4 and 0 +Addendum

At the start of the season I honestly thought we’d be 2 and 2 by now. Maybe even 1 and 3. Clearly we’d beat Western Carolina; and though we’d be (and were) underdogs for UCF, Cincinnati and Georgia Tech – I was hoping we’d have an upset win over 1 of them. Overall, I was expecting a .500 season at 6 and 6.

We are 4 and 0.

All 4 wins have been decisive. Yes, we let UCF and GT hang around and try to stage a late game comeback – but in each game we did more than just hold on to win – we finally put them down. We knew our offense would be good - the real surprise - a vastly improved defense.

Today’s game - NCSU 45 – Georgia Tech 28 was as impressive as the score. We dominated.

4 and 0 and our defense can still improve. And will improve – making NCSU even better and better.

Next Saturday Virginia Tech comes to town. VT has stumbled but is still one of the better teams in the nation. Yeah, they dropped out of the top 25 with a stunning loss to a FCS team – but VT is better than a third to half of the teams in the top 25.

If we beat VT Saturday . . . .

Here’s how the rest of the season looks like at this point.

Games / Teams we should be expected to win / beat:

Boston College, @ECU, Wake Forest and @Maryland. Yes, we could also lose a couple of these games. But if we keep playing like we are now – that’s not going to happen. Winning these 4 games gives us a totally unexpected 8 and 4 season.

Games / Teams we should be expected to lose or be very close:

VT, FSU, @Clemson and @UNC.

Right now – the way we’re playing - we could win these games. Win them all? Unlikely. But if we can knock off 1 or 2 of them we’re looking at a 9 or 10 win season – and a serious bowl game.

Next Saturday Virginia Tech comes to Raleigh for a game that is huge for both programs.

Hanging Out Saturday

 

Hung out with Chip, Erica and John Saturday. Watched the first part of the State – GT game on ESPN and then went to Durham to watch Army at Dook. It was pretty hot. In fact – Saturday set a record high.

Had a good time and then came back to Raleigh and walked around the Hillsborough Street block party. A few bands and some food. Then I drove back to the Greater Moncure Metro Area and finished the evening watching some great games on TV.

Thanks to Chippy for the Dook tickets.

Sunday

Spread some more fescue and clover seed over my septic field early this morning. The extended heat and mini-draught has killed all the grass that started to grow after the field was repaired. We’re having rain today and possibly more rain next week along with cooler temperatures. Hopefully this second round of seeding will be successful.

Oh, did I mention we’ve got a huge game next Saturday against Virginia Tech?

Afternoon Addendum

The AP Top 25 just came out. NC State is ranked 23rd. Miami and NC State are the only 2 ACC teams in the Top 25.