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Dave Doeren and His Team Understand the Rivalry Against UNC

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NC State beat UNC 39-20 tonight, making it three straight victories against their rival. This is the 2nd time that the Wolfpack have gone on a 3-game winning streak against the Tar Heels under Dave Doeren. NC State has won 6 of the last 8 against UNC.

Dave Doeren understands what this rivalry against UNC means, and he it in his players.

Here’s a rundown of some of the quotes from Doeren tonight on how much he enjoys beating the Tar Heels.

“There’s nothing better than beating those baby blue boys over there like that.”

 

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“It’s been 1,460 days since those pieces of s&%$ beat us.”

“When I first got to the school, at my opening press conference, as people were shaking my hand, half of the people said ‘Just beat UNC’, and I was like ‘Really?’ As time went on, I got a feel for why. There’s just a difference in the fanbases, and I’m not going to get ugly, but our fanbase is my kind of people. Let’s put it that way. This is a game between 2 schools that don’t like each other, and I get the opportunity to lead the charge, and I’m all about leading it.”

In his press conference after the game, he had this to say:

“It’s 3 in a row. It’s over 1,400 days since they’ve beat us. Rivalry games are huge. They are huge to our fans. They are huge to our alumni. We had a ton of former players back tonight. It’s what college football really is. It’s sad, because you see some of these rivalries getting dissolved because of conference realignment. That game with us and Carolina is an important game. It’s the oldest rivalry in the ACC. It goes back a long way.”

Payton Wilson after the game had this to say:

“If you want to have culture, come to Raleigh. Them boys in blue don’t know about it.”

Dave Doeren doesn’t like UNC, and that’s important to NC State fans, because they don’t like them either. UNC likes to pretend like this isn’t a rivalry…like they don’t care about it.

That’s fine.

Dave Doeren and his NC State teams will just keep embracing it, and allowing that dislike to lead them to continual victories.

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NCSUgrad1975
NCSUgrad1975
5 months ago

Loved Payton Wilson’s comment, “This is all culture right here. If you want to have culture, come to Raleigh,” Wilson said in a postgame TV interview. “Them boys in blue don’t know about it.”

When I was at State (1971-1975) we said it a little differently, but the meaning was the same, “Agriculture is better than no culture at all.”

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
5 months ago
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I was there at the same time. Carolina was the most arrogant team in the league and stuck it in our face every game. The great thing was, we had basketball to stick it to them. This team is turning out to be one of the best we have had. Didn’t look good after Duke. Whatever was done during the bye week, needs to be bottled and taken every week from here on out.

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NCSUgrad1975
NCSUgrad1975
5 months ago
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Also Holtz, coming from W&M, turned around FB in his first year. The Buckey brothers, Dave & Don, and the Baby Backs fullback Stan Fritts, fullback Charley Young, running back Roland Hooks, and running back Willie Burden.

Great game plan by Dave Doeren and execution by the players. Right on Red!

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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May 3, 2024

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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