I prepared for today’s NC State vs Maryland game by coming back to Raleigh early from the Thanksgiving break. I remembered 2 years ago when we were in the same situation, if we win we go to a bowl, if we lose, we stay at home, and we won that game. So I looked forward to today’s game, I was excited to have the possibility to go to a bowl game after the way the season started.

However today was a different story. After the first 5 or 6 minuets the game just got ugly. The Pack couldn’t stop the Terrapins in any way. We looked a step behind then in every aspect of the game. I’m very disappointed in the way we played today. After the Miami game, I really thought we would be playing in December.

I really don’t know what else to say. I’m embarrassed with the way we played today, and if you want to read about the game any, I’m sure there are plenty of places to find an article.

Ok, I lied, I have to mention one play in the 4th quarter, Heppe was flagged for a personal foul for “getting his business”. We aren’t quite sure what that is, but we have an idea, however, it was quite entertaining to hear Ron Cherry say that!

The Pack returned to action on Saturday night in Raleigh for a homecoming game against a ranked Virginia team. The offense picked up right were it left off in Greenville last week with Daniel Evans topping last weeks performance with 347 yards and three touchdowns. Donald Bowens came up big with 202 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. It was the first time that Bowens had topped the 100 yard mark in his career at NC State. Eugene was effective rushing the ball with 112 yards on 23 carries.

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Coming of the bye week, the Wolfpack decided to put the first half of the season behind them and consider the last six games on our schedule a new season. So, on opening day the Pack scored a 34-20 victory over ectc in Greenville to move to 1-0 in the second half, 2-5 overall. The Wolfpack got off to a quick start opening up a 21-0 lead. The first was a 37 yeard touchdown pass from Daniel Evans to Darrell Davis (a red shirt Freshman). On the very next offensive play from the pirates, there was a fumble and the Pack jumped on it! On the very next play Evans found John Dunlap for a 21 yard score and the Pack was up 14-0. The second quarter brought more points for the Wolfpack as Jimmy Sutton came off the edge and blocked a punt with bounced right to JC Neal for a 20 yard return for a 21-0 lead.

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