The magician is not to be followed

Posted Sep 27, 2005

Chuck Amato, the invincible Italian wizard himself has pulled off his greatest trick to date by convincing the nation of N.C. State Wolfpack fans that our university actually has a good football team. It was following Saturday's tear-exposing 31-24 loss to the really-shouldn't-be-good-but-beats-us-70-percent-of-the-time school when the red-clad legions of Pack supporters should have realized what they were watching -- a magician without substance. (Technician)

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