NCST 05

NC State Football 2005 Wrap Up:

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“Maybe our website really is cursed?”

-Bob W.

My take on the game:

By: Bob W.

Overall:

Ok, let’s not panic. I don’t really think our website has cursed Maryland athletics, I mean the field hockey team just won a National Championship and Men’s soccer is cruising along in the tournament. Plus how do you explain Maryland Football 1986-1999? You can’t pin that one on us. However, if the Basketball team fails to make it to the Big Dance again this year, well then I think it may in fact be time to talk about shutting down.

Needless to say the NC State game was extremely disappointing on many levels. First and foremost, it was a Pass/Fail final exam. We win and we can claim a successful season (honestly anything above 6 wins would have been gravy this year). Loss and well it shows we gained nothing from the disastrous 2004 campaign. I felt like I was back in school watching this one and having the teacher grade it in front of me;

Teacher: Let me get my red pen out. Ok here we go.

Jo Jo Walker Botched Punt Return: X

Dan Ennis Wide Left: X

Dan Ennis Wide Left Again: X

Sam Hollenbach Interception: X

Sam Hollenbach Fumble: X

Sam Hollenbach Interception: X

Well the good news is that the classrooms at summer school usually have air condition. See you next year!!

(Of course had that taken place at Maryland you would have had to read the Teachers lines in broken English with a heavy Chinese accent).

Game Highlights:

Hmmm let me see, this may take a minute. I guess I will go with Vernon Davis’s last touchdown as a Terp. Though it still didn’t win us the game, it gave us a shot. It was one of those moments that your mind takes a snapshot of without you even knowing it. I can close my eyes right now and still see him suspended in mid air pulling the ball in. It also helped that he caught it about 30 yards from our seats so we had the perfect look. Words can not say how much we will miss his athleticism. Thanks for the memories Vernon, and for the 1,000’s of STD jokes I was able to make because of you. Good luck in “The League” next year. Make us proud.

Game Lowlights:

Dan Ennis. I feel bad writing this, I mean here is a guy who never played football, grew up a huge Terps fan, fulfilled his dream of walking onto the squad, then did the improbable and won the starting role. I mean you want with every fiber in your body for this to work out (and possibly be a Movie of the Week). But the experiment has been a disaster to this point. With all the other miscues that took place out there the fact was we lost by 6. With two missed field goals, though long definitely makeable, we lost out on (let’s see…3 points….missed twice….carry the one….add the remainder) 6 points. Then we don’t have Hollenbach forcing passes the entire 4^th quarter and all the negatives that came with that. On a plus note, Ennis did lead to John’s second line of the day.

Drunken Wolfpack Fan: Bring out your kicker, I like him!!

John: I’ll bet you do fun boy.

Bravo Johnny, Bravo.

MVP:

The final D-7 MVP award of the year goes to Vernon Davis (sniff, sniff). Eight catches for 108 yards and 1 could have been crucial Touchdown. Thanks for a great season Vernon.

Random Thoughts:

If we had an OCC like NC States (E. Kentucky, So. Miss, and Middle Tennessee State) we would be playing in a bowl right now. But I don’t think I would trade anything for our WVU rivalry. I’ll take the Mountaineer game over the Emerald/Boise/Mienike Bowl any day.

The good thing about tailgating at NC State is that because of all the red you don’t stick out as Maryland fans. The bad thing about tailgating at NC State is that because of all the red you don’t stick out as Maryland fans. Even in defeat I didn’t want to be mistaken for an NC State fan.

Around the ACC:

Florida 34 FSU 7- I never, NEVER thought I would say this, but FSU is embarrassing the Atlantic Division. EMBARRASSING!!! No way they come within 30 points of Va Tech.

UGA 14 Ga Tech 7- Tech played UGA tough for 60 minutes, but in the end there was no doubt who’s top DAWG in football in the Peach State.

Miami 25 UVA 17- UVA scored a late TD to make this one closer than it actually was. Believe me UVA was never in it.

Va Tech 30 UNC 3- Like a cat playing with a mouse, the Hookies toyed with the Heels for a little bit before finally administering the death blow. UNC loses out on Bowl eligibility (I feel your pain).

ACC Standings:

Atlantic

FSU 5-3 7-4