All this becomes superfluous with correct maths. In any case, if the Higgs is NOT found, particle theory as we know it is in trouble. Thats my bet.
And here is a link to a simpler unified theory that may point to the future: http://www.aias.us/documents/miscellaneous/ECE_and_Spacetime.pdf
This is a “history of thought” and high level description of the basic theory and some of its most important implications.
The mis-application of symmetry is key… in fact the Riemann connection is not symmetric...it is anti-symmetric, thus the Einstein field equation is wrong and much collapses from that result. So almost everyone in physics is using the wrong math. Riemann geometry needs to be supplemented. Einstein wasn’t wrong.. he had incredible insights. He just wasn’t totally correct, as even he knew.
So I believe you are on the right track. There is, in fact, a very consistent, logical, and physical theory of physics with one set of equations which in different limits yields all four forces and explains and portends a great deal beyond that. So that is the only thing that makes sense...a unified theory and we have at least one.
Now, this theory is largely rejected/ignored by both the particle and string mainstream. Why? Its very very threatening to their funding and careers; and the math is difficult to attack, so they ignore.
So we are at a Khunian moment...the anomalies are accumulating to the point that a paradigm shift may be imminent.
Oh, and this theory says the Higgs or Higgses is/are impossible; short the Higgs!
A few other things disappear. Cosmology loses its black holes (that Schwartzchild metric isn’t exaclty right… the singularity disappears), dark matter, big bang, etc. So you can see how threatening this is...and exciting.