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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1471291, member: 289"]
I wouldn't underestimate the football factories. They can be down but they are never out. I remember reading 20 years ago that USC would never be a power again because the neighborhood they were in has deteriorated and nobody wants to go there any more. Then came the Pete Carroll era. Oklahoma stunk in the 90's and became perennials NC contenders in the next decade. Alabama was  dumpster fire until Saban got there. Miami was down in the late 90's and came roaring back. There are reasons why some schools have been elite over the years and those reason don't go away with a rough patch.

I think the most vulnerable powerhouse school is probably Nebraska simply because they have to import top talent from other areas. Most powerhouse schools are right in the middle or prime recruiting areas. Penn State will be Penn State again when they get the right coach. Michigan and Michigan State get much of their talent from Ohio are are rarely good at the same time. It doesn't help Oklahoma, much less Texas to have so many good teams in Texas right now and if the big three in Florida all get going again, Georgia, Alabama and Auburn probably won't be as good. But they won't go away.
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