No, it would be embarrassing for the school and the fan base. You are correct, this site would go crazy, and it should. It would send the message that ISU no longer cares about men's basketball.
For Pollard to make the decision to retain Prohm after what he has done the last 3 years would be putting the pressure on Pollard. A dangerous position for an AD to be in, betting his job maybe or at least pissing off the large donors, to keep Prohm around for another year. If that would happen, then Prohm would have to win next year, and win big.