Here are my thoughts on the Triple Option. The linebackers and safeties are just too fast in today's game and a lot of the B12 teams will stop it BUT it will give them fits and KU will be in most games in the 4th quarter. So, if KU goes that route, they probably become a 5-7 win team versus a 1-2 win team. You upset a Texas or OU once every 8-10 years and aside from those two, you win a game or even 3 you're not supposed to every year. If you understand your ceiling and are ok with that, have at it. If I were a KU fan, I would want to rebuild more like Iowa State who competes at a higher level. It's a tough road, but you can be just as good as anyone else in the Big 12 not named OU or Texas. If OU or Texas is down, you may get in the B12 championship.
That may be exciting to you and the average KU fan. For me, I would give competing at a higher level a shot before I conceded to the triple option.