Neat facts about the NC State game

[JasonB]

From the NC State game notes, if you look at the two deep for both teams, we are have about the same size and experience; in fact, SMU has a bigger o-line than NC State!:

OFFENSE NC STATE SMU
Wide Receivers 6-1 188 6-0 187
Offensive Line 6-4 279 6-5 292
Tight Ends 6-4 243 6-4 243
Quarterbacks 6-3 216 6-2 195
Running Backs 6-0 212 5-11 207

DEFENSE NC STATE SMU
Defensive Ends 6-3 239 6-2 243
Defensive Tackles 6-3 287 6-3 288
Linebackers 6-1 221 6-0 223
Defensive Backs 6-0 186 5-11 196

NC STATE SMU
BY CLASS Off. Def. Tot. Off. Def. Tot.
Freshmen 4 7 11 4 5 9
Sophomores 6 4 10 5 5 10
Juniors 7 7 14 9 9 18
Seniors 6 5 11 6 6 12

So, it seems to me that this is a good chance for us to gauge the pure talent of the mustangs against and equally sized and experienced opponent. This game is a good chance to see what positions we are lacking flat out skill at.

[Jim Rome]

I'm guessing you've been reading media guides when you're taking care of the first of the Three S's in the morning. You know an awful lot about this stuff

I agree - good talent test. I'm a little afraid of the outcome of those tests, though.

[JasonB]

Well, as a post game analysis, Our sizes in fact did match up pretty will! And I would say that the Ponies were actually stronger than the Wolfpack. SMU lost the game because of a few silly mistakes ( the fumble on their thirty, the fumble for their touchdown, inopportune penalties, and that one deflected pass that they caught for a huge gain). But we went toe to toe with one of the top ACC schools and at least were an equal team, if not a little better for most of the game!