GO PACK! (NCAA 09)

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2016 NC State Recruiting Ratings

Changes from last year are noted.

Academic Prestige: G
Campus Lifestyle: VG
Coach Experience: EX
Coach Prestige: GR
Conference Prestige: EX
Championship Contender: EX
Athletic Facilities: EL
Fan Base: EX
Pro Factory: EX
Program Stability: EX
Program Tradition: EL
Television Exposure: GR (up from VG)

EL = Elite
EX = Excellent
GR = Great
VG = Very Good
G = Good
Fair = Fair

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Preseason Recruiting Board

I target 11 players in the top 100, a FS and CB taht aren't needs, but that are 5* guys that have me listed #1. If I can pull them in with minimal effort, great, if not, I have other much more important targets.

I end up with 21 players on the board, a lot more than I like.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)

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2016 Season Schedule

Week 1: BYE
Week 2: vs Miami University
Week 3: at Maryland
Week 4: at #24 North Carolina
Week 5: vs Duke
Week 6: at #19 Virginia Tech
Week 7: at #17 Clemson
Week 8: vs Wake Forest
Week 9: vs Utah
Week 10: vs #4 Florida State
Week 11: vs Boston College
Week 12: vs #13 TCU
Week 13: vs #14 UCF
Week 14: BYE

Strength of Schedule: A

Welcome to my new scheduling strategy. My goal is to use my non-conference games to play these annoying overrated mid-major teams that keep going undefeated and knock their asses out of the BCS. This year I've got TCU, Miami, and Central Florida on board.

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2016 Preseason Top 25

1. Wisconsin
2. Notre Dame
3. USC
4. Florida State
5. Texas
6. NC State
7. Alabama
8. Florida
9. Tennessee
10. Michigan
11. Texas A&M
12. Missouri
13. TCU
14. UCF
15. Oklahoma
16. Auburn
17. Clemson
18. Virginia
19. Virginia Tech
20. Penn State
21. West Virginia
22. Georgia
23. Indiana
24. North Carolina
25. UCLA

27. Miami University
31. Georgia Tech


Top to bottom, this is the best the ACC has been in a very long time.

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2016 ACC Outlook

Atlantic Division

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

Coastal Division

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

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Preseason 1st Team All-Americans

CB Marvin Wallace


Just the one guy, signifying a potentially down year for the Wolfpack?


Preseason 1st Team All-ACC

QB Richard Wilson
TE Cory Moore
ROLB Clint Bush
CB Marvin Wallace


Preseason 2nd Team All-ACC

None.


Lots of guys have a lot to prove this year.

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2016 Week 1

Recruiting

I get scholarship offers out to my top 14 targets. None of the guys that show me #1 sign right away.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 1 Game

BYE

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2016 Week 2

Recruiting

Two of my 5* targets Insta-commit elsewhere. TE Dorsey is going to florida, and OLB Bean is going to Oklahoma.

I have 5 players visiting this week, including 5* FS Williams and my top two Tackle recruits.

3 more scholarships go out this week.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 2 Game

Miami University at #6 NC State

Opening day for both of us. Miami went undefeated last year and stole a BCS spot from a deserving team. We hope to crush their dreams very early this year.

Miami is rated 62 OVR. We are rated 86 OVR(down 3 from last year). 88 O/87 D.


It's 28-0 midway through the 2nd when I turn on supersim. Miami scores 20 unanswered in the 4th to make it look a lot closer than it was.

Wilson: 18-29 226 yards, 3 TD/1 INT
Wilson: 23 carries, 141 yards, 3 TD
Dave Johnson: 7 rec, 79 yards, 3 TD


#6 NC State 53
Miami University 40

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2016 Week 3

Recruiting

All the guys that visited had B+ visits and have us #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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 3 Game

#6 NC State (1-0) at Maryland (0-1)

Maryland is rated 62 OVR just like Miami was. This is a road game though.


I score 21 points in the 1st quarter, but the 2nd is a bit tougher, I hold Maryland scoreless but only put up 3. Wanting to be a bit more cautious with supersim on the road, I wait until I score again and go up 31-0 in the 3rd before finishing it off.


Wilson: 18-26, 269 yards, 3 TD/1 INT
Wilson: 15 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
Dingle: 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
Dave Johnson: 6 rec, 83 yards, 2 TD
Dan Johnson: 4 rec, 75 yards

#6 NC State 54
Maryland 7

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2016 Week 4

A Notre Dame loss allows us to bump up to #5 in the polls. The game of the year is this week for us... at UNC.

Recruiting

The first page of our recruiting board shows 6 guys that have us 1st and one that has us 2nd. We're starting to solidify things. We've got a ton of recruits coming in next week when we host Duke.



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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 3 Game

#6 NC State (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at #20 North Carolina (2-0, 0-0 ACC)

Lee is picking UNC, Kirk has the Wolfpack. Our biggest rivals, North Carolina, espicially after being the only team to beat us in the past two seasons, knocking us out of national title contention both times.

UNC took a little ratings dip this year too, they are rated 79 OVR(83 O/76 D).


In this one, we go up 14-0 in the first quarter, but a long TD run by UNC's running back Tolbert makes it 14-7. After an INT by Wilson, UNC ties it up. We lock down the defense in the 2nd quarter, and manage 2 field goals, including one from 42 yards out that our 48 rated kicker wouldn't have been able to make, hooray for 5* K recruits. 20-14 NCSU at the half.

The 3rd quarter is all Wolfpack. Our defense completely shuts down the Heels, and we put up 3 unanswered touchdowns, going into the 4th quarter with a seemingly insurmountable 41-20 lead.

UNC scores a TD after a long drive with about 4:30 to go in the game... 41-21. They recover an onside kick(the first time I've ever seen one recovered against me). They get another TD and make it 41-28. I go 3 and out after recovering the next onside kick, but a great punt pins UNC at their own 4 yard line. Unfortunately, UNC breaks through our defense, going 96 yards in 3 plays, and with 2:04 to go, its 41-35 NC State. They kick it away instead of trying onside again, and I'm able to get 2 first downs to allow me to run out the clock.

WHEW.


R. Wilson: 19-24, 327 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
L. Wilson: 22 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Dan Johnson: 5 rec, 94 yards, 1 TD
Cory Moore: 3 rec, 79 yards

#5 NC State 41
#20 North Carolina 35

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Georgia Tech beats #3 Florida State 27-26 in Atlanta, the first time FSU has lost a confernce game to someone that wasn't us in 3 seasons. Unranked Cal beats #2 USC, and things are shaping up very, very nicely for us. NC State receives a first place vote in the polls for the first time ever, and is currently ranked #3, behind Wisconsin and Texas.

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2016 Week 5

Recruiting

We've got 10 recruits coming to Raleigh this week to see us beat the living hell out of Duke.


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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 5 Game

Duke (0-3, 0-1 ACC) at #3 NC State (3-0, 2-0 ACC)

Easily the highest we've ever been rated, and there's little chance for a letdown following our win over UNC playing against a Duke team rated 56 overall.


Yeah, its 21-0 with 3 minutes left in the 1st quarter when I sim this one out.


#3 NC State 63
Duke 0

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2016 Week 6

Recruiting

We get our first hard commit, and its one of our critical O-line recruits that I'm pushing so hard this year! 4* G Nelson Parker is ready to come to NC State after seeing what we are capable of.

At this point our top 14 targets all have NC State #1. We need to pull in this 5* Guard and our Tackle recruits before I'll be happy, but things are going well.

Of course, this leads to my worst week recruiting ever. I spend 2 1/2 hours on my top target, 5* G Cedric Burch, and don't even finish a single pitch. he's visiting Oklahoma this week, so that sucks. I only made 9 total pitches before i ran out of time, every single one dragged on seemingly forever. I expect to drop down to #2 on a couple kids next week.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 6 Game

#3 NC State (4-0, 3-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech (2-2, 0-1 ACC)

Virginia Tech has lost to two ranked opponents, West Virginia and Georgia Tech, while beating Washington and Michigan State. They're rated 77 OVR(83 O/76 D) and certainly aren't a bad team. We'll have to play well to beat them on the road.


This is a game of streaks. We score a FG on our opening drive, get a huge INT after Va Tech takes the ball all the way down the field on us(INT at the goal line, returned 70 yards to the tech 30), and a TD on the following drive to go up 10-0.

The second quarter was almost entirely Hokies. They score after a good drive to open the quarter, then Wilson throws an INT, giving them a short field, and they get TD #1. On our next drive Wilson(QB Wilson that is) fumbles and they bring it 27 yards to the house, and its all of a sudden 21-10 Virginia Tech. We get a critical TD as the half ends to get some momentum back onour side.

The second half our defense steps up and we completely shut down the Hokie offense. We get a TD from FB swanson with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd to take the lead, 24-21 Wolfpack, and seal the game with a final TD in the 4th quarter.


R Wilson: 17-26, 194 yards, 0 TD/1 INT
L Wilson: 25 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
Cory Moore: 4 rec, 44 yards
Dan Johnson: 3 rec, 36 yards

#3 NC State 31
Virginia Tech 21

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2016 Week 7 Top 25 Poll

1. Michigan (33) (4-0)
2. NC State (22) (5-0)
3. Alabama (2) (5-0)
4. Texas A&M (3) (4-0)
5. Oklahoma (1) (4-0)
6. Wisconsin (2-1)
7. TCU (5-0)
8. Notre Dame (4-1)
9. UCF (4-0)
10. Virginia (5-0)
11. Texas (3-1)
12. USC (3-1)
13. UCLA (3-0)
14. Tennessee (4-1)
15. Georgia Tech (4-0)
16. Florida State (3-2)
17. Ohio State (5-0)
18. Arizona State (5-0)
19. Auburn (4-1)
20. Indiana (3-1)
21. Miami (4-0)
22. Georgia (4-1)
23. Nebraska (4-0)
24. Florida (3-2)
25. Boise State (4-0)

North Carolina loses for the 2nd time and is listed at 31st.

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2016 Week 7

Recruiting

Our #3 target, 5* FS Michael Williams, soft commits to Oklahoma after visiting Norman last week. He's the only guy that dropped me from 1st, which I'm very pleased to see after the trouble we had landing our pitches last week.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 7 Game

#2 NC State (5-0, 4-0 ACC) at Clemson (2-2, 1-2 ACC)

Lee is picking Clemson despite the records. Clemson lost at Miami and at Boston College. The Miami loss is understandable, the BC one is not for a team as good as Clemson usually is. They have taken a pretty hard fall lately, down to 74 OVR(77 O/78 D). I am quite sure they will still present a challenge in Death Valley.


We fall quickly behind, 10-0, allowing a 50 yard FG followed by a pick 6 thrown by Wilson. We get a touchdwon at the end of the 1st to trail 10-7.

Clemson comes right back to open the 2nd quarter with a TD and takes a 17-7 lead, before we get two straight scores to tie it. A last second FG by Clemson and the Tigers lead 24-20 after 2 quarters.


Dan Johnson catches a 71 yard touchdown pass 45 seconds into the 3rd quarter to give the Wolfpack a 24-20 lead, and that's where things end up. We throw a couple more INTs in what was a pretty bad performance by Wilson, but the defense comes up HUGE, stopping clemson 3 times on 4th and short situations.


R Wilson: 18-31, 332 yards, 2 TD/ 5 INT
L Wilson: 26 carries, 102 yards
Dave Johnson: 5 rec, 73 yards
Dan Johnson: 3 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD
Cory Moore: 2 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD


#2 NC State 24
Clemson 20

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2016 Week 8

Recruiting

Michael Williams hard commits to Oklahoma this week.

The 5* CB we're going after soft commits to Michigan after visiting them last week, we'll try to bring him back to our side.

Good news though, is that we get soft commits from our two top Offensive Line recruits. 5* Guard Cedric Burch and 4* Tackle Ron Martin both soft commit to NC State. If we can seal the deal with them we'll be very pleased.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 8 Game

Wake Forest (3-3, 1-3 ACC) at #2 NC State (6-0, 5-0 ACC)

We're massively favored at home over 64 rated Wake Forest.


We score easily on the opening drive, then Wake Forest returns the kickoff for a touchdown to tie it at 7. That slows down the beating a bit, but there's just no question about this one. It takes until early in the 3rd quarter, but we go up 35-7 and supersim it out.


R Wilson: 18-21, 292 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Dingle: 28 carries, 143 yards, 3 TD (Wilson was hurt and missed two quarters, then by the time he was back it was almost time for the 2nd string to come in)
Chris Moore: 5 rec, 74 yards
Dan Johnson: 4 rec, 82 yards

#2 NC State 52
Wake Forest 10

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2016 Week 9

Alabama beats Tennessee and leapfrogs us into the #2 slot... we fall to #3(horseshit!)

Also, Virginia and Georgia Tech have been quickily rising up through the ranks, both are still undefeated and are ranked 4th and 7th respectively.

Recruiting

Two Commits this week! We land 5* Guard Cedric Burch, and 3* TE Jeff Hearn(who visited last week).

Chad Walker, the other 4* Tackle we're after soft commits to NC State, as does 4* DT Terry Carlson.

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

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 9 Game

Utah(0-6) at #3 NC State (7-0, 6-0 ACC)

Utah's rated 56 overall, this won't take long.


Well, i had to play the whole game. 7-0, then 7-3, I got it up to 21-3 but it took the entire first half, then Utah scored a TD to make it 21-10, I just couldn't shake them. I was strong on offense but every so often they'd get a sack and kill a drive, and they drove the ball really well on offense. Once I got it out to 14-3 they never cut it under 10, but still, way closer than it should be.


R Wilson: 16-20, 258 yards, 1 TD/0 INT
L Wilson: 16 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
Dave Johnson: 5 rec, 65 yards


#3 NC State 45
Utah 25

[Radii]

2016 Week 10

We remain #3. Important game for us this week vs Florida State.

Recruiting

Its a HUGE week for NC State recruiting. 4* T Ron Martin, 4* T Chad Walker, and 4* DT Terry Carlson all commit to NC State. We have such huge holes at Tackle, getting these guys was really, really important.

Additionally, I have time this week to put a QB on the board, since I need QB depth but not great talent, I find a 3* QB who has me listed #1, and he immediately signs when I make the offer.

We did, unfortunately, lose 2 recruits as well. 4* FB Dustin Burns commits to UGA after visiting them last week, and 5* CB Brad Finnerty is headed to Michigan.

OLB Scott Williams, and 3* T Kevin Casey also soft commit to NC State this week.

C Kerry Rutledge soft commits to UGA, we're #2 there and will see what we can do.


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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:


Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)


Week 10 Game

#14 Florida State (6-2, 4-2 ACC) at #3 NC State (8-0, 6-0 ACC)

Lee picks NCSU, Krik has the Seminoles. Florida State scores 45.3 points per game, #2 in the nation, we score 42.3, #5 nationally. We're #2 in the nation in total offense, they are #3. FSU lost this year in weeks 3 and 4, to Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Miami is the only team with a winning record they have beaten.

FSU is rated 91 OVR(90 O/94 D) and we know we're going to be in for a fight today.


The first half is a major struggle. FSU scores a FG on their opening posession, we throw an INT, and they get another field goal to take a quick 6-0 lead. We can't score in the 1st quarter, but put together a solid drive in the second quarter, ending in a touchdown. Its 7-6 NC State at the half.

The 3rd quarter starts out defensively as well, before we finally break things open, scoring a touchdown with 2:13 remaining in the 3rd to go up 14-6, and after a quick 3 and out by FSU, we get a 53 yard TD pass a minute later to go up 21-6. FSU gets a TD early in the 4th, but we get a FG and 10 points is too much to overcome.


R Wilson: 15-22, 236 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
L Wilson: 25 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
L Wilson: 6 rec, 110 yards <-- broke a 67 yard screen pass on our first scoring drive in the 3rd quarter
Dave Johnson: 6 rec, 66 yards


#3 NC State 24
#14 Florida State 14

[Radii]

2016 Week 11 BCS Rankings

1. Michigan (8-0)
2. Alabama (8-0)
3. NC State (9-0)
4. Virginia (8-0)
5. UCLA (7-0)
6. Arizona State (8-0)
7. TCU (9-0)
8. Ohio State (9-0)
9. Wisconsin (6-1)
10. Oklahoma (7-1)
...
13. Georgia Tech (7-1)
22. Florida State (6-3)
25. Miami (6-2)



Michigan has a tough schedule left still. They play Army this week for an easy win, but after that travel to #23 Indiana and #8 Ohio State in back to back weeks. They close hosting #25 Miami.

Alabama still has to host #13 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech, in addition to playing in the SEC Title game.

We don't have it easy either, in fact, there is a chance that we could leapfrog Alabama based on schedule difficulty if things stay the same. We get Boston College for an easy win next week, but we close with #7 TCU and #16 Central Florida. The ACC title game right now looks to be #3 NC State vs #4 Virginia. If Virginia is able to win out and we're both undefeated going into the ACC title game, that will be a hell of a game for both teams.

[Radii]

2016 Week 11 ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

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


Coastal Division

1. Virginia 8-0 (5-0)
2. Georgia Tech 7-1 (5-1)
3. Miami 6-2 (4-2)
4. North Carolina 4-5 (2-4)
5. Virginia Tech 4-5 (1-4)
6. Duke 1-8 (1-6)


Just a few seasons ago, Clemson, NC State, and Florida State were head and shoulders above everyone in the Coastal Division. Looks like that might be changing.

Virginia at Georgia Tech this week to see who is in the drivers seat in the Coastal Division. We've already wrapped up the Atlantic.

[Radii]

Award Semifinalists

HB Larry Wilson is #2 for the Maxwell award behind a Texas Tech QB. Wilson is #1 for the Walker award.

FS David Ball is #2 for the Bednarik award

Cory Moore is #2 for Best TE

C Jonathan Campanella is #4 for the Rimington award

DT Marque Jenkins is #5 for the Lombardi award

DT Martin Henderson is 7th for the Lombardi award

FS David Ball is #1 for the Thorpe award. CB Marvin Wallace and CB Jimmie Jackson are #2 and #3

[Radii]

2016 Week 11

We remain #3.

Recruiting

We get two more recruits this week, 4* OLB Scott Williams, and 3* T Kevin Casey. I'm extremely happy with the work we've been able to do on the offensive line this season.

Additionally, MLB Anthony Hollis soft commits to us, that's the biggest need we've yet to fill, so it'd be great to land Hollis soon.

We do unfortunately lose 4* C Kerry Rutledge to Georgia.

With some extra time and a class that's looking to be only 12-13 kids at this point, I bring a few more people on to start recruiting.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

Week 11 Game

Boston College (4-4, 3-3 ACC) at #3 NC State (9-0, 7-0 ACC)

BC is rated 64 overall and we're at home, we better win this one easily.

It's 21-0 when I turn on supersim.

R Wilson: 23-30, 441 yards, 3 TD/1 INT
L Wilson: 25 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Dingle: 21 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
Cory Moore: 10 rec, 159 yards, 1 TD
Amadi: 4 rec, 182 yards, 2 TD

#3 NC State 59
Boston College 24

[Radii]

2016 Week 12

Georgia Tech beats Virginia to take the lead in the ACC Coastal Division. They are a 1 loss team, only losing at Clemson.

Still #3. Top 10 undefeated showdown this week with TCU.

Recruiting

One more recruit commits, 4* MLB Anthony Hollis is coming to NC State!

ATH Dominique Weddle soft commits to Florida. We didn't start working on him in week 1, he sat idle for a little while, so its not going to be a suprise if we can't steal him away, but we are #2 on his list and will try.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

Week 12 Game

#7 TCU (10-0) at #3 NC State (10-0, 7-0 ACC)

We certainly expect to win this game at home, but Lee and Kirk have different ideas. both of them are picking TCU. TCU, like most of these mid major frauds, is only rated 72 overall and is just taking advantage of the fact that they are the best of an otherwise shitty conference. We expect to beat them handily.


Well, Dave johnson got hurt in the last game during the supersim and is going to miss a couple weeks. Larry Wilson gets hurt on our first offensive play and is out for 3 weeks... that's the two fastest guys on the team and it hampers us quite a bit. Dingle just doesn't run as well, and its the difference between a hard fought game and a blowout that we supersim in the first half.


We get a FG on our opening drive, and on our second drive, to go up 6-0 early. TCU then returns a kickoff to our 15 yard line and scores a few plays later to go up 7-6. We establish ourselves in the 2nd quarter, finally getting a TD a couple minutes in. Another TD and a FG give us a 23-7 lead and we look to run away with this one, but, a fumble on a hail mary with 8 seconds left in the half allows TCU to kick a FG and its 23-10 at the half.

they get a FG midway through the 3rd, and we get one later... 4 FGs and 2 TDs for me so far, and its 26-13 NC State going into the 4th. We get a big scare when TCU puts together their only legitimate drive of the game and scores a TD with 6:45 left in the game to cut the lead to 26-20. We are able to answer immediately with our own TD, and get one more in garbage time to give us a 19 point win. Much closer than it should have been, with a faster HB or our full compliment of receivers, I think we have 4 or 5 TDs instead of only 2 with a bunch of field goals.


R Wilson: 23-28, 289 yards, 1 TD/0 INT
Dingle: 28 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Amadi: 10 rec, 80 yards, 1 TD


#3 NC State 39
#7 TCU 20

[Radii]

Michigan loses to Indiana, while Alabama falls to Auburn. This means:

Week 13 BCS Standings

1. NC State(11-0)
2. UCLA (9-0)
3. Arizona State (10-0)
4. Ohio State (11-0)
5. Wisconsin (8-1)
6. Michigan (9-1)
7. Fresno State (10-0)
8. Alabama (9-1)
9. Auburn (9-1)
10. TCU (10-1)


NC State is #1 in all polls and two games away from playing for the national title!!!

We host #14 Central Florida this upcoming week, and then will play #13 Georgia Tech for the ACC championship. If we win them both we will most likely play the winner of this week's Pac 10 showdown between #2 UCLA and #3 Arizona State(though that isn't guarenteed, UCLA still has top 25 USC on their schedule).

[Radii]

2016 Week 13

Recruiting

We get 1 more soft commit this week in 4* DT Stephon Brown, but 4* ATH Darrius Oliver soft commits to Alabama, while 3* C Cody Rogers soft commits to Penn State.

Additionally 4* ATH dominique Weddle has hard committed to Florida. I'd relaly like to pull in 20 guys this recruiting class, but we're going to struggle to get to 13 or 14 it looks like.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

Week 13 Game

#14 Central Florida (9-1) at #1 NC State (11-0, 8-0 ACC)

My first game defending the #1 ranking. Lee has no faith and picks UCF. Kirk knows who is really going to win. UCF's only loss was to a 6-4 Tulane team. They really have no quality wins. UCF is rated 69 OVR.

HB Wilson and speedy WR Dave Johnson are both out this game.

Again we run into a team playing well above their ratings. I am not playing my best either. I'm trying to take it to the air way too much and taking sacks when I could have just run it down their throats and had some long, killer first half drives.


We fall behind 3-0 early, but score 2 straight TDs to go up 14-3 early in the 2nd quarter. UCF shows that they've come to play as they get their own TD drive to make it 14-10 with 1:11 to go in the half. I try to air it out to get a score in the final minute, but instead throw an INT, setting up a field goal, and its only 14-13 NC State at the half.

In the 3rd quarter I realize I'm in for a game and buckle down. A TD with 4 minutes to go, and a field goal as time runs out in the 3rd quarter is the only second half scoring. The defense was doing well and I ran the ball more and took control of the game.


R Wilson: 13-23, 172 yards, 0 TD/1 INT
Dingle: 29 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD
**Marcus Williams: 2 carries, 3 yards, 2 TD <-- Dingle kept getting tired right after getting us to the goal line, so my 3rd string back picked up a couple TDs.
Dan Johnson: 4 rec, 31 yards



#1 NC State 24
#14 Central Florida 13

[Radii]

2016 Week 14

We fall to #2 in the Coaches Poll this week after #2 UCLA beats #3 Arizona State. We remain #1 in the Medial Poll, and most importantly, the BCS.

Recruiting

4* DT Stephon Brown commits to NC State!

3* G Kyle Richard and 4* MLB Michael Bright both soft commit to the pack.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

Week 14 Game

BYE

[Radii]

2016 Week 15

UCLA beats USC and has one game left that they should win. Ohio State is #3 in the BCS should either of us slip.

Recruiting

4* MLB Michael Bright commits this week.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

Week 15 Game

BYE

[Radii]

UCLA loses their final game to 8-4 South Florida, 28-24. This loss puts us back as the consensus #1 team in the nationa. Ohio State is now #2 in all polls. Their season is done, so if we win the ACC Championship, it should be NC State vs Ohio State. If we lose, Fresno State will likely take our place.

ACC Championship Game

#22 Georgia Tech (9-3, 7-1 ACC) vs #1 NC State (12-0, 8-0 ACC)

This ends up being a bit of a letdown. A few weeks ago Georgia Tech and Virginia were both potential top 5 teams. Both plummeted, with Tech ending up on top thanks to their head to head victory over Virginia.

Georgia Tech beat #18 Florida State, won at Virginia Tech and North Carolina. their only ACC loss was at Clemson. They then beat #21 Florida Atlantic and Virginia before losing two very tough games to end the year, travelling to #7 Alabama(Bama 34-24) and to #17 Georgia (45-23 UGA). Those are brutal, brutal games to have on the road, and 9-3 is pretty damn good.

We are injury free going into this one. Both Lee and Kirk favor the Pack. Tech is rated 72 OVR(75 O/73 D) to our 86 OVR(88 O/87 D).


Ahhhh, this is the #1 team I hoped to see vs TCU and UCF the last few weeks. I'll take it today though

We score on our first two offensive posessions, get a 50 yard pick 6, then score on our next two offensive posesssions, including a 99 yard drive after a great Ga Tech punt put us at the 1 yard line. I turn on supersim up 35-0 with 2 minutes to go in the first half.


R Wilson: 20-24, 265 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
L Wilson: 24 carries, 139 yards, 4 TD
Dave Johnson: 7 rec, 103 yards

#1 NC State 63
#22 Georgia Tech 21



NC State wins the ACC Championship and will play for the national title!!!!

[Radii]

Award Winners

Heisman Trophy

Arizona State JR QB Jermaine Johnson wins the Heisman. He was 228-333 for 3561 yards with 42 TDs and 8 INTs.

Larry Wilson's 1226 rushing yards and 24 rushing TD's was good for 3rd in the voting.



Larry Wilson wins the Walker award for best RB. He is 3rd for the Maxwell award for best offensive player.

FS David Ball is 3rd in line for the Bednarik award for best defensive player. That's freshman David Ball.

Cory Moore once again finsihes 2nd for best TE, he never did win the award, but placed in the top 5 for it all 4 years of his career.


C Jonathan Campanella finishes 4th for the Rimington award

DT Martin Henderson and Marque Jenkins finish 5th and 6th for the Lombardi Award.

FS David Ball wins the Thorpe award. CB Marvin Wallace is 2nd and CB Jimmie Jackson is 4th.



1st Team All-Americans

HB Larry Wilson

DE Kyle Arnold

DT Marque Jenkins

CB Marvin Wallace

CB Jimmie Jackson

FS David Ball


2nd Team All Americans

TE Cory Moore

DT Martin Henderson


Freshmen All-Americans

HB Brandon Dingle

CB Josh Walker

FS David Ball

[Radii]

2016 Final ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

1. NC State 13-0 (9-0)
2. Florida State 9-3 (5-3)
3. Boston College 6-6 (4-4)
4. Clemson 7-5 (3-5)
5. Wake Forest 3-8 (1-7)
6. Maryland 2-10 (1-7)

Coastal Division

1. Georgia Tech 9-4 (7-2)
2. Miami 8-4 (6-2)
3. Virginia 8-4 (5-3)
4. North Carolina 7-5 (4-4)
5. Virginia Tech 6-6 (3-5)
6. Duke 2-10 (1-7)

[Radii]

2016 BCS Bowl Preview

Rose Bowl: #4 Wisconsin (Big 10) vs #9 UCLA (Pac 10)

Sugar Bowl: #13 Georgia (SEC) vs #7 Notre Dame (at large)

Fiesta Bowl: #20 Colorado (Big 12) vs #5 Alabama (at large)

Orange Bowl: #3 Fresno State (at large) vs #23 West Virginia (big east)


National Championship: #2 Ohio State (Big 10) vs #1 NC State (ACC)


On to the game!

[Radii]

2016 National Championship Game

#2 Ohio State (12-0) vs #1 NC State (13-0)

Lee and Kirk are both picking the Wolfpack in this one. We lead the nation in scoring at 44 points per game, Ohio State is 9th with 37.9 ppg. Ohio State has the #2 defense in the country, while we have the #6 offense.

Ohio State played two ranked opponents, beting #12 Indiana 35-14, and #10 Michigan 34-14. They played a tough game vs Penn State, winning 17-13. Other than that most of their wins are by 20+.


Ohio State is rated 81 OVR(86 O/82 D) compared to our 86 OVR(88 O/87 D)


1st Quarter

OSU wins the toss and receives, they go 50 yards in 2:20 before stalling out at the 23 yard line, kicking a 40 yard FG to get on the board first. 3-0 OSU We spend 3 minutes getting down to the Ohio State 10 yard line before stalling ourselves. FG is good: 3-3 tie, 1:48 1st. OSU punts on their next posession, we're driving and in OSU territory as the 1st ends.

2nd Quarter

We stall out again after getting down to the OSU 15. We hit a 32 yard FG: 6-3 NC State - 5:42 2nd. A huge sack on 3rd and 3 forces OSU into the first 3 and out of the game, they punt. We put together a nice 8 play, 66 yard drive, with backup HB Brandon Dingle scoring on a 4 yard run to finish off the drive: 13-3 NCSU - 2:50 2nd. Disaster strikes to end the half. We force another OSU punt, but throw an INT with 50 seconds left, a good return by the OSU defender sets them up at our 20 yard line, and they score a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the half.

Halftime:

NC State 13
Ohio State 10

R Wilson is 11-14, 141 yards with just the INT in the first half.
Larry Wilson has 49 yards on 14 carries
Dan Johnson has 4 catches for 72 yards.


3rd Quarter

We get the 2nd half kickoff and go 65 yards in 4 plays, scoring on a 43 yard pass to Cory Moore. 20-10 NCSU - 5:49 3rd. We force a fumble on OSU's first play and get the ball right back at the OSU 32 yard line. 6 plays later and Larry Wilson takes it in from 1 yard out. 27-10 NCSU - 4:28 3rd. After another Ohio State punt, we get another field goal. OSU is trying to put together a drive as the 3rd quarter ends.

30-10 NC State

4th Quarter

OSU puts together a good touchdown drive, including converting 4th and 2 from the NC State 40. They doink the XP off the right upright, and only get 6. NC State 30, Ohio State 16 - 5:33 4th. We get the ball back and run it down their throats, over and over and over... one pass that I audibled into when they were blitzing hard, otherwise, all runs in a 12 play 76 yard TD drive. NC State 37-16 - 1:58 4th

Ohio State scoresa TD but it doesn't matter as we recover the onside kick and kneel it out.



Richard Wilson: 21-24, 271 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
Larry Wilson: 35 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD
Cory Moore: 7 rec, 101 yards, 1 TD
Dan Johnson: 5 rec, 79 yards
Dave Johnson: 4 rec, 34 yards

#1 NC State 37
#2 Ohio State 23


NC STATE WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

[Radii]

Job Offers

I turn down jobs at Florida State, Florida and Texas.

[Wolfpack]

Wow! Congrats!

That should earn you enough good graces with the fans up until you, oh, lose to Carolina again....

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Wow! Congrats!

That should earn you enough good graces with the fans up until you, oh, lose to Carolina again....

Thanks. I don't intend for that to happen anymore

[rjolley]

Congrats Radii. It's been a great dynasty so far.

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2016 Bowl Results

Champs Sports Bowl: Penn State 31, Virginia 24

Emerald Bowl: Clemson 43, Missouri 13

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Florida State 52, Pitt 7

Humanitarian Bowl: Texas A&M 28, Boston College 21

Independence Bowl: Virginia Tech 34, N. Illinois 21

Music City Bowl: North Carolina 31, UNLV 7

Peach Bowl: Gorgia Tech 32, LSU 29

Gator Bowl: Rutgers 28, Miami 25


BCS Bowls

Rose: Wisconsin 28, UCLA 25

Sugar: Georgia 47, Notre Dame 42

Fiesta: Alabama 38, Colorado 17

Orange: West Virginia 38, Fresno State 14


National Championship: NC State 37, Ohio State 23

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2016 Final Media Poll:

1. NC State (14-0)
2. Wisconsin (12-1)
3. Ohio State (12-1)
4. Arizona State (12-1)
5. Alabama (12-1)
6. Fresno State (12-1)
7. TCU (12-1)
8. Michigan (11-2)
9. Notre Dame (10-2)
10. Georgia (12-2)
11. UCLA (11-2)
12. Auburn (12-2)
13. Texas (12-2)
14. UCF (12-2)
15. Florida State (10-3)
16. BYU (12-1)
17. Tennessee (10-3)
18. Indiana (10-3)
19. Temple (12-2)
20. West Virginia (10-3)
21. Colorado (11-3)
22. Florida Atlantic (10-3)
23. Rutgers (9-4)
24. Oklahoma (9-4)
25. USF (9-4)

26. Georgia Tech
32. Clemson
33. North Carolina

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2016 NC State Season Stats

Passing

Richard Wilson: 263-367, 3892 yards, 25 TD/15 INT, 175.1 rating
Atkins: 20-37, 271 yards, 2 TD/4 INT, 111.8 rating

Rushing

L. Wilson: 272 carries, 1370 yards, 26 TD
Dingle: 154 carries, 750 yards, 12 TD

Receiving

Cory Moore: 55 rec, 852 yards, 7 TD
Dave Johnson: 54 rec, 632 yards, 5 TD
Dan Johnson: 46 rec, 817 yards, 5 TD



Tackles

MLB Q. Davis: 94
SS Ball: 93
OLB Bush: 79
CB Jackson: 68
CB Wallace: 63
DE Arnold: 60


Tackle for Loss

DE Arnold: 23
DT Jenkins: 18
DT Henderson: 15

Sacks:

DE Arnold: 8
DT Jenkins: 6
DE Brown: 5
OLB Glover: 5
DT Henderson: 5


INT:

FS Ball: 6
CB Wallace: 4
CB Jackson: 3
OLB Bush: 2
OLB Glover: 2


Kicking:

Rust: 18-27 FGs, 77-77 XP's

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2016 School Records

Passing TD, Career: Richard Wilson - 104 (extends own record set as a Junior)

Passing Yards, Career: Richard Wilson - 13951 (Breaks Philip Rivers old record of 10,430)

Receptions, Career: TE Cory Moore - 206 (Breaks record set by ... WR 1995-98, Torry Holt?, of 191)

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Prestige Update

After winning a national title, NC State is now a 6* prestige school, the highest possible.

[Radii]

Players Leaving

Underclassmen Threatening

DE Matt Brown, SO, 81 OVR
DT Martin Henderson, JR, 89 OVR
DE Kyle Arnold, JR, 83 OVR
CB Jimmie Jackson, JR, 84 OVR
DT Marque Jenkins, JR, 86 OVR

Graduating Seniors(Starters in Bold)

Offense

QB Richard Wilson, 94 OVR
HB Larry Wilson, 87 OVR
TE Cory Moore, 84 OVR
LG John Woods, 94 OVR
LT Adam Stephens, 81 OVR
C Jonathan Campanella, 87 OVR

QB James Atkins, 89 OVR

Defense

OLB David Jackson, 88 OVR
OLB Ben Glover, 94 OVR
SS Perry Eaton, 89 OVR


So we've only got 9 starters graduating... but we've got 5 more talking about turning pro. Lets see what we can do:

DE Matt Brown: Staying - 65 minutes spent

DT Martin Henderson: Staying - 65 minutes spent

DE Kyle Arnold: Leaving - 130 minutes spent

CB Jimmie Jackson: Staying - 65 minutes spent

DT Marque Jenkins: Staying - 65 minutes spent.


WHEW. Dodged a bullet there.

We are losing 6 starters on offense, 4 on defense. The fact that we're losing our starting QB, HB, and TE hurt a lot, as does the fact that we didn't exactly have a ton of depth on the O-line. I think we're still in very fine shape on defense.

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Offseason Recruiting

Week 1: We've only got 5 guys on our board, and 4 are ready to visit right away. I don't expect this to take long.

4* ATH Seth Robinson
3* DE Chris Crews
2* TE AJ Ware
2* FB Victor Carpenter

all sign after week 1.

3* DE Steven Gibson signs after week 2, and we are done.

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:

Nate Miller, SC: *** (#33)

Running Backs:


Fullbacks

Dustin Burns, GA: **** (#2)
Victor Carpenter, AR: ** (#17)

Wide Receivers:


Tight Ends:

Kyle Dorsey, TX: ***** (#1)
Jeff Hearn, VA: *** (#7)
AJ Ware, GA: ** (#43)

Tackles:

Chad Walker, AL: **** (#10)
Ron Martin, TN: **** (#12)
Kevin Casey, NC: *** (#30)

Guards:

Cedric Burch, CA: ***** (#2)
Nelson Parker, TX: **** (#7)
Kyle Richard, GA: *** (#20)

Centers:

Kerry Rutledge, GA: **** (#2)
Cody Rogers, SC: *** (#12)

Defensive Ends:

Steven Gibson, GA: *** (#70)
Chris Crews, TX: *** (#72)

Defensive Tackles:

Terry Carlson, FL: **** (#5)
Stephon Brown, TN: **** (#9)

Outside Linebackers:

Austin Bean, KS: ***** (#2)
Scott Williams, NC: **** (#7)

Middle Linebackers:

Anthony Hollis, MI: **** (#3)
Michael Bright, AL: **** (#11)

Cornerbacks:

Brad Finnerty, NC: ***** (#1)

Free Safeties:

Michael Williams, SC: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker


Punters


Athlete

Darrius Oliver, FL: **** (#3)
Dominique Weddle, VA: **** (#6)
Seth Robinson, PA: **** (#8)

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2016 Recruiting Class Rankings

1. Oklahoma
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Tennessee
5. Auburn

The top 3 ACC Teams:

12. Clemson - 2 5*, 4 4*, 3 3*, 10 2*
13. Florida State - 2 5*, 6 4*, 9 3*, 1 2*, 1 1*
15. NC State - 1 5*, 9 4*, 6 3*, 2 2*

ACC Recruiting Class Rankings

12. Clemson
13. Florida State
15. NC State
17. Virginia
24. North Carolina
32. Virginia Tech
34. Georgia Tech
35. Miami
53. Wake Forest
66. Maryland
67. Boston College
119. Duke


My needs in recruiting this year simply were not at positions that generate a ton of 5* talent. Its a lot easier to land 5* QB/HB/WR/CB than it is D-linemen, O-linemen, etc.

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Position Changes

ATH Seth Robinson - He's only rated 74 OVR, so he's not going to be a stud anywhere. He converts well as far as his ratings go, to WR, TE, DE, OLB, and CB. OLB is where I'm going to need the depth the most, he isn't a great tackler, but he'll be fast and he'll cover well when he needs to out of the 4-3, I'm going to put him where he's most likely to play...

ATH Seth Robinson -> LOLB

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Cuts

I've got 72 players, need to cut 2 of them.

CB Bryan Horner - rated 75, already a junior and the worst of 8 corners on the roster, seems an easy one.

K Bryan Jenkins - rated 54, I didnt cut him last y ear b/c my roster had too few players on it.

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Incoming Freshmen

5* G Burch - 81
4* DT Carlson - 79
4* OLB Williams - 79
4* MLB Hollis - 78
4* MLB Bright - 76
4* G Parker - 76
4* DT Brown - 75
3* QB Miller - 73
3* T Casey - 73
3* G Richard - 72
3* TE Hearn - 71
4* T Martin - 71
4* T Walker - 71
4* OLB Robinson - 70
3* DE Gibson - 68
3* DE Crews - 65
2* TE Ware - 61
2* FB Carpenter - 59

Other than being disappointed to see the two 4* tackles pretty much bust and come in 5-6 points lower than expected, I'm pleased here.

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The 2017 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#9 Michael Keller, 6'4" 219 lbs, SO (RS), 88 OVR
#16 Josh Novak, 6'0" 175 lbs, SO(RS), 87 OVR
#3 Nate Miller, 6'5" 222 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Outlook:

Keller has a lot more speed which helps when I run the occasional option play, and helps the fact that I look downfield too much and scramble more than i should.

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The 2017 NC State Wolfpack:

Starter
Redshirting

Halfbacks

#21 Cedric Stewart, 5'11" 205 lbs. FR(RS), 86 OVr
#48 Brandon Dingle, 6'1" 234 lbs. SO(RS), 86 OVR
#35 Marcus Williams, 6'0" 206 lbs. JR(RS), 81 OVR

Fullbacks

#20 Leonard Swanson, 5'11" 230 lbs. SR(RS). 88 OVR
#24 Jeff Wright, 5'11" 245 lbs, JR, 69 OVR
#41 Victor Carpenter, 6'1" 214 lbs. FR. 59 OVR

Outlook:

At halfback, Stewart and Dingle both have the same speed. Dingle has a more agility and accelleration, Stewart has more strength. I'm going to start Stewart, and hope that the combination of speed and strength helps the most. There's also the fact that Stewart could potentially start for 4 years, and 4 year starters trying to break records is fun. But, that'll go out the window right away with Dingle is more effective.

At FB, Swanson improved from 81->88 during the offseason, possibly the biggest improvement i've ever seen out of a starter like that.

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The 2017 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers

Starter
Redshirting


#82 Dave Johnson, 6'1" 189 lbs. JR(RS). 87 OVR
#13 Daniel Johnson, 6'0" 160 lbs. JR(RS). 88 OVR
#87 Bryan Holley, 6'0" 170 lbs, SR(RS). 85 OVR
#84 Andrew Amadi, 5'10" 181 lbs. SO(RS). 84 OVR
#81 Allan Fitch, 6'0" 165 lbs. FR(RS). 82 OVR
#86 Danny Roberts, 6'7 183 lbs. SR(RS). 81 OVR
#80 Quinton Austrum, 6'1" 164 lbs. FR(RS). 81 OVR
#85 Ali Temple, 6'1" 175 lbs. SO(RS). 78 OVR

Tight Ends

#83 Chris Moore, 6'5" 228 lbs. SO. 80 OVR
#89 JEff Hearn, 6'6" 230 lbs. FR. 71 OVR
#88 AJ Ware, 6'3" 242 lbs. FR. 61 OVR


Outlook:

The Johnson's will be very good at WR for 2 more seasons for me, while Chris Moore takes over as my #1 TE after Cory Moore just set a school receptions record before him.