Now who is triggered. Y'all had a sure thing and he bolted for greener pastures and it kills you guys because it never occurred to you that he wouldn't leave for a job that you don't see as better. I've been saying for years you aren't who you think you are but that was trolling versus reality and that hurts.
Now you have someone that is a complete gamble. And before you say Stoops I'll say you felt the same way about Gibbs, the alkie, and Blake. Maybe he is Stoops 2.0 but elite college coaches are rare and generally it's 50/50 at best if someone can keep things going at an elite level. Maybe it works out but it is very likely you guys will be looking for a new coach in the next few years.
I get you are hurt right now. Y'all thought you were hot shit but the reality is you think you are hot shit because you were great before all of us were born. Maybe you hit a home run here. Maybe a decade from now the rest of us look at you and shake our heads the same way we do at Nebraska right now. There is nothing special about your program aside from what they did 50 years ago and I'm sorry you are just realizing it now but it is what it is.