re: Recovery Time - How Long after This O-debacle

It ALL depends on when LSU decides to end this waste of time. That is, get rid of BOTH the AD and HC.

If you do it after this season and are willing to pay for a good replacement, the new coach would have two top 10 recruiting classes (2016 and 2017) to work with. The 2018 class might be a bit of a wash, but it would put the staff in good position to capitalize on what is expected to be a very good 2019 class of Louisiana players. Cutting ties now would probably only cause a relatively small drop-off and you would likely be a serious contender again by 2019

If you keep O/Alleva then you essentially tank next year as well because the program/coaches/players have quit on Ogeron. It also sets your back much further in recruiting. Firing Ogeron after next year puts your "return date" no earlier than 2021 IMO. If you keep O 3 years then your likely looking at at least 5-7 years from this season before LSU would have a chance to get back to where it used to be.