Well Brian, where do we begin? NC State finished off the season with a really solid win over a good, not great UCF team to finish 8-5. Maybe we start right there, while I realize we all want to win the ACC and or 10 games or more, winning 8 games in a season at State is a big deal so lets not discount what just happened. Im thrilled for Coach Doeren, the guy has taken so much bullsh$t at times in 2 years, most of it from our fans who couldnt catch a beachball on a calm day and have day jobs for a reason. He stuck to his plan with hythe systems he wants to implement, has played a ton of young guys and he finally got results when the schedule softened a bit late in the year. To me, things started turning in the loss at Louisville, the team played really hard and nearly won on the road at one of the best teams in the league, the whole operation seemed to gain confidence from that point forward. State won 3 road games this year, another nice step forward as they have been abysmal in the last few years. Quick shoutout to Coach Huxtable, the State defense played very well later in the year beginning with that Louisville game after looking lost earlier. I hope he returns as there had been rumblings, mostly from fans that he needed to be fired. For that matter, NO ONE on this staff needs to go unless they choose to upgrade them self to a better gig and some of these guys will get attention after this turnaround. To get that big season everyone wants and to keep getting better, continuity is a huge deal. Recruiting is very good right now, all these young guys return next year and so does Jacoby Brissett who in my mind is the biggest reason things were better this year. He now has his first full year of being the starter in college behind him (so many folks forget that) and hes poised to be one of the top 5 QBs in the ACC next year. Johnny Evans said post game Coach Doeren has done a great job embracing the agriculture/engineering/blue collar mindset of NC State and is rallying everyone, I think hes very right and Id expect excitement to equal some Amato years heading into next season. What a blast this has been Brian, thanks for being the prop here all year! Go Pack!
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:50:26 +0000
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