@RJM posted:There’s a big difference between catching a program on the rise than choosing a perennial loser. There are times you can see a incoming coach has been a success turning around a lower level program and is likely to do the same at his new destination.
All that is true. However, turning around a program that is a perennial loser is a process. One exceptional player doesn’t do it. It takes a few good recruiting classes stacked on top of one another. Typically it’s a 3-5 year time frame.