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Pirates vs Tar Heels: Slideshow

Rob Rowe · 20 Sep 2009, 9:07 PM · Comment

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Here’s a slideshow from Saturday’s ECU-UNC contest. (Photos by Rob Rowe)

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Davis Responds to O’Brien Comment

Jacob Swiger · 24 Nov 2008, 8:17 PM · Comment

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Butch Davis had this to say today in response to O’Brien’s comments that NC State is the best program in North Carolina.

“Last Saturday they were the best football team; there’s no question about it,” Davis said. “I think that before you, before anybody can anoint themselves, I would say that there probably needs to be some time invested into the programs, and then we’ll see what happens.”

O’Brien’s squad has beaten UNC, Wake, Duke and ECU this season, leaving little argument from other North Carolina schools.

For some reason, I suspect Appalachian State would want a shot at the Wolfpack.

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Sea of red, populated in purple: NC State 30, ECU 24

Grayson Currin · 21 Sep 2008, 1:16 AM · Comment

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Colors clashing

Colors clashing

Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, large colonies of purple broke the sea of red and black that formed the bulk of Carter-Finley Stadium’s sell-out crowd of nearly 60,000. No section or ceremony seemed sacred, either: Mutual tailgates were cloaked by those in bright red and bright purple. Shocks of purple appeared among the student seats. The elevators leading to the luxury boxes of Vaughn Towers hosted good-hearted (and often well-lubed) arguments between fans of both persuasions.

Driven by an intense, raucous, history, N.C. State’s 26-game rivalry with East Carolina remains one of the strongest and most peculiar in this state. The mixing between the universities seems unique among the larger schools in the state. Though ECU is a decent interstate jaunt from the Triangle, its rivalry with N.C. State seems fueled more by a propinquity of spirit. Though each school has several fine academic programs in its own right, neither school is among the nation’s perennial academic elite, unlike their western neighbors in blue. It’s a less catty fight than State’s battles with UNC-Chapel Hill, and it’s less self-deprecating than State’s more recent ventures versus Duke. I recognized this when my older brother played football at ECU before he attended State and again when I went to State myself: The students of the school’s are slightly kindred spirits, and that drives intercollegiate romances (co-ed Pirates and Wolves walked arm in arm today) just as much as it does athletic hatred. They love to torment each other.

Saturday’s 30-24 N.C. State victory against ECU in either team’s first overtime game of the year worked to bolster that rivalry: East Carolina, of course, came in as the heavyweights, ranked No. 15 in the nation and sporting a 3-0 record that included wins against Virginia Tech and West Virginia. N.C. State’s 1-2 record included a 34-0 season opening ass-handing courtesy of University of South Carolina and a decisive 9-27 loss in Clemson’s Death Valley. Shoulda been easy. Continue reading »

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