Well yeah. The "quality" of next season will totally depend on who we win against, who we lose against, how it happens, and what it looks like in the end. A win against Miami looks good in week 1....might not look so good if Miami ends up 4-8.

I mean if you mean "great" season to be 1 loss or undefeated, I don't think anyone would argue. But If a "great" season will mean some sort of 2 or 3 loss season, then it will really depend on what that looks like.

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And when Aranda leaves, we hire another really good DC.

It isn't that easy.

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Doesn't sustained success apply to almost every coach at every fan base in the world?

Yes, but most head coaching candidates have a history of some sort of sustained success on their resume. When you hire a coach who lead some second tier team to multiple winning season over time, then yes, when he goes 11-2 at LSU, people should be excited for the second season. There's a lot of evidence to say he continues, he's proven it before.

When you hire a head coach with an overall losing record and no evidence of consistency, then questioning his consistency after one season is 100% fair.

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With the exception of a handful, no one will be clamoring for a long extension. You're being really dramatic, and wrong.

With the exception of a handful, most people will come around cautiously with a "great" season.

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I can see all of you O haters saying "yeah but there's no way he can back it up with another great season because he sucks".

I'm not wrong. Some will always be O supporters and call for an extension with a 6 win season. Some will always be O haters and never be happy even if O is undefeated. Most of us are all in the messy middle somewhere. That's all I mean - hence there are some extremes on both sides.