Poking a bear is never a good idea. Poking an entire Wolfpack a week before you enter its den to battle it is an even worse one.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack football program and head coach Dave Doeren spent an entire offseason stewing on the loss to East Carolina in the 2024 Military Bowl. The poor defensive performance and the embarrassing brawl to finish the game left a bitter taste in of everyone, the members who returned to the Wolfpack.
Luckily for NC State, the team gets a chance to redeem itself right away in 2025, as ECU comes to Raleigh on Thursday for the season opener…