Pack ticket sales approaching 3,000

JPMajor,

My guess is you are speaking from the vantage point of recent history when Duke has been pathetic. There was a day when Duke was a powerhouse, although that has been decades ago. I believe (and hope) Cutcliffe will restore some respectability to Duke football, and thus make the Carolina-Duke football game more meaningful that it has been in recent years.

When my Dad was in school, UVA was the primary rival, albeit Duke replaced them along the way. State is a parvenu, and doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Duke, although admittedly the Wolfpack has been much better than the Blue Devils in the past 20 years.

When I was at Carolina, we opened the season against State, so maybe we should reinstate this. They are an in-state school and conference member, so I suppose the game deserves a special place on the schedule. Unfortunately, we seldom play Wake Forest, one of the unfavorable by-products of the expansion that Johnny Swofford imposed upon us, so there isn't much we can do about placing the Deacons in a preferred scheduling spot.

Mad_Max,

You need to get real, man. We Carolina fans do not care what State fans think of us, although one doesn't see much evidence of thinking exhibited by the State fans on this blog. Regarding storming the field, you might want to check your sports page. State won, so there was no storming of the field. If we stormed the field in the past, it was to celebrate one of the team's few victories, not to express joy over defeating a big rival. As I posted earlier, Duke is our primary rival, as you should know unless you live in a cave, and one could make the argument that Virginia is #2.

I was at the recent-Carolina-State game, and commend the Wolfpack for a great game. You won soundly, and deserve to be congratulated. While losing always hurts, we atoned for it the following week by defeating Duke, thereby retaining the Victory Bell. If State is such a big rival for us, why don't we play them last and have something akin to the Victory Bell to award to the winner? I believe the answer to the two points raised in my question puts to rest the rivalry issue.

Why does the N/O never say anything good about us?

Congratulations to State for their resounding victory over us on that cold November day. Frankly, we have no rage at all, since we defeated our true rival (Duke) the following week. Wolfpack Nation, you are not in our class, academically, socially, or athletically, so you don't count at all. Good luck against the Scarlet Knights. I hope the 3,000 State fans in attendance enjoy the game.

gvillegatr,

are you going to the UNC and/or ECU bowl game(s)? you seem to be focused on how ncsu fans have all their excuses. why dont you try and take their comments as what they are - very valid REASONS. you talk SO much trash about how pack fans make excuses. When your team (greenville = ECU but you seem more UNC...which one do you root for?) goes to a bowl thats 8+ hours of driving away and costs you a bundle of money around xmas time, ill do my best to remember to email you and see what kind of EXCUSES you give as to why you won't go. I don't think ncsu will have a great fan showing down there, but I also personally believe that you and your teams fans wouldn't do any better. next time, ask yourself if you would really go see your team play under the same conditions.

...looks like they'll be a lot of leftover Pizza!

UNC-CH plays on Saturday, can drive a few hours to the game, and drive home afterwards negating having to stay in a hotel or miss any time from work.

NCSU plays on Monday, can drive nine hours to the game, and have to get a hotel for the night before driving back. Or if your not driving spend more money on plane tickets. Plus the fact that you'll have to burn two days vacation.

Which do you think is the easier decision to make for a fan when it comes to economics of attending a bowl game? It's a no brainer. That's why NC State fans wished the NCAA hadn't prevented Charlotte from asking them to that bowl.