NC State’s bowl chances at this point are perhaps not that great, what with needing to win a game either at Georgia Tech or at UNC. Seems likely to me that State will be going into that UNC game needing to win it to get bowl eligible, like any of us need that scenario after all the other crap we’ve endured this season.
Anyway! If NC State does get to a bowl game, then we could at least look forward to a more winnable contest. Having an underwhelming season can be a perk in that respect, at least. I’m getting tired of losing bowl games.
Here are the bowl projections from the guys who think State will pick up one more regular season win:
Kyle Bonagura (ESPN): NCSU vs. Navy, Armed Forces Bowl
Brett McMurphy (Action Network): NCSU vs. Texas Tech, Birmingham Bowl
Brad Crawford (247Sports): NCSU vs. Marshall, Gasparilla Bowl
Sending the team to Birmingham seems fair. The Armed Forces Bowl is in Texas, so that’d be a tough trip for what would be a fun matchup. Not a lot of great options at this end of the bowl spectrum, obviously.