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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 5612873, member: 60"]
We have been playing football for like 136 years (I think, if wiki is right). We have one national championship in football. Just one. Our best season since the 1959 title team I assume most people would say our 11-0-1 team. We weren't in a title game. We ended up 4th in AP and coaches. 4th.

If you are measuring us against the top of the SEC or the B1G, we'll never compete consistently. But here's the deal - we never really did anyway. Even during McNabb's years where we won three conference titles in some capacity, we were never competing for a title.

Whether Wildhack can blackmail us into the B1G in the future, or if we end up in the BIG 12 or if we end up somewhere else... we'll still be playing football. And I really think as long as the AD's office is smartly run with support from the administration and BoT, we should at least have a decent team.

And that's ok. The goal is really to be fighting for a conference title game at least once every 3-5 years and a real shot at a run at a legit final four in the CFP 1-2 times per decade. That, to me, is a fair expectation.

The CFP really opened things up for teams, especially if there is expansion. I think Fran showing he'll get rid of ERob is a huge step in showcasing he is growing as a coach. We'll never have the depth to absorb key players getting injured, especially a QB. But, to be clear, post-Angeli was in no way acceptable in the way we couldn't do anything.

So is it a lost cause? No, not at all. Do we need to make sure we see where we sit in the grand scheme of college football? For sure.
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