There were times when it seemed that Mark Gottfried was the revivalist that NC State desperately needed. There were other times when it seemed like he was engineering a train wreck. It was a wild roller coaster ride of a tenure for the Gott man, and now the whole thing is history.
Gottfried’s very first year with the program was arguably his best. At one point the Pack was 18-7 and 7-3 in the conference. There was a buzz around the program for the first time in a while. That was quickly killed by a blown 20 point lead at Duke and a subsequent four game losing streak.