If we go the assistant route, Hartman is a very good choice.
I don't think we have to try to burn all the bridges with the Krugers. I don't blame them for shoehorning Kevin here or fighting to keep his job. We allowed it to happen.
I don't blame Kruger for Menzies either. Menzies was dumb enough to take the job when it was during a somewhat self imposed death penalty. He was a last resort hire for a team that had little options.
Hartman is a good candidate that knows the school. I prefer a head coach, but I am not against Hartman. I would put him above a few HC's that have been mentioned. But he would not be at the top of my list.
He helped take Lon to the next level at OU, and he has done the same at Florida. We shouldn't pass on a promising coach just because he happens to have a relationship with our second most successful, HOF coach. Just because they got Kevin in here.