By Lee Pace
N.C. State held a four-point lead at halftime in Carter-Finley Stadium over its arch-rival from the University of North Carolina. The crowd was amped up and the Wolfpack was intent on adding to its multi-year string of consecutive wins over the Tar Heels. The State cause had been helped by a Carolina turnover which the Wolfpack morphed into seven points. The intensity of the rivalry manifested itself after one play in a scrum of blue and red with arms flailing and voices screeching on the Tar Heel sideline.
"It was getting old, losing to them," said one Tar Heel player.