Absolutely see your point. With that said, I believe Mario's (and JJ, Butch, Saban, etc.) philosophy is this...
...I'm here for longer than a day, so I am going to install a structure that gives my organization consistent success tomorrow and the next day...I'm not going to waiver from that track, and by doing so, we will show the world the talent we want to bring in, and we will do so...
Now, the above is awesome when it works, it also gets you fired when it doesn't produce results fast enough...we'll either be encouraged by Y4 or we'll be burning down the new athletic building...
No surprise I lean towards that tactic as the long-term answer...I do believe in Mario putting consistent high performing results on the field eventually...
but you make an equally valid assertion for sure