SMQ's outlook on ACC football '07

NC State
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We Know: The Wolfpack have two big, positively hunky juniors, Toney Baker (6-0, 232) and Andre Brown (5-10, 225) who were top ten running back recruits and have methodically slogged their way to 2,500 yards in two years.

We Think: New coordinator Dana Bible - late of the bran-infused B.C. attack - will fix whatever hitch in the playcalling mechanism led NC State to skew passward with ex-walk-on Daniel Evans and a group of receivers led by a tight end with one career touchdown catch. Evans threw nine interceptions to one touchdown in his last seven starts (all defeats) while heaving up, at various times, 37, 35, 53 and 41 passes in games eventually decided by one score. The Pack passed more often than it handed off six times last year, but it was never better off for it.

We Have No Clue: How Tom O'Brien's stoicism will mesh with players recruited by the fiery, raspy Amato, or, more importantly, whether Evans has enough physically for the new coach's lauded motivational/disciplinary side to matter.