Part One of a Two-Part miniseries that looks at the best years of Wake Forest sports from 2006-2016
It doesn’t take long while reminiscing about the great days of Wake Forest sports for the Deacs’ Orange Bowl appearance to work its way into the conversation. In fact, it only took about 45 seconds last week when a few fellow Deacs and I sat down for lunch on a hot Charlotte afternoon at a local Chipotle. Shortly after ordering a trio of burrito bowls, a Wake-inspired argument quickly arose as a friend of mine confidently stated, “That Orange Bowl year was a great year for Demon Deacon sports, but the real peak of the decade didn’t come until a few years later.