Once upon a time, NC State appeared to be playing decent football, and managed to crack the top 35 in SP+. This year, I mean. That happened during this season. But of course, as the weeks progressed and the sadness picked up steam like a boulder careening down a hill, NC State did nothing but sink. This week, a new season low after the blowout to Clemson: the Wolfpack is down to 71st in SP+.
I wish there were reasons to believe NC State might start playing better over the last few weeks, but the team is so banged up and demoralized, I can’t see anything changing.