You know what assures many years, winning.
Building it right doesn't take time, plenty of coaches showed that this year. They took what they had and built it right for this season. They'll build on that next season as well although TCU will be hard pressed to duplicate this year's run.
TCU, 7 wins better to this point.
Duke, 6 wins better on the season.
Us, 2 wins worse.
By any objective measure, two coaches did an outstanding job. The other guy, not so much. Mario won't have much time if he keeps falling flat on his face for another season or two. Keep Gattis and start off next year like this year and the pitchforks will be out.
Here’s how the P5 coaching changes panned out for 2022 (& if I’m missing someone, pls let me know):
Miami: Diaz (7-5) vs. Cristobal (5-7)
OU: Riley (11-2) vs. Venables (6-7)
UVA: Mendenhall (6-6) vs. Elliot (3-7)
VT: Fuentes (6-7) vs. Pry (3-8)
UO: Cristobal (10-3) vs. Lanning (10-3)
TCU: Patterson (3-5) vs. Dykes (12-1)
UW: Lake (4-5) vs. DeBoer (11-2)
USC: Helton (1-1) vs. Riley (11-2)
TT: Wells (7-6) vs. McGuire (8-5)
UF: Mullen (6-7) vs. Napier (6-7)
Out of all the coaches who had previous coaching experience, Mario was by far the worst, & we played like it, too.
Again, I’ve been very critical of the talent level here, questioned certain offers by the previous regime b/c I don’t go by str8 star rankings (I’ve been around recruiting for far too long to use my eyes vs. some geeks looking at measurable & cut up highlights). Even with that being said, I knew we would struggle yr 1 b/c of it, but not to the tune of 5-7. That staff change needs to happen. If we continue on w/ “innovative” Gattis, then that pitchfork that stays tucked under the seat will be sharpened.