Since we don't know how many people will actually be on the roster (pending decisions on transfer from current roster, decisions by the previous staff's signees about whether they are still coming to Ohio, etc.), do you think most attractive candidates for this job would be willing to endure a very tough season next year until he can get a full recruiting class in here to steady the ship?  Or will this cause some candidates to shy away from the job? 

This relates to my earlier post about a short term criteria for a new coach:  does he have the ability to retain the Coach Christian recruits, or does he have enough recruiting resources to immediately bring in good players who will be eligible next year to replace players/recruits who may be lost?  

Kowalczyk at Toledo decided to go the big time transfer route, let those guys sit a year, and just accept losing for a year.  It paid off for them this year.  The big difference is, the Ohio program has been in MUCH, MUCH better shape than the UT program was when Kowalczyk came in.  We should be able to come up with a legitimate way to avoid a Wilderness Campaign next year, right? 

I think the constants of this program are so strong for the mid major level that that should counteract any misgivings about what may happen re wins/losses in the first year of a new regime.  I know Jim Schaus is a good salesman and I would expect him to effectively deal with these questions in the interview process.