A few weeks ago, it was tough to be part of the NC State Wolfpack. A team that started 4-1 was sliding down an ugly, bumpy road with four straight losses.
If not for that regular season-ending upset win over North Carolina, the Wolfpack would have been watching the Camping World Independence Bowl from their couches.
But instead of watching, they were participating, while Vanderbilt owned all the momentum entering the game, it was NC State that got off to a fast start with 14 points in the second quarter, before cruising past what looked like an over-matched Vandy team 41-17.