The current narrative surrounding N.C. State’s football program is both hilarious and depressing to this blogger. Dave Doeren has finally started turning in wins against FBS programs with winning records (Wake, Louisville, Florida State and BC last year added to his two from 2016— and zero the previous three years), and turned in a 9-4 mark. The Wolfpack spent about a quarter of the 2017 Notre Dame game in the top 15, and Dave Doeren openly entertained job overtures from Tennessee and Ole Miss.
Despite those flirtations (HELLO, UNC STAFF, YOU CAN NEGATIVELY RECRUIT TOO!) State and Doeren have made the most of their moderate success.