Gottfried averted a bare-roster-induced disaster next year. That is true. I think the concern is that we have little margin for error/injury.
A potential best case for NC State would be for the team to contend for an ACC title, win the ACC Tournament, and go deep in the NCAA Tournament. That might bring UCLA calling.
Please note I said the best case for NC State. The short and long term interests of the University and its athletics program are what take priority, not the individual interests of administrators and coaches who are there to serve NC State and its shareholder-fans. Show me a business that fails to understand that and I will show you failure.
Herb is toast. Did you see the beatdown they got last night? Down 41-9 at halftime and lost by more than 40+ points. Not a recipe for long term success.
To some, a forty-point drubbing; to others, seeds of greatness.