There’s no way to sugarcoat it: the loss to Wake Forest last night was bad. Really, really bad. But just how bad was it? Was it the worst loss of the Dave Doeren era?
Aside from the initial “This is the worst!” reaction that permeated throughout the fanbase, is there a way to actually quantify just how bad of a loss this actually was? Well, maybe there is. Looking at F/+ ratings (a combination of S&P+ and FEI ratings) can provide some level of context.
Below is a chart of all of NC State’s losses during the Dave Doeren era where the game wasn’t an ‘expected loss’.