I agree, we were blessed with stability. A large part of that was our competition. GP didn't start off in the B12. He coached his first 11 years in the MWC and CUSA. Expectations, competition and pressure weren't nearly as high. We found out pretty quick that the B12 was a different animal.
An interesting tidbit - Baylor had a beloved coach that lasted 21 years and after he retired they sucked for 16-17 years. All it took was 2 really bad hires and their program went into the abyss. Hope we don't make 2 really bad hires lol