This single biggest downside to Sean is that if he comes in and does the 7-5, 8-4 thing consistently, he will be here for 20 years doing that...he'd never be fired (seriously, what would it take..a New AD and two straight no-bowl seasons or soemthing like that), he'd never quit...we'd be good, but not Nationally relevant...in FBS Purgatory
The way I see it, there are are 7 possible outcomes with our new coach, and how likely they are to happen.
1) Sean is the hire and he is soon to be referred to as LHCSS because he is a chip off the old block
(5%)2) Sean is the hire and he is great at getting the 'Cats bowl eligible, bad at winning big games and/or titles
(25%)3) Sean is the hire and he is a total clown of a coach
(5%)4) Arkansas State type Coach Guy comes in and is awesome, leading KSU to contention for playoff bids 3 of his first 4 years, and despite the offers that come flooding into his agents mailbox, he chooses not to leave in <5 years for the SEC or USC, or NEB, or insert "Traditional Power" here for more national prestige and more $$ despite falling in love with everything there is to love about MHK
(1%)5) Arkansas State type Coach Guy comes in and is awesome, and when his mailbox fills with offers, he decides he wants the prestige and $$ that comes with a USC, LSU, etc type of job and uses KSU as a stepping stone to get the "traditional power" job
(25%)6) Arkansas State type Coach Guy comes in and is meh...few bowl eligible seasons, but no real title contentions...fired within 5-6 years or becomes a lifer leading us to a dozen or more years of Maaco Bowls
(20%)7) Arkansas State type Coach Guy comes in and makes us long for the days of Ron Prince...terrible coach that sets the program back a decade with no LHCBS to hire to calm the waters this time around
(10%)Can't wait for all the
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