The question I keep asking myself is, "Is it the coaching or the athletic environment that keeps us stumbling?"
I am more sold on CDS than CDA right now. My personal belief is that Baylor cannot compete year after year with the big boys. This has always been true, but is especially true now with pay for play. We have the money to bring in good players, but not top players. So unless we have a coach that is special and beyond remarkable in his abilities, we cannot expect to perform consistently above the middle of the pack line.
CDS may be one of those coaches, but he has to deal with the fact that at any given time, it only takes 1-2 players to leave or get injured and the season is essentially over. They will frequently get into the NCAA bracket somewhere, but will rarely make to the Elite 8 or even the Sweet 16.
CDA is not one of those coaches. But if he were, he would need to find a way to keep players. Even if we were to make it to the playoffs, that would be a problem. If we don't make it to the playoffs, then it is a certainty. Our Bears should make a bowl game almost every year, but very rarely make the playoffs.
My conclusion is that the realities of Baylor's size and financial status prevent us from being a lot better than what we are. Getting a better football coach is certainly possible, but there are not enough Cignetti's in this world to get us over the top. I don't think we can bring in a better basketball coach (it is scary what CDS could do at a blue blood school).
Reality stinks!