But...
It all depends on whether Brian Kelly is truly willing to let the assistants do their jobs, instead of trying to micromanage everything.
It took him 7 years to figure out, that what worked exceptionally well in the small pond of the Big East, wasn't going to work very well here.
He turned in two excellent seasons (2012, 2015), one decent season (2013), and the rest were mediocre to poor. If he can't do the job this year (at least matching 2015's level), he should be given the heave-ho. This isn't the place for small pond micromanagement.