Great post.
The right coach can take a losing program, and have a quick turnaround.
Head coach of Arkansas Lou Holtz decided to suspend 3 players, (2 starters) before the 1977 Orange
Bowl against #2 Oklahoma, players wanted to boycott playing . Gov.
Bill Clinton pleaded with Holtz to reconsider. He didn’t. Arkansas won as a large dog.
No. Carolina St. in 1971 went 3-8
1972 first year coach Holtz coached them to 8-3-1, took them to and won Peach Bowl vs. West Virginia
Arkansas in 1977 went 5-5-1
1978 first year coach Holtz went to 10-1, took them to and won Orange Bowl vs. #2 Oklahoma
Minnesota in 1983 went 1-10
1984 first year coach Holtz went 4-7, in second year, 1985, went 7-5 and won Independence Bowl
Notre Dame in 1985 went 5-6
1986 first year coach Holtz went 5-6, in second year 1987 went 8-4, going to Cotton Bowl
South Carolina in 1998 went 1-10
1999 first year coach Holtz went 0-11, second year 2000, went 8-4 going to Outback
Bowl, beating Ohio St.