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Message: [QUOTE="SUskibum, post: 288882, member: 149"] [COLOR=#0000ff]5) We are one of seven schools to have won both an NCAA football and basketball title. We have high hopes of winning another basketball title but our football title was won in another era- that of one platoon football. With the move to the ACC and the additional money and a conference with it’s footprint in so many prime recruiting areas, is it reasonable for SU football fans to think their team could win a second national football championship someday?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]He still thinks a football title is extremely unlikely, especially with the SEC, Big 12, Big 10 and Pac 12 looking like the dominant conferences in the future.[/COLOR] This one probably provoked the most emotion from me. he is projecting what conferences will be dominating in the future when one of them (B12) almsot didnt exist 6 months ago. Im sure he wasnt able to predict that outcome so how the hell can he predict what the future of cfb and our position in it be? did he predict the rise of oregon or stanford or boise , the fall of florida state or miami or nebraska, This is what many said about CBB chip as well before 03. You cant predict sports which is what makes it great [B]I see a few definitive reasons why we can be top 25 competetive in football over the long term:[/B] The school is showing committment ($$$) to FB, other major conferences see us as a valuable commodtity which will allow us to maintian our committment, we have great tradition (reason to maintian committment among alums/locals), have a unique facility, [B]I see a few somewhat realistic wild cards that could enable us to become what we became in basketball:[/B] What if we end up with the football version of boeheim; what if NYC turns out FB players like it does BBall; What if we end up with a program donor like Boone or phil knight (or even what carmelo has done for Bball); what if a perfect storm of players happens (i really thought in 97 or 98 we had it); i just really, really, really hate when people say things can never happen or have very little likely hood of happening when really they are just keeping their expectiations low so they can never be let down (take me out of my misery if i ever turn into that) Given our tradition and school/alumni committment to being relevant in football again, i see a national championship as much more likely (not very likely mind you) than most are ever willing to admit i screamed like a 14 year old girl in my frat house and on marshall street in 03 and i look forward to screaming like a 14 year old girl with my family when our other sport provides one, whenever that day may be! [/QUOTE]

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