They very well may be. Yes, they competed well after a very very shaky start. KU will continue to be the whipping boy in the conference for the foreseeable future.
Kind of surprised Matt Campbell won that award since Lincoln Riley has OU in the playoffs in his first year. Probably just on exceeding expectations and being competitive in every game.
I think the opinion on Lincoln Riley was that he basically inherited the team from Bob Stoops.
Switzer faced the same thing when he took over from Fairbanks.