[Bruce Wang]

If we bailed on him after a few bad seasons, we could miss out on the years when everything breaks right.

That's just what the people sitting at slot machines think: Can't leave now, the machine's about to pay out.

There's a difference. The expected return on slots is negative.  My expected return watching Stanford football with Shaw coaching is positive.  Your analogy makes more sense with Buddy, Idiotface, or Dawkins. :)

[Bruce Wang]

If we bailed on him after a few bad seasons, we could miss out on the years when everything breaks right.

That's just what the people sitting at slot machines think: Can't leave now, the machine's about to pay out.

There's a difference. The expected return on slots is negative.  My expected return watching Stanford football with Shaw coaching is positive.  Your analogy makes more sense with Buddy, Idiotface, or Dawkins. :)