A chance of a Lifetime

This year has been one to remember for the North Carolina State Wolfpack. With one game remaining in the season the Pack find themselves with a chance to be in the ACC Championship game next week in Charlotte. If two months ago you would have looked at me and told me that all the Pack have to do is win one game to have a chance at a BCS bowl game I probably would have laughed at you. Well Tom O Brian and Russell Wilson have led this team to an almost un-imaginable position.

Although this team is in a position to do something great the Maryland Terrapins are a solid team who are playing at home with a chance to win on senior night and ruin the hopes and dreams of their counterparts the Wolfpack. This game makes me extremely nervous because as every North Carolina State fan knows the Pack love to ruin good opportunities and not to mention that they are 0-2 this season while ranked in the top 25. Well this weekend the Wolfpack have a great opportunity to get their program back to top form and they are ranked 21 in the country. So this means the odds are stacked against them if history means anything.

With this said my hopes are high and I think the Pack can pull through with a great victory. This victory can only happen if three things go right.

One Tom O Brian can not be afraid to make tough decisions such as going for it on short fourth downs to keep the offense out on the field.
Second Russel Wilson has to outplay Maryland's Freshman quarterback Danny O Brien who has been on a hot streak of late.

Third the Wolfpack have to show that they are ready to take this team to the next level and become a premiere program in the ACC.

If all these things happen the Wolfpack will prevail this weekend and move on to the ACC championship. So for all you Wolfpack fans hold on tight and pray hard for the Pack to win this Saturday.

My prediction is Wolfpack 30 Maryland 17

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