NC State was simply trying to go and play a football game in a baseball stadium, as per longstanding tradition, and even that gets thwarted by the universe. This stupid universe, I swear to god.
In the lead up to the Holiday Bowl, you could tell that State’s players were really invested in getting a 10th win, because of what it would mean for the season, and also because it would mean for their legacies here. So it’s not at all surprising that there was a good mix of anger, frustration, and disappointment from those guys when they heard the game would not be played.