ill add a few cents...
while i dont think sowell is a bad choice for the role- a lot of this is based on past performance. meaning, we are assuming just because he did well he can/will do it again. so the moment he shows up and it's 7-7 (3-3), we'll all be disappointed.
with that said- he found much success and there's that SUNY pension...
ross is an interesting idea, specifically because of the canadian connection. which has worked for SB in the past. duch, campbell, eastwood, laforet, rees, mcbride, belton, rogers. even mccannell, kaschalk, matsuoka.