Civil War ends in disappointment for NC State fans
I can't imagine what it must feel like to be an NC State fan today. Here we have a team, a team that has had a tremendous season, and yet they still could not muster up enough patience, poise, and determination to defend their home floor against their bitter rivals, the North Carolina Tar Heels.Some State fans were calling this the biggest game in Herb Sendek's tenure at the school. I can't agree with that logic, but I can understand how someone could feel that way. I mean, afterall, this was Herb's chance to show that when he has a better team, he can kick his rival when they're down.
Did I say the Tar Heels are down?
Well, they're supposed to be, aren't they? They lost seven players from last year's National Championship team. They lost 90-something percent of their scoring from a year ago. This was supposed to be a team in transition. This was supposed to be a young team that would wallow in the middle to lower tier of the ACC. But it hasn't.
Roy Williams has done a better coaching job this year than, perhaps, he's ever done. He's taken a group consisting of a walk-on, several freshman, and a guy who averaged less than four points last season and turned them into, perhaps, the second best team in the ACC behind Duke.
Think of this, folks. Wes Miller, the team's starting shooting guard, just a few years ago, was playing for James Madison and getting trounced by UNCW. Tyler Hansbrough was worrying about what he was going to wear to his Senior Prom when the Tar Heels were beating Illinois for the title. David Noel? He had a good view of things at last year's Final Four...from the bench.
This team should not be this good right now. And NC State should not have lost to them.
Games like last night make it awfully hard for me to continue to defend Herb Sendek on-air. I mean, yes, he's having an outstanding season. His team is going to go to their fifth straight NCAA Tournament, which would tie a school record. But he's 8-38 against UNC and Duke. 8-38. To their biggest in-state rivals. 8-38!
Herb will have to answer to boosters, he'll have to answer to fans, and he'll have to answer to recruits who ask why he can't beat UNC and Duke.
And NC State fans? You'll have to answer to all your Carolina fan buddies for a while...at least until the ACC Tournament.
posted by T.J. Cutini @ 9:40 AM
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Thats right! Me and my best friend went to a bar to watch the game last night aswell. He has a degree from state and loves the pack. We have ben waiting for this game awhile.I am die hard UNC fan and we have been best friends for 27 years, but we usally talk alot of smack. The state guys got beat so bad, I did not want to talk any smack to him. I felt sorry for the poor guy. 25 points!! come on
The reason NC is doing well is a combination of having a great coach, and a weakened ACC! It's a down year for the conference, and I don't see them placing more than 4 teams in the Big Dance. This year belongs to the Big East.....or should I say "The Beast East"? ha ha I'm a West Virginia fan by the way! I was upset when the ACC raided the Big East and took our football powers away....until I realized what we got in return! Without doubt, the ACC helped build the strongest basketball conference in the country by forcing us to bring in other schools to replace the ones they lured away. Thank you, thank you, thank you ACC!!
The big East is better this year for sure I agree with that. The big is not better in basketball than the ACC overall. Like Roy said this is the big show. We got more title's, more recruits most of the time, more money in our schools and we have the best coaches thats for sure. Before you get to happy, look at the numbers. Kodoos to the big this year, they got one year away from the ACC, but Duke will still win the title.
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