Frank had a program that worked at a place like Kansas State. He is now implementing that program at a similarly situated school, South Carolina. The quantitative comparison between Frank and oscar is only 1 way of selecting who you prefer. At both of these schools you have to essentially turn three stars into a team that can compete with KU or Kentucky if you want to be relevant. To do that with three stars requires team solidarity, playing with a chip on your shoulder, and just generally being tougher than the more talented teams. And in the Big 12, there is more than KU to contend with in terms of talent deficit if you are K-State. It's arguably easier to do in the SEC. Which maybe is why some of us are surprised he hasn't turned it around quicker there -- but I'd like to emphasize how bad that So. Car. team was that he inherited. oscar inherited a much better situation in Manhattan.
This all leads me to my point, even if we assume that Frank and oscar teams were around the same on many quantitative metrics, what rough ridin' matters is winning games because of your overall toughness and intangibles. This simply isn't reflected in the stats. So, what your eyes show you still matter, especially when you consider that they're arguably equal statistically at KSU and consider some of the facts of recruiting life when you are trying to bring kids to Manhattan, Kansas.
