Every few years or so there is an area coaching change that gets me excited. I like dentistry, but seriously, if I could make over a million dollars coaching an area college basketball team to the NIT every year, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Given the way that N.C. State is playing, I just may get my chance.

Unless Debbie Yow is interested in make a bold statement to assert her power, we are still a couple of months away from slamming the servers at flightaware.com . In the meantime, the most likely chance of success is to hire a not-old coach with a clean record and experience head coaching a smaller school to success. Here are the names of 12 coaches to think about as the season progresses:

• Randy Bennett (St. Marys-Cal)
• Mark Turgeon (Texas A&M)
• Gregg Marshall (Wichita St)
• Cuonzo Martin (Missouri St)
• Mark Fox (Georgia)
• Ken Bone (Wash. St)
• Fred Hoiberg (Iowa St)
• Blaine Taylor (ODU)
• Tad Boyle (Colorado)
• Chris Mooney (Richmond)
• Ron Everhart (Duquense)
• Chris Mack (Xavier)

Yes, I am digging the grave for the team in West Raleigh. Given that they can only lose 4 more ACC games in order to make the tournament, and still have UNC and Duke twice, among others, remaining on their schedule, the chances of Lowe surviving this season with his talented team are slim to none.