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Some more observations from Stanford Stadium:

1. Wow, that was FUN! I came away with similar feelings as the Hawaii game: that looked like "real football."

2. Davis Warren looked awesome. Yes, we generally protected him well, but there were also some key throws he made under pressure (like the back shoulder TD to High).

3. So great to give Micah Ford an opportunity to shine. Super important for recruiting as well. Our RBs generally seem to fall forward,

4. TV gives a better impression here, but from my seat it seemed like we made a ton of shoestring tackles that stopped would-be first downs or breakout runs. I kept being pleasantly surprised. Maybe NC State is just a half step slower than Miami, Wake, and Duke.

5. Attendance, yikes. More games like this will help, and I hope we can figure out some way to engage the broader community. SMU will probably be better just because they bring more fans. I don't know if NC State had more than 150 fans there. Just shows what a farce this whole system is. That said, the team did a great job creating their own sideline energy, and the people running the stadium lights and sounds did a good job pumping in some artificial energy to make it feel like a real game.

Overall just a really pleasant experience. More of this, please!!

We can try handing out tickets to local H.S. teams ... but that doesn't work on FRIDAY NIGHTS!

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Some more observations from Stanford Stadium:

1. Wow, that was FUN! I came away with similar feelings as the Hawaii game: that looked like "real football."

2. Davis Warren looked awesome. Yes, we generally protected him well, but there were also some key throws he made under pressure (like the back shoulder TD to High).

3. So great to give Micah Ford an opportunity to shine. Super important for recruiting as well. Our RBs generally seem to fall forward,

4. TV gives a better impression here, but from my seat it seemed like we made a ton of shoestring tackles that stopped would-be first downs or breakout runs. I kept being pleasantly surprised. Maybe NC State is just a half step slower than Miami, Wake, and Duke.

5. Attendance, yikes. More games like this will help, and I hope we can figure out some way to engage the broader community. SMU will probably be better just because they bring more fans. I don't know if NC State had more than 150 fans there. Just shows what a farce this whole system is. That said, the team did a great job creating their own sideline energy, and the people running the stadium lights and sounds did a good job pumping in some artificial energy to make it feel like a real game.

Overall just a really pleasant experience. More of this, please!!

We can try handing out tickets to local H.S. teams ... but that doesn't work on FRIDAY NIGHTS!