Cutliffe took over a Duke program which was much worse than the program Wilson inherited at IU. From the 2000 through 2007 seasons, Duke had 3 win less seasons, 2 seasons with only 1 win, 2 seasons with only 2 wins, and a four win season. Cutliffe took over in 2008. At the time, Duke was the worse major football program in college football, and while IU was bad, they were no where close to being on the same lowly level Duke was prior to Cutliffe. Had Wilson taken over a similar program, I believe people would have more patience.