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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Owen Spencer pounded his chest and pointed to the red-clad North Carolina State fans who had traveled the short trip down I-40 to see the Wolfpack play hated North Carolina on the Tar Heels' hallowed turf.It was a small but boisterous gathering in the corners of the stands amid the quiet, powder-blue masses filing out of Kenan Stadium in disappointment. Once again.
For the fourth year in a row, ownership of this rivalry belongs unequivocally to N.C. State.
"We can honestly say: This senior class, we never lost to Carolina,'' Spencer said with more than a hint of satisfaction on his face after the Wolfpack's stunning 29-25 comeback victory in the 100th game in the history of the rivalry.
More importantly for the immediate future, N.C. State also stayed in the hunt for the Atlantic Division title and a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Dec. 4 in Charlotte. If the Wolfpack wins at Maryland on Saturday in the regular season finale, N.C. State will clinch the division and that spot in the title game.
And a victory there would put N.C. State in the BCS Orange Bowl.
It's an almost unimaginable turnabout for a program that hadn't produced a winning season since 2005 or an eight-victory campaign since 2003. But with Saturday's win, N.C. State is now 8-3 (5-2).
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