I don’t know how long it should have taken to fix Nebraska after the Riley firing. (Though I do know it hasn’t taken four years. We are I. The fourth season. Each game is the forum in which experience is gained to fix the issues.)
But how long it SHOULD take is not really the relevant question to me when trying to plot a path forward. The question is whether we are trending in the right direction. The idea that we would make a decision implicating over 50 million dollars based on some nebulous concept of how long it “should” have taken is foreign to me. At the time of Scott’s hiring, he was given a five year contract. Thereafter, early on, he was given a two year extension which, to me, signaled that Scott and the AD felt it was going to take longer than previously anticipated. Perhaps the reality of the situation. There certainly were some recruiting and scheme missteps that caused some drag on progress.
I have no power in all this. If the program wants to use a time metric without reference to the current state of the program and trend lines, they are certainly free to buy this coach out and spend another 35 mil to bring a new one in.