Is it ten wins? Nine wins? Maybe eight wins?
With the coaching carousel just about over as BYU and Georgia Southern are the only schools who have yet to announce a new head coach, I began to wonder what exactly is a breakthrough season for a Group of Five program.
With salaries reaching the millions for coaching staffs, fan bases want results, and want them fast. Therefore, a breakthrough season must be reached within the first four, if not three years in a head coach's tenure or fear getting the axe.
The Houston Cougars hit the jackpot this year as Tom Herman guided the Cougars to a 12-win season and the G5 bid to play Florida State in the Peach Bowl in his first year on the job.