Sustained success for a football program in the Mid-American Conference can be a daunting challenge.
Over the last three or four decades, nearly all 12 teams have had their own run of success in their respective divisions only to fall back to mediocrity or worse.
While there are a multitude of reasons why it’s so hard to have prolonged success at a “mid-major” program, the biggest obstacle in the MAC seems to point to just one thing: coaching stability.
When a MAC school hires the right coach, and gives him enough time to recruit, implement his system and build the program, success can often follow.