2021 was fantastic for NC State Football, can 2022 top it?

2021 was a fantastic year for the NC State football program. No, the team didn’t capture an ACC title or hit double-digit wins (thanks a lot, UCLA...), but anyone who watched the team knows just how good they were. Sometimes that’s hard to quantify, so let’s look at it in the frame of advanced metrics (namely SP+) and the history of the program.

First off, Lou Holtz is a freaking wizard! The 1972 team had a 24.3-point turnaround in SP+, going from the 116th ranked (9th percentile) team the year prior to the 14th ranked (89th percentile) team.