OU and TCU fans are impressed that CDC had the wisdom to retain Tommy as HC so that he can continue the momentum of Longhorns football toward a top-3 finish in the Big XII.
I believe the comparison with Chase Daniel is fairly apt. Whether Sam returns will surely depend to some degree on his draft evaluation--it won't be in the first three rounds, but I could imagine him making an NFL roster out of the 4th-6th rounds. If Sam's return depends on Urban Meyer replacing Herman, then he's probably gone; I don't see Meyer taking any head-coach job. Just an opinion or two.