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Dear AP Poll Voters…

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To all of you AP Poll voters out there. A few thoughts.

NC State beat East Carolina in a football game 21-20 on Saturday…and they had the 3rd furthest drop of any team in the Week 2 AP Poll.

Oregon went from 11th to unranked.
Utah dropped from 7th to 13th…6 spots.
The Wolfpack fell 5 spots…from 13th to 18th.

Oregon and Utah lost…NC State won.

I mean…I expected y’all would punish the Wolfpack for a victory, which is beautifully ironic, but 5 spots?

So…I’m guessing you noticed that the Pirates handed the Wolfpack a gift, missing an extra point that would have tied the game, and a field goal that would have won it. Your logic…NC State won…but they should have lost.

But did you watch the game, or did you just watch that replay blow up all over Twitter?

Because I can play your logic in the opposite direction. On the goal line, Quarterback Devin Leary snuck the ball into the endzone, only for the refs to call the play dead…to move the ball. On the goal line on another drive, Running Back Jordan Houston fumbled the ball.

Using your logic, NC State “should” have had 14 more points on the board. Using your logic, I guess you could say the score should have been 35-24.

Are you getting my use of your logic?

Or maybe you’re thinking you shouldn’t have ranked NC State 13th in the preseason poll…maybe you think that was too high…especially after Big Game Boomer went off and projected the Wolfpack in the College Football Playoff, nearly blowing up the Twitterverse.

I get the argument that Preseason polls mean nothing, because no one has played a game…but y’alls effort in the Preseason Poll isn’t random…come on. NC State finished last year 20th and returned 18 starters. 13th wasn’t a ranking that made y’all look like you had rose colored glasses on.

Did NC State play like the 13th best team in the country on Saturday? No. Could y’all bumping them back to 18th serve as a little humble pie for the Wolfpack? Sure.

Look…I’m an NC State fan…have been for life. I know what this in-state rivalry means. I was scared going down to Greenville for the season opener. I think we actually played a good football team, which is getting lost in all of this. A team that hates the Wolfpack by the way. The game was in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, where NC State had only won 1 out of 4 games before Saturday. I didn’t expect it to be pretty.

I’m not excited about the way NC State played as a whole on Saturday…I get you have questions, as you should.

But…

Does your logic make sense though? No…no it doesn’t.

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Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Wolfpack4life
Wolfpack4life
1 year ago

Well said. Especially about Ecu. The tranfers they brought in on top of the players they had. That was a tough team to play on the road in week 1. A rival! It felt like here we go again but some how we got lucky.

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

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May 2, 2024

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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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May 1, 2024

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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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NC State Ranks 8th in Players Selected in the NFL Draft in the ACC in the Last 10 Years

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April 29, 2024

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The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone, and NC State had two players drafted: Linebacker Payton Wilson in the 3rd round, and Center Dylan McMahon in the 6th round.

Over the past 10 years, NC State has produced 25 NFL Draft picks, and 3 1st round picks. The 25 Draft Picks ranks 8th in the ACC, and the 3 1st Round picks is tied for 7th.

NC State produced 18 NFL Draft Picks in the first 5 Draft’s of Dave Doeren’s tenure. Only 8 Wolfpack players have been selected in the past 5 NFL Drafts.

Players selected in the NFL Draft under Dave Doeren:

2024

Payton Wilson, LB – Pittsburgh – 3rd – 98th
Dylan McMahon, C – Philadelphia – 6th – 190th

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NC State CB Shyheim Battle Receives Invitation to Jets Rookie Mini Camp

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April 28, 2024

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NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.

Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.

He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.

In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.

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