Heard from an old baseball friend that K-State is willing to make a pretty serious financial commitment to a coach, tied in with the renovations and the possibility of more, it might lead to a pretty damn good hire. I think there are a lot of proven options that will listen.
That being said, I think they'd have to strike out on a lot of candidates before Vaughn is seriously considered. I'm still expecting a meh hire but that tidbit gave me hope and I'm hoping for the best.