You sound just like an ISU using this logic. Thats not a compliment, by the way.
what, comparing apples to apples isnt a good logic to use or is it because it shows how Head Coaches might struggle in year 1 and 2 and even 3 and still turn out alright and become good Head Coaches?
Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin went 1-10, 3-9, 5-7 his first 3 years.
Stoops at Kentucky went 2-10, 5-7, 5-7 and then 7-6 his first 4 years.
Nick Saban at MSU went 6-5, 6-6, 7-5 and then 6-6 his first 4 years.
Bill Snyder at KSU went 1-10, 5-6, 7-4 and then 5-6 his first 4 years.
PJ Fleck at Minnesota went 5-7, 6-6 and then 11-2 his first 3 years.
Jim Harbaugh at Stanford went 4-8 and 5-7 before going 8-5 in year 3....
I think I made my point. Scott Frost has gone 4-8 and 5-7 his first 2 seasons and in those 2 seasons, 9 or more of those games where lost by 3-5 points or less. Frost and the Huskers very well could explode the next year or two just like these other Head Coaches I mentioned.