Prior to today...Babers had HC exp at Eastern ILL and Bowling Green before landing the job at Syracuse. And didn't have a great set of years before this 6-0.
Dabo didn't have any HC exp prior to take the Clemson job and had some average season before it all starting to click.
So whether you getting a big job with HC exp or none...it takes time to change a culture completely and start winning but it can be done either way.
That being said...neither Syracuse nor Clemson are ND, but it's crazy to think Freeman would have this program fixed after a complete different type of coach leaves and his stamp is all over the players and the OC who stayed. 6 games in and folks talking he might be the wrong choice...wow SIX GAMES. Go look at Dabo's first 6 seasons. There's a whole culture and mentality that has to be erased here. You can see players who still play like BK is here and guys who play more to the new culture. And it's going to cause gaps and misreads and confusion. Freeman MUST completely eradicate that old play not to lose stain on this program. If not, it'll be short, disappointing stint here.