One could argue, any draft picks in 07 and 08 are due to Prince and the staff's coaching.
Basically, my take is that the team performs well (win or lose) against high-level competition, but against equal or bad teams, plays to that level.
The offense is obviously much better than 07, even without a running game. Special Teams haven't improved from last year, and might have taken a step back. The defense, as bad as it has been, at least numbers-wise, is the same as last season.
I like Prince's philosophy, recruiting fast, quick players, especially for defense. What we don't know about Prince, is whether he can manage a football staff, ie. keep it together for more than one season. If the football staff isn't getting along, doesn't communicate, that will retard any progress the players are making. It will be a great concern, if once again, there is a major exodus of coaches after the season.
Otherwise, we need to give Prince a couple of more seasons and recruiting classes before making absolute judgments. Let him and the team face every team in the Big 12, then take stock of where our team is. We don't want to hang onto a bad coach too long, but I don't want a revolving door head coach, either.
R.J.
