Defer the first ? but no to 2nd ? U asked.
I had similar angst about Purdue football (Danny Hope) this time last year but was proven wrong by his results later in the season.
Well, Brewster is 4 years in now, so there's the most obvious different. So your "be patient" moral of the story is idiotic and doesn't apply.
Northern Illinois is a million miles ahead of USD. They went 7-5 last year and qualified for a lower-tier bowl game. Northern Illinois is also a member of DI. USD is D-IAA (or whatever they hell they call it now).
So there are no parallels - and we don't care about your connection to Purdue.
Side note: I didn't realize you were bilingual. You're officially an idiot in two sports.