The full moon never materialized. It couldn’t find a way to poke through the gloom that hung over Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday. It was up there, somewhere, a promise unfulfilled.
So also will the record reflect this N.C. State football season: A good team that had greatness within its grasp but turned out to be merely good, a promise unfulfilled. And there’s nothing wrong with that, with being good enough to push Clemson to the final play. Greatness, though, has now officially eluded this group. The Atlantic Division is a now a bridge too far after Saturday’s 38-31 loss, although the Wolfpack can still win 10 games for the second time in school history.