He wouldn't have had as big of a rebuild....
He wouldn't have had his entire coaching staff....
He wouldn't have had Matt Davidson....
He would have had a better talent pool to recruit to...
He wouldn't have had an AD be so hands off to help him transition to a bigger school....
How many of those problems were there before vs developed here? I don't know, you probably end up with a similar outcome, but I bet he has a better record.
I think he is a good football mind, but his lack of ability to run a P5 program did him in.