[SamuelMcF]

Leach is well suited for getting more with less in places like Texas Tech and WSU, but we will see whether he will be able to as much against the SEC.  My guess is he will win a coupe games a year against teams like Vandebilt and Arkansas, and will crush the four non-conference patsies the play but will struggle in the SEC (and not just on defense).

I will say "getting more with less" also applies to Mississippi State. A similarly harder place to recruit to, relative to conference peers.

My gut generally agrees with you, but we'll have to wait a few years until the team is rebuilt. He can raid the transfer portal and get top JuCo guys from in-state to plug holes in the meantime.

[SamuelMcF]

Leach is well suited for getting more with less in places like Texas Tech and WSU, but we will see whether he will be able to as much against the SEC.  My guess is he will win a coupe games a year against teams like Vandebilt and Arkansas, and will crush the four non-conference patsies the play but will struggle in the SEC (and not just on defense).

I will say "getting more with less" also applies to Mississippi State. A similarly harder place to recruit to, relative to conference peers.

My gut generally agrees with you, but we'll have to wait a few years until the team is rebuilt. He can raid the transfer portal and get top JuCo guys from in-state to plug holes in the meantime.