That's what everybody said about firing Flood. It can always get worse.Firing Ash could not possibly set recruiting back any worse than it has been this year.
Too many people on this board see firing Ash as the main event. I sure hope Hobbs and the admin take the position that firing Ash is a side-effect of finding someone who has really good odds of doing better.
Doesn't take much imagination to see how firing Ash and then hiring the wrong replacement could result in even worse recruiting. And at this time, I think it would be far, far easier to hire the wrong replacement than to find the right person for the job.
If we go another 3 seasons w/2-3 wins, recruiting could easily get worse and in the Big Ten right now, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that almost anybody we hire is going to have an uphill battle to get past 2-3 wins in 3 seasons.
And if they DO get there, it will be in part due to the current staff's recruiting efforts. Because in the third season, most of the new coach's recruits will still be underclassmen.