No matter how bad he is, running off a coach is nearly always a risky thing to do. We’ve seen it a bit around here with Wake Forest and NC State both running off coaches and paying the price for years.
In Raleigh, the fans grew to detest Herb Sendek. Thing is, he got the Pack to the tournament. He was a bore and so were his teams, but they did at least get to the post-season consistently.
Sidney Lowe? No. Mark Gottfried? Hell no. Sendek left in 2006 and State has never really been much better.