A Few Thoughts on State-Carolina Posted Feb 22, 2007 It was an eerie scene when the Smith Center crowd realized Sidney Lowe was absent from NC State's bench. On press row, we'd already heard that Lowe was battling flu-like symptoms... but to see the State bench without him was a bit rattling to say the least. You could almost hear the crowd whispering "Where is he?" one-by-one. That's a strange sound to hear from 20-thousand people. (WRAL.com)