Everything Gus did he first two seasons at UCF he did with Josh Heupel recruits, which were ranked nationally in the 60s-80s. UCF went to the Big 12 and every coach you mentioned would have struggled out of the gate.
Heupel's first two seasons were with Frost's recruits. Once he got his guys in there, he got the hell out of a down-trending program.
Frost used UCF as a stepping stone and left the program after his ONE and ONLY winning season.
If Frost was such a "great" coach, he would have gotten DW's FIRST CALL. Instead, DW called Heupel, who in just two seasons has Tennessee back under NCAA investigation AFTER having just been under NCAA investigation.
The Tennessee football program has been under NCAA investigation 31 of the last 37 months.
Greatest AD my azz.