Regretfully, I must agree. Being a PROVEN, truly masterful recruiter (legal, of course) should be the top three requiirements for a new coach. This product should NOT be this hard to sell! It just shouldn't.
Think you are right but .... key is who we could get as his replacement. UM ADs have been VERY underwhelming in their choices over the last 36 seasons. Ham and L were the best but ... neither really was/has been able to take this program to sustained success!