Nate Johnson

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@JGravleySPORTS @PackMensBball I stopped counting after the first half. I measured 110 dB late in the Miami game.

Already had 2 Apple Watch noise warnings. Different vibe tonight for @PackMensBball.

@TimBuckleyWX @weatherinNC The GFS giveth, the warm nose taketh away.

@weatherinNC Getting very close to warm nose problems for many

Current gfs has a sharp cutoff. That run would not be the best for snow lovers at the beach. It would favor our area. Still very wild. The NW trend is inevitable

@NickStevensHS “It just means more [teams from my conference in the playoff because I said so]”

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THE NC STATE WOLFPACK @PackFootball WIN THE TREASURE OF THE GASPARILLA BOWL!! 🐺 BEVEL EM

Agreed. Atmosphere was unreal. Most fun I’ve had there in a long time, and my 9yo was into it. I fully expected she’d want to leave in the 2nd half but she was having none of it.

@PackTimPeeler @PackFootball There was a game @ ND a few years ago that involved some small but measurable amount of snow, IIRC

Before anyone asks, I don't really know the coldest road game in @packfootball history, though in September 1961 State, after leaving 95-degree Raleigh, arrived in Laramie, Wyoming, for its season opener against the Cowboys. They arrived for their pregame walk-through on Friday with five inches of snow on the ground. It was cleared before kickoff the next day and game-time temperature was about 40 degrees. The wind was howling, fittingly enough, and State sophomore kicker Dave Houtz booted a wind-aided 83-yard punt on his career attempt, which is still the school record. His next punt was into the wind, netting 1 yard. That's a 42-yard average on two career kicks. The coldest postseason game? Easily the 1963 Liberty Bowl, played at 105,000-seat Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia. Kickoff temperature was 19 degrees, with sustained winds of 17 miles per hour. (I'll have to let @nsj compute the wind-chill factor, as I don't believe in that particular weather metric.) State lost to Mississippi State 16-12 in the frigid conditions in front of 8,700 spectators. Two years later, the Liberty Bowl moved to Memphis.

@PackTimPeeler @PackFootball It would, yes indeed

@nsj @PackFootball I'm PO'ed that this game didn't get something like that. It would look good with the red end zones.

According to @nsj up on the Carter-Finley rooftop, official temperature at kickoff was 37 degrees, the second #ColdestKickoff for a home game in @PackFootball history.

@SamWalkerOBX @PackTimPeeler @PackFootball @UNCFootball We're using the temp at KRDU, which is about 7 miles from here. The sensor wasn't installed here until about ten years ago.

@PackTimPeeler @PackFootball @UNCFootball @nsj Is that the official temp at RDU, or on-site?

Since the @PackFootball-@UNCFootball rivalry moved to the end of the season in 2006, it's not surprising the game has produced three of the #ColdestKickoffs in Carter-Finley Stadium history. Tonight's game could make the top five of the Wolfpack's 15 coldest, @nsj predicts, with game-time temp projected between 32 to 38 degrees. Dress warmly, tailgaters and football fans. @then_podcast @TheNCSportsNet

@PackTimPeeler It was a piece of work, for sure

I've seen a man die and come back to life in the middle of a football game. I've seen Michael Jordan miss a dunk on a clean breakaway at the Smith Center. I've seen Greg Norman blow a 6-stroke on Sunday to lose the Masters. I've seen a football game in the middle of a raging hurricane. But I haven't seen anything quite like the fourth quarter of this game.

November 20, 1982 "The Play" Joe Starkey's memorable call of Cal's improbable, unforgettable five-lateral game-winning kickoff return touchdown against Stanford in their annual "Big Game". "THE BAND IS OUT ON THE FIELD!!!"

@statefansnation I thought @SickosCommittee was just making that up. I’m sorry I ever doubted you, SC.

What?!? Is this real? While this sounds insane - it means that SFN will be traveling to Brazil! LFG! Don't forget about the new reliance on TV ratings for $$ payout. There will be significant national interest in anyone playing the first ever game in Brazil. $$

Remembering longtime WTNH meteorologist Geoff Fox who died today following a long battle with cancer.

Football hot take: Any kick that hits the upright gets one point for the kicking team. If it bounces in on a FG attempt, it’s four points.

Periodic reminder: A “ground stop” for XYZ airport means traffic destined to fly to XYZ is being held on the ground at their points of origin, not that anything has “stopped” at XYZ. So, a ground stop for CLT means planes at *other airports* are being held up.

@jwatsonfisher And it worked!!

My favorite thing is the players being aware of the chick-fil-a promotion where you get a free sandwich if an opponent misses both FTs inside 8 minutes. So they hype up the crowd even more.

📍 🐺 🐉 I don’t believe in 9 p.m. tips but i like being able to drink Diet Coke in the evening. NC State vs UAB coming up here in about 20 minutes.

This time tomorrow, it won’t be this time tomorrow.

Wolfpack Nation! Do not let the warmth of the afternoon sun fool you! Temperatures will CRASH at sunset, leaving us in the lower 50s at kickoff and deep into the 40s by the time the game is over. Stay warm! Bring your (red!) jackets/coats and your hot chocolate money.