Wolfpack Fans, no matter what O'Brien has up his sleeve—this year is going to be interesting. 

The schedule seems to me to present a very volatile situation, where if you are legit—you could flourish.  It could also be a disaster if you are anything less. 

The home opener at Carter-Finley Stadium is Saturday, Sept. 6.

I guess it goes without saying that out of conference games are a must-win in football.  But sandwiched between road games at two historic football powerhouses in South Carolina and Clemson make it critical. 

Come back home and take a week off against long time rival ECU—not an option. 

Then you get a nice home non-conference breather against a no name University of South Florida team...keep telling yourself that right up through halftime when you wish you were at home watching golf.

CarterFinley.com has a Wolfpack helmet schedule where you can quickly see how important winning on the road against local competition will be.  You can't afford to drop a surprise game against anyone when your final three home games are against FSU, WFU, and Miami. 

Duke always finds a way to play State tough—and this year will be the toughest in many many years.  The Tarheels will probably just concede a win to the Pack too.  (additional sarcasm)

There is little room for error this year and the potential for disaster. I will be there hoping that we have moved into another era.