Apologies for our recent posts being so Carolina-centric, but among some stunning events on Saturday, one season-long trend stuck out: The North Carolina State Wolfpack is horrific on the road and should do whatever is needed not to leave the Triangle in 2019.
NC State has had 3 road games, all bitter disappointments. The latest fiasco occurred yesterday at Boston College team missing its starting QB, Anthony Brown. The Pack were 3.5 point favorites yet were blown out. The strength of this year’s NC State team was supposed to be its defensive front 7. Yesterday, the good news for the Wolfpack was that they held BC’s backup running back, David Bailey, to 181 yards rushing. Because stud RB, AJ Dillon, romped for 223 yards in a 45-24 rout not as close as the final score.
NC State’s first road trip, also as a favorite, was at a West Virginia team ravaged by graduation like few others. The result, against a very inexperienced offense, was a 44-27 embarrassment.
Their other trip was to a Florida State team sporting a 3-4 record. One of the “3” was a 31-13 triumph over the Wolfpack.
North Carolina State has lost 14 players to the NFL over the past two years but 3 “no shows” illustrate a lack of _________ (you fill in the blank).