Absolutely. I don't follow that program close enough to know whether they have recruited elite players or just above average ones and developed them, but they have absolutely gotten the job done as a staff.
One thing that worries me about bringing in a guy who isn't currently a HC (and particularly one who has spent such a long time at one school) is that there will have to be a complete staff rebuild. Maybe he could get a guy or two from Utah to take higher positions at UNLV, but I can't help but imagine if an FCS guy moved up, maybe half of the staff would be moving along side the head man.
Not that there isn't good and bad on both ends, but staff familiarity isn't something we often think about and if one of these guys comes in and has to bring in a whole bunch of guys who have never worked together (as Sanchez had to do, we saw them come in pairs mostly - the Nebraska pair, Colorado pair, two from Gorman, then singles) is a concern I have. It would get worked out of course, but you see my concern.