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From practice to big game, NC State fans are ready to roar
A strong NC State contingent made their way to Phoenix for the Final Four.
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A strong NC State contingent made their way to Phoenix for the Final Four.
AARON THOMAS IN A VERY HOT SMIT. NC STATE HA HA, HA HA. WELL, THE MEN ARE RIGHT AROUND. 24 HOURS NOW TO TIPOFF AGAINST PURDUE. >> WRAL'S KASEY HANCE IS IN PHOENIX. CASEY, I HAVE TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT. >> VERY EARLY IN THE SEASON YOU SAID YOU KNOW WHAT, NC STATE. I THINK THEY'RE THE TEAM. YOU SAID IT RIGHT HERE IN THE STUDIO. NOW HERE IN PHOENIX AT THE FINAL 4 COVERING NC STATE. THAT CHEMISTRY REALLY CAME TOGETHER AT THE RIGHT TIME THAT YOU SAW SO EARLY ON. >> EITHER YOU'RE SO RIGHT. I MEAN, I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS TEAM EARLY IN THE YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS ALL ABOUT LOOKING AT THE RIGHT TIME. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS PACT HE WAS DOING. BUT WE KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE THE ENTIRE NATION WAS FOR FANS COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT HERE. AND IN FACT, WEDNESDAY MORNING ON OUR BRIGHT AN EARLY FLIGHT, THERE WAS A GROUP HEADED OUT HERE AND I HAPPEN TO SEE THEM TODAY AT OPEN PRACTICE SITTING FRONT ROW OF A LONG LINE OF GRADUATES FROM NC STATE. AND HE TOLD ME I TELL MYSELF ALL THE TIME THAT EVERYTHING WE HAVE LONG SINCE THE STATE BECAUSE THEY HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT. SO THEY WERE GOING TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY >> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD CRIME? WE'VE SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY. THAT'S ABOUT IT. ENROLLED AISLES, CLIFTON PARK AND SPEAKING FOR ALL NC STATE FANS WIN THE PAC, PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE FINAL 4. THIS SECOND, WE BEAT THE BUS AND HIT THE BUTTON. BUT OUT IN TICKETS IN 1976, GRADUATE FROM STATE PERKINS. WATCH THE 74 TEAM WIN. AND THE 83 TEAM WIN. BUT BOY, IT'S BEEN A LONG WAIT FOR A TRIP BACK. >> YOU HAVE TO BE RESILIENT TO BE ANY NC STATE FAN. BUT HERE IS WHAT ALWAYS SITE. WE CAN BUILD BRIDGES AND GROW CROPS. SOMETIMES WE CAN PLAY BALL. BUT THIS YEAR WE DO IT ALL. THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN JUST A SPECIAL FOR NEW STATE FANS MEET LONG TIME. ASU SEASON TICKET HOLDER, MICHAEL RANDALL, WHO HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO DJ HORNE DURING HIS TIME AS A SUN DEVIL. RABBI, I GET EMOTIONAL. JUST THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE >> HE'S A BETTER HUMAN. MANY IS THAT BASKETBALL PLAYER. BUT HE'S NOT NOT BAD. A BASKETBALL. I GET. I'M JUST HAPPY FOR HIM. THAT. I COULD BE THAT THEIR FAN IS NOW. WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE US? >> NOW HE SAID FOR ANY OF THE ASU PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AND DON'T BE MAD AT ME, BUT I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SPORT. NOT SURE THAT YOU SEE THERE THAT TO DJ WARD'S FATHER GAVE TO HIM. HE SAID HE IS EXCITED TO BE RIGHT WITH THE PACK THIS WEEK. >> YOU KNOW WHAT A COMPLIMENT THAT IS TO SAY THAT YOU'RE A BETTER HUMAN, THAT A PLAYER, JUST AMAZING INTERVIEWS AND CHARACTERS. YOU FOUND CASEY, WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE OF YOUR