It’s time once more for the dreaded trip to Boston College. It’s a difficult trip because teams have to figure out how to bring their own energy: Boston College is never very good, and they play in front of about 200 people. (Okay, fine: 4800 people on average this year.) Throw in a noon tip time and you’ve got a recipe for a sleepwalk performance.
Virginia Tech and Clemson have been the most noteworthy victims so far (Duke nearly got clipped as well), and NC State really does not want to join that list.
None of this is to say that the outcome is a simple matter of bring-the-intensity-and-win: BC ain’t Louisville, and the Eagles have been playing better over the last few weeks.