Some did and are doing fine
Really? And who might they be?
Let's look at the Top 25 and when their HC started
1. South Dakota State - 1997
2. Montana State - 2021
3. Sacramento State - 2018
4. North Dakota State - 2019
5. Jackson State - 2020
6. Chattanooga - 2018
7. Weber State - 2014
8. Holy Cross - 2018
9. Incarnate Word - 2022
10. Montana - 2018
11. Delaware - 2022
12. William & Mary - 2019
13. Samford - 2015
14. Southeast Missouri State - 2014
15. Fordham - 2018
16. Mercer - 2020
17. Rhode Island - 2014
18. UT Martin - 2006
19. Stephen F. Austin - 2019
20. Richmond - 2017
21. Austin Peay - 2021
22. Princeton - 2010
23. Idaho - 2022
24. Southern Illinois - 2016
25. New Hampshire - 2022
TWO coaches in the Top 25 started in 2020. TWO. One of them is Deion Sanders... who, his brand alone, sells. So if you take Sanders out of the equation, ONE head coach hired in 2020 has his team in the Top 25.