On August 31, 2019 NC State defeated in-state opponent ECU by a score of 34 to 6. On September 7, 2019 NC State shutout in-state opponent WCU 41 to 0. And outside the state of North Carolina, nobody cared. Elsewhere, UNC-CH got outdumbed by USC-E and outplayed by The U but found a way to win those games close through a series of fortuitous events. This week the College Football AP Poll has a very lucky UNC-CH receiving votes and a very dominant NC State not. Sports reporters will write about UNC-CH’s wins in Mack’s first season back, sports radio hosts will field calls related to their success and podcasts will include them in recaps of this past weekend as well as games to look forward to for next weekend.