The first thing that comes to mind is recruit some top players on a consistent basis. Really the only great recruiter we have had was Raveling. Miller did a good job of recruiting the JCs but that was a different era. Lute really never recruited great players except Lester which turned out to be the difference along with the fact that Olsen was a great coach and knew how to play with the players he had. Davis was a decent coach who got a few "good" players but really never did much after the Raveling group was gone
McCaffrey has pretty much proven that he is not a good recruiter and that goes for his staff who are still all with him and not coaching their own program which says a lot
So how can it happen? You have to get lucky with a player or two like Olsen with Lester and then you have to really do a good coaching job with the players you have and start winning and hope that helps open up recruiting. I don't like to be pessimistic but I think that's not likely with this coaching staff Hope i am wrong I think this year will tell
McCaffrey has pretty much proven that he is not a good recruiter and that goes for his staff who are still all with him and not coaching their own program which says a lot
So how can it happen? You have to get lucky with a player or two like Olsen with Lester and then you have to really do a good coaching job with the players you have and start winning and hope that helps open up recruiting. I don't like to be pessimistic but I think that's not likely with this coaching staff Hope i am wrong I think this year will tell