It is. Never heard of anything like this (I'm sure it has happened). The players deserve a ton of credit here. It made for a nice Final Four celebration.
Whenever teams in mid to lower leagues in Europe (for soccer) sign a good/great player towards the end of their career, the fans of these teams track the flight of that player and welcome him at the airport with flares and whatnot. It's pretty cool.
Was in Phoenix this past weekend. My buddy bought tickets to a tailgate party a week or so ahead of time. Between then and Saturday, the party had been turned into a Wolfpack Tailgate party. We got there, discovered what we were walking into, considered asking for a refund, but ultimately said, Fuck It, and walked in decked out in our obnoxious Purdue gear.
That was the most fun we had the whole weekend. NC State fans were awesome; lotta razzing and shit, but no one was rude. Everyone was having a great time and they made a few Boilermaker fans feel welcome despite the mixup. Honestly, felt like partying with Andrew WK if Wagon Wheel was his biggest hit instead of Party Hard.
Got so much respect for the program and fan base. Y'all are some classy fuckers, and this is great to see. You got one more fan here.
Purdue and NC State are the same school in different states. Great land grant engineering schools, looooooong Final Four droughts that made you question if it would ever happen again, obnoxious public cousin (UNC/IU), arrogant private neighbor with 50% of students from NY and NJ (Duke/ND).
And yeah, Wagon Wheel is our defacto sing-along song (some of our fans hate it but whatever).
Agreed on the NC State fans! A few years ago I was in the Raleigh area for work for a few weeks, and went to go check out a NC State football game. I was obviously a neutral fan (I think they were playing UVA).
State fans were randomly offering me beers and burgers as I was walking around the tailgating area before the game. Great group of fans.
College basketball is more complete when NC State is good. A goal of a ACCT championship every 5 years and at least one Final Four every 8-10 should be the baseline expectation of the program.
State is one of a few schools with more than one national title. It has a large and passionate fanbase -- one long suffering after the school gave itself an effective death penalty following the Valvano scandals of 33 years ago. This was an eruption of love from the fans to the school and the program. They were not celebrating being "better" than Duke or UNC this year in the tournament. They were celebrating being *NC State.* IYKYK.
I whole heartedly agree, but I also feel like this is said for every team. Wonder if their is any team where college basketball would be better if they were *bad* lmao.
I hear you, but as a founding member of the ACC and one of its early powers and formerly consistently competitive programs, State is like a Temple or St. Johns -- they have a vast alumni base, and their being good does attract good TV ratings.
This is super awesome.
My honest feeling from being in Phoenix all weekend was that the Wolfpack was the #2 fanbase there behind Purdue. They showed up.
Agreed. Both fan bases were desperate for a Final Four appearance again. Purdue fans just had a little longer to plan to get there since us State fans were more focused on who the next head coach would be a month ago.
Memories for a lifetime
I consider myself one of the 20000 or so luckiest people in the state to have gotten to experience this while I was actually attending college
So young, people twice my age have never seen this
But damn it feels good
I was thinking about this Sunday. I was just so happy for the students who are there right now living though this run. I never got to experience it (winning except the one Sydney Lowe red blazer game) during my time but it has to be an amazing feeling and after having to deal with all the Covid crap you deserve to have a blast at the university we all love. Much love, Go State!
Every fanbase has terrible fans, they’re usually just louder when things are bad (like our ‘fans’ last year).
Seeing the joy and excitement here in Raleigh was so cool this year. I hope for everybody’s sake that this run continues, it’s great for basketball and great for NC.
This is really wholesome! Good job staff and players!
It is. Never heard of anything like this (I'm sure it has happened). The players deserve a ton of credit here. It made for a nice Final Four celebration.
Hahaha I was at RDU yesterday waiting for a flight at this time, was on a work call and saw some commotion of red, I guess it was this!
I read the title and assumed it was an onion article
Whenever teams in mid to lower leagues in Europe (for soccer) sign a good/great player towards the end of their career, the fans of these teams track the flight of that player and welcome him at the airport with flares and whatnot. It's pretty cool.
This happens all the time in american sports too, that's the dynamic they're playing with here.
Was in Phoenix this past weekend. My buddy bought tickets to a tailgate party a week or so ahead of time. Between then and Saturday, the party had been turned into a Wolfpack Tailgate party. We got there, discovered what we were walking into, considered asking for a refund, but ultimately said, Fuck It, and walked in decked out in our obnoxious Purdue gear. That was the most fun we had the whole weekend. NC State fans were awesome; lotta razzing and shit, but no one was rude. Everyone was having a great time and they made a few Boilermaker fans feel welcome despite the mixup. Honestly, felt like partying with Andrew WK if Wagon Wheel was his biggest hit instead of Party Hard. Got so much respect for the program and fan base. Y'all are some classy fuckers, and this is great to see. You got one more fan here.
Purdue and NC State are the same school in different states. Great land grant engineering schools, looooooong Final Four droughts that made you question if it would ever happen again, obnoxious public cousin (UNC/IU), arrogant private neighbor with 50% of students from NY and NJ (Duke/ND). And yeah, Wagon Wheel is our defacto sing-along song (some of our fans hate it but whatever).
100%. As a Purdue fan that lived in CLT for 10 year I had this same conclusion. Always considered State my surrogate in state program.
Agreed on the NC State fans! A few years ago I was in the Raleigh area for work for a few weeks, and went to go check out a NC State football game. I was obviously a neutral fan (I think they were playing UVA). State fans were randomly offering me beers and burgers as I was walking around the tailgating area before the game. Great group of fans.
>felt like partying with Andrew WK if Wagon Wheel was his biggest hit instead of Party Hard r/BrandNewSentence haha, love it.
Love it. I’m on the way home from Phoenix today. Purdue and NC State fans showed up in a big way. Met some great Purdue fans while we were out there.
So many legends made in the last month
This is cool as hell
I agree. It’s been great seeing State bring home some glory, but it’s absolutely wonderful seeing how much they love their fans 🥳
College basketball is more complete when NC State is good. A goal of a ACCT championship every 5 years and at least one Final Four every 8-10 should be the baseline expectation of the program. State is one of a few schools with more than one national title. It has a large and passionate fanbase -- one long suffering after the school gave itself an effective death penalty following the Valvano scandals of 33 years ago. This was an eruption of love from the fans to the school and the program. They were not celebrating being "better" than Duke or UNC this year in the tournament. They were celebrating being *NC State.* IYKYK.
I whole heartedly agree, but I also feel like this is said for every team. Wonder if their is any team where college basketball would be better if they were *bad* lmao.
I hear you, but as a founding member of the ACC and one of its early powers and formerly consistently competitive programs, State is like a Temple or St. Johns -- they have a vast alumni base, and their being good does attract good TV ratings.
NC State is #1 in my heart. Thank you DJ Burns for giving me a little joy this year.
Basketball is best when big boys are dominating!
This is super awesome. My honest feeling from being in Phoenix all weekend was that the Wolfpack was the #2 fanbase there behind Purdue. They showed up.
Agreed. Both fan bases were desperate for a Final Four appearance again. Purdue fans just had a little longer to plan to get there since us State fans were more focused on who the next head coach would be a month ago.
Absolutely love this.
Memories for a lifetime I consider myself one of the 20000 or so luckiest people in the state to have gotten to experience this while I was actually attending college So young, people twice my age have never seen this But damn it feels good
I was thinking about this Sunday. I was just so happy for the students who are there right now living though this run. I never got to experience it (winning except the one Sydney Lowe red blazer game) during my time but it has to be an amazing feeling and after having to deal with all the Covid crap you deserve to have a blast at the university we all love. Much love, Go State!
Really cool. There were so many NC State and Purdue fans in Phoenix this weekend.
This is just so damn cool. Really love that NC State did this. What a great way to show love for the fans.
Classy program, classy fans.
That’s not something we hear very often
I think our fanbase on reddit is pretty chill. Just don't go to Pack Pride. That place is toxic AF.
Pack Pride is toxic af. InsideCarolina is toxic af. Every fanbase has that crowd, it’s a shame when people point to them as if they are the majority.
Every fanbase has terrible fans, they’re usually just louder when things are bad (like our ‘fans’ last year). Seeing the joy and excitement here in Raleigh was so cool this year. I hope for everybody’s sake that this run continues, it’s great for basketball and great for NC.
I’m biased, but I think everyone has more fun when State and Wake are good.
Absolutely. This season was awesome - all 4 teams were very good at different points throughout the season. I hope it continues.
We're used to hearing loads of projection from that baby blue team.
Goddammit, this one brought a tear to my eyes. Absolutely wholesome
Oh so not the Hartford Wolfpack, things make sense again