I think this is framing most people's position position incorrectly. The reality is that, almost entirely due to circumstances outside of TCU's control, we were never going to have the Schloss of the first 15 years at TCU ever again. Whether it be because he didn't want to try to work it out anymore, he couldn't possibly work it out anymore, or some combination thereof, that ship had sailed and he wasn't ever going to be the same for us.
With that reality at play, the question became whether or not a not-fully-focused Schloss would be better or worse than the best person we could find to replace him. We can't compare the replacement to the Schloss of 2017 and prior b/c that's not the Schloss who left us. We compare the new guy to the Schloss of the last three years to determine whether or not we ended up in a better place after Schloss left.
To be clear, I think the new guys does need to be measured against the Schloss of 2017 and prior when it comes to renewing his contract. The expectation here should always be to win, get to Omaha, and win our fair share up there. But we can hire a guy who doesn't get us to Omaha who ends up being better for us than Schloss has been the last few years.
I don't think most here are as flippant about Schloss leaving as the quoted text makes it seem. It's not like anybody really thinks we can find coaches who can win with the regularity Schloss did growing on trees. But most here realize you can't pull a Baylor and make the girl sleep with you if she doesn't want to and Schloss was done with us. At that point, you pick up the pieces and do the best you can with no ragrets. I think that's the perspective of the majority around here.