So BC did it once, thanks in large part to a recruiting bigwig STEERING players here and that means we can do it consistently?
I'll answer the question you couldnt. Those schools all have massive talent bases in their back yard. Tuscaloosa and Norman might not be home to the top talent themselves, but they are REALLY close to deep wells.We have to go really far to bring in top talent. I like that Riley is attempting to fashion a California pipeline instead of throwing up his hands like Bo did, but there are geographical challenges here.
Ask Osborne if you don't believe me. He and his staff, (undeniably among the best to ever coach in college football) had plenty of lean years recruiting wise, even he and his incredibly talented staff were able to come up with some big time talent and big tie classes every now and then.
Putting irrational limits like HE HAS TO HAVE A TOP 10 CLASS IN FOUR YEARS is just dumb.
What if he gets a a top 15 class in his fourth year, but has two losses by less than a TD each in the Big 10 title game and then a New Years Day bowl against another Top 10 team? Are you still advocating to fire him just for the sake of "seeing what's out there?"
This is why I say I want to see improvement, but won't put some arbitrary lid on it. If we tread water the next two years both in recruiting and in the results on the field, then I'll be ready to try someone else too, assuming that someone else isn't just OMG SCOTT FROST
But your demands in the time frame and what what Riley has to work with are silly.
