In May 2006, Lowe was hired to revive the spirit of a program that wanted to challenge Duke and North Carolina for neighborhood supremacy. Instead, State stands much further from national relevance today than it was when Lowe began. And if that quick synopsis can't provide context to just how somber this saga has become, then rewind to that May evening five years ago when Lowe was introduced as the new coach, then spent more than an hour on Paul Derr Track conversing with Wolfpack fans.