I think he signed for 7 years and is now completing year 3. He isn’t winning the big games although this year was good till today. 0-3 against Ohio State. To some, this is the only record that matters. To your point about recruiting, Urban Myer and Ohio State don’t seem to have the recruitment issue you speak of.
Of course they don't, they've had a stable level of recruitment under a limited number of coaches over the past 18 years. Two to be exact, Tressel and Meyer. Fickell can't be counted since he was only an interim coach.......
Michigan on the other hand has been in turmoil since Schembechler left in 1990. Moeller, Carr, Rodriguez, Hoke and now Harbaugh have coached that school.
In my opinion, Moeller was the best coach since Schembechler and could have kept them on track to be a national contender. Unfortunately the local media latched on to an audio tape recorded when he was drunk in a local restaurant and ran him out of town.............
As a side note, any athlete who accepts a full scholarship to any university to play football or basketball with the intentions of using it as a gateway into the NFL or NBA, should be required to repay the respective university all monies related to his attendance at that school following receipt of a professional signing bonus...........