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Tennessee.
I don't see them moving past Bama, LSU, A&M, Scar, Georgia, Auburn or Florida in the next 5 years. They'll be competing with Arkansas and Vandy for winning records. Thats not good enough for a program with the 2nd most wins (794), conference (13) and national championships (6) in the SEC.
Georgia Tech used to be good back in the late 80s/early 90s. There used to be a time when the Georgia Tech/Georgia game was an actual rivalry.
Has been? This year they still haven't fully collapsed. Previous years they were fairly successful. They went bowling and took out USC. As for their rivalry, Georgia looked fairly good the past couple years. A loss by them doesn't really hurt their image outside the state. Remember they aren't a true state school like UGA is.
Has been? This year they still haven't fully collapsed. Previous years they were fairly successful. They went bowling and took out USC. As for their rivalry, Georgia looked fairly good the past couple years. A loss by them doesn't really hurt their image outside the state. Remember they aren't a true state school like UGA is.
Yeah, I would say they are somewhat of a has-been. There was a time when Georgia Tech's program was kinda feared. I can't remember the last time I've heard the words "Georgia Tech" and "contender" together in one sentence. And I can't remember the last big win they've had in a bowl game that actually mattered.
Granted, I don't follow college football as much as most of you, but even as a peripheral observer, I've heard about Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Boise State, Stanford, Florida State and even Clemson in recent years as being NC contenders. I haven't heard that about GT since about 1991.
First, that is a horribly designed web site with a pathetic Alexa ranking. I could throw up a crappy site right now featuring my opinions, but that wouldn't make it an authority.
More importantly, that "article" was written while Tennessee's head coaching job was still in limbo and that seemed to be the bulk of the author's argument for Tennesseee being in decline. The only place Butch Jones is mentioned is about him turning down the CU job, and the author implies he would have been a great land for them. Not a real relevant article six weeks later.
Tennessee has the most advanced training facilities in the country; a 103,000 seat stadium (third largest in the nation); is rich with tradition; has a massive, rabid fan base that travels exceptionally well; puts a TON of players into the NFL; and now has landed a coach that recruits love and who has been a winner everywhere he's been. How many programs out there have all that going for them? Tennessee is certainly in a rut now just like all programs are from time to time (i.e. Alabama 1996-2006), but they will be back sooner rather than later.
First, that is a horribly designed web site with a pathetic Alexa ranking. I could throw up a crappy site right now featuring my opinions, but that wouldn't make it an authority.
More importantly, that "article" was written while Tennessee's head coaching job was still in limbo and that seemed to be the bulk of the author's argument for Tennesseee being in decline. The only place Butch Jones is mentioned is about him turning down the CU job, and the author implies he would have been a great land for them. Not a real relevant article six weeks later.
Tennessee has the most advanced training facilities in the country; a 103,000 seat stadium (third largest in the nation); is rich with tradition; has a massive, rabid fan base that travels exceptionally well; puts a TON of players into the NFL; and now has landed a coach that recruits love and who has been a winner everywhere he's been. How many programs out there have all that going for them? Tennessee is certainly in a rut now just like all programs are from time to time (i.e. Alabama 1996-2006), but they will be back sooner rather than later.
UT has been awful for a decade now. Your rabid fanbase doesn't sell out anymore and you have no in-state football talent. You have been turned down by so many coaches over the last two searches. As a program USC has passed you by and UF and UGA are way ahead. At best you are looking at fourth best in the East on average in the future.
I'd have to go with Notre Dame here. Haven't won a title since 1988. Have not won a legitimate bowl game since 1994. 0-4 in their BCS appearances and have been outscored by at least 14 points in each game, 3 of which were blowout loses. 2-11 in bowl games since their 1994 Cotton Bowl win. 3 10 win seasons in the last 19 years.
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