It Is Getting Embarrassing In Raleigh

I have been around sports all my life and I feel like I can recognize when teams are giving effort. There is nothing any of us can say about losing when the game is over and as you walk off you say " boy we gave it all we had". There is just a little satisfaction in knowing you played well even though you may have just lost.

I have just endured watching another N C State game where it looks as if I am the only person who cares whether they win or not. I keep hearing all this look at all these recruits you have to give then a chance to develop. Sidney Lowe's first four years in Raleigh have produced conference records of 4-12, 5-11, 5-11 and one 6-10. I watch this team this year supposedly one of the best recruiting classes in State's history head to another 5-11 campaign. I have to ask myself who do they have left on the schedule that they can beat?

Their only two conference wins are against the last two teams in the league. I don't see this team beating Wake at Wake. They probably will beat Carolina in Raleigh and turn right around and lose to Virginia.

Now for you Carolina fans I know today's win makes you 5-1 in league play but there is something missing with this team. I am not impressed with today's victory over N C State when it looks to me as if the State players have quit on Lowe. Carolina should have won by 50 but they didn't.

I just have a feeling that Carolina has been able to feast on the weak here in the first few games and the meat of the schedule is yet to come. Carolina has improved. Barnes is playing much better but let me tell you. He is not a one and done player. In that same light who in the world thought C J Leslie was a one and done player?

All any fan can expect from their team is once the season starts is to get better. Carolina has gotten better this year. State looks the same now as five years ago. All any coach can do and his fan base must be satisfied with this is we are better today than in November. I don't see that from the Pack and I haven't for five years.