I think Gus has us on a very good trajectory. UCF has never received 4/star commitments at this rate. Even the 3 stars are borderline 4 stars. Considering last year was our first in the Power 5, I think we competed well. Gus still hasn’t benefitted in recruiting fully from being in the Big 12. Last year was our actual first year and in my book, he should get 2 more years of recruiting classes and building depth as a Big 12 member before we can fairly asses him.
Frankly, I think we’ll have a much better season than last year and expect Gus’ recruiting classes to consistently be in the top 3 of the Big 12. The question is, can Gus develop and coach up these talented athletes? Gus’ biggest win was vs Florida…other than that… he hasn’t earned any sort of admiration for a stellar record. I think Gus was a home run hire at the time, but the jury is still out as he hasn’t earned the respect that O’Leary, Frost, or even Heuple did for their records and Championships at UCF. Win some Big 12 championships and maybe we can start worrying about Arkansas stealing him. As in the past….I’d love to worry about t losing a coach because they’re winning championships at UCF.