Not having been a college football fan till USF got a team (were it a factor I would have gone to Florida in the early 90s), I have to ask, "How can a coach effectively recruit with a 0-12 record? " I don't care what vision you have, it's got to be hard to sell a kid on the great things your program is doing with a record like that.
The program has been set so far back it's sickening . I was on the lines fighting for a team and recall the excitement when it was announced.
Historically, have any teams gone from winless to champions... and how long did it take? My sense is that the road back could be longer than the initial building process.