Per my boots on the ground before this season, in the undercurrents at NDSU, Richman was kind of on the hot seat.
Winning matters, but mid-major MBB is a joke, to be honest. If Miami OH doesn't win the Mid-American Conference tournament, they won't get into the NCAA tournament even with just one loss. Their strength of schedule is in the 300s. Some barely .500 ACC school will get in over them.
With all that said, I'm not a big fan of Sather, but as someone mentioned earlier, his main issue is retention, and at UND, that really isn't his fault.