In looking at the North Carolina program and their record when they had a down year I thought it may be interesting to look at both them and UCLA to see how long it really took to bring the programs back to where they are truly an elite team again.  The last 10 years for North Carolina looked like this:

Year     Record     Season Ended
97-98       34-4       Final 4
98-99       24-10      1st Round
99-00       22-14      Final 4
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00-01       26-7       2nd Round
01-02       8-20       End of Regular Season
02-03       19-16      NIT Quarterfinals
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03-04       19-11      2nd Round
04-05       33-4       NCAA Champions
05-06       23-8       2nd Round
06-07       31-7       Elite 8

UCLA's Last 10 years:

Year     Record     Season Ended
97-98       24-9       Sweet 16
98-99       22-9       1st Round
99-00       21-12      Sweet 16
00-01       23-9       Sweet 16
01-02       21-12      Sweet 16
02-03       10-19      End of Regular Season
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03-04       11-17      End of Regular Season
04-05       18-11      1st Round
05-06       32-7       NCAA Finals
06-07       30-6       Final 4

I use both of those examples to show that after a team had been worn down with a lack of recruiting great talent it took at least 2-3 years to truly turn the program around and get it back to where it should be.  In our case people are talking about next year and what the team will look like next year, but if history serves with truly elite teams like UNC, UCLA and UK, it will take more like 2 to 3 years to truly get the talent level back where it should be.

I think BCG will get it turned around but we must give him the time he needs.  Even rushing to judgment next year would, in my opinion, be too soon to tell anything.  So I ask you, How Long are you willing to wait for the UK program to get turned around?

*Note: The dashes indicate a coaching change