It's my contention that you can either be a head coach or not. Much like Doc likes to talk about with QBs, it's the intangibles - how do you handle pressure, the media, fans and boosters. Are you able to adapt on the move, do you have a vision and can you communicate it and get everyone on board with it. There are just certain things you can learn and certain things you just have to already have.
So here's my challenge, give me some examples of head coaches that have shown improvement after 8 years on the job. Give me some examples of coaches who started slow, went on a good run, dropped back to disappointing results and then turned it back around. Granted, it will be difficult because most schools don't give anyone that much time, but you could even look for examples spanning different jobs at different schools.
You can find a lot of examples of guys who started slow then figured it out and went on to great careers. You can find a lot of guys that started strong and then faded. I can't think of any that started slow, figured it out, lost it and then figured it out again.
So here's my challenge, give me some examples of head coaches that have shown improvement after 8 years on the job. Give me some examples of coaches who started slow, went on a good run, dropped back to disappointing results and then turned it back around. Granted, it will be difficult because most schools don't give anyone that much time, but you could even look for examples spanning different jobs at different schools.
You can find a lot of examples of guys who started slow then figured it out and went on to great careers. You can find a lot of guys that started strong and then faded. I can't think of any that started slow, figured it out, lost it and then figured it out again.