Skip brings programs to the brink of a national break out and then they collapse when the stage is given to them. How many times has USF been picked to win the BE and a darkhorse to make a splash nationally, only to wilt away with some bad losses. Same at ECU. Got some momentum and recognition there, but was never able to get over the hump.
In his defense he left for the right family reasons and because the state turned down the football upgrade for the 3rd time shortly before he made his decion to leave which at the time seemed like the final nail in the coffin for a D1 upgrade.