- This is the first time I noticed that our fans didn’t boo the opposing team coming out. I’m so glad we stopped doing that to teams that aren’t our rivals or at least highly ranked.
- Seth Dawkins starts. Glad to see from the freshman.
- Lamar made the defense sleep with all the passes. 36 yd TD run was beautiful and what we’re used to.
- Washington interception was perfect. Good pressure up front and the QB never saw Washington.
- Bad play calling on second drive off TO. Too much running. Lamar had a good throw away.
- Lukayas McNeil two false starts on FG. Penalties and special teams issues combined into one!
- Thank god he still made the field goal.
- RB runs too much east to west. Louisville doing a great job sealing gaps and staying on the weak side.
- James Quick fumble was correct call on field. Just bad luck.
- James Hearns is a bad bad man!
- Penalties already terrible. Really ugly start to the game. It honestly feels like we’re going to spend more real time on special teams than offense or defense.
- Lamar 74 yd pass to Jaylen Smith was a perfect example of how much Lamar has grown. Old Lamar would have gotten impatient and ran with the ball or been inaccurate on the throw. He was patient, read it perfect and threw it on a rope.
- Defense is looking great.
- Lamar bad reads on the option up to two.
- 3 bad penalties on McNeil now. Has to be more disciplined.
- I can’t remember the last time Lamar just took a sack. It was jarring.
- Jaylen didn’t block the defender downfield. It was the only reason Cole didn’t score on the wide open throw from Lamar.
- Johnathan Greenard is going to be a great linebacker for us. I really like him.
- #ColeLeap.
- Blocked punt by Malik Williams was special. We don’t usually get big time plays on special teams.
- I don’t understand how NC State didn’t use any timeouts. I get that you’re getting blown out, but you don’t even try to stop the momentum on a drive or anything?
- Terrible play calling in the red zone for the whole first half. Weird plays, bad choices and just overall terrible play calling.
- Halftime. Good guys 44, Bad guys 0.
- A few things: 1. The “Bobby!” Chants were amazing. 2. It was incidental contact. And 3. The more I watch Seth Dawkins, the more I’m reminded of what Julio Jones. Big, tall, fast, and incredibly gifted. It’s easy to see why he’s on the field as a true freshman with all the talent we have at the position. He’s going to be special.
- At the game, I have no clue how they called NC State’s first touchdown a touchdown. It looked like he came off the ground, caught the ball, and fell out of bounds. Hoping that it wasn’t that agregious on tv.
- The offensive line has let up a few sacks. Not good that Lamar is taking the extra hits and not feeling the pressure.
- 70 yd touchdown pass was just ugly. DB got burned and couldn’t make the tackle. Weird third quarter.
- Weird quarter continues with Malik Williams fumble on the kick. Never understood the whole “carry the ball with one arm in traffic” thing.
- If the University doesn’t keep the Muhammed Ali intro to the game and third quarter, I’m burning it all to the ground.
- #ColeBlock.
- Jeremy Smith is a bull. Doesn’t ever get stopped the first time.
- Angry Bobby is my favorite Bobby.
- How this was the 8th highest crowd in stadium history I’ll never understand. Looked pretty empty in some sections.
- Kyle Bolin had a beautiful pass down the right side to Devante Peete.
All in all, this was a great game. Lamar looked like Lamar full bore with over 400 yards of offense and 4 TDs. Hikutini was fantastic with 118 yards and a touchdown and Jeremy Smith finished with 51 yards and 2 touchdowns. The defense was fantastic for the most part and we may have even found a (short range) kicker.
Now we just need to pull for A&M, Houston, Oregon State and Penn State. No biggie. Virginia, you’re next.
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