El Mojito,
I'm with you my dude. I'm in the camp that it doesn't take long to know what you have with a coach. And no, a good coach may not show results in the W-L column immediately, but everything else should be noticeable. Like strategy, organization, etc. You knew from jump Muschamp didn't have it, everything was unorganized from his recruiting to his hiring choices. Like for example wanting to be a power run team but hiring a coordinator like Weis who has a completely different philosophy. That's just one example. So far Mac has hit all the checkboxes, if that's a sign the wins will come, maybe even this season (8-9 range).
What about wanting a power run team but using small RB's like Demps and Rainey on dive plays and keeping Gillislee on the sidelines for most of the season?