Steele is very much the "my guy" type of person. This is obviously just speculation, but Steele seems to be the type that will give guys some extra rope to figure it out because of the relationships and history he has with his coaches. I'm guessing alot of first-time head coaches go through this.

Most of these guys aren't afraid to pull the trigger on mixing up their staff after a few years, especially if they struggle. Most tenured high level coaches would never go 3-4 years with mediocre results and not make changes.

Mack fired Gaudio after like 1 or 2 years - you have to be willing to fire your buddy in the lead chair.

Having siad that, recruiting has been pretty good. Michigan has Martelli on the sidelines and I'm guessing it really helps in-game situations. I'm also guessing he doesn't do much recruiting - which is fine. He probably doesn't want to anyway.