These posts are repeatedly talking past each other, or just changing the subject, which is fine. It started with make or break, which is a statement that success or failure comes with this recruiting cycle. And at times, like this last post, it veers toward "people questioning things" if we "take a step back," which is a very different issue.
Setting aside that I'm not sure there's a full step back to actually be taken in recruiting, the issue was whether this recruiting class will make or break Pikiell, not whether a bad one could create questions. And I think its extreme to conclude that this recruiting cycle is the ultimate success or failure cycle.
Also, if you're worried that recruits and fans will have questions if there isn't a continuous uptick in recruiting and success, well stop worrying and shift it over to the dead certainty column. Improvement and success is rarely linear or a smooth upward curve. There will be gains, losses, fits and starts. That's how it happens.
So, sure, we can talk about how fans and others will react to short term events, whether positive or negative, but none of that changes that expecting a short term fix or absolutely requiring short term success in recruiting in this cycle is not very reasonable. RU needs a longer term approach.