NBC17 to Re-Air Classic Wolfpack Game

GOPACK.COM – In an effort to remind Wolfpack fans of a time when expectations were soaring, the future looked promising, and Chuck Amato was still likeable, NBC17 will offer an alternative to ESPN’s live broadcast of NC State’s game at Georgia Tech tonight.

At 8pm, NBC17 will re-broadcast the 2003 Gator Bowl victory over traditional powerhouse Notre Dame. The Wolfpack completed a historic 10-3 season with a 28-6 victory over the Fighting Irish in Jacksonville on New Years Day in 2003.

The arrangement was made between Athletics Director Lee Fowler, in conjunction with Wolfpack Club President Bobby Purcell, and NBC17 Station Manager Bill Smith.

Fowler commented from the Case Athletic Center that “[State] hasn’t won in Atlanta since 1988 and it’s highly doubtful they will tonight, so we thought it was a good opportunity to give our fans an alternative viewing choice. They can turn to the 2003 Gator Bowl on NBC17 and be reminded of how promising the future at State looked after that season – Philip was coming back for his senior season, we had one of the best recruiting classes in history, and the schedule was set up to make an incredible statement – and then they can flip to the live game against Georgia Tech on ESPN and be reminded of the grim reality they’re facing as fans, and that all those expectations were decidedly unfounded. Pipe dreams, really. But then we hope they flip it back to NBC and get all unnecessarily excited again, because that’s when the checkbooks come out.”

“It just makes good sense,” said Purcell over the phone. “We really played up that Gator Bowl victory – as overrated as it now seems – and set record sales for season tickets the past three seasons. That 2003 highlight video was a hot item as well and we should really try to market it again. But now that Chuck Amato is a total joke coaching a bunch of circus monkeys, we decided that it would be a good idea to play off our fan base’s nostalgia and keep the money flowing in, so the arrangement was made, I’m happy to say.

Coach Amato was available for comment, as always, never one to shy away from attention. “I want a big red nose, I want some floppy shoes. I want to squirt a flower, squirt it on you; like all the bad clowns do. I want to juggle bowling pins in the sun. I want to join the circus; the circus looks like fun. I’ll sit and work the gates, or I can guess your weight. I’ll even sell the corndogs; I don’t care, as long as I am there (state fair). I’ll hand out baseballs at the dunk tank; I’ll ride my funny car laughing all the way to the bank. I’m a Carney Man.”

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