This writer seems to be going by the results and not what was available at the time of the hire.
And that being the case, there is literally no argument that Riley’s tenure was worse that Frost’s.
Riley made bowl games. Riley won nine games. Riley had a winning season. Frost had the worst individual season.
Moreover, the delta between the “promise” of what a Frost regime was supposed to be and, in fact, actually was, is probably greater than anybody on that list. Nobody expected a ton from Ryan Walters or even Jimmy Lake. But the college football world thought Frost was can’t-miss genius material.
This guy needs to give Frost his due and make him number one. He went out there every week and fucking earned it.