{"id":30122,"date":"2020-10-17T19:11:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T23:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/?p=30122"},"modified":"2020-10-17T19:11:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T23:11:07","slug":"theres-something-different-about-2020-nc-state-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2020\/10\/17\/theres-something-different-about-2020-nc-state-football\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s something different about 2020 NC State Football."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2020\/10\/17\/theres-something-different-about-2020-nc-state-football\/nc_state-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?fit=600%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,434\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nc_state\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?fit=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?fit=590%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?resize=300%2C217\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nc_state-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#StayHealthy and practice social distancing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been the biggest Dave Doeren fan. He went his first 4 years without a winning record in the ACC. 2018 was a 9 win season, that was a huge disappointment given the schedule. In 2019, injuries decimated the Wolfpack, and they were the worst team in the ACC. Doeren is still searching for his first signature OOC victory.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 start didn&#8217;t help. There was a shaky win over Wake Forest and a blowout loss to depleted Virginia Tech. Then NC State found something. QB Devin Leary\u00a0 came in and the offense exploded with wins over Pittsburgh and Virginia. At 3-1, the Wolfpack were on the brink of a top 25 ranking facing Duke.<\/p>\n<p>A little bit of luck, and a lot of resiliency is what we are starting to see out of this year&#8217;s 2020 NC State team.<\/p>\n<p>It was on full display against Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Down 17-7 late in the first half, NC State blocks a punt to make the score 17-14. Clinging to a 21-20 lead, QB Devin Leary takes a brutal hit that knocks him out of the game. Bailey Hockman comes in and throws a TD, that WR Thayer Thomas catches on his helmet to secure the score.<\/p>\n<p>Now 4-1, NC State can aim for higher goals in 2020. Certainly they aren&#8217;t in the class of the ACC&#8217;s very best teams, but a really solid season is possible. Next week is a monster game with top 5 ranked UNC team setting up the biggest UNC\/NC State in recent memory. Miami is a test after that, but the season finishes with FSU, Liberty, Syracuse, and Georgia Tech. That&#8217;s an extremely manageable finishing stretch for NC State.<\/p>\n<p>If they could steal UNC or Miami, we could see NC State put together a 9-2 regular season. Even 7-4, or 8-3 would be an excellent turnaround from the 2019 debacle.<\/p>\n<p>There just seems to something different about this year&#8217;s 2020 NC State football team. They are an opportunistic team that&#8217;s forcing turnovers, and making some big plays on offense. Up 28-20 against Duke, and the Blue Devils driving, the Wolfpack came up with an interception that effectively sealed the game.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of Leary creates another opportunity for NC State to play though, but they&#8217;ve been resilient all year.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been Dave Doeren&#8217;s best coaching job so far in Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fallsportsdacc&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fallsportsdacc%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1486166502870000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgOzqUxiig-tlkIjyFOnLEhGtpRQ\">@AllSportsDACC<\/a>\u00a0and please like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FAll-Sports-Discussion%2F184935911533629%3Ffref%3Dts&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fpages%252FAll-Sports-Discussion%252F184935911533629%253Ffref%253Dts%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1486166502870000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGr19chQ7IW8VRHn1DFxQH94mz21A\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<br>\n<center>\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Bottom_Post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1445137322\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<br>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Horizontal_6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4619304738\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#StayHealthy and practice social distancing I&#8217;ve never been the biggest Dave Doeren fan. He went his first 4 years without a winning record in the ACC. 2018 was a 9 win season, that was a huge disappointment given the schedule. In 2019, injuries decimated the Wolfpack, and they were the worst team in the ACC. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2020\/10\/17\/theres-something-different-about-2020-nc-state-football\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acc","category-college-football"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1Ih8i-7PQ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30125,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30122\/revisions\/30125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}