Though probably not true for much of the fan base, I think for myself and a lot of people around here the thought/hope that Underwood could bring us back to what we had under Huggins/Frank was huge.
I'm talking style of play, toughness and success. While not the character Frank is, the product on the floor and the winner's attitude on the sideline would go a long way to returning out fan base to the rabid level it was before Currie -- by way of oscar -- began destroying it.
Really, it probably would have been better. We would have had all the positives of the Frank tenure without what some (tucks) perceived as negative. We also wouldn't have been worried about him bouncing somewhere else if he was successful.
Doesn't matter now tho.
KSU will likely rise again sometime in the relatively near future, and it will probably be fun, but it won't be the same as a return to what we had under Frank.