Tar Heel Fan

I sat down to write this Saturday night after the game, but the words just wouldn’t come. Nearly 24 hours later, I am still struggling to make sense of the State game.

A week of unbelievable hype was followed by a stinker of a game that is still causing UNC fans to scratch their heads. Carolina was simply dreadful on the offensive side of the football and after the game it was revealed that the Heels were inexplicably not mentally prepared to play the Wolfpack. Or should I say inexcusably.

Let’s be clear - all credit should go to NC State’s players and coaches. They were, yet again, better prepared and did everything they needed to do to win the game. But, you have to wonder exactly what happened to a team that, in the last three weeks, put up 21, 38, and 49 points but on Saturday was not only skunked but didn’t even find the red zone.

Of course the last 24 hours has found State fans in nirvana and UNC fans on the ledge. We have reached the point in the series with the Wolfpack that defies logic and belief. Much of this football season has been spent in bizarro world and it stands to figure that this game wouldn’t be any different. And the worst part is that UNC heads into the bye week, followed by a Thursday night trip to Blacksburg, so the team and its fans have an extra five days to choke on the bile induced by this game.

Please forgive me as I hold my nose and offer you the GBU report:

Continue reading The Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: NC State

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