NC State Football 2012

Well, College Football has arrived and through the weekend, college football teams have came out to show off what they have been working on during the off season. Some improved, and some down-right did horrible.

NC State faced Tennessee Friday August 31, 2012. NC State came in with a highly ranked secondary, but if you watched the game then you noticed that the over-hyped secondary did not show up when the team needed it too. The All-American David Amerson was out-runned and out-played by UT. As for Mike Glennon, building from a 3000+ yard season, had a lot of trouble also. He ended the game 27/46, 288 passing yards and 4 interceptions. He got sack twice. He also didn't show up to the game. I was really impressed by Mustafa Greene, since he did not play last season due to injury.

Some people will see it as, UT became extremely better during the off-season and it should've been expected from an SEC team with a National Championship under its belt. Others might see it as the Wolfpack just weren't prepared. They underestimated UT, basing their judgement on last seasons record. Either way, UT is in the SEC and they are a SEC caliber team. If the Wolfpack wants to define itself as a football power, then they need to quit letting important games slip away. Winning against UT would've set the pace for the rest of the season.

Now onto Wolfpacks head coach, Tom O'Brien. Will this season determine whether he stays or goes? Is beating UNC enough to keep his job? Well, from what I know about Debbie Yow, NCSU's AD, is that she wants to win. You see how she gave Sidney Lowe a redemption year, and he couldn't live up to her standards and he was fired. Is this Tom 'O Brien's redemption year? We will see.

NC State faces UConn on Saturday September 8th, 2012.


Go WolfPack!