...picture you've painted.
Where did Gonzaga find Few? He was promoted from within from an assistant coach, just like Rose and Reid.
Where did St. Mary's find Bennett? He was hired from an assistant position at St. Louis.
Where did Wichita find Marshall? He was a first time head coach in that basketball powerhouse league the Big South.
See how things look a little better already? Were BYU in the position to do so, they had the financial resources to hire any of those three if they had spotted their talent. Many of the greatest coaches out there were originally promoted from assistant positions or were promoted from smaller schools in smaller leagues.
Can Holmoe find the right guy at the right time for the right money? That's the big question, but so far he's got a pretty good record with other sports at BYU.