Jeff Goodman Discusses NC State Job

I know y’all don’t like my kind around here, but I’m really wanting the ’pack to come back and make this thing a three-way rivalry again.

There’s nothing crazy about the NC State fanbase that isn’t crazy in the best way. Y’all only got that reputation because coaches and media around the country liked Herb so much, they wanted to blame it on the fans. (And because you’re an ag and tech school. People love to be arrogant snobs about that, my light blue compatriots included.) They said the same thing about UNC after the Doherty debacle, that UNC was “letting the lunatics run the asylum.” Yeah, and that worked out SO badly…

You gave Sid 5 years, which is what any coach should get absent academic or ethical problems, or crazy behavior (cough Doherty cough). FWIW, big respect to Lowe, who was a good man who ran the program the right way, but just wasn’t up to the job. Know how y’all feel on that one — we went through that with Bunting.

Oh, and about the whole “can’t win with Duke and UNC there” thing. Um, what? In 1980 the buzz was that nobody would ever take the Duke job, because you couldn’t win with State and UNC there. It’s like people forget State’s won a national title with two different coaches and has a perfect season on the books. I’ll let the national media in on a secret — the way you become an elite program is by hiring a good coach, recruiting good players, then going out and beating people. Then they start calling you an elite program. Sshh, don’t tell.

Here’s hoping you get Marshall, and that he tears up the ACC. Um, except 2-3 times a year, of course… :)

Unfortunately. During the last coaching search I lived in Richmond, Va. and even local sports talk dismissed the NC State basketball program that has demonstrated a lack of success unless “cheating” were involved. And I believe our good buddy Doyel may have made a similar statement is his goodbye lamentation/you’ll be sorry diatribe for Herb. And it’s typical media – one tiny statement completely out of context. Like somehow players selling their excess shoes and courtesy tickets were irrefutably and inextricably and directly linked to the ’83 championship. Or somehow DT was blackmailed and forcibly coerced to attending NC State because of one pick-up game (even as I understand it he was already signed). But the rumors persist and present themselves as fact. I had toyed around for a few years with writing a 20th anniversary rebuttal to Personal Fouls and did a lot of Internet research, and you would be amazed at how many people believe and/or report as fact that the Valvano-era Wolfpack were engaged in point shaving and narcotics trafficking. I poop you not.

are the truth, everything Goodman said is the perception. the perception has been created by the national sports media. State fans cannot beat the national sports media.

no disrepect to the UNC fan who wrote that he wanted State to become a power again, but, i have a friend who is a big UNC fan and he says the same thing. in response i write that each is only writing or saying that because for the last 20 years, UNC has kicked our ass. let me write that if State football keeps kicking UNC football’s ass and UNC football bites the dust as they should due to the issues for which they are being investigated, i will not ever wish that UNC football comes back-ever.
again-no disrespect to MTBinDurham.

Was spreading similar nonsense this afternoon. We State fans are crazy for thinking we can get coach X, Y. or Z. But I feel certain that Yow will find a coach with the integrity of Sendek and competitive spirit of Norm Sloan. I believe the level of success attained by Gary Williams over the last fifteen years is possible here too. The right coach can win conference and regional titles. Maybe with luck, the Final Four!

I might like us picking him if I thought that Havoc D would be effective in the ACC. If Miller truly isn’t available then I like Marshall’s defensive philosophy.