can't move the ball in the 3rd, and are saved by a pick-6, getting us back in the game, only trailing 20-14. However, Houston gets a FG and with 5 minutes left, we're down 23-14.

Finally, our passing game comes around. We complete 6 straight passes and get into the end zone in about 2 minutes, making it 23-21. A *clutch* defensive stand and we get the ball back with 2 minutes to go. We move the ball some, but not as esaily as the previous posession. on 3rd and 8 from the Houston 38 yard line, we throw an out pass that is caught by Ryan Brown, he breaks a tackle and is able to take it all the way to the house! We hang on to win, but I just do not like the spread.

Glennon: 19-34, 279 yards, 3 TD/3 INT
Underwood: 15 carries, 35 yards
Bryan: 6 rec, 43 yards


#22 NC State 29
Houston 23

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2011 Week 15:



Recruiting:

No changes at all this week.

Week 15 Target List

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)

Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)



Week 15 Game

BYE

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Notre Dame secures a spot in the national title game by beating WVU and USC in the final two weeks of the season. Now its up to Texas in the Big 12 Title game.

Conference Championship Week

ACC: #6 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 14
SEC: #9 Florida 31, #13 Alabama 17
Big 12: #1 Texas 59, Nebraska 17

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BOWL INVITATION

The loser of the ACC title game has their loss count as a normal conference loss. Va Tech just got their 3rd loss, bumping us up from #4 to #3 in the ACC, and giving us a *much* better bowl.

GATOR BOWL: #20 NC State will be playing on New Years day vs #25 West Virginia!!!!

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I really want to finish up recruiting and get ready for next season, but I'm not really up for the bowl game right now, so we'll have to finish off the season tomorrow.

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Award Winners

SS Roy Mangram wins the Thorpe award for best DB(82 tackles/4 TFL/3 INt/2 FF/1 TD)

FS Brandon Barns is second for the same award (75 tackles/5 TFL/3 INT/1 FF/1 TD)

Thsoe were our only two award finalists.


1st Team All Americans

Our award winners, FS Barns and SS Mangram, are both 1st team All Americans!


MLB Sterling Lucas (85 tackles/8 TFL/2 sacks/5 INT/7 PD) is a 2nd team All-American

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Final Regular Season Top 25

1. Texas (13-0)
2. Notre Dame (12-0)
3. BYU (12-0)
4. Boise State (12-0)
5. Texas A&M (11-1)
6. Clemson (12-1)
7. Wisconsin (11-1)
8. Washington (11-1)
9. Florida (11-2)
10. Florida State (10-2)
11. Georgia (10-2)
12. LSU (10-2)
13. Pittsburgh (10-2)
14. Oklahoma (9-3)
15. TCU (11-1)
16. USC (9-3)
17. Auburn (9-3)
18. Alabama (10-3)
19. Tennessee (9-3)
20. NC State (10-2)
21. Penn State (10-2)
22. Kent State (11-2)
23. UCF (11-2)
24. Cal (9-3)
25. West Virginia (9-3)

Boston College, based on others receiving votes, came in 29th. that's 4 teams in the ACC Atlantic Division being ranked before a single team in the Coastal.

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GATOR BOWL

#25 West Virginia (#2-Big East) vs #20 NC State (#3-ACC)


West Virginia has seen their superstars graduate and is down a bit, rated 81 overall. 86 O/85 D though, which is very solid. We are rated 86 OVR/88 O/87 D.

Lee is picking us, while Kirk is going with the Mountaineeres.

West Virginia won their first 9 games in a row, before losing vs Pitt,at Cinci, and vs Notre Dame to close out the season.


1st Quarter

WVU 3 and out. Underwood runs for 20 yards on his first carry straight up the gut. Glennon converts a huge 3rd and 12 pass to Smith, and Underwood completes the drive with an 8 yard run. 7-0 NC State(11 plays, 70 yards). WVU ties it quickly, with a 53 yard rush on an option, 7-7 (5 plays, 65 yards). We punt, and WVU has the ball to start quarter #2.

7-7 (glennon 4-4 23 yards, Underwood 9 carries 60 yards)


2nd Quarter

WVU Punts. We put together a long drive that Underwood finishes off with a 2 yard TD run. 14-7 (10 plays, 79 yards). WVU has to punt again. uggggh. We're driving, might get into FG range, trying to throw a screen, a defender is there and picks it and takes it to the house. 14-14.

14-14 at the half(Glennon 11-17 89 yards, 0 TD/1 INT : Underwood 17 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD)

We should be up here, we are really controlling them on defense. The pick 6 is devastating.

3rd Quarter

We have to punt on or opening drive, and WVU has the type of drive I'd feared from them all along. 15 plays, 71 yards, no stopping them. 21-14 WVU. We get a drive goign but stall out at the 30. Miller(kicker) donks a 47 yard FG attempt off the left upright.

21-14 after 3, but WVU is driving (Glennon 13-21 117 yards, Underwood 21 carries, 106 yards)

4th Quarter

WVU finishes off another long TD drive (11 plays, 71 yards). 28-14 WVU. We're forced to a 3 and out, with 4:45 left and are in big trouble. We force a 3 and out of our own and get it back with 3:45 left. Unfortunately, after a first down, our offense dies at midfield and we give it back. We stop WVU, but there's only 2 minutes left when we get the ball. This time we get a couple nice plays, and go 70 yards in 7 plays for a touchdown. 28-21.

32 seconds left when we try for an onside kick. We recover but the kick was too short, only 8 yards. Game over.

The Pontiac Game Changing Performance is accurate... its the pick 6 with 20 seconds left in the first half that allowed WVU to tie it up instead of us having a chance to go up 2 scores at halftime.

Glennon: 20-35, 193 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Underwood: 24 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD
Smith: 6 rec, 69 yards
Green: 5 rec, 64 yards

#25 West Virginia 28
#20 NC State 21


The big difference, besides the one key turnover, was that they kept pounding our WR's whenever they had a catch. We had at least 4 drops on 3rd downs after a defender laid a hit on our receivers.

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Job Offers

Our contract is up this year and we have an extension offer plus two others.

1) 6 year NC State extension.
2) Arizona State
3) Virginia Tech

getting offered the Virginia Tech job is quite a suprise. The entire goal of this dynasty though is to bring a championship to Raleigh, so the decision is a no brainer, 6 more years!

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Bowl Results

Poinsettia Bowl: Nebraska 35, UNLV 17

New Orleans Bowl: North Texas 42, Tulane 17

Papajohns.com Bowl: Western Michigan 21, Troy 17

New Mexico Bowl: Wake Forest 28, Texas Tech 24

Las Vegas Bowl: Cal 45, TCU 14

Hawaii Bowl: ECU 35, Fresno State 24

Motor City Bowl: Miami University 41, Arkansas State 10

Holiday Bowl: #13 Oklahoma 52, #24 USC 24

Champs Sports Bowl: Michigan 28, Boston College 10

Texas Bowl: UTEP 29, Akron 28

Emerald Bowl: Indiana 25, Georgia Tech 13

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Va Tech 31, Cincinnati 14

Liberty Bowl: #20 UCF 31, Mississippi State 10

Alamo Bowl: Illinois 49, Toledo 20

Humanitarian Bowl: North Carolina 20, Purdue 13

Independence Bowl: Navy 17, FIU 7

Armed Forces Bowl: Colorado 51, Arizona State 34

Sun Bowl: Louisville 48, UCLA 43

Music City Bowl: #14 Auburn 34, Miami 21

Peach Bowl: #9 Florida State 51, Tennessee 27

Insight Bowl: Northwestern 36, Nevada 17

Outback Bowl: #11 Georgia 52, Ohio State 45

Capital One Bowl: #15 Alabama 35, #25 Penn state 10

Cotton Bowl: #12 LSU 34, Missouri 17

International Bowl: #19 Kent State 28, USF 10

GMAC Bowl: Southern Miss 35, Northern Illinois 38


BCS Bowls

ROSE: Washington (Pac 10) 45, Wisconsin (Big 10) 44

SUGAR: Florida (SEC) 24, Texas A&M (at large) 16

FIESTA: BYU (at large) 21, Boise State (at large) 16

ORANGE: Clemson (ACC) 56, Pittsburgh (Big East) 6

BCS National Championship: Notre Dame(stupid Notre Dame BCS Rule Auto-Bid) 34, Texas (Big 12) 31


Wow. Texas scores a touchdown with 31 seconds to go in regulation to tie the game at 28. Texas gets a FG to start overtime, Notre Dame gets a TD to win it.

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End of Season Top 25

1. Notre Dame (13-0)
2. BYU (13-0)
3. Texas (13-1)
4. Clemson (13-1)
5. Boise State (12-1)
6. Washington (12-1)
7. Florida (12-1)
8. Texas A&M (11-2)
9. Florida State (11-2)
10. Wisconsin (11-2)
11. Georgia (11-2)
12. LSU (11-2)
13. Oklahoma (10-3)
14. Auburn (10-3)
15. Alabama (11-3)
16. Pittsburgh (10-3)
17. TCU (11-2)
18. Cal (10-3)
19. Kent State (12-2)
20. UCF (12-2)
21. West Virginia (10-3)
22. NC State (10-3)
23. Miami University (11-2) <-- the one in the MAC
24. USC (9-4)
25. Penn State (10-3)


Final ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

1. Clemson 13-1 (8-1)
2. Florida State 11-2 (7-1)
3. NC State 10-3 (6-2)
4. Boston College 8-5 (5-3)
5. Maryland 4-8 (2-6)
6. Wake Forest 6-7 (1-7)


Coastal

1. Virginia Tech 10-4 (6-3)
2. Miami 8-5 (4-4)
3. North Carolina 9-4 (4-4)
4. Georgia Tech 6-7 (3-5)
5. Virginia 4-8 (2-6)
6. Duke 3-9 (1-7)

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Season Stats

Passing

Glennon: 179-292, 2324 yards, 15 TD, 13 INT, 141.0 QB Rating
Meyers: 35-61, 590 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT, 161.3 QB Rating


Running

Underwood: 312 carries, 1561 yards, 16 TD
Carter: 84 carries, 370 yards, 6 TD


Receiving

Smith: 56 rec, 750 yards, 2 TD
Bryan: 42 rec, 464 yards, 4 TD
Brown: 37 rec, 618 yards, 6 TD
Green: 28 rec, 311 yards, 2 TD
Underwood: 28 rec, 431 yards, 3 TD

Defense

MLB Lucas: 94 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sack, 5 INT
SS Mangram: 88 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 INT
FS Barns: 81 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 INT
LE Washington: 46 tackles, 16 TFL, 7 sacks (** Freshman, woohoo)
DT Everett: 44 tackles, 14 TFL, 7 sackes


Kicking

Carter - 17-26 FGs (5-8 from 40-49, 2-5 from 50, all in supersim, I would never try a 50 yarder with this chump)

[Radii]

on to the offseason!

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Players Leaving

Early Departure Threats (Starters in Bold)

DT Marty Everett, JR (RS), 93 OVR - Pro Draft
OLB Wayne Maddox, JR (RS), 92 OVR - Pro Draft
SS Roy Mangram, JR (RS), 87 OVR - Pro Draft
C Reggie McCloud, SO, 66 OVR - Transfer to CMU


Graduating Seniors(Starters in Bold)

Offense

TE George Bryan, 92 OVR
FB Colby Jackson, 77 OVR
HB Curtis Underwood, 90 OVR
LT Jake Vermiglio, 93 OVR
RG Mike Golder, 84 OVR
WR Jay Smith, 87 OVR
QB (anonymous) QB #16 :D 76 OVR


Defense

MLB Sterling Lucas, 88 OVR
DE Jeff Riescamp, 82 OVR
CB Dominique Ellis, 84 OVR
FS Brandon Barns, 92 OVR
OLB William Beasley, 92 OVR
FS Justin Byers, 85 OVR
OLB Terrell Manning, 90 OVR



Early Departure Resolution

obviously the 3 starters I want back for any cost.

DT Everett, 93 OVR - It takes an hour, but Everett is easy to sway. RETURNING

OLB Wayne Maddox, 92 OVR - 90 minutes, again gets him back. RETURNING

SS Roy Mangram, 87 OVR - Another easy say, 1 hour, welcome back kid. RETURNING

C Reggie McCloud, 66 OVR - I want him back so that I can potentially redshirt the 4* center I have coming in. I give it 30 minutes and he comes back. RETURNING

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No transfer requests.

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Offseason Recruiting[/B]



Week 1

Only 5 hrs, 45 minutes left after I work with the guys who want to go pro. I've only got 7 guys on the board though, so I have time to talk to them all and I schedule visits with every single one.


Week 2

There we go. Week 2 Commits:

4* ATH Andrew Mitchell
4* CB Roman Pennington
4* QB James Atkins
4* DE Marcus Cotton
3* QB Wendell Bass
3* P Tucker Anderson
3* SS Perry Eaton

haha, that's my entire recruiting board. I add some random targets from my pipeline states to see if I can fill out the class a bit more.


Week 3

I've got a 4* WR visiting already, and a couple 3* guys.


Week 4

4* WR Scott Cole just committed. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about that.


Week 5

3* DE Danny Wright commits this week.


after final week

3* Hb Larry Wilson
3* OLB David Jackson

both sign with us.

Final Recruiting Tally

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Richard Wilson, KY: ***** (#2)
James Atkins, CA: **** (#5)
Wendell Bass, MS: *** (#25)

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

-


Wide Receivers:

(JUCO) WR Scott Cole, GA: **** (#17)

Tight Ends:

Evan Washington, NC: *** (#20)

Tackles:

Cameron Washington, TN: **** (#14)

Guards:

John Woods, GA: ***** (#3)
Adam Stephens, GA: **** (#11)


Centers:

Jonathan Campanella, IN: **** (#3)

Defensive Ends:

Marcus Cotton, NC: **** (#17)
Danny Wright, VA: *** (#50)


Defensive Tackles:

-

Outside Linebackers:

Terrell Patrick, GA: ***** (#7)
Ben Glover, NC: **** (#8)


Middle Linebackers:

-

Cornerbacks:

(JUCO) Roman Pennington, VA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

Brandon Wright, KS: **** (#11)

Strong Safeties:

Adam Justice, TX: *** (#17)
Perry Eaton, VA: *** (#21)

Kicker

-

Punters

Tucker Anderson, LA: *** (#3)

Athlete

Andrew Mitchell, MD: **** (#15)

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Recruiting Class Rankings

Texas lands the #1 class in the nation.

Tennessee is #2.

ACC Rival Florida State has the #3 class.

NC State has the #10 recruiting Class in the country!

Also from the ACC:

#14 Virginia Tech
#15 Clemson
#17 North Carolina
#28 Miami
#31 Georgia Tech
#34 Boston College
#54 Virginia
#79 Duke
#95 Wake Forest
#114 Maryland

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Position Changes

ATH Andrew Mitchell only converts well to QB. He might be an ok backup.

No other changes.

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Incoming Freshman Class

5* QB Richard Wilson - 78
5* G John Woods - 78
4* WR Scott Cole - 78 (JR/JUCO)
4* T Cameron Washington - 78
4* OLB Ben Glover - 76
4* C Jonathan Campanella - 75
4* QB James Atkins - 74
4* FS Brandon Wright - 74
4* ATH Andrew Mitchell - 73
4* G Adam Stephens - 72
3* QB Wendell Bass - 71
3* HB Larry Wilson - 71
4* DE Marcus Cotton - 71
4* CB Roman Pennington - 71 (JR/JUCO)
3* DE Danny Wright - 70
3* OLB David Jackson - 69
3* SS Perry Eaton - 69
3* P Tucker Anderson - 69

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Cuts

I've got to cut 4 players, down from 74 to 70.

Incoming Freshman 3* QB Wendell Bass is gone. With our ATH switching to QB, we brought in 4 QB's this year.

Punter Jeremy Miller is gone. The 3* I recruited is better, even after Miller had a year to develop.

This will be the first time i've ever cut a 4* recruit outright. 4* CB Roman Pennington is the worst CB on the roster, and a junior already. I've only got 2 graduating next year and Pennington would almost never see the field.

RE Danny Wright is gone, 3* recruit rated 70 OVR.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#9 Mike Glennon, 6'6" 199 lbs. SR (RS). 93 OVR
#7 Taylor Meyers, 6'1" 204 lbs. SR. 89 OVR
#15 Andrew Mitchell, 6'0" 200 lbs, FR, 73 OVR

#17 Richard Wilson, 6'1" 190 lbs, FR, 79 OVR
#11 James Atkins, 6'3" 190 lbs, FR, 74 OVR

Outlook:

Glennon will be passing a bit more this year, based on a new house rule I'm implementing(more on that later), and the fact that I'll have a freshman starting at tailback.

Wilson and Atkins will end up very similar to Glennon/Meyers i bet. Atkins has a speed rating of 84, which makes for a very intriguing option consideration down the road.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Halfbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#21 Ben Bullock, 6'3" 194 lbs, FR(RS). 83 OVR
#29 AJ Carter, 5'11" 184 lbs SO. 80 OVR
#24 Rick Wright, 5'11" 212 lbs. JR (RS). 76 OVR

#32 Larry Wilson, 6'2" 215 lbs. FR. 71 OVR

Outlook:

Bullock is going to be a superstar. I certainly expect a 1200 yard season out of him as a freshman. Carter was a suprisingly good backup last year for Underwood, and he showed some great development this year.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Fullbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#27 Ryan Davis, 6'0" 195, JR (RS), 78 OVR
#39 Jerry Turner, 6'2" 233 lbs. JR. 67 OVR

Outlook:

We'll look harder for FB's this year. Davis looks decent but his rating is deceptively high from converting from HB last year. He's not a great run blocker.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers


Starter
Redshirting

#89 Ryan Brown, 6'0" 198 lbs, SO (RS). 81 OVR
#82 Matt Green, 6'3" 186 lbs. JR (RS). 80 OVR

#83 Tony Wilson, 6'2 206 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR
#87 Landon Fields, 6'3 221 lbs. SO (RS). 79 OVR
#81 Nate Christensen, 5'10" 186 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR
#85 Kyle Williams, 6'2" 257 lbs. SO (RS). 78 OVR

#84 Scott Cole, 6'3" 169, JR. 78 OVR


Outlook:

No one is as good this year as Jay Smith was last year(he left rated 85), but we have a lot of decent young WR's. They won't be spectacular, but, they will develop and we'll have a very good bunch of WRs in a couple years.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Tight Ends


Starter
Redshirting

#88 Mario Carter, 6'4" 228 lbs. JR (RS). 82 OVR
#10 RJ McPhee, 6'3" 264 lbs. FR (RS). 70 OVR
#80 Josh Torrey, 6'4" 235 lbs. SO (RS). 69 OVR


Outlook:

Carter will be a good TE for us, but this position is downgraded a ton from last year. Torrey is barely developing at all. I lost a 4* TE in recruiting last year and, like FB, am really under pressure this year to find something.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Offensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle
#79 Cameron Washington, 6'4" 298 lbs. FR. 78 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. FR (RS). 73 OVR
#63 Joel Lewis, 6'1" 305 lbs. FR (RS). 70 OVR


Left Guard
#66 Yomi Ojo, 6'6" 275 lbs. SR (RS). 94 OVR
#76 Joe Waller, 6'3" 293 lbs. JR (RS). 77 OVR

#71 John Woods, 6'3 305 lbs. FR. 78 OVR

Center
#62 Trevor Carter, 6'5" 267 lbs. SO. 79 OVR
#65 Reggie McCloud, 6'1" 319 lbs. JR. 69 OVR

#78 Jonathan Campanella, 6'2" 311 lbs. FR. 75 OVR

Right Guard
#64 Alphonso Longshore, 6'0" 326 lbs. JR 82 OVR
#67 Harold Thomas, 6'2" 303 lbs. FR(RS). 77 OVR

Right Tackle
#60 James Walters, 6'5" 311 lbs. SR. 91 OVR
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6" 291 lbs. JR 79 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. FR (RS). 73 OVR


Outlook:

We're noticibly worse at LT, but will be happy to make Cameron Washington a 4 year starter. We're noticibly improved at Center, and although we're starting a new RG this year, he's rated about the same as the guy we just graduated.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Defensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left End
#90 Jeffrey Washington, 6'5" 249 lbs. SO. 84 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR
#98 Tommy Brown, 6'5" 236 lbs. FR (RS). 76 OVR

Defensive Tackle
#70 Marty Everett, 6'4" 303 lbs. SR (RS). 95 OVR
#96 Derek Hicks, 6'1" 280 lbs. JR. 82 OVR
#93 Mike Anderson, 6'3" 267 lbs. SO(RS). 77 OVR
#94 Ken Wright, 6'4" 319 lbs. FR(RS). 76 OVR

#91 Kedrick McCloud, 6'3" 256 lbs. SO. 73 OVR


Right End
#97 Jeff Ostrander, 6'8" 277 lbs. SO(RS) 83 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR

#99 Marcus Cotton, 6'5" 248 lbs. FR. 71 OVR

Outlook:
We're improved on the D-line, with only 81 OVR RE Jeffrey Riescamp gone, and Ostrander has out-developed that already.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Linebackers


Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker
#52 Johnny Peterson, 6'3" 209 lbs. JR (RS) 83 OVR
#53 Carl Brant, 6'3 226 lbs. JR (RS) 86 OVR
#59 Ben Glover, 6'6" 204 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#55 David Jackson, 6'1" 216 lbs. FR. 69 OVR


Middle Linebacker
#51 Brandon Davis, 6'1" 231 lbs. FR(RS). 80 OVR
#54 Blake Leak, 5'11" 220 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
#50 Marcus Davis, 6'2" 219 lbs. FR (RS). 69 OVR

Right Outside Linebacker
#58 Wayne Maddox, 6'2 228 lbs. SR (RS). 94 OVR
#53 Carl Brant, 6'3 226 lbs. JR (RS) 86 OVR

Outlook:

We lost three players rated 90(LOLB Beasley), 90(OLB Manning), and 88(MLB Lucas) last year, so this is going to be an interesting year for us here. Its by no means a bad group, but it was an overpoweringly good group last year.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Secondary


Starter
Redshirting

Cornerbacks
#23 Akeem Cunningham, 5'10" 172 lbs. SR (RS). 88 OVR
#26 Nate Jones, 6"0" 218 lbs. JR (RS) 80 OVR
#48 Eric Harris, 6'0" 177 lbs. SO (RS). 80 OVR
#30 Alan McPhearson, 6"0" 185 lbs. JR (RS) 75 OVR
#36 Joey Stovall, 5'11" 186 lbs. FR(RS). 74 OVR
#38 Austin Rodgers, 6'0" 186 lbs. FR(RS). 72 OVR

Free Safety
#43 Matt Wade, 6'0" 192 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#44 Brad Spence, 5'9 183 lbs. FR (RS). 71 OVR
#46 Brandon Wright, 6'3" 196 lbs. FR. 74 OVR

Strong Safety
#35 Roy Mangram, 6'1" 194 lbs. SR (RS). 90 OVR
#37 Jamal Houston, 6'4" 190 lbs. SR (RS). 79 OVR
#42 Roy Bowen, 6'2" 212 lbs. FR. 69 OVR
#34 Perry Eaton, 6'0 190 lbs. FR. 69 OVR

Outlook:

Cunningham and Mangram give us some studs in the secondary, and our #2 and #3 CB's both developed nicely last year, which is a bright spot here. We lost an all american in Barns at FS, and the outlook at SS is terrible after this year.

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The 2012 NC State Wolfpack:

Kicking Game


Starter
Redshirting

Kicker
#8 Mark Carter, 6'0" 210 lbs. SO(RS). 58 OVR


Punter
#14 Tucker Anderson, 6'0" 220 lbs. FR. 69 OVR



Outlook:

We got a 3* punter in Anderson, so that's a start. Now, about this kicker...

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Overall, I think this team is of about the same caliber as last year. The LB are weaker, but the D-line improved. We lost 2 starters on the O-line but the rest are greatly improved, etc. I would not be suprised to see our team OVR rating drop from 86 back down to 85 or 84, but its really hard to judge that looking at the roster breakdown.

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2012 Recruiting


PIPELINE

We have(quite by accident) added two new pipeline states in Texas and Maryland. It looks like we've lost South Carolina as a pipeline state.

Our Pipeline states are NC, VA, GA, FL, MD, and TX


Major Needs

Fullback: Still looking for a fullback.

Kicker: Badly.

Tight End: This is becoming a more desparate need. Any decent TE we find would start for us immediately.

Offensive Line: It looks like a constant battle to keep the O-line strong. We recruited 4 4* O-linemen last year, but have two more starters graduating this year, and one of those 4*'s last year came in a bit weak. We could, again this year, use any 4* linemen that we can get.

OLB: We got one solid recruit in Ben Glover but we lost so much at LB that this is still a need for us.

Strong Safety: We brought in two guys in the last two years, hoping to find our next starter after Mangram graduates. both suck. Mangram leaves this year, this is our last chance before we throw a guy barely rated 70 on the field.

Minor Needs

Defensive Tackle: Not a major need yet, but we will only have 4 on the roster next year, and one of those will be a senior, so we could use depth, or would love to find guys that would be capable of starting in 2-3 years.

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Preseason Recruiting[/B]



13 Players have NC State listed as their top school. They're all 3* and below. One is a SS and one is a De, so I'll add them and hope they are "easy gets"

46 players have NC State in their top 3. Again all 3* guys and below, and I see nothing that intrigues me.

Next I look by position for guys that have me in their top 10. A 5* ATH who looks like a CB goes on the board.

FB is another big disappointment. One 3* FB has me in his top 10. There are 3 4* FB's in this class. Two are in pipeline states so I'm going after them.

TE is worse, the best TE that has any initial interest is a 2* guy. I add a couple guys who happen to be in pipeline states and we'll see what we can do.

The best kicker in the country is a 2* K this year. I'm not wasting my time.




Preseason Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



The list is really kinda underwhelming. But i have such stellar talent at QB and HB, and a lot of good young WRs, and just the one 5* ATH interested in me this year. But it looks like this is going to almost certainly end up a worse class than the last couple season.

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Season Schedule

The game, by default, schedules me to play Texas and Texas Tech to finish out the year. Uh, no?

I switch things up and get rival ECU coming to town early for guys that are ready to visit right away. I replace Texas with Navy. If I kept Texas Tech on the schedule, I would have an A+ schedule. But, I think(espicially looking at my ACC schedule this year which I *hate*), I want another win instead.


Week 1: vs Cincinnati
Week 2: vs ECU
Week 3: at Maryland
Week 4: at North Carolina
Week 5: at Georgia Tech
Week 6: vs Virginia Tech
Week 7: at 3 Clemson
Week 8: vs Wake Forest
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: vs 4 Florida State
Week 11: vs Boston College
Week 12: vs Navy
Week 13: vs Arkansas State
Week 14: BYE

Strength of Schedule: A


3 games on the road to open the ACC season, then I get Virginia Tech, then I have to go to Clemson. That is a ridiculously bad stretch of 5 games, while all the early road games are winnable, road games make me nervous, and starting out with 3 of them makes me extra nervous.

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Preseason Top 25

1. Notre Dame
2. Texas
3. Clemson
4. Florida State
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Texas A&M
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10. Washington
11. Wisconsin
12. LSU
13. USC
14. Cal
15. Tennessee
16. Penn State
17. NC State
18. BYU
19. Boise State
20. Auburn
21. Michigan
22. Ohio State
23. Missouri
24. West Virginia
25. Pittsburgh


Last year We were given B+ OVR, B+ OFF, B+ DEF in these ratings. This year we're down to a B Overall, B on offense, while still a B+ on defense. Special Teams is a B-.


Just barely out of the top 25, North Carolina is #26, Miami #28, and Virginia Tech #30. Boston College is #35, Wake Forest #40, and Georgia Tech #47. We play all of these teams except for Miami

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2012 ACC Outlook

We're rated 3rd overall in the ACC. Unfortunately, also 3rd in the ACC Atlantic.

Atlantic

1. Clemson
2. Florida State
3. NC State
4. Boston College
5. Wake Forest
6. Maryland

Coastal

1. North Carolina
2. Miami
3. Virginia Tech
4. Georgia Tech
5. Virginia
6. Duke

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Toughest Places to Play

Carter-Finley Stadium is listed as the #25 tougest place to play right now. We've won 9 home games in a row, not the longest streak in the country, but close. 4 or 5 teams have 10 and 11 game winning streaks.


Preseason All-Americans

SS Roy Mangram (SR) is a 1st team preseason All-American


We've got no one on the second team.

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NC State Recruiting Ratings

These have been improving year by year, and I haven't really mentioned them.

Academic Prestige: VG
Campus Lifestyle: VG
Coach Experience: EX
Coach Prestige: VG (this is improved from last year)
Conference Prestige: EX
Championship Contender: EX (this is improved from last year)
Athletic Facilities: EX
Fan Base: GR
Pro Factory: VG
Program Stability: GR (improved from Good last year)
Program Tradition: EX (improved from last year)
Television Exposure: Fair


EX = Excellent
GR = Great
VG = Very Good
G = Good
Fair = Fair


In my first season, NC State only has 2 attributes at Excellent. We've been able to increase that to 5 now, a huge boost in our ability to recruit.

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these are always subject to change, but based on how I play the game and things I've noticed, I am adding some house rules. I really don't plan on limiting things much, as I'm obviously not just cruising to national titles here. But I want to be playing a good, realistic game of football.

HOUSE RULES

Gameplay

1. No intentional stalling of the game clock unless up 21, down 21(ie just trying to get the damn game over with), or with less than 3:30 to go in the game.

-The CPU doesn't manage the game clock to its advantage until the last few minutes, so neither will I.

2. I may only go for it on 4th down based on these parameters:

1st half: Between my opponent's 35 and 40 yard line. 4th and 1.
3rd quarter: On my opponent's half of the field. 4th and 2 or less.


-- Its just too easy to get a 3rd and 5 situation and run the ball, knowing that as long as I get to within 2 yards of the marker I'll get it fairly easily on 4th down. In the first half, the CPU is throwing in these spots and punting when they miss. In the 2nd half the CPU goes for it a lot more, which is why I back it out to midfield and 4th and 2 instead of just 4th and 1.


3. I must maintain a 3:2 ratio of runs/passes at all times. I will check the stats at the end of each quarter. If I am running the ball more than 60% of the time, I must intentionally throw the ball away on every offensive posession(except for punts) until the ratio is back to within a 3:2 run/pass ratio.

-- I obviously run the ball much better than I pass. I fully believe this is due to my stick abilities and not any flaws in the game. but i'd like to make sure I maintain a realistic level of play here. I think I naturally end up in this range most of the time anyway, 30 runs to 20 passes, etc. But there are times where I just run it forever.


Recruiting

1, I may not add new players to my recruiting board during the offseason recruiting period unless it is to fill a required team need where I will not have enough players at a given position during the next season.

-- My results last year were a bit... off. I landed a 4* and 4 3* players by adding them in offseason week one and totally half-assed recruiting them. That shouldn't happen. My recruiting strategy is pretty straight forward at this point. I add between 12-18 players to my board initially, replacing them if I have to drop off some, and sometimes adding new ones as I land players, and I usually end up with a recruiting class in the 12-20 player range. There is no need to artificially inflate that/pan for gold by cherry picking 4* guys that the CPU overlooks.

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2012 Week 1



Recruiting

I have 17 guys on my recruiting board, and there is no way I'm going to get to all of them. Right now I consider FB and TE in crisis mode and will spend all the time I need to on the gusy I have at those positions. I'm trying to get someone, anyone, to throw me in their top 10 so I can choose a target to go hard after

I also make time for the 2 guys that list me #1, and the 5* ATH that I am after. 4 4* targets didn't get any attention at all. I'm worried about this and expect to narrow down the list next week and get these 4* guys up near the top.


Week 1 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 1 Game

Cincinnati at #17 NC State

Time to see how we're rated(I know of no other way to get the numerical value expect for starting the week 1 game). Yup, I was right. We are listed at 84 overall. 83 on offense, 87 on defense. That's of course fine but I hate seeing that number go down even a little. Cinci is rated 73 overall.

On his first college play, Bullock goes up the middle for 9 yards. Welcome to the team, buddy. Hah. On his 3rd play, he fumbles. But we recover.

1st: 0-0 (9 passes, 5 runs)

Half: 3-3 (14 passes, 11 runs - 2.8 yards per carry kinda dictating this one)

3rd: 10-9 CIN (19 passes, 17 runs - Bullock finally broke a big run, 30 yards. I missed an XP to explain the 1 point deficit. Can't believe I missed an XP).


Well, we score a TD to open up the 4th quarter, and make a two point conversion to go up 17-10. Cincinnati drives on us but we stop them on the 10 yard line, and force a FG, 17-13. We are able to get into FG range and push the lead back up to 7, 20-13, with about 2 minutes left. We're looking to keep them in front of us, make them burn clock trying to move down the field... and they get a 70 yard TD pass on their first play, thanks to about 3 broken tackles by the WR. But... they MISS the extra point. 20-19 and we win.

Glennon: 16-25, 150 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Bullock: 27 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Brown: 3 rec, 48 yards
McPhee: 2 rec, 12 yards, 1 TD

#17 NC State 20
Cincinnati 19


This team is just noticibly not as good as last year. Bullock is going to be great, but he lacks the speed I'm used to at RB. I noticed 3 or 4 runs where Underwood hits the corner and goes for 15 yards, but a speedy safety gets up in time to prevent that and tackles Bullock for a 3 yard gain.

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2012 Week 2



Recruiting

I'm very, very worried about this recruiting class. FB Patrick Johnson has already signed elsewhere. None of the TE's and FB's I made offers to put me in their top 10, and a couple of them list their "stage" as already down to top 5 teams, which seems to be impossible to break into.

We try one more week on a couple of these TE/FB's but may have to just bring in some 2*'s for depth until we find someone who has more interest later in these thin recruiting classes.

I was able to make time to get scholarship offers out to all the 4* guys that had some early interest and will begin focusing more heavily on them after this week.
Week 2 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 2 Game

ECU (0-0) at #17 NC State (1-0)

ECU is rated 62 overall, they have an ok offense but terrible D. I expect better things than I saw vs Cincinnati.


1st: 10-3 ECU (8 passes, 7 runs)

Halftime: 17-10 ECU (12 passes, 14 runs)


3rd: 23-20 ECU (18 passes, 20 runs)


ECU gets a FG to start the 4th quarter, but we are able to put together a nice drive, ending in a 5 yard TD run for Bullock, to take a 27-26 lead. EcU gets to midfield but we're able to stop them there and get the ball back, a couple first downs allows us to run out the last 2 minutes of the game.

Glennon: 18-23, 232 yards, 1 TD/3 INT
Bullock: 28 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
Brown: 8 rec, 121 yards, 1 TD

#17 NC State 27
ECU 26

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2012 Week 3



Recruiting

TE Cory Moore bumped us up to #4 on his list, behind Florida, Texas A&M, and TCU, so that's going to be a tough nut to crack, but I think we have to try.

FB Leonard Swanson has us at 6th. But only 3 other schools have given him scholarship offers, so that's a bit disconcerting too.

Week 3 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 3 Game

#16 NC State (2-0) at Maryland (0-1)

After struggling so badly at home I'm nervous about any road game. We really need this one with trips to Chapel Hill and Blacksburg coming up though.

Maryland is an improving team. They're rated 79 this year.


1st: 7-0 NCSU (5 passes, 6 runs)

2nd: 23-7 Maryland (15 passes, 12 runs)

We had 3 INts and a fumble in the 2nd quarter. Pretty much could not have possibly gone worse.


3rd: 23-14 Maryland (24 passes, 19 runs)


arrrrgh. We get a TD with about 1:30 to go in the game to cut the lead to 2. We try an onside kick but fail. We stack up on the run and force a punt, but have to use all 3 of our time outs. The best we can do is get down to the 30 yard line. Unfortunately I fuck up the spike ball instruction somehow(I guess I puonded on the X key and ended up audibling into a run), I threw the ball away but got a grounding call. I've got a kicker rated under 60 trying to kick a 50 yard field goal. Its also the first time i've ever been iced by the other team on a FG attempt... so basically, no chance in hell. Its short and wide.


Glennon: 25-41 288 yards, 0 TD/4 INT
Bullock: 19 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Green: 6 rec, 93 yards


Bullock is just a power back, except my O-line has a couple weak spots, and he isn't breaking enough tackles to do anything. Carter is rated worse but has a ton more speed. i'm thinking about switching it up at HB.

Maryland 23
#16 NC State 21

[Radii]

2012 Week 4



Recruiting

TE Moore and FB Swanson both bump us up to 3rd this week, and are ready for visits, they'll be checking out our game vs Wake Forest in week 8. We've settled in finally to a more normal recruiting cycle with some hope.



Week 4 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 4 Game

NC state (2-1) at #22 North Carolina (2-0)

We beat UNC for the first time last year at home. I'm not terribly optimistic about our chances on the road the way we've been playing, but we shall see.

UNC is rated 81 overall, so we have a slight edge.


1st: 14-0 NC State (9 passes, 9 runs)


Halftime: 34-7 NC State(yes, you're reading that right) - 15 passes, 12 runs


It's 47-10 with 1 minute left in the 3rd when i go ahead and super sim it out.

UNC threw 4 INT's, we took 2 of them back to the house and scored almost every time we touched the ball. Just an amazing turnaround from the first 3 games where we felt like we were never in control of anything.

I started Carter at HB for the extra speed, but, he got hurt on the very first drive and Bullock played the entire first half. Carter came back in the 3rd.


Glennon: 16-20, 320 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Bullock: 21 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Green: 4 rec, 49 yards
Brown: 4 rec, 83 yards

NC State 59
#22 North Carolina 10

[Wolfpack]

Way to go, Dick Sheridan! :D

[Radii]

2012 Week 5



We're back in the top 25 after our huge win over North Carolina. We're #24 in the nation.

Recruiting

I'm slowly feeling better about recruiting this year. We've made great headway with 4* TE Cory Moore, he's got us #1 now. It's still going to be a big stretch to pull in more than 8 or 9 of our initial targets, which is low compared to the last few years.


Week 5 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 5 Game

#24 NC state (3-1, 1-1 ACC) at Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 ACC)

Lee has Tech winning this one. Kirk is on our side though. Tech's ACC loss came at Va Tech. Tech is rated 79 overall, slightly lower than us.


1st: 3-0 NCSU (6 passes, 10 runs) <-- that's the first time i've ever broken my rule :D I've got the ball, and throw it away on 2nd down like the house rules state to open the 2nd.

2nd: 20-14 NCSU (14 passes, 15 runs) <-- crazy 2nd quarter. Each team had a pick 6, and each team broke a 40+ yard run for a TD. We added an extra FG to go up 6.


3rd: 27-21 NCSU (23 passes, 25 runs)


We score early in the 4th to go up 34-21. Ga Tech, however, returns the kickoff back for a touchdown, cutting it to 34-28. We are unable to score on our next drive, and Tech puts together a huge 15 play drive. We're just not able to stop them, and tech goes up 35-34. An INT on our last drive ends the game. Tech gets a TD with 6 seconds left instead of kneeling. Assholes.


Glennon: 19-30, 146 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Carter: 24 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
Brown: 6 rec, 67 yards, 1 TD


Georgia Tech 42
#24 NC State 34

[Radii]

2012 Week 6


Well this is officially a down year from last year's great 10-2 season, ugh. We're 3-2 with games vs Va Tech and at Clemson up next.

Recruiting

We've got 4 kids coming to visit this week. Other than that, no major news here.

Week 6 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 6 Game

#21 Virginia Tech (5-0, 1-0 ACC) at NC State (3-2, 1-2 ACC)

This is a critical game for us, given that we've lost two close ones already to teams we should beat, and still have Clemson and FSU on the schedule. A win salvages a reasonable chance of a 4-4 ACC finish.

Virginia Tech is rated precisely the same as we are in all areas.


1st: 14-3 NC State (7 passes, 7 runs - we're on the VT 3 yard line as the quarter ends also)

2nd: 35-10 NC state (16 passes, 15 rushes)


It's 42-10 in the 3rd quarter when I supersim out the rest of it.

Glennon: 20-25 260 yards, 4 TD/0 INT
Carter: 23 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
Brown: 7 rec, 107 yards, 1 TD


NC State 52
#21 Virginia Tech 19

[Radii]

2012 Week 7


We're unranked in the coaches poll but #25 in the Media poll after our big win last week. Don't expect that to last.


Recruiting

Mostly good news this week, the guys that visited all had A- trips. 4* Fullback swanson has us listed #1 for the first time this season, so that is huge. 4* Guard Tim Tyler dropped us to #2 behind Wisconsin, but he comes in to visit in Week 8 vs Wake Forest.



Week 7 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 7 Game

NC State (4-2, 2-2 ACC) at #4 Clemson (5-0, 4-0 ACC)

Clemson, suprisingly to me, is only rated 86 overall(88 O/87 D), but, they have always had great speed and Death Valley is a terribly difficult place to win.


1st: 7-0 Clemson (6 passes, 4 runs - we have 2 INT's, this should be MUCH worse)

Half: 21-14 Clemson (11 passes, 10 runs - this is going as well as possible for us. Clemson has 306 total yards, we have 95...)

3rd: 31-28 Clemson (14 passes, 19 runs)


We have the ball to open the 4th quarter, and Glennon hits Brown for a 55 yard completion early in the quarter to give NC State a 35-31 lead. We've struggled all day stopping clemson, and this is no exception. they breeze their way past midfield, and we need a big play for a stop. We get a huge play, a sack on 2nd and 10, that forces Clemson into a 3rd and 21. They have to punt.

Our next drive is a good one, but stalls around the Clemson 20. A horrible grounding penalty knocks us back to the 29, and we miss a 46 yard FG. If I lose this one I'm going to be pretty mad at myself, having missed two FG's on the day.

Clemson ball, and they drive easily again, running the clock under 2 minutes and getting inside the 10. We force an incomplete pass, then they try an option run that gets them to about the 5. On 3rd down they pass and we break it up. 4th and 5, they go for it, run a draw play, and we have it totally stuffed. NC STATE WINS.


Glennon: 14-20, 174 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Carter: 20 carries, 220 yards, 3 TD <-- carter broke 2 huge runs of 60+ yards, there were a lot of missed tackles and he has a TON of speed to get outside.
Brown: 4 rec, 95 yards, 1 TD <-- Brown broke a 54 yard TD catch to give us the winning score.

And, a rare defensive shout out.

Mangram: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 INT, 1 TD

all in all we had 4 INTs on the day and that is why we won. When they didn't turn it over we had a VERY hard time stopping them.

NC State 35
#4 Clemson 31

[Radii]

With our earlier wins over ECU and North Carolina,and now our massive upset over Clemson, we have gone undefeated versus our rivals for the first time!

[Radii]

2012 Week 8


We move all the way up to 19th in the Media Poll. We're unranked in the coaches poll(#27 using the 'others receiving votes' list).

Recruiting

4* MLB Jason Brown has soft committed to Notre Dame. I don't think we can get him back.

Because we are focusing heavily on the FB and TE we're recruiting, as well as the 5* ATH, we're having trouble making time for everyone on the list. This week is our big visit week, with 6 guys coming to see us play Wake Forest. I'm really hoping I can get a commmit or two after this week.




Week 8 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 8 Game

Wake Forest (4-2, 2-2 ACC) at NC State (5-2, 3-2 ACC)

Lee's picking Wake. Their only two losses are at FSU, and at Clemson. They cruhed Maryland at Maryland, heh. They are rated pretty low though, 72 overall, 73 O/76 D. I think the difference in me struggling vs ECU and Maryland and expecting to win here is the switch to having Carter start at RB instead of Bullock.


1st: 14-7 Wake (3 passes, 7 runs) <-- OOPS. Throwing away my next 2 passes.

Half: 17-17 (10 passes, 13 runs)

3rd: 31-26 Wake (18 passes, 20 runs)


Oh man. What the hell is up with this team. We score and hit the 2 point conversion to go up 34-31. We hold Wake and are driving, trying to put it out of reach, and Glennon throws a pick 6. 38-35 Wake. We return the kickoff for a TD, and its 42-38, NC State. We hold Wake again and get the ball back with about 2:30 to go. I need 1 first down to at least make them burn timeouts. We've got a 3rd and 12, and I call a pass play, I misread the corner and through a quick out to a guy that I thought was going to be wide open. The corner was in a zone though and not on the man I expected, he jumps it, returns it for a TD and we lose.

Glennon: 15-25 182 yards, 0 TD/2 INT
Carter: 25 carries, 190 yards, 4 TD
Brown: 5 rec, 69 yards


Just a ridiculous loss.

Wake Forest 45
NC State 41

[Radii]

2012 Week 9



Recruiting

Well, the recruits that came to town to see us lose to an inferior Wake Forest team aren't exactly thrilled. Visits are in the B-/C+ range.

We do, however, get 3 soft commits despite our bad visits. 3* DE Kyle Arnold, 4* DE Tim Tyler, and 5* ATH John Scott all soft commit with NC State! If I could land those next week it'd be a huge win for us.

MLB Brown officially goes with Notre Dame.



Week 9 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 9 Game

BYE

[Radii]

2012 Week 10


We're playing a great team in FSU this week, so I assume we win by 50? What a crazy season so far.


Recruiting

SCORE. 5* ATH John Scott and 3* DE Kyle Arnold both commit to NC State! Scott is the #6 ranked recruit in the nation. He'll most likely end up a CB, but we'll see when things roll in during the offseason.

We also get soft commits from BOTH of our top two targets, 4* TE Moore and 4* FB Swanson.

Bad news too though. 4* G Tim Tyler, who had soft committed to us last week pulls a complete 180 and hard commits with Wisconsin... we'll miss him.



Week 10 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

-

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 10 Game

#2 Florida State (8-0, 6-0 ACC) at NC State (5-3, 3-3 ACC)

FSU is rated 91 OVR, 86 O/96 D. Should be fun.


1st: 7-6 NCSU (5 passes, 4 runs)

Half: 13-7 FSU (16 passes, 9 runs) <-- Glennon threw an INT at the FSU 15 to screw up one drive. FSU ran a 13 play drive for their TD after that. Bleh.

3rd: 27-14 FSU (23 passes, 18 runs)


FSU was driving to really put the game away, but a pick and a 94 yard TD return for CB Cunningham changes everything! That's really the first mistake FSU has made all day. And with that INT, CUnningham has 17 INTs for his career, a new NC State record.

holy shit. We force a punt, but Williams fumbles it and FSU picks it up and takes it to the house to go back up 2 scores with 5:30 left in the game.

We drive down the field but it takes a looong time, and after we get first and goal at the FSU 9, we're sacked on 3 straight plays, and a desparation toss into the end zone doesn't work. Game over.

We do try to burn our time outs and get it back for a miracle. It fails, and lets FSU get close enough to score again :P


We were getting the ball back on a punt down by 6... that fumbled punt changed everything.

Glennon: 21-32, 251 yards, 1 TD/2 Int
Carter: 17 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
Brown: 6 rec, 70 yards


#2 Florida State 42
NC State 21

[Radii]

Week 11 Top 25

1. Texas (9-0)
2. Florida State (9-0)
3. Georgia (8-0)
4. Ohio State (8-0)
5. USC (8-0)
6. Kansas (9-0)
7. Boise State (8-0)
8. TCU (8-0)
9. Clemson (8-1)
10. Notre Dame (6-1)
11. Auburn (7-1)
12. West Virginia (7-1)
13. Florida (7-2)
14. Alabama (7-2)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Wisconsin (7-2)
17. Oklahoma (7-2)
18. Penn State (7-2)
19. BYU (7-1)
20. Fresno State (8-0)
21. Cal (7-2)
22. UCF (8-1)
23. TExas A&M (6-3)
24. USF (7-1)
25. Tennessee (6-3)


9 undefeated teams remain. 2 of Texas' final 3 games are against ranked opponents(Notre Dame/Texas A&M). Florida State still has Clemson and Florida left.

[Radii]

ACC Standings


Atlantic Division

1. Florida State 9-0 (7-0)
2. Clemson 8-1 (6-1)
3. Wake Forest 6-3 (4-3)
4. Maryland 3-5 (3-3)
5. NC State 5-4 (3-4)
6. Boston College 4-5 (2-4)


Coastal

1. Miami 5-4 (3-3)
2. North Carolina 5-4 (3-4)
3. Georgia Tech 4-5 (3-4)
4. Virginia 5-3 (2-3)
5. Virginia Tech 6-4 (2-4)
6. Duke 2-7 (1-6)


The coastal division is a huge mess.

[Radii]

Award Semifinalists

Roy Mangram is #2 in the running for the Thorpe award. He's the only NCSU player up for anything. Mangram is having another great year, 58 tackles, 3 INTs, 1 TD.

[Radii]

One final note before we get back to it.

Freshman MLB Brandon Davis(70 tackles, 12 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 def. TD) was diagnosed with a severe concussion in the 3rd quarter of the Florida State game. He is out for the season.

[Radii]

2012 Week 11




Recruiting

I was hoping both my soft commits would sign, but I'll have to be happy with one. 4* FB Leonard Swanson has signed!! Thank god, a fullback.

Good news: TE Moore is still leaning towards us. SS Nelson and DT Jenkins have both soft committed to NC State.

Bad News: FB Beard has soft committed to Virginia Tech(not real bad since we got our top target there). T Dukes has soft committed to Michigan. If we cannot get him back this will be a major disappointment. I thought we had the lead on 2 4* O-linemen and we may lose out on both.

I add 4 more guys to the my board this week.

Week 11 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 11 Game


Boston college (4-5, 2-4 ACC) at NC State (5-4, 3-4 ACC)

We host Boston College in a pretty critical game. We want to get bowl eligible, and we want to finish .500 in the ACC. BC is rated horribly, 69 overall, but after Wake Forest, I'm ready for anything.

1st: 7-0 NCSU (10 passes, 10 runs)

Half: 27-14 NCSU (15 passes, 16 runs) <-- no big plays/defensive TD's here. Just neither team able to stop the other at all.


I quick sim it out when we score 2 straight touchdowns and go up 41-14 in the 3rd.


Glennon: 12-20, 133 yards, 2 TD/1 INT
Carter: 19 carries, 139 yards, 3 TD
Brown: 5 rec, 38 yards, 1 TD


NC State 54
Boston College 21

[Radii]

2012 Week 12




Recruiting

Its a big week for us, T Jay Dukes(stolen back from Michgan!), DT Marque Jenkins, and TE Corey Moore all sign with us!

FB Matt Beard signs with Va Tech, no suprise there.

We get a soft commit from SS Chris Nelson(I marked him as red last week by accident). OLB Jared Jackson has soft committed to Va Tech. We're losing a lot of guys to them this year.

Its not a steller class early or anything, but 1 5*, 4 4*'s, and a 3* at positions we could all use, much like our regular season(we're now 6-4), its not spectacular but its shaping up ok.


Week 12 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 12 Game

Navy (3-5) at NC State (6-4)

We expect easy wins in our last two games. Navy is rated 62 overall.

We score 14 on our first two posessions and just supersim this one out.

Glennon: 21-27, 288 yards, 1 TD
Carter: 37 carries, 154 yards, 2 TD
Brown; 5 rec, 68 yards

NC State 36
Navy 10

[Radii]

2012 Week 13


We're up to 7-4 with one more cupcake left before we go bowling.

Recruiting

One signing this week, 3* SS Chris Nelson will be joining the pack!

3* WR Danny Roberts(one of the late additions ot the board) bumps us up to #1 and we get an immediate commit from him when offering a scholarship.

Week 13 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 13 Game

Arkansas State (4-6) at NC State (7-4)

Another game I hope I can supersim early. Arkansas State is rated a ridiculously bad 53 OVR.


I go 59 yards on 2 plays to go up 7-0. Screw this, really not interested in playing this one :)

NC State 58
Arkansas State 10

[Radii]

1. Texas (9-0)
2. Florida State (9-0)
3. Georgia (8-0)
4. Ohio State (8-0)
5. USC (8-0)
6. Kansas (9-0)
7. Boise State (8-0)
8. TCU (8-0)

The teams above were all undefeated after week 10. Lets see what happened to each.

Texas: Lost to both Notre Dame and Texas A&M. 10-2, ranked 13th.
Florida State: Beat Clemson. Still has #9 Florida on the schedule. Ranked #1 and undefeated.
Georgia: Lost at Auburn. Ranked #4, 10-1 with one game left and the SEC Title game.
Ohio State: Lost vs Michigan. Still has to visit #11 LSU to end the season.
USC: Lost to Notre Dame. Currently ranked #5.
Kansas: Lost at home to Kansas State. Ranked #10.
Boise State: Lost at home to Fresno State. Ranked 8th.
TCU: Still undefeated. games vs Purdue and Oregon remaining. TCU likely favored in both.


So currently the only two undefeated teams are Florida State and TCU. If Florida State can get by Florida they're in. TCU has these two games.

Should either lose, Notre Dame is ranked 3rd and Georgia 4th.

[Radii]

2012 Week 14


Recruiting

We lose SS Cedric Fifita to Penn State. 3* DT Martin Henderson has soft committed to us.

Week 14 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 14 Game

BYE

[Radii]

TCU crushes Purdue and Florida State beats Florida in overtime. FSU will be in the national title game.

[Radii]

2012 Week 15


Recruiting

3* DT Martin Henderson is heading our way. 3* OLb chuck Lamb has soft committed.


Week 15 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)



Week 15 Game

BYE

[Radii]

2012 Conference Championship Week


Recruiting

3* OLB Chuck Lamb signs.

Conference Championship Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)

[Radii]

2012 GATOR BOWL


The 2012 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida will feature Pittsburgh out of the Big East vs NC State from the ACC! Both teams are 8-4.

[Radii]

FSU will be in the national title game.


I forgot all about the ACC Championship game, hah. But FSU does win it.


Conference Championship Week


ACC: Florida State 32, Miami 28
SEC: Auburn 38, Georgia 21
Big 12: Texas 38, Kansas 28

[Radii]

GATOR BOWL


Pittsburgh (8-4, Big East #3) vs NC State (8-4, ACC #4)

Both teams are unranked. Lee and Kirk both are picking Pitt. Pitt is rated 79 OVR(81 O/80 D) compared to our 84 OVR(83 O/87 D)


1st Quarter

Pitt drives down the field on the opening drive but Mangram picks off a pass in the end zone! After that, we each punt once, and we're going to be punting yet again back to Pitt to start quarter #2.

0-0.

2nd Quarter

Pitt goes 3 and out and we finally get the first big play of the game. AJ Carter breaks 2 tackles and gets outside to break a 76 yard TD run to put us up 7-0 with 5:54 left in the half. backup LB Brant gets an INT at midfield on the next drive!

gaaaaaaah. We complete a pass on our next drive, but Brown fumbles and Pitt picks it up. Glennon gets to the defende and tackles him, and while making the tackle hurts himself and is out for the game. His career as a member of the Wolfpack is over. Its up to the backup now.

Pitt kicks a 26 yard FG on their next drive, 7-3 NC State. We have to punt and Pitt is able to get another FG before the half. 7-6 NC State. Annnnnnnnnnd, I'm a moron. Trying to do something with 25 seconds left, I throw a pick 6.

Pittsburgh 13
NC State 7

HALFTIME


Glennon went 9-10 with 91 yards before getting hurt.
Meyers is 1-2 for 12 yards and an INT

Carter has 5 carries for 97 yards, thanks to that big TD run.

3rd Quarter

After each team goes 3 and out, we put together a 10 play, 65 yard drive, Carter finishes it off with a 7 yard TD. 14-13 NC State.

Pittsburgh uses a 30 yard run of their own to set up a 42 yard FG with 2:35 left in the 3rd. 16-14 Pittsburgh.

We're driving as the 3rd ends.

4th Quarter

We miss a 48 yard field goal a few plays after the 4th opens.

Carter gets a 30 yard run, and after that we struggle and fight for every yard. It takes 13 plays and over 3 minutes, but we go 80 yards and score. Carter takes it in from 1 foot out. We go for 2, and who else but AJ Carter takes it in for the conversion. 22-16 NC State

2:28 left in the game at this point.

Pitt takes their time, mixing in some runs and passes. They convert a 4th and inches on our 35 yard line, and keep it moving. 1st and 10 from from the 22 yard line with 40 seconds to go. We get a sack for a 2 yard loss, then an incompletion. On 3rd down they complete a 9 yard pass, setting up a 4th and 1 from the NC State 13. They go for a pass over the middle, and its broken up!! NC STATE WINS.


Glennon: 9-10, 91 yards
Meyers: 13-17, 111 yards, 0 TD/1 INt

Carter: 22 carries, 163 yards, 3 TD

Brown: 7 rec, 45 yards


GATOR BOWL

NC State 22
Pittsburgh 16

[Radii]

BOWL RESULTS

ACC teams and Ranked teams included

Las Vegas Bowl: Cal 21, #24 BYU 16

Hawaii Bowl: #19 Fresno State 42, ECU 35

Holiday Bowl: #17 Texas A&M 41, UCLA 35

Champs Sports Bowl: #23 Wisconsin 38, Virginia Tech 10

Texas Bowl: #14 Oklahoma 45, UAB 10

Emerald Bowl: Virginia 40, Washington 38

Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina 45, Rutgers 28

Liberty Bowl: Tennessee 21, #22 UCF 19

Humanitarian Bowl: #25 Kansas State 49, Boston College 14

Armed Forces Bowl: #12 Boise State 19, Oregon 17

Music City Bowl: #15 Alabama 38, Wake Forest 7

Peach Bowl: Ole Miss 42, Miami 17

Outback Bowl: #11 Florida 38, #20 Michigan 17

Capital One Bowl: #16 Penn State 24, #10 Georgia 21 (OT)

Cotton Bowl: #18 LSU 33, #13 Kansas 3




BCS Bowls

Rose: #7 Ohio State 28, #4 USC 20

Sugar: #6 Auburn 30, #5 West Virginia 26

Fiesta: #8 Texas 45, #9 Clemson 35

Orange: #3 Notre Dame 31, #21 South Florida 21



NATIONAL TITLE GAME:

#1 Florida State 30, #2 TCU 20

[JetsIn06]

I'm still following. :)

Looks like you got a solid recruiting class coming in. NC State is just fucking terrible in my dynasty. :eek:

[Radii]

Award Winners

WR Kyle Williams is the returner of the year (29.9 KR average, 1 TD / 12.8 PR average, 1 TD)

SS Roy Mangram wins the Thorpe Award! (77 tackles, 6 INT, 1 TD)



1st Team All-Americans

CB Akeem Cunningham, SR

SS Roy Mangram, SR

Returner Kyle Williams, SO


Freshmen All-Americans

HB Ben Bullock



1st Team All-ACC

HB AJ Carter, SO
LG Yomni Ojo, SR
CB Akeem Cunningham, SR
SS Roy Mangram, SR
P Tucker Anderson, FR
Returner Kyle Williams, SO

2nd Team All-ACC

DT Derek Hicks, JR
CB Nate Jones, JR
FS Matt Wade, FR

[Radii]

I'm still following. :)

Awesome :)

Looks like you got a solid recruiting class coming in. NC State is just fucking terrible in my dynasty. :eek:


This class is small but fills a lot of needs I think, so I'm pleased. NC State starts out as a 3* school overall. Going 8-4 in my first year raised them up to a 4* school. If that doesn't happen I imagine they quickly sink instead.

[Radii]

2012 Final Top 25 Poll

1. Florida State (14-0)
2. Notre Dame (12-1)
3. TCU (12-1)
4. Auburn (12-2)
5. Ohio State (12-1)
6. Texas (12-2)
7. USC (11-2)
8. West Virginia (11-2)
9. Oklahoma (11-2)
10. Boise State (11-2)
11. Penn State (11-2)
12. Florida (10-3)
13. LSU (10-3)
14. Georgia (11-3)
15. Clemson (10-3)
16. Alabama (10-3)
17. Texas A&M (10-3)
18. Fresno State (12-1)
19. Kansas (11-3)
20. Wisconsin (10-3)
21. USF (11-2)
22. Kansas State (11-2)
23. UCF (12-2)
24. Cal (10-3)
25. Temple (12-2)


We get some votes and finish behind Ole Miss, BYU, and Tennessee, 29th.


Only two teams in the top 25, but the ACC has the national champion. I wonder what that does for Conference Prestige.

[Radii]

Final 2012 ACC Standings

Atlantic

1. Florida State 14-0 (9-0)
2. Clemson 10-3 (6-2)
3. NC State 9-4 (4-4)
4. Wake Forest 7-6 (4-4)
5. Boston College 6-7 (3-5)
6. Maryland 4-8 (3-5)


Coastal

1. Miami 8-6 (5-4)
2. North Carolina 8-5 (4-4)
3. Virginia Tech 8-5 (4-4)
4. Virginia 8-5 (3-5)
5. Georgia Tech 5-7 (3-5)
6. Duke 2-10 (1-7)

[Radii]

2012 NC State Wolfpack Season Stats

Passing

Glennon: 222-321, 2734 yards, 16 TD, 19 INT
Meyers: 27-36, 324 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT


Rushing

Carter: 220 carries, 1386 yards, 24 TD **
Bullock: 145 carries, 493 yards, 6 TD
Davis: 11 carries, 20 yards

** New School Record

Receiving

WR Ryan Brown: 68 rec, 913 yards, 5 TD
TE Mario Carter: 47 rec, 533 yards, 2 TD
WR Matt Green: 35 rec, 490 yards, 1 TD
RB AJ Carter: 28 rec, 359 yards, 3 TD
WR Tony Wilson: 21 rec, 260 yards, 1 TD
TE RJ McPhee: 16 rec, 220 yards, 4 TD


Defense

LB Wayne Maddox: 89 tackles, 12 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INT
SS Roy Mangram: 77 tackles, 3 TFL, 6 INT
CB Nate Jones: 75 tackles
MLB Brandon Davis: 70 Tackles, 12 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT
DT Derek Hicks: 52 tackles, 20 TFL, 7 sacks
CB Akeem Cunningham, 50 tackles, 7 INT


Career Records

CB Akeem Cunningham graduates with 20 INTs, 4 more than the previous record set in 1973.

[Radii]

Offseason Time!

[Radii]

Players Leaving

Underclassmen Threatening To Leave(Starters In Bold)

CB Nate Jones, JR(RS), 80 OVR) - Pro Draft
WR Landon Fields, SO(RS), 81 OVR - Transfer -> Ball State


Offense(Starters in Bold)

QB Mike Glennon, 93 OVR
QB Taylor Meyers, 89 OVR
TE Mario Carter, 84 OVR
LG Yomi Ojo, 94 OVR
RT James Walters, 92 OVR


Defense(Starters in Bold)

DT Marty Everett, 96 OVR
ROLB Wayne Maddox, 94 OVR
CB Akeem Cunningham, 88 OVR
CB #25, 75 OVR
SS Roy Mangram, 91 OVR
SS Jamal Houston, 82 OVR

Early Departure Resolution

CB Nate Jones is someone I really want back next year, and he quick to come back to the team. STAYING

WR Landon Fields I don't care about as much but I do want to hang on to everyone that I can, so Io spend some time and he comes back. STAYING



We didn't have a ton of seniors, and only lost 4 on offense, and 4 on defense. We lost our starting QB and 2 guys on the line though, which is a concern.

[Radii]

Transfers

nope.

[Radii]

2012 Offseason Recruiting



Offseason Week 1

We've only got 3 guys left on the board, and only one looks likely to sign. MLB Marcello Slaughter is coming in for a visit this week.


Offseason Week 2

4* MLB Marcello Slaughter signs with NC State! The other guys are just broken or something, or they *really* hate us. We have the only offer out there, but they don't even have us in their top 10s.


Offseason Week 3

4* OLB Clint Bush randomly moves us up to #1 on his list. The fact that there's a 4* guy that no one is recruiting bothers me.

Offseason Week 4

Yeah, we're going to land both these last two guys since no one else is recruiting them I think.


Offseason Week 5

la la la, nothing to see here.


Final Recruiting Week

4* OLB Clint Bush has signed with us, I don't imagine he's happy about it, but no one else offered him.

3* CB Maurice Galloway has chosen to walk on at South Carolina instead of signing with us. LOL?


Recruiting

Conference Championship Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

-

Fullbacks

Patrick Jackson, MD: **** (#2)
Leonard Swanson, GA: **** (#3)
Matt Beard, VA: *** (#6)


Wide Receivers:

Danny Roberts, GA: *** (#83)

Tight Ends:

Cory Moore, TX: **** (#2)
Casey Louis, FL: *** (#6)
Blake Spender, FL: *** (#8)

Tackles:

Jay Dukes, NC: **** (#5)

Guards:

Tim Tyler, FL: **** (#3)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Kyle Arnold, NC: *** (#53)

Defensive Tackles:

Marque Jenkins, GA: **** (#5)
Martin Henderson, VA: *** (#17)

Outside Linebackers:

Jared Jackson, MD: *** (#31)
Chuck Lamb, TX: *** (#45)
Clint Bush, GA: **** (#16)

Middle Linebackers:

Jason Brown, TX: **** (#2)
Marcello Slaughter, TX: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Maurice Galloway, GA: *** (#30)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

Cedric Fifita, NJ: *** (#5)
Chris Nelson, TX: *** (#15)

Kicker

-

Punters

-

Athlete

John Scott, TN: ***** (#2)

[Radii]

2012 Recruiting Class Rankings

Our class:

5* - 1
4* - 6
3* - 5

This is good for 30th overall. Our worst class in a few years, but looking at the players individually, we got 4* and up guys at the positions we need most so I am happy.


Texas has the #1 class in the nation this year.

ACC Recruiting Rankings

8. Florida State
17. North Carolina
20. Virginia Tech
22. Miami
30. NC State
31. Clemson
38. Virginia
45. Georgia Tech
46. Wake Forest
51. Maryland
53. Boston College
117. Duke

[Radii]

Recruiting Needs Review



Major Needs

Fullback: Still looking for a fullback.

Kicker: Badly.

Tight End: This is becoming a more desparate need. Any decent TE we find would start for us immediately.

Offensive Line: It looks like a constant battle to keep the O-line strong. We recruited 4 4* O-linemen last year, but have two more starters graduating this year, and one of those 4*'s last year came in a bit weak. We could, again this year, use any 4* linemen that we can get.

OLB: We got one solid recruit in Ben Glover but we lost so much at LB that this is still a need for us.

Strong Safety: We brought in two guys in the last two years, hoping to find our next starter after Mangram graduates. both suck. Mangram leaves this year, this is our last chance before we throw a guy barely rated 70 on the field.

Minor Needs

Defensive Tackle: Not a major need yet, but we will only have 4 on the roster next year, and one of those will be a senior, so we could use depth, or would love to find guys that would be capable of starting in 2-3 years.



FB: We got a 4* FB that we desparately needed.

K: There weren't any.

TE: We got a 4* TE as well, getting the FB and TE is the most important thing this class, if I could not land any at all I would have considered moving to the spread. *shudder*

O-Line: We brought in a 4* Guard, and weer disappointed to lose out on a 4* Tackle. Not bad given we have no immediate danger here, but I'd like to keep a pretty steady stream of O-linemen coming in.

SS: Other than kicker, we missed here the most. We did land one, but a 3* guy ranked 15th in this class, when we whiffed on the #5 guy in the class. Hopefully he comes in rated higher than I expect.

DT: We do a great job here getting 2 top 20 DT's.

[Radii]

Position Changes

Incoming Tackle Jay Dukes goes from LT to RT.

Incoming DE Kyle Arnold goes from LE to RE

ATH John Scott rates 84 at FS, 81 at CB, and 79 at SS. I really want to slot him at corner and redshirt him and turn him into a total shutdown corner. But, with Mangram graduating, SS is a giant need position. He is going to be a 4 year starter for us at Strong Safety.

[Radii]

Incoming Freshmen

4* OLB Bush - 80
4* T Dukes - 79
5* ATH Scott - 79
4* TE Moore - 76
3* DT Henderson - 76
4* MLB Slaughter - 76
4* DT Jenkins - 75
4* FB Swanson - 73
3* DE Arnold - 73
3* WR Roberts - 70
3* OLB Lamb - 67
3* SS Nelson - 66

[Radii]

Cuts

I only have to cut 1 player this year since my recruiting class came in pretty small. Incoming freshman SS Chris Nelson is the unlucky one.

[Radii]

The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#17 Richard Wilson, 6'1" 190 lbs, FR(RS), 82 OVR
#11 James Atkins, 6'3" 190 lbs, FR(RS), 77 OVR
#15 Andrew Mitchell, 6'0" 200 lbs, FR(RS), 77 OVR

Outlook:

Wilson is a likely 4 year starter here. This will be the lowest I've been rated at QB in my 5 years at NC State. Atkins has a speed of 84, and is somewhat interesting as a result.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Halfbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#29 AJ Carter, 5'11" 184 lbs JR. 83 OVR
#21 Ben Bullock, 6'3" 194 lbs, SO(RS). 86 OVR
#24 Rick Wright, 5'11" 212 lbs. SR (RS). 77 OVR
#32 Larry Wilson, 6'2" 215 lbs. FR(RS). 75 OVR

Outlook:

While Bullock should be well on his way to developing into a 90+ rated stud his final two years, Carter is the man. Carter's speed is 95. Bullock is very strong but is the slowest of the 4 backs.

[Radii]

The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Fullbacks


Starter
Redshirting

#27 Ryan Davis, 6'0" 195, SR (RS), 84 OVR
#39 Jerry Turner, 6'2" 233 lbs. SR. 70 OVR

#20 Leonard Swanson, 5'11" 230 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Outlook:

Davis will finish up here while Swanson redshirts in preperation for being a 4 year starter.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers


Starter
Redshirting


#87 Landon Fields, 6'3 221 lbs. JR (RS). 84 OVR
#89 Ryan Brown, 6'0" 198 lbs, JR (RS). 84 OVR
#81 Nate Christensen, 5'10" 186 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR
#83 Tony Wilson, 6'2 206 lbs. SO(RS). 81 OVR
#85 Kyle Williams, 6'2" 257 lbs. JR (RS). 81 OVR
#84 Scott Cole, 6'3" 169, JR(RS). 81 OVR
#82 Matt Green, 6'3" 186 lbs. SR (RS). 80 OVR

#86 Danny Roberts, 6'7 183 lbs. FR. 70 OVR


Outlook:

How odd. Brown and Green were the starters last year. Green did not improve at all. Fields came out of nowhere and will start this year alongside Brown.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Tight Ends


Starter
Redshirting

Cory Moore, 6'5, 243 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#80 Josh Torrey, 6'4" 235 lbs. JR (RS). 73 OVR
#10 RJ McPhee, 6'3" 264 lbs. SO (RS). 73 OVR

Outlook:

Perhaps Moore should redshirt, but I am pretty certain he cared about early playing time, which helped me bring him here. I'm just going to let him go all out and see what he can do in 4 years.

[Radii]

The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Offensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle
#79 Cameron Washington, 6'4" 298 lbs. SO. 81 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. SO (RS). 75 OVR


Left Guard
#71 John Woods, 6'3 305 lbs. FR(RS). 82 OVR
#76 Joe Waller, 6'3" 293 lbs. SR (RS). 79 OVR


Center
#62 Trevor Carter, 6'5" 267 lbs. JR. 85 OVR
#78 Jonathan Campanella, 6'2" 311 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#65 Reggie McCloud, 6'1" 319 lbs. SR. 72 OVR


Right Guard
#64 Alphonso Longshore, 6'0" 326 lbs. SR 88 OVR
#67 Harold Thomas, 6'2" 303 lbs. SO(RS). 84 OVR

Right Tackle
#61 Brandon Harper, 6'6" 291 lbs. SR 83 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. SO (RS). 75 OVR

#60 Jay Dukes, 6'6" 314 lbs. FR. 79 OVR


Outlook:

We're more balanced this year, with no super studs like Ojo, but no weak spots either. We are graduating two starters on the right side, but Thomas and Dukes will be ready to start in their place next year.

[Radii]

The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Defensive Line


Starter
Redshirting

Left End
#90 Jeffrey Washington, 6'5" 249 lbs. JR. 87 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. SR (RS). 86 OVR
#98 Tommy Brown, 6'5" 236 lbs. SO (RS). 79 OVR

Defensive Tackle
#96 Derek Hicks, 6'1" 280 lbs. SR. 83 OVR
#93 Mike Anderson, 6'3" 267 lbs. JR(RS). 80 OVR
#94 Ken Wright, 6'4" 319 lbs. SO(RS). 79 OVR
#91 Kedrick McCloud, 6'3" 256 lbs. SO (RS). 78 OVR

#70 Martin Henderson, 6'5" 267 lbs. FR. 76 OVR
#92 Marque Jenkins, 6'0" 283 lbs. FR. 75 OVR


Right End
#97 Jeff Ostrander, 6'8" 277 lbs. JR(RS) 88 OVR
#95 Corey Rogers, 6'3" 236 lbs. JR (RS). 86 OVR
#99 Marcus Cotton, 6'5" 248 lbs. FR(RS). 74 OVR

#66 Kyle Arnold, 6'7" 270. FR. 73 OVR

Outlook:

The ends are improving greatly and are both going to be outstanding. We lost Everett in the middle which does hurt, but overall its not a bad D-line at all.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Linebackers


Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker
#52 Johnny Peterson, 6'3" 209 lbs. SR (RS) 90 OVR
#59 Ben Glover, 6'6" 204 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#55 David Jackson, 6'1" 216 lbs. FR (RS). 73 OVR


Middle Linebacker
#51 Brandon Davis, 6'1" 231 lbs. SO(RS). 83 OVR
#54 Blake Leak, 5'11" 220 lbs. SO(RS). 79 OVR
#50 Marcus Davis, 6'2" 219 lbs. FR (RS). 74 OVR

#58 Marcello Slaughter, 6'3" 225 lbs. FR. 76 OVR

Right Outside Linebacker
#53 Carl Brant, 6'3 226 lbs. SR (RS) 90 OVR
#59 Ben Glover, 6'6" 204 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#55 David Jackson, 6'1" 216 lbs. FR (RS). 73 OVR

#56 Clint Bush, 6'1" 220 lbs. FR (RS). 80 OVR

Outlook:

LB has been one of our strongest areas for the last 2 years. It'll be strong again this year with Peterson and Brant out there, and bush is a great recruit, but after that we have some weakness on the outside still.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Secondary


Starter
Redshirting

Cornerbacks
#48 Eric Harris, 6'0" 177 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR
#26 Nate Jones, 6"0" 218 lbs. SR (RS) 82 OVR
#30 Alan McPhearson, 6"0" 185 lbs. SR (RS) 77 OVR
#38 Austin Rodgers, 6'0" 186 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
#36 Joey Stovall, 5'11" 186 lbs. SO(RS). 75 OVR

Free Safety
#43 Matt Wade, 6'0" 192 lbs. SO(RS). 83 OVR
#46 Brandon Wright, 6'3" 196 lbs. FR(RS). 75 OVR
#44 Brad Spence, 5'9 183 lbs. SO (RS). 74 OVR


Strong Safety
#37 John Scott, 6'0" 186 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#42 Roy Bowen, 6'2" 212 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
#34 Perry Eaton, 6'0 190 lbs. FR(RS). 73 OVR

Outlook:

I overrestimated my CB situation. Scott maybe should have moved there after all. He'll be valuable at SS too though. We're ok back in the secondary but need to recruit some corners this year.

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The 2013 NC State Wolfpack:

Kicking Game


Starter
Redshirting

Kicker
#8 Mark Carter, 6'0" 210 lbs. JR(RS). 63 OVR


Punter
#14 Tucker Anderson, 6'0" 220 lbs. SO. 72 OVR



Outlook:

We need to bring in a kicker this year, even if it's a 2* scrub, just so we can redshirt him for when Carter leaves.

[Radii]

Overall, I must say I'm concerned. A freshman QB, only two guys on the entire roster rated 90, we have a more balanced O-line, and we know that AJ Carter is a stud and I'll start him from day 1 this year, but the lack of superstar 90+ rated guys makes me worry that we don't have guys that can step up and challenge Clemson and FSU now or any time in the near future at all.


Of course, there's good and bad in this. It means its not as easy to get to the top, so the challenge is good.

[Radii]

NC State Recruiting Ratings

Changes from last year are noted.

Academic Prestige: G (down from VG)
Campus Lifestyle: VG
Coach Experience: EX
Coach Prestige: VG
Conference Prestige: EX
Championship Contender: EX
Athletic Facilities: EX
Fan Base: GR
Pro Factory: VG
Program Stability: GR
Program Tradition: EX
Television Exposure: G (up from Fair)


EX = Excellent
GR = Great
VG = Very Good
G = Good
Fair = Fair


This is still very fine, though I wonder what caused the academic prestige to fall. That has proven valuable many times.

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2013 Season Schedule

We are ranked #23 in the preseason.

Week 1: vs Akron
Week 2: vs UAB
Week 3: vs San Jose State
Week 4: vs North Carolina
Week 5: vs Georgia Tech
Week 6: vs Maryland
Week 7: vs #14 Clemson
Week 8: at Wake Forest
Week 9: at Virginia
Week 10: at #2 Florida State
Week 11: at Boston College
Week 12: vs East Carolina
Week 13: BYE
Week 14: BYE

Strength of Schedule: A-


4 ACC games at home in a row, then 4 in a row on the road. Funny. The Week 12 game vs ECU is entirely for guys that I can't get to visit early on.

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2013 Recruiting


PIPELINE

Our Pipeline states are NC, VA, GA, FL, and TX

We lost Maryland as a pipeline state this year. Interesting to note, there are more kids on our team this year from Georgia(16) than North Carolina (14).


Major Needs

Fullback: We need depth here, as we are losing our top two FBs, leaving only the one redshirting for next season. I don't need a stud here, just a warm body.

Wide Receiver: I have 4 Juniors on the roster, so its time to look at where I'll be when they leave. I'd like to recruit 2.

Offensive Line: I'm always looking for 4* O-linemen, this is always a priority.

Defensive End: I have two extremely good DE's. They are juniors.

Outside Linebacker: We're losing depth here faster than we can find it.

Cornerback: We have 2 seniors graduating this year, and a junior starting. We could stand to get 2 CBs.

Kicker: Yup. Get something, anything this year, even if 2*.

Minor Needs

Halfback: I wouldn't mind grooming someone for when Carter graduates.

Defensive Tackle: We got two pretty good ones last year, but again, a senior and a junior on the roster.

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2013 Preseason Recruiting



Recruiting

There are no 5* recruits who have us in their top 10 this year. I really don't have a feel for what value there may be in guys who don't have interest. I'm not adding any though.

35 4* recruits have us in their top 10. Time to pick through them and decide which 15 of them I want.

I add 16 4* guys, covering all my need positions but kicker. I put a 1* kicker on the list who has me ranked #1.

Preseason Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)

[Radii]

2013 Preseason Top 25

1. Notre Dame
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Texas
6. Auburn
7. Penn State
8. Florida
9. LSU
10. Alabama
11. USC
12. Georgia
13. Texas A&M
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Wisconsin
17. West Virginia
18. Ole Miss
19. Michigan
20. TCU
21. Cal
22. Boise State
23. NC State
24. Kansas State
25. Arizona State


As I look at the letter grades I am encouraged. The only A- team is Florida, no A's. B+ to Notre Dame, FSU, Oklahoma and a couple others. Most others are flat B's, including us.

I wonder if player development with game generated recruits is leading to a) more parity, b) fewer teams who can blow everyone away with 99 OVR type squads?

[Radii]

ACC Outlook

Atlantic

1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. NC State
4. Boston College
5. Wake Forest
6. Maryland


Coastal

1. North Carolina
2. Virginia Tech
3. Miami
4. Virginia
5. Georgia Tech
6. Duke


Looks like all the talent is on one side again.

[Radii]

2013 Week 1



Recruiting

With a huge bunch of 4* recruits all at positions of need, its hard to rank them this year. I want the O-linemen near the top for sure. After that its a cluster of OLB/CB/WR.

My kicker, HB/FB/DE/DT are the low priorities out of the bunch, though I still hope to pull some miracle where I can get them all.

I don't expect to land any of these guys right away so I go ahead and offer scholarships to as many as I can, while trying to find at least one good pitch for everyone as well.

I make it through everyone, though the last 3 or 4 guys just got a scholarship offer w/ no digging done. A few guys that didn't get offers are because I found a good pitch early and they already have me top 3-5, so I make one pitch, hoping to boost them up to #1. If I can't, I'll offer them next week.

Week 1 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 1 Game

Akron at NC State

Ahhh, the moment of truth. The first time I see my team's overall rating. Yup, its down. Akron is rated 67 overall(75 O/62 D). We are rated 81 overall(81 O/85 D). This is our worst rating since I started my second year.

In the interest of getting in as many seasons as possible, I'm going to continue using supersim when the game is either well in hand or hopelessly lost. The stats are a bit unrealistic when this happens but I'm more interested in recruiting/player development/building up NC State throughout the dynasty than I am knowing that my RB's 2000 yard season is legit.

It's 21-0 3 minutes in when I let this one go.


Wilson: 14-21 163 yards, 1 TD
Carter: 23 carries, 235 yards, 3 TD (about 90 of that, and 2 TD's came before supersim)
Tony Wilson: 5 rec, 33 yards, 1 TD

#23 NC State 61
Akron 20

[Radii]

I forgot to look at the preseason all americans, lets do that before advancing:

1st Team All-American

HB AJ Carter
DT Derek Hicks
Returner Kyle Williams


There are no Tigers or Seminoles on the 1st team list. 1 Yellow Jacket and 1 Terrapin. This gives me some hope.


2nd Team All-Americans

CB Nate Jones

2 seminoles and a tar heel join me here.


Preseason 1st Team All-ACC

HB AJ Carter
WR Ryan Brown
TE RJ McPhee
DT Derek Hicks
MLB Brandon Davis
CB Nate Jones
FS Matt Wade
Returner Kyle Williams

Preseason Second Team All-ACC

RG Harold Thomas
RE Jeff Ostrander
CB Eric Harris



Well if half of that is true we could be in great shape.

[Radii]

2013 Week 2


We remain #23 in the polls.


Recruiting

Almost everyone moves us up on their lists, a number of recruits bump us to #1. I offer scholarships to everyone left but G Greg Lewis, he bumped us up to #1 and I make one more effort to get him to #1 w/o a scholarship.

With 17 players, that's an average of just 35 minutes that I can spend per player. After all the scholarships go out, my goal is one pitch, and unlocking one new pitch to make, every week for every player. That's not likely to happen though and i'm going to have to adjust a lot.

A few players are ready to visit already. They're going to be coming in to see us play North Carolina in week 4.


Week 2 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 2 Game

UAB (0-0) at #23 NC State (1-0)

oh boy. UAB is rated 56 overall. Another supersim I hope(embarrassing if it somehow was not).


1st: 14-7 UAB (6 passes, 2 runs) <-- their offense is mowing right through my D. they have 100+ yards passing already.

Halftime: 28-17 NCSU (13 passes, 10 runs) <-- thank you for waking up, wolfpack.


3rd: 42-24 NCSU (20 passes, 18 runs)


We actually let them back in it, it was 42-36 after two straight UAB TD's(missed 2 point conversion/missed xp) before we get our heads out of our asses and put it away.



Wilson: 14-21 211 yards, 2 TD/2 INT
Carter: 27 carries, 272 yards, 5 TDs
Brown: 5 rec, 109 yards, 1 TD


#23 NC State 55
UAB 36

[Radii]

woohoo, back from a week out of town, with Warhammer coming out soon, and NFL/College both getting into full swing, I don't expect to be playing nearly as often, but hopefully I'll play enough to get through a season every 1 1/2 weeks or so.

[Radii]

2013 Week 3


We move up to #21 in the Coaches Poll

Recruiting

All of our targets have us listed 1st or 2nd except for our #10 priority, DT Heath Phillips, who has UGA and Virginia Tech over us.

We're able to hit 14 of our 17 targets with at least one pitch. As of now I have 6 guys scheduled to see us next week vs UNC. That's really the marquee home game for us this year, so I'm hoping to get a few more before that big game next week.

Week 3 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 3 Game

San Jose State (1-0) at #21 NC State (2-0)


SJSU is better than UAB, but not by much. They're rated 60 overall and we expect another blowout.

1st: 7-7 (10 passes, 7 runs)

Half: 24-7 NCSU (18 passes, 13 runs)


We get a 71 yard TD run on the first play of the 2nd half and the rout is on. I end up super simming about 12 minutes of play.


Wilson: 28-32, 326 yards/3 TD
Carter: 24 carries, 208 yards, 4 TD
Christensen: 8 rec, 91 yards, 2 TD
Brown: 6 rec, 88 yards, 2 TD


#21 NC State 66
San Jose State 16

[Radii]

Heisman Watch

I'll try to update these kinds of things a bit better now that we have fully graduated all the "HB #24" type players out of the league. But there's a special reason to pay attention this year.

1. HB William Guidry - UGA - has 156 yards and 2 TDs so far this year in limited action

2. HB Michael Frank - Florida - 371 yards and 2 rushing TDs early in the year.

3. HB AJ Carter - NC State - 74 carries for 715 yards(9.7 yards per carry), 12 rushing TDs

4. QB Rob McKenzie - Florida - QB rating of 156.6 so far, 8 TD/1 INT

5. HB Keon Reid - West Virginia - 376 yards, 188 per game, 5 rushing TD's.


Carter has put up insane numbers this year in only 3 games. That will cool off as we play better opposition, but he scored 24 rushing TD's last year, a school record, and already has half hat total. The yards in a season record is 1736 for the wolfpack, with 9 games to get 1000 more yards, he should break that too unless he gets hurt.

[Radii]

2013 Week 4


We move up to #20 in the Coaches Poll. Our first ACC game and first challenge is this week, as we host arch rival North Carolina with a number of players visiting. This is a big week for us.

Recruiting

Calling this week's game important is a bit of an understatement. We have 12 of our 17 targets visiting this week.

After the work we did in recruiting last week, 15 guys list us #1 on their board, 1 2nd(WR Bush) and 1 3rd(DT Phillips).

Week 4 Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 3 Game

North Carolina (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at #20 NC State (3-0, 0-0 ACC)


Both teams are rated 81, should be a great matchup.


1st: 14-0 NC State (13 passes, 8 runs - running game nonexistant so far)


Half: 14-0 NC State (19 passes, 11 runs - Carter has 14 yards rushing so far)


3rd: 17-14 NC State (26 passes, 15 runs)

3rd quarter was a disaster. We fumble at our own 15 yard line, allowing an easy UNC TD. To finish off the half we throw a pick at midfield and UNC is driving for the lead as we start the 4th.


We hold them to a FG attempt, which they push wide, whew. After each team punts twice, UNC has the ball with 2:30 left to go. They drive inside our 10 yard line, but end up having to settle for a FG attempt from the left hash at the 10 yard line, and they miss it. It was pouring down rain which maybe effects that? That and the total dilution of kicking talent in the game I guess. I also missed a FG today.


Wilson: 20-34, 199 yards, 1 TD/3 INT
Carter: 21 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
Carter: 7 rec, 67 yards
Moore: 3 rec, 59 yards (TE)

#20 NC State 17
North Carolina 14

[Radii]

2013 Week 5


We remain #20 in both polls.

Recruiting

WOOHOO. A HUGE start to recruiting for us, as we land 3 players immediately after the game vs North Carolina. 4* CB Ray Finley, 4* DT Heath Phillips, and 4* WR Dave Johnson all will be coming to NC State next year!

We also get a soft commit from CB Marvin Wallace, hopefully he will sign very soon as well.

Our visits were pretty much evenly split between A and A+ rated visits, we are in great shape all the way around right now.

Two more kids are coming to see us play this week vs Georgia Tech

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 5 Game

Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-2 ACC) at #20 NC State (4-0, 1-0 ACC)

Tech has fallen a long way, they're now rated 69 overall. We've struggled a bit defending their option attack in the past though.

1st: 7-7 (8 passes, 7 runs)

2nd: 21-7 NCSU (14 passes, 19 runs)

It's 37-7 near the end of the 3rd when I supersim it out.


Wilson: 14-26, 145 yards, 1 TD/0 INT
Carter: 38 arries, 334 yards, 5 TD (he had 250 yards/4 TD when I turned on supersim)
Moore: 4 rec, 40 yards
Fields: 4 rec, 29 yards


#20 NC State 50
Georgia Tech 28

[Radii]

2013 Week 6


We're up to 18th in the polls. A game vs Maryland this week before the big Atlantic Division showdown with Clemson.

Recruiting

We land our 4th 4* recruit, CB Marvin Wallace commits to NC State!

Both guys that visited last week had A- trips. We have 13 guys remaining on our board. 12 of them have us rated first. One of them just dropped us to #2, OLB Coleman is favoring Miami after visiting them last week.

The only 3 guys remaining who have not visited are all coming this week, our 4* ATH Jones, 4* HB Williams, and 1* K Jenkins.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 6 Game

Maryland (1-3, 1-3 ACC) at #18 NC State (5-0, 2-0 ACC)

Maryland, similar to Tech, is rated 69 overall, and we hope we can put them away easily as well.


1st: 21-7 NCSU (8 passes, 7 runs) -- Carter has 2 TDs and now has 50 for his career, the new all time leader at NC State. He's got 132 yards, speed is just killing these worse teams.


Half: 28-7 NCSU (15 passes, 16 runs) - Carter has 14 carries/172 yards. I got stopped on the 1 yard line on the last play of the half, thought it would be 35-7.


3rd: 28-7 NCSU (27 passes, 21 runs) - oops, carter out for the game hurt.


We finally make it 35-7 early in the 4th and its supersim time.

Wilson: 19-31, 265 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Carter: 16 carries, 179 yards, 2 tD
Fields: 5 rec, 75 yards, 1 TD
Moore: 3 rec, 57 yards

#18 NC State 35
Maryland 14

[Radii]

2013 Week 7


We're up to #14 in the nation this week, the highest I've ever had this team ranked. Of course, we've played 6 straight home games vs non-ranked opponents :D


Recruiting

The guys that visited last week all had A- visits. Otherwise, no new recruiting news.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 7 Game

#16 Clemson (4-1, 3-1 ACC) at #14 NC State (6-0, 3-0 ACC)


Clemson was upset at home last week by North Carolina. Florida State is still out there and is a top 10 team, so the ACC title isn't necessarily on the line here, but, this is a HUGE game for us, a chance to go up 2 games in the loss column vs the Tigers.

Clemson carries the same rating we do, 81 overall. Clemson usually has a lot of speed which makes them play well above their rating.


1st: 10-3 NCSU (5 passes, 5 runs) - clemson looks way better than us, but 2 INTs including a pick 6 give us the early edge

Half: 17-10 NCSU (18 passes, 8 runs)

3rd: 24-17 NCSU (23 passes, 11 runs)


Clemson ties the game with 5:30 to go. We go 3 and out, and Clemson returns the punt for a TD, the first special teams TD I've seen all season, we trail by 7 with 4:30 to go.

Ugh. We go 3 and out again, and with 2:02 to go, Clemson goes up by 2 touchdowns. We played great for 3 quarters but it wasn't meant to be.

We give up one final TD in desparation mode and it looks like a blowout.


Wilson: 15-30, 153 yards, 1 TD/0 INT
Carter: 17 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Moore: 5 rec, 29 yards
Brown: 3 rec, 32 yards

#16 Clemson 45
#14 NC State 24

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Week 8 Top 25

1. Notre Dame (6-0)
2. Ohio State (4-0)
3. Texas (5-0)
4. Georgia (6-0)
5. USC (5-0)
6. Texas A&M (5-0)
7. Arizona State (5-0)
8. Florida State (5-1)
9. Florida (5-1)
10. West Virginia (5-0)
11. LSU (4-1)
12. Auburn (4-1)
13. Penn State (5-1)
14. Fresno State (4-0)
15. Clemson (5-1)
16. Oregon (5-0)
17. Tennessee (4-1)
18. UCLA (5-0)
19. NC State (6-1)
20. Michigan (4-1)
22. Boise State (4-1)
23. Ole Miss (4-2)
24. Kansas State (4-1)
25. Oklahoma (3-3)

North Carolina is 29th, and Virginia 33rd.

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Week 8 ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

1. Florida State 5-1 (5-0)
2. Clemson 5-1 (4-1)
3. NC State 6-1 (3-1)
4. Boston College 3-3 (1-3)
5. Maryland 1-5 (1-4)
6. Wake Forest 2-4 (0-4)


Coastal

1. North Carolina 5-1 (3-1)
2. Miami 4-2 (3-1)
3. Virginia 5-1 (2-1)
4. Virginia Tech 3-2 (1-2)
5. Georgia Tech 3-3 (1-3)
6. Duke 1-5 (1-4)

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Heisman Update

1. AJ Carter - HB, NC State - 166 carries, 1374 yards, 21 TDs
2. Keon Reid - HB, West Virginia - 145 carries, 1091 yards, 13 TDs
3. Luther Kelly - HB, Texas - 87 carries, 509 yards, 9 TDs
4. Marcus Fritz - QB, Georgia - 132-177, 1603 yards, 19 TD/3 INT
5. James Austin - HB, Arizona State, 63 carries, 400 yards, 4 TD

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2013 Week 8


We fall to 19th in the polls this week. We have no more home games, the last 5 are all on the road. We start with an easy one at Wake Forest, but Florida State is still out there in a couple weeks.

Recruiting

OLB Coleman bumped us back up to 1st over Miami this week, otherwise, no changes.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 8 Game

#19 NC State (6-1, 3-1 ACC) at Wake Forest (2-4, 0-4 ACC)

We need to make sure there's no letdown this week, no looking ahead past a bad team. Wake is rated 64 overall.

1st: 6-0 NCSU (13 passes, 11 runs)

I go ahead and supersim when we go up 13-0 in the 2nd quarter, its a bit later than I realized and I need to sleep. ;)


Wilson: 21-41, 273 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Carter: 28 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD
Fields: 8 rec, 82 yards, 1 TD


#19 NC State 33
Wake Forest 16

[Radii]

I played that wake game yesterday, I guess I forgot to post it!

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2013 Week 9


We're up to #18 this week.


Recruiting

4* G Ali Malone soft commits to us this week. With no one else really close behind, we expect to land him next week. 4* FB Charles Mangiero also soft commits to us. UNC is #2 for him, so keeping one of the few quality FB's on the board away from Chapel Hill would be nice.

Florida State already has 3 5* Commits and is probably well on their way to having the best class. We're #2 early on though with our 4 4* guys, and have a realistic shot at pulling in 16 4* players this class, things are going pretty much perfectly right now.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 9 Game

#18 NC State (7-1, 4-1 ACC) at Virginia (5-2, 2-2 ACC)

I don't think Virginia is as good as their record would indicate. UNC and FSU destroyed them, and their conference wins are vs Duke and Maryland, both terrible teams.

UVA is indeed rated 69 overall, and we hope to have a big edge over them, but, it is on the road which is always a concern.


SHIT. On our second play from scrimmage, AJ Carter is hurt and is going to miss the next 3 weeks. Bye bye Heisman? And more importantly, Carter will miss our game at Florida State next week.


1st: 16-7 NCSU (9 passes, 9 runs)

Half: 29-19 NCSU (16 passes, 15 runs)

3rd: 43-33 NCSU (26 passes, 20 runs)

We've allowed 3 big plays for TDs, and fumbled twice, but our offense is playing a near perfect game. We're letting them hang around though.

We score early in the 4th and finally decide to play some defense.


Wilson: 21-27, 323 yards, 3 TD
Bullock: 22 carries, 160 yards, 4 TD
fields: 5 rec, 52 yards
Moore: 4 rec, 96 yards


We had a great, proficient game on offense, everything worked. What's silly though is that if Carter had not gotten hurt, we still probably win 50-33, but the line looks a ton different. Bullock got tracked down on 4 separate occasiosn that I counted by faster players and stopped for 10-11 yard runs. I think Carter would have run for 300+ vs this defense.

#18 NC State 50
Virginia 33

[Radii]

2013 Week 10


We remain #18.


Recruiting

There is bad news, and good news. The bad news is that 4* FB Charles Mangiero has committed to UGA. He visited them last week and that sealed the deal for the Bulldogs. 4* G Malone also didn't hard commit yet, though we still have the soft commit and a big edge.

The good news, is that we got a large number of other soft commits this week. We have a total of 7 soft commits right now. Hopefully many fall next week our way.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 10 Game

#18 NC State (8-1, 5-1 ACC) at #12 Florida State (7-1, 6-0 ACC)

FSU's only loss was a home loss to Oklahoma. Kirk is actually picking us in this game, but on the road... very, very difficult. FSU and Clemson have not played yet, so there is still a chance that if we win this game, then FSU beats Clemson, we could play for our first ACC title. But winning here is a huge, huge challenge.

FSU is rated 89 overall.


Yeah... its 21-0 FSU less than halfway through the first quarter. Screw this!


#12 Florida State 62
#18 NC State 31

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2013 Week 11


We fall to #22 in the polls after the loss.

Recruiting

Wow, only one hard commit this week. 4* G Ali Malone falls our way. I was hoping for 5 or 6 guys... maybe if we get a win next week?

We didn't lose anyone, but didn't get any new soft commits this week either.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)

Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)


Week 11 Game

#22 NC State (8-2, 5-2 ACC) at Boston College (4-4, 2-4 ACC)

We've lost to our two division rivals, and we expect those to be our only two losses this season. We can close out a solid 6-2 ACC performance with a win today.

Boston College, like much of the ACC apparently, is rated 69 overall.

Heh, this game we score 21 in the first quarter. the supersim doesn't give us a 61 point blowout or anything, but its a good win.

#22 NC State 41
Boston College 17

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Award Semifinalists


HB AJ Carter is #1 currently in line for the Maxwell award, and for the Walker award.

LB Brandon Davis is #10 for the Bednarik award, and #5 for Best LB

Freshman TE Cory Moore is #1 on the Best TE list

DT Derek Hicks is #3 for the Lombardi Award

DE Jeff Ostrander is #5 for the same award

CB Nate Jones is #1 for the Thorpe award

CB Eric Harris is #6 for the same award

SS John Scott is #8, and FS Matt Wade is #9, also for the Thorpe award. My secondary gets too many tackles I guess, from allowing so many passing yards :D


P Tucker Anderson is #3 in line for the best punter award

finally, WR LAndon Fields is #1 for best returner.

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2013 Week 12


Back into the top 20 we go, #19 in the polls.

Recruiting

Here's the big commit week we needed. We land: 4* CB Jimmie Jackson, 4* WR Daniel Johnson, 4* OLB Nick Coleman, 4* G Greg Lewis, 4* MLB Quincy Davis, and 4* OLB Tyrone Means.

We now have 11 4* recruits locked up. There are a couple more still to go. While its great that we're improving and having a good recruiting season, I can't help but notice that Florida State has now landed 7(SEVEN) 5* recruits. Ugh.

3 more soft commits come in this week. WR Bush, DE Brown, and ATH Jones are all likely heading our way. That only leaves HB Williams and our 1* Kicker to go.

I add 2 1* FB's to the recruiting board, as we have a shortage there. There's a few 3* guys who have us near the top of their lists who haven't received any interest yet, and I go ahead and add them too.

We get a rare Insta-commit from ATH Sean McCaleb when we offer him.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)
Matt Hartman, TN: * (#61)
Michael Davis, TX: * (#53)


Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)
Bryan Horner, VA: *** (#59)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)
John Goff, TX: *** (#24)
Sean McCaleb, MD: *** (#38)

Week 12 Game

#19 NC State (9-2, 6-2 ACC) at East Carolina (3-7, 2-5 ACC)

ECU is rated 67 overall, and we certainly expect to win this one on the road, but of course, it is a rivalry game and anything could happen. Carter is listed as Questionable and will not play.

1st: 12-6 NCSU (10 passes, 5 runs) - missed XP and missed 2 point conversion on 2 TD's for me.

2nd: 22-13 NCSU (20 passes, 12 runs) - my starting QB is hurt and out for 6 weeks. I think he'll be back in time for our bowl game but I'm not entirely sure how the game counts those early december weeks, we'll see. Freshman James Atkins is taking his place.


3rd: 29-28 NCSU (24 passes, 18 runs)

Well, we play good defense for most of the 4th, score a TD and go up 36-28. On our next drive, we give up one of those ridiculous 80 yard pass plays where the opposing WR breaks 5 tackles to get through my entire defense one player at a time. They make the 2 point conversion, and we end up in overtime.


ECU gets the ball to start the 1st overtime. We sack their QB and they have to try a 51 yard FG, which they miss. Any points and we win.

Hah, we take a bad sack too and end up going for it on a long 4th down... yuck.

OT #2: hahahha. Atkins throws an INT on our first play. ECU fumbles on their first play...

OT #3: ECU fumbles on an option AGAIN. We are able to manage a first down, and kick a 27 yard FG to win the game. Jesus, that was pathetic.


Wilson: 12-16, 110 yards, 2 TD/1 INT
Atkins: 6-17, 88 yards, 2 TD/3 INT
Bullock: 23 carries, 124 yards
Moore: 7 rec, 72 yards, 1 TD
Fields: 4 rec, 50 yards, 1 TD


#19 NC State 39
ECU 36

3 OT

[Radii]

National Title Race

Four teams are undefeated coming to the end of one of the more interesting regular seasons I have seen.

#1: Notre Dame, 9-0
Remaining Schedule: vs Kansas(6-4), at Purdue (4-5), vs #4 USC(9-0)


#2: Ohio State, 9-0
Remaining Schedule: at #18 Michigan (8-2), at #20 Mississippi (7-3)


#3: Texas, 10-0
Remaining Schedule: at #24 Tx A&M(8-2), vs Tennessee(7-3), Big 12 title game


#4: USC, 9-0
Remaining Schedule: at #13 ASU(8-2), vs #10 UCLA(9-1), at #1 Notre Dame(9-0)


If all of those teams falter, Florida State, Florida, and Oregon round out the top 7 as the top 1 loss teams.

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2013 Week 13


Our regular season is over. We're up to #17 in the polls, waiting to see hwo everything else shakes out. We've finished 10-2 overall, 6-2 in the ACC. Its currently predicted that we'd face top 10 West Virginia in the Gator Bowl.

Recruiting

In addition to landing McCaleb last week, we also get 4* DE Matt Brown to hard commit this week to us. WR Kenny Bush commits to Auburn instead of us.

We do get two new soft commits in HB Williams and K Jenkins.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)
Matt Hartman, TN: * (#61)
Michael Davis, TX: * (#53)


Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)
Bryan Horner, VA: *** (#59)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)
John Goff, TX: *** (#24)
Sean McCaleb, MD: *** (#38)

[Radii]

National Title Watch

Well things just got very interesting.

1. Notre Dame (10-0)
2. USC (10-0)
3. Florida State (10-1)
4. Oregon (10-1)


Ohio State lost to Michigan, falling to 6th. Texas lost to Texas A&M and falls to 8th. USC and Notre Dame still play, so Florida State might have the edge on another national title appearance.

[Radii]

2013 Week 14



Recruiting

All 3 guys that had previous soft committed are ours now! 4* ATH Chris Jones, 4* HB Marcus Williams, and 1* K Bryan Jenkins.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

-

Running Backs:

Marcus Williams, OH: **** (#30)

Fullbacks

Charles Mangiero, VA: **** (#1)
Matt Hartman, TN: * (#61)
Michael Davis, TX: * (#53)


Wide Receivers:

Daniel Johnson, MD: **** (#9)
Dave Johnson, GA: **** (#14)
Kenny Bush, FL: **** (#20)

Tight Ends:

-

Tackles:

-

Guards:

Ali Malone, GA: **** (#11)
Greg Lewis, GA: **** (#18)

Centers:

-

Defensive Ends:

Matt Brown, GA: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:

Heath Phillips, GA: **** (#8)

Outside Linebackers:

Tyrone Means, TN: **** (#19)
Nick Coleman, FL: **** (#20)

Middle Linebackers:

Quincy Davis, NC: **** (#4)

Cornerbacks:

Marvin Wallace, GA: **** (#3)
Jimmie Jackson, VA: **** (#13)
Ray Finley, WA: **** (#23)
Bryan Horner, VA: *** (#59)

Free Safeties:

-

Strong Safeties:

-

Kicker

Bryan Jenkins, GA: * (#17)

Punters

-

Athlete

Chris Jones, GA: **** (#13)
John Goff, TX: *** (#24)
Sean McCaleb, MD: *** (#38)

[Radii]

No changes in recruiting in week 15, we're working on the last few guys we'd added and don't expect any more action until the offseason.

[Radii]

National Title Picture

USC beats Notre Dame to finish as the only undefeated school in the nation.

Florida State is #2, they still have the ACC title game to go. Oregon is #3. An All PAC-10 national title could go off here if Miami can upset Florida State

[Radii]

Conference Championship Week

ACC Championship: #2 Florida State 44, #15 Miami 41

SEC Championship: Ole Miss 35, #10 Florida 31

Big 12 Championship: #8 Texas 42, Kansas State 39


Looks like USC and Florida State for the national title.

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Heisman Trophy


Florida State QB Corey Johnson wins the Heisman, going 303-432 for 3579 yards and.... 49 TDs. 49???????? FSU did score 61 vs us, 55 vs Duke, and 40+ on 4 other occasions. Their lowest scoring game was a 28-7 win over Maryland. All other games they put up at least 30 points.


Unfortunately, AJ Carter fell off the map after his injury.

[Radii]

Awards

HB AJ Carter wins the Walker Award as the best running back in the nation

TE Corey Moore(freshman) wins the Best TE award

WR Landon Fields is the best returner of the year.


1st Team All Americans

DT Derek Hicks is a 1st team All American

WR Landon Fields is the 1st Team Returner


Florida State has 6 people on the 1st team all-american team. USC has 4.

2nd Team All-American

HB AJ Carter
TE Cory Moore

both make the 2nd team

Freshman All-American

TE Cory Moore
SS John Scott

both make the freshman team


1st Team All-ACC

HB AJ Carter
TE Cory Moore
DT Derek Hicks
CB Nate Jones
FS Matt Wade
RET Landon Fields

2nd Team All-ACC

DE Jeff Ostrander
MLB Brandon Davis
CB Eric Harris
SS John Scott
P Tucker Anderson


Whew, quite a list.

[Radii]

Bowl Invitation

#13 NC State has been invited to play #7 West Virginia in the Gator Bowl on January 1st!

[Radii]

ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

1. Florida State 12-1 (9-0)
2. NC State 10-2 (6-2)
3. Clemson 9-3 (6-2)
4. Boston College 6-6 (3-5)
5. Maryland 3-9 (1-7)
6. Wake Forest 3-9 (1-7)

Coastal Division

1. Miami 10-3 (7-2)
2. North Carolina 9-3 (6-2)
3. Virginia 7-5 (4-4)
4. Virginia Tech 7-5 (3-5)
5. Georgia Tech 4-8 (2-6)
6. Duke 3-9 (1-7)

[Radii]

This is the 3rd year in a row that we've played in the Gator bowl. Last year we beat Pitt. Two years ago, we lost to West Virginia. REMATCH.