One of the most gifted writers in the Triangle market is Dan Wiederer of The Fayetteville Observer, who covers the ACC for that newspaper. Wiederer had an excellent piece Wednesday morning that captured the sadness, and inevitability, of Sidney Lowe leaving N.C. State

Lowe is widely respected and appreciated by the media and fans, but the harsh fact is State just has not found a way to win. A loss in the first round of the ACC Tournament would put this Wolfpack below .500 for the season, and it is hard to see Lowe returning in those circumstances.