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Change of environment

After look back, O'Brien set to turn the page

New N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien is looking ahead to the challenge of moving to an area where college football is king. New N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien is looking ahead to the challenge of moving to an area where college football is king. (BARRY CHIN/FILE/GLOBE STAFF)
By Michael Vega
Globe Staff / January 9, 2007

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Tom O'Brien was perched high in Section 110 of the RBC Center, watching the Boston College men's basketball team thrash North Carolina State, 74-58, in an Atlantic Coast Conference romp Saturday afternoon. Frustrated by BC's whopping 23-point lead with 15:10 remaining in the game, N.C. State fans suddenly launched into chants of "Tom O'Brien! Tom O'Brien!," a ... (Full article: 1296 words)

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