We had issues even by the end of 2019 with recruiting. Let's not forget that. Heupel didn't even want Dillion Gabriel. Also don't forget that. It was not just 2020! Heupel was given a great program ... and broke it!
My continued points are ...
- At best, a few coaches might -- I stress might -- be better with the offense, but ...
- Nearly all will suck more at recruiting, and that's really a problem right now, especially since ...
- Very difficult to get a HC with a big coaching tree and positive parent-recruit presence, ergo ...
- Name one G5 HC or P4 OC with more 'ins' with parents-recuits than Gus, plus ...
- Add-in Dino Babers, countless other G5 HCs, that did suck at offense in even a lower P4, given ...
- The overwhelming supermajority G5 HC hires to P4s completely busted, and you should know that!
There are
a lot of people naming Dino Babers
G5 HC 'types' here, thinking
"We Know Better," to quote a sarcastic Gator fan who has been critical of the
'hire'n fire' climate at Florida, Auburn Nebraska and countless other P4s, big and small, and absolutely nailed it. I purposely use Dino, although there are probably close to 100 the past decade, because he was the
'majority favorite' on this board, while Frost was considered
'never a head coach.'
So many, it's
a wasteland of G5 HCs that failed at lower and upper levels of the
P4.
Do you really want to buy-into that with a
$12M+ 'adminssion fee' this year?! We've got people threatening to withhold money without results too. So, $12M+ to fire Gus in his 2nd P4 year, where even Patterson and Whittingham regressed (the latter even more in 3rd Power year) ... then what's gonna be next in 2-3 years of the Big XII if we don't get
'results' then too?
Another 8 figures by 2027?!
Not to mention goes down with it,
especially donations! We already have enough
'threatening' around here. No donor should do that to an AD and its program.
Heupel could not recruit the G5! And don't think the lower P4 would be any better than the upper P4!
Statistically, we are going to **** ourselves. Hysteresis is a real thing, and I'm risk adverse. Especially since TCU didn't do it to Patterson, and Utah didn't do it to Whittingham, not even in Year 3 after he dropped even further.
Statistically, we are going to **** ourselves, and we'll also be reversing course on rejecting loyalty and refusing to let a HC to
'build a program.' We all 'pat ourselves on the back' with O'Leary-Frost, but Heupel took us down.
But we were going to give Heupel 5-6 years, at least, so ... why not Gus at least 5 (4 recruiting classes, he didn't have 2021), and 3 in the P4? Nope, Gus has gotta go! And we need to spend the $12M+ to do it too! Sigh ...
We are seriously flirting with becoming the s. Florida of the new Big XII if we do, just like they did in the Big East.