Coaching is coaching, that is true, but at this level in today’s environment, it takes more than that. Unless , and until, our university decides to “really” commit to playing big boy football (and that means committing a lot of $$$$$$) we will always struggle. We have spent like $100 million over the last 10 years ( didn’t honestly look up the numbers, but I believe it is somewhere in that ballpark) and our administration is thumping their chests, lol. That isn’t near enough if you really want to compete. See Nebraska just announced a $450M investment, Kansas, yes Kansas $350M, and on and on, that is the type of investment needed if we want to really compete.
I defended Scott Dolson on here last week to those that say he doesn’t care about football, I know that isn’t true, however, what I’m not sure about is if he just doesn’t know how to fix it, or if his hands are tied. I believe it’s the latter. I do know we don’t have large donors stepping up to donate to football ( see the Ryan family just donated $480M to Northwestern toward their new stadium) Facilities, and NIL, and it only takes money, question is , where does it come from ?