Meh. Martin has been there 9 seasons. He's made the NCAAT once and has a losing conference record over those 9 seasons. Other than one crazy run in the tournament, he really hasn't been all that great. If I had a good exit plan, I would be ok letting him go.
Other than that final 4 run, he has been unable to take USC to the March Madness in every other year. The problem is, can USC find a coach better than Frank Martin? This is South Carolina, they've been terrible before Frank Martin and they will likely to stay irrelevant after hes gone anyway.
In 9 years he has been below average.
Doesn't a Final Four at South Carolina buy you like an additional 20 years?
Not according for Gamecocks standards, hes been far above average for South Carolina. I mean, this is USC gamecocks, not UNC Tarheels. Missing out NCAAT is the norm and nothing new, a final 4 run on the other hand is something that never happened in their history until Frank Martin came, and likely will never happen again in our lifetime.