That's the $64,000 question

by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Sunday, May 13, 2012, 10:29 (5141 days ago) @ Chris (HCC)

I think year four is a reasonable time frame, especially with an "outlier" schedule in year three. At that point, the coach has a team consisting primarily of his own recruits. Although, I might buy an argument that says its even longer. With only 13 games per year, there really aren't that many oportunities to overcome bad luck if you get a few bad bounces early on.

Kelly was wise to address the lines in his first recruiting classes, however. They were not only positions of need for the program, but also the positions at which age and experience matter most. Without transfers, it's probably not truly a coach's line until year 5 or 6, when the offensive line could consist of 4th and 5th year top recruits schooled in the coach's technique.