No. Once it became evident that Meyer wasn't the guy, I was worried about whoever it was that they were going to hire. The rumor mill went dry, so all I knew was that Herman was gone. When it was leaked the night before the Sarkisian announcement came out, I was in so much disbelief that I dismissed the rumor out of hand. I thought Sarkisian was a terrible fucking hire, but then I started getting some confidence based on the staff he was bringing in. 9 months later, yeah, well, whatever the fuck this is, it isn't good.
I didn't dislike the premise of Jeff Traylor, I was just dismissive of it. He was never seriously considered once word came out about the search in the aftermath. It turns out, he might be a really fucking good HC. I assume he'll wind up somewhere in which his team is regularly on our schedule, he regularly beats and outrecruits us, and we get to listen to the guys at IT shout from the rooftops that they told us all so. Why will that happen? Because the last 12 years seems to indicate that we were put here as fans in order to be punished.