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[QUOTE="PoppyHart, post: 2002066, member: 515"]
than they were when Doctor Daryl Gross assumed control of the athletic's department?

Specifically, football, basketball and lacrosse? (I'd prefer to avoid the Olympic sport debate) Think back, what was the outlook in 2005 vis-a-vis 2016? I am very curious, b/c I think we've slipped a tier. IIRC, I think the outlook in lacrosse was continued dominance (7 straight FFs); in football, a continuance of top-25ish, occasional top 15ish teams (1 losing season in 17-18 years); and basketball was two years removed from a NC and at the pinnacle of the sport.

In retrospect, it appears the  men's athletic department peaked in the 2002-2004 period. There have been final fours in hoops since then, and NC's in lacrosse as well, but that was the heyday.  It was also the last time the FB team approached relevancy.

Is this simply competition? Lack of funding? A curse for firing Coach P? A run of luck which ran out? A horrible AD? A mirage?

In terms of on-field success, do you see the next 10 years more like the 2005-2016 period or the 1995-2005 period?
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