I'd be thrilled with butch. if you've ever been in a room with him when he talks baseball that dude gets it and has a fire and the knowledge to go with it. i don't know him personally but have been around him several times and its no wonder he can recruit while at the same time isn't abrasive.

the "old school, can he adapt" concern may be a legit one BUT one thing to remember about that '13 team is how butch and cohen basically invented the "opener" role that then became the thing to do in pro ball. now, adapting game plans is different than adapting to NIL and the portal but he's shown he's not stuck in tradition and can't adjust in order to win.

there's also some other names on these lists i'd be highly interested in and think would be great hires...BOC, bakich, and even coggin would get me excited. but no doubt i'd take butch and run with it for the next 10 years.