Opinion
The Office: NC State Athletics Edition
You get bored on a Monday night watching The Office…and this happens…
Two things before we begin;
- Feel free to comment below with any changes you’d make.
- No offense to anybody on this list. We love you all…for the most part.
And let’s begin.
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Jo Bennett – Debbie Yow
This aligns PERFECTLY. Jo Bennett is a badass, take no shit woman, that is CEO and ruler of her domain. With her at all times? Two human-sized dogs. Yow is a badass, take no shit woman, who was leader of State’s Athletic department. With her at all times? Two human-sized wolves.
After Yow spent some time in Kentucky and Florida, we think she’d be able to pull off that southern drawl too.
Toby Flenderson – Boo Corrigan
This one is painful, purely because we know it’s true. Just look at those faces! How many times have you watched The Office and just giggled thinking, “damn Toby!” Now how many times have you wanted to hear from our AD about how things are moving forward at State, only to receive deafening silence? “Damn Boo!”
Creed Bratton – Mark Gottfried
Cracks us up whenever there was any word that something might go down, he runs away. You could tell he was always plotting something illegal in the background. Anyways, Creed did the same thing on the show.
Ryan Howard – Dennis Smith Jr.
Harsh but fair. Ryan Howard talked his way to the tippy top, before bumbling the opportunity and leaving Dunder Mifflin in some tough spots. DSJ was the “greatest recruit State ever got”, but we never really felt like that was the case. It was just repeatedly a disaster of a situation.
Andy Bernard – Teddy Valentine
We had to do it. While this is outside the State realm, Teddy Valentine is connected in more ways than one. Remember this game? Andy Bernard is a showman, that every chance he got, made it about him. There isn’t a single game that good ol’ Teddy refs, that he doesn’t think you came to see him.
Robert California – Kevin Keatts
Robert California can walk into a room, talk to you and leave you unsure of even what you think. Keatts is that same way. He’s eloquent and likable, but you question if he’s a genius or not. He’s the perfect leader. Right?
Jim Halpert – Dave Doeren
Likable guys. Win some big sales/games, other times watches as things burn. You feel like he’s the right person to turn things around, but there’s always a small hangup. Most of the team supports him though and he’s trusted heavily by upper management. He also, for some reason has a love affair with…
Pam Beesly – Tim Beck
Why are they so popular?! They aren’t as creative as they let on, but Jim/Dave just can’t be separated from them. Jim wants to move to Philly by going big with his start-up company. Dave wants to move to Charlotte with his up-start team.
Kevin Malone – Most of WPN
Each week, there is a good amount of WPN that just wants to have fun. We are almost too dumb for our own good. “Why yes State will win the big one this year! Oh look, a cookie!” We can be easily sold by a dangling, shiny object. That chili was our 2021 football ACC championship.
Stanley Hudson – Some of WPN
Even when things are going great, they don’t bother to give any credit. “Did I stutter?!? Doeren and Keatts need to be fired now!” Sassy and looking to get the hell out of here. These folks actually feel as though State/Dunder Mifflin might kill them.
Holly Flax – Laurie Henes
At one point it was Angela, but that’s mean. Holly came into Dunder Mifflin as a breath of fresh air. Laurie came in brought State their only team national championship party in decades. Both make fanbases think a second who they might be, yet both are awesome.
Darryl Philbin – Pat Popolizio
Both have gone from the bottom, to the top. They are feisty, emotional and respected by all. In the end, Darryl gets to crush it in Philly, while Pat and crew continually win ACC crowns and attempt to bring home hardware from Nationals.
Dwight Schrute – Elliott Avent
There is only one person, from each side, that you know would fight off a Copperhead, as he teaches you survival techniques. Avent is Schrute, Schrute is Avent; an old school, wilderness guy that knows what he wants. When Avent did the spin-o-rama, that is 10000% Schrute. Furthermore, both guys’ dreams ended because of issues with a shot.
Michael Scott – Wes Moore
Not sure there is a more beloved person on campus right now than Wes Moore. And everyone, EVERYONE, loves Michael Scott. They are the leaders of their pack and guaranteed to give you the best one-liners of the group. Is it Scott or Moore?
- “Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”
- “I’m just a carrot, that’s boiling in friend water. Because like that carrot, I get all soft.”
- “I love inside jokes. I hope to be a part of one someday.”