Good morning ACC fans.  It’s Thanksgiving today and this is just one of a few posts that will be coming your way.  I thought I’d take this opportunity to wish everyone out there a Happy Thanksgiving.  I’ll be eating dinner (actually lunch, but I’m from the South) with my family in a little bit and taking in all of the other Thanksgiving Day festivities.  After the meal and a long rest courtesy of tryptophan, I’ll be playing some football, watching some football and reminiscing with the family.  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year.  It’s a time to relax, reflect and just be thankful for all that we have.  It’s a time to be with family and take a break from the “hustle and bustle” of everyday life.  I encourage all of you to really look over your life and think of things you have to be thankful for.  It can be simple things like shoes on your feet, a roof over your head, or food on the table.  My Granddaddy used to always say, ‘You don’t have to look far to find someone worse off than you.’  As blunt as that is, he had a point.  Regardless of our situations, we can always take a positive approach and be thankful.  It might not seem like it at the time, but there are probably people who would kill to be in your shoes.  To have opportunities that you might have, or to have the resources that are at your disposal.  It is easy to overlook the simple things, but that’s why I love Thanksgiving.  It forces you to stop and look at your life and what you have to be thankful for.  All sport affiliations aside, we all have a lot to be thankful for.  We live in a free world where virtually anything is possible.  We have numerous opportunities to be what we want to be.  We now have access to resources that our ancestors only dreamt about.  I know this sounds like a sermon, but really I’m just counting my blessings.  I am thankful that I’ve had this opportunity to write about N.C. State football and the rest of the ACC this season.  I’m thankful for the opportunities I have had and the ones yet to come.  I am thankful for my readers, my family and the beautiful life I have been given.  Truly, you shouldn’t have to look long to find blessings in your life.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.