Halftime in Raleigh
The Demon Deacons just put together a surprising scoring drive in the final 90 seconds to tie it at 14. Why is it surprising, you ask? The Pack has been outplayed for much of the game and couldn't have been too upset to enter halftime down by a touchdown.
Jim Grobe and Steed Lobotzke don't always push the envelope, and taking a knee and settling for a 14-7 deficit looked even more likely after Riley Skinner's first pass of the drive was nearly intercepted.
State's Owen Spencer has dropped three passes, one of which would have been a TD for an early 14-0 lead, and the Pack ran 25 plays to Wake's eight in the first quarter.
State converted its first six attempts on third down in asserting early control.
Wake Forest's 91-yard TD drive for its first score was its longest march by distance since a 97-yarder against Liberty two years ago. Last week, the Deacs consumed 8:42 of the clock in a touchdown drive against Virginia. That was their longest by time since 2000.
This one now looks like it could go down to the final minutes.
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The assertion by Wolfpack coaches and players that somehow they are the best football team in the state is preposterous. Until a Division I team in NC has the stones to schedule Appalachian State, the crown for state honors stays in Boone where it has rested unofficially for at least 5 years. How can any of these teams even claim superiority when they're scared of ASU? The answer is they can't and until they put ASU on their schedules, to come out in the media and claim the crown is a gross misrepresentation of facts. If you want to be the state champion, then play the NC team that is the 3-time defending NATIONAL I-AA champion. Until then, keep your mouths shut about being the best team in North Carolina.
Posted on November 23, 2008 10:40 AM