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Mark Gottfried out at NC State

Posted 48 minutes ago
Updated 31 minutes ago

North Carolina State head men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried will not return next season, WRAL confirmed Thursday.

Gottfried, who owns a 122-82 record in five-plus seasons with the Wolfpack and 47-55 in ACC play, will finish the season with the team but will not return for the final year of his contract.

“Mark and I met today to discuss the future direction of our program,” said Director of Athletics Debbie Yow. “While it has long been my practice to evaluate the body of work at season’s end, in reviewing the overall direction of our program, we believe a change in leadership is necessary moving forward. Our focus now remains on supporting our student-athletes and staff over the final weeks of our season.”

asu66 wrote:FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS...THE SILLY SEASON IS HERE...

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/nc-state-s ... /16533628/

Mark Gottfried out at NC State

Posted 48 minutes ago
Updated 31 minutes ago

North Carolina State head men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried will not return next season, WRAL confirmed Thursday.

Gottfried, who owns a 122-82 record in five-plus seasons with the Wolfpack and 47-55 in ACC play, will finish the season with the team but will not return for the final year of his contract.

“Mark and I met today to discuss the future direction of our program,” said Director of Athletics Debbie Yow. “While it has long been my practice to evaluate the body of work at season’s end, in reviewing the overall direction of our program, we believe a change in leadership is necessary moving forward.Our focus now remains on supporting our student-athletes and staff over the final weeks of our season.”

That change in leadership might ought to include Ms. Yow.

Let me see if I get this straight. Fire your coach but he's going to finish out the season?

I hope NC State wins the ACC Tournament and goes to the Sweet 16.

Mark Gott-fired

Word is the NCAA might be snooping around their program due to alleged payments to Dennis Smith to play at State

RollNeers wrote:Word is the NCAA might be snooping around their program due to alleged payments to Dennis Smith to play at State

Word from where? Not that I'd doubt it - Adidas was pretty widely assumed to be a major factor in his recruitment.

EastHallApp wrote:

RollNeers wrote:Word is the NCAA might be snooping around their program due to alleged payments to Dennis Smith to play at State

Word from where? Not that I'd doubt it - Adidas was pretty widely assumed to be a major factor in his recruitment.

Over on Inside Carolina there are a few reliable sources saying it.

RollNeers wrote:Word is the NCAA might be snooping around their program due to alleged payments to Dennis Smith to play at State

I said years ago it was just a matter of time before the NCAA came lurking simply because Jim Harrick was/is a mainstay Sitting directly behind the bench as a team "mentor" and "personal advisor." Scandal has followed him everywhere.

A little D. Graham karma coming his way.

NC State, the place known as the school coaches go to to blow up their careers in football and basketball.
I just hope our coaches are smart enough to see how dead end all of the acc coaching jobs are in NC. Hell, Duke might actually be the best one to launch from. Cut will probably leave it in pretty damn good shap when he goes. State has actually proven to be the worst of the four and it's not really close. Coaching turnovers alone prove that. But, it's much, much deeper.

I don't blame them for this one. Firing Tom Obrien a few years ago was silly.

Gonzo wrote:I don't blame them for this one. Firing Tom Obrien a few years ago was silly.

Think you might mean Herb Sendek.

Gonzo wrote:I don't blame them for this one. Firing Tom Obrien a few years ago was silly.

I kind of blame them a little bit. He may have lost the team, he may not have. Definitely a bad year, but who are they going to get? They've got quotes from an unnamed "second tier" candidate already saying that no one should touch the job if 4 NCAAs in 6 years isn't good enough.

He went to the same amount of Sweet 16s that state had been to in the 20 years previous I think. I'm just wondering if it isn't like when they ran Sendek out with delusions of grandeur only to have to settle for candidate number 20 Sidney Lowe.

RollNeers wrote:

EastHallApp wrote:

RollNeers wrote:Word is the NCAA might be snooping around their program due to alleged payments to Dennis Smith to play at State

Word from where? Not that I'd doubt it - Adidas was pretty widely assumed to be a major factor in his recruitment.

Over on Inside Carolina there are a few reliable sources saying it.

Is this the same Inside Carolina that first reported that the UNC scandal would be over by Friday.... 300 plus Fridays ago???

Bonjour...

Living in the Triangle all I can say is the majority of State fans are dillusional.

RollNeers wrote:
Over on Inside Carolina there are a few reliable sources saying it.

Nothing reliable on IC ever.

proasu89 wrote:

Gonzo wrote:I don't blame them for this one. Firing Tom Obrien a few years ago was silly.

Think you might mean Herb Sendek.

Getting rid of Sendek was the biggest bone head move they possibly could have made. The real problem at State is administration. They simply can't hire and support. When they do get a good one they don't support them, they dump them. They just have a cloud hanging over their heads. Great University horrible athletic administration.

dubs21 wrote:

RollNeers wrote:
Over on Inside Carolina there are a few reliable sources saying it.

Nothing reliable on IC ever.

Eh I disagree there is a lot of good info on the premium pages.