[JohnR34231]

Please do tell.  I am genuinely trying to distinguish between a plethora of plausible hypotheses, none of which fit the data perfectly.  Most importantly, how much of this is temporary and fixable by our current coach, how much of it is temporary but only fixable by a new coach, and how much of it reflects broader trends in college football (and college athletics) that is not fixable by Shaw or anybody else.

BC

IMO, getting back to where we were in 2016-2018 is doable by at least someone. Not sure whether it is Shaw or not but it looks like we are going to find out. Getting back to where we were in 2010-2015 looks like a real long shot no matter who the coach is. Of course a lot of coaches who accomplished what we did from, say, 2010-2012 wouldn't have stuck around for 2013-2015.

[JohnR34231]

Please do tell.  I am genuinely trying to distinguish between a plethora of plausible hypotheses, none of which fit the data perfectly.  Most importantly, how much of this is temporary and fixable by our current coach, how much of it is temporary but only fixable by a new coach, and how much of it reflects broader trends in college football (and college athletics) that is not fixable by Shaw or anybody else.

BC

IMO, getting back to where we were in 2016-2018 is doable by at least someone. Not sure whether it is Shaw or not but it looks like we are going to find out. Getting back to where we were in 2010-2015 looks like a real long shot no matter who the coach is. Of course a lot of coaches who accomplished what we did from, say, 2010-2012 wouldn't have stuck around for 2013-2015.