I may not know enough about xs and os to truly know what is going on every single play to really judge our staff from that standpoint. However the thing that I always go back to though is under Campbell I can really only remember being dissapointed with our effort and focus in a few games (drake '18, ksu '19, notre dame '19). Even in his first year it felt effort and focus were there most games.
I honestly don't feel the same with prohms staff and never have even when we have arguably had top 15 talent his first couple years. There are way too many head scratching losses for me to believe that these teams are well coached. However I'll continue to support him as long as he's here.. But I don't think he's the best man for the job anymore unfortunately.
This is the big time, and the rules have changed. Due in part to Prohm's predecessor's rousing successes with transfers right here in Ames.
Part of the problem IMO, is the popularity of the new transfer rules. It makes it very easy to fill a void, but doesn't allow as much time to research and really get to know the players.
In the past, coaches had usually 4-5 yrs. to groom their players and mold them into a cohesive unit that worked well together, replacing 1-2 players a year with recruits they've been watching and getting to know for years. Now some of the players that could/would have had time to grow and develop, are gone to greener pastures for more playing time. No one can blame them, they came to play b-ball, not warm a bench. I've often seen players go on to great success at other institutions, but people forget that a lot of the reason for those successes are greatly related to time spent at their former school under a different coaching staff.
IMO, Prohm's a better coach now then when he arrived, and he'll be even better in years to come. Recruiting is a different ballgame now. You don't know for sure from one semester to another what the roster will look like, and you have to try to plug the holes as best as you can.
Sometimes transfers fit in well right away, sometimes they need a little time, sometimes it just doesn't work out at all. If you roll the dice enough times, once in a while it's gonna come up craps...