I picked a D1 team, and hoped for the best.  When I did not get my first choice, I settled for what I thought was the second best available team and got it.  HOWEVER, I jumped to a team that now has ten SENIORS, and two freshman players.

I will turn a sub standard Mid-Major  (Austin Peay-Phelan) into a good team this year, but will turnover the complete roster.  What is the more important aspect to recruiting, Reputation or Loyalty??   If I stay, NEXT year I will suffer from a very poor team and my REP will drop.  OR I can change teams again after this year, and my LOYALTY will drop.   Any thoughts from people who have faced the same dilemma in their first year at D?

I would definitely NOT switch schools. Your loyalty will go down the tubes and it will take you twice as long to get to big 6. Your best bet is to recruit 6 freshmen and a couple transfers and hope you NT for your big class' junior and senior years. 

EDIT: Just saw seble posted that he is going to tweak loyalty so it's not as big of a drop when you move laterally. Check out the thread for yourself if you're interested.

Not sure if you can switch D1 schools after just one season.  Took over Portland State in Iba this past season, and did pretty well.  Have no intention of moving, but out of curiosity, checked to see what D1 jobs I was eligible for.  None.  I was "not qualified" for all D1 jobs.  So maybe there's a minimum number of seasons required at a given D1 school before you can move.

your rep will not drop if you have a bad season tem.