It’s been 37 years since NC State won anything of significance.
As much as fans have tried to hold on to it, and as much as the school has continued to celebrate it, the magic of ’74, ’83 and ’87 was fading away. The newer generation of Wolfpack fans only heard stories or seen statues of David Thompson or Jim Valvano. They never had a dose of that magic, that once tasted, would hook a fan for life.
It had actually been the opposite. They had grown up in the era of “NC State Sh*t” and “The Law of the Wolf” which were jokes that over time had become self-fulfilling prophecies.