And when he hires Mario Cristobal and Mario goes 105-35 in 10 years (random example) - does that make him a better AD than he was before because the football team won those games? It's 1 hire.
If Radakovich a good AD because Clemson is winning football games with a coach he inherited?
Or is Radakovich a good AD because of the money that poured into Clemson when Dabo started winning games and he built facilities with slides and all of that?
Look at the facility upgrades LSU underwent when Nunez was there - right in-line or better than Clemson.
Records don't make or break an AD. What is his vision and his utilization of resources?