Dave Doeren’s been delivering good-but-not-great results long enough now to develop his fair share of detractors within the NC State fan base, and while I’d say his program’s stability and culture are underappreciated, there’s no question he’s had his share of problems.
Foremost among them is the sense that his best teams have been underachievers, which also goes hand in hand with NC State’s lack of top-end wins over the last eight years.
Over at The Athletic, Matt Fortuna penned an extensive overview of the Wolfpack program heading into the fall that’s well worth a read, and it includes this assessment of Doeren by an opposing ACC coach (not necessarily a head coach, mind):
“I think he gets outcoached,” the coach said of Doeren.