I was recently reading about Alabama head basketball coach, Mark Gottfried, resigning from his position. No one sticks around anymore. Gottfried isn't a great example because he resigned, but most coaches don't get a chance to prove themselves these days. The NBA has already fired a handful of coaches before midseason. The longest tenured NFL coach is currently Jeff Fischer of the Titans, holding down the reigns for 13 years.
What ever happened to the Joe Paterno's? Coaches are in, and before they can get a chance to get their system in place, and get a few players to fit that system, they're canned. Teams hire these coaches to turn things around. If you aren't going to give them a chance, then what's the point? Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz is one of the few men of his position to be treated fairly. When the Jazz have a down season, which they rarely do, they don't show Sloan the door. They know he can turn it around.
I believe you really have to hire a coach that shares the philosophy you want to build on. When it doesn't work in the first season, let him work out the kinks. There's just too much in and out. Kids coming into college rarely know who their coach will be coming into school. It's likely that by the time they get there, he'll be gone.
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