Owen Good's discussions
As an N.C. State alumnus, this is what I expect of the next coach: A conference championship (the ACC tournament) or a regional final appearance. I do not believe either are unreasonable given the spread of schools who achieve one or the other in major college basketball. We haven’t done either since the Reagan… Read more
With the exception that she’s Debbie Yow (Kay died in 2009) this makes a little sense. It surely has to do with Gottfried not losing his leverage or whatever he negotiated for in his contract, and the administration not committing to any assistant coach while they hunt for who they really want.
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This is fun but pretty much a sports-bar argument. I don’t see any way North or South Carolina sign up with the northeastern elites. I think the whole Confederacy tries to do it on its own again and ends up a client state of the Russians. That would make the most sense; we’re the dumb fucks who elected Trump. Read more
That’s the thing, if he’s terminated, he makes that money regardless (if he goes to work for another school, NC State is obligated to pay the difference, if any, in his salary elsewhere). I’m sure it makes for great PR, but there’s another simpler way to start reaching out to candidates without doing so behind the… Read more
Thanks for the additional insight there. It still makes little sense to me why the administration would go “OK” on that. Ostensibly the reason for getting rid of him is he’s lost the team (which is seen in some absolutely basic things, like rebounding, scoring defense, etc.) I guess this is some kind of procedural… Read more