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Message: [QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 688509, member: 3201"] Is that how they rank now, or where we want them to be/think they should be? It's pretty accurate for recent history, maybe even generous to FSU. But that's DEFINITELY not going to cut it going forward. Three top 25 teams a year, only one competing in the top ten is not going to cut it. What I want to see, and I think is realistic, is: Group 1: FSU Miami Clemson VT North Carolina This group needs to produce one team in the national championship hunt late in the year, and a second team in the Top 10, and 1-2 in the top 25 every single year. Group 2: Louisville Virginia Syracuse Pitt NC State Georgia Tech Three of these six teams have to be in the Top 25 at any given time. None of them have to do it every year, but three of these group have got to be in at any given time. Group 3: Duke Wake BC These teams should shoot for bowl wins, and can certainly get ranked. But their responsibility is to not just thoroughly stink, and should not win less than 3-4 games in any given year. That simply seems realistic. Can we do even better, sure. But if we can follow this pattern, that's two Top 10 teams and 5-6 Top 25 teams total every single year. That's a massive improvement and competetive with every single conference not called the SEC. And if you look at it, that plan doesn't put any one team on the spot. Realistically, is FSU expected to make more playoff appearances than UNC? Of course. But UNC should be able to put up a Top 10 finish a couple times a decade, and make for the fact FSU will fall out of the Top 10 a few times a decade no matter what. This should be doable right now with current facilities, resources, and recruiting levels. We can certainly build on that success and get even better as winning pays benefits, but this is within our grasp right now, if schools demand these results from their coaches, and schedule appropriately to these goals. [/QUOTE]

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