Dude, you like who? Louisiana Tech and Maryland? Both are fail programs.

Solich had six years. It was enough time for him to have at least three solid seasons with his own recruits and prove how good he was without Osborne era players. Most people here would have been fine with him being canned after the 7-7 record in 2002, but thought it was pretty ridiculous to can him the following year after he cleaned house and went 9-3.
Nebraska didn't really overestimate their place in the College Football World after Osborne. They've won a conference title, played in two BCS bowls and won three divisional titles. Their stadium and facilities rival that of Texas and all the SEC Powers. Even with the debacle that was the Callahan years, Nebraska has had the best overall record this year for a Big 12 North team.
The more stringent academic rules of the Big 12 certainly leveled the playing field against Nebraska, but recruiting wise we still take plenty of players from Texas, California, Florida and the rest of the Southern states thanks to Pelini's ties to LSU.
I think a lot of Husker fans expected Nebraska to continue to completely dominate the sport after that 60-3 run from 1993-1997, but that was completely unreasonable. Now most folks expect a return to 9 win seasons, Big 12 North titles and the occasional BCS bid.

I know the SEC is a different animal entirely, but Richt is about as good as you're gonna get. With your last national championship in 1980, expectations just don't logically point to winning it all until after they win one.

Besides, brah, Navy has won 6 straight Commander in Chief's Trophies and gone to 5 straight bowls. Throw in 7 straight wins against Air Force and Army plus they beat Notre Dame a couple years ago for the first time in 40-odd years. That's awesome.

Terps are ass this year, but overall have been better under Friedgen than anytime during my lifetime (Joe Krivak!).

Tech only bumped up to Division I in 1989, but I like the direction Derek Dooley is taking them.

I know the SEC is a different animal entirely, but Richt is about as good as you're gonna get. With your last national championship in 1980, expectations just don't logically point to winning it all until after they win one.

Besides, brah, Navy has won 6 straight Commander in Chief's Trophies and gone to 5 straight bowls. Throw in 7 straight wins against Air Force and Army plus they beat Notre Dame a couple years ago for the first time in 40-odd years. That's awesome.

Terps are ass this year, but overall have been better under Friedgen than anytime during my lifetime (Joe Krivak!).

Tech only bumped up to Division I in 1989, but I like the direction Derek Dooley is taking them.

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Damn, I didn't realize he was there for 6 years. Still, nobody follows a legend successfully. Look at Les -he's won a NC and the SEC, and still hasn't completely won over the fanbase. Richt took over from a complete doofus.

Was Jim Donnan really that bad? He only had one losing season with Ray Goff's players and a .677 winning percentage.
UGA during the Donnan years certainly wasn't as bad as LSU during the tenure of Gerry Dinardo

UGA is one of the upper echelon programs in the country.

UGA is one of the upper echelon programs in the country.

UGA is one of the upper echelon programs in the country.

Donnan truly lost control of the team, and lost support of the boosters.

Think about that 99 squad - 3 NFL D-linemen played there and they were mediocre.

I'm pretty sure every player on the 2000 Defensive team either was drafted or signed on to play in the NFL. Every single one. We went 8-4.

That was also the year Donnan proclaimed 'I've waited my entire coaching career to coach a team this talented". That's what you get when you put all your eggs in the Quincy Carter basket. Not to mention going full bore recruiting Jasper Sanks over Jamal Lewis (who WANTED to come to UGA)

He was also pretty stand offish with the media and never really endeared himself to the fanbase. It's easier to call for a guys head when you don't really like him all that much.

The most basic reason he was fired was because of his record against our Big 4. 6-14 against Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, and Georgia Tech. Including the most cardinal of sins; losing 3 in a row to Tech.

He won games but his memorable moments were few and far between. Best thing he may have ever done was redshirt David Greene.

losing 3 in a row to Tech.

So why is it unreasonable to think we should be competing for at least a conference title or national championship year in and year out?

For the love of god, this is college football. I mean, the day I stop thinking we should win the SEC is the day I fall down dead. Hell South Carolina hasn't sniffed an SEC title much less a National Championship. EVER. Yet they sell out every home game and they think they have a shot.

Unreasonable? Isn't that what being a fan is in the first place.

Ohio State went almost 40 years between National Championships. Were they unreasonable to think they were going to win it all every year despite 4 decades of futility? See also LSU who went what, almost 50 years between championships?

You're better than this Fu.

Conference championship? Absolutely. National championship? I don't think so. The only teams right now I see that could reasonably expect to be in that BCS game going into the season are Florida, Texas, USC, LSU, Oklahoma & Ohio State, because they've been the pool for the past 6-7 years. Alabama, too.

My brother went to SC. They sell out, but they don't expect to win the SEC, much less the BCS.

And you're plenty intelligent enough to discern between "want to" and "reasonably expect to". I'd love to see Navy or Arkansas or Tech go undefeated and have a shot at the BCS this year and next year. Reasonably though, only Arkansas has a prayer with the BCS system, and they aren't there right now. Improve on last year, move past the Houston Nutt era, groom Seth Oxner into the best center in the SEC and I'll be happy.

Georgia has what, 4-5 Top 10 finishes under Richt? Christ. Enjoy what you've got. Would you rather have the gridiron version of your basketball program?

Would you rather have Barry Switzer or Joe Paterno?

I think this demonstrates what is wrong with your position. Game has changed since those dudes were cutting their teeth. The facilities alone are outrageous. The difference between college and pros narrows daily. With these kinds of investments, there is no way to temper expectations. With prolike investments come prolike expectations. Especially in the SEC--it really seems that if you ain't growing, you're dying.

I'm not saying it's not true, I just think that at a certain point it becomes foolish.

this year, the Midshipmen are going to grind the dicks of those dirty Papists in the dirt.

Not if JIMMY! has anything to say about it.

I hope Jimmy falls and hurts his leg before going on a date with Elaine.