University of Tennessee, Miami, & Nebraska

*Since Tennessee never was a powerhouse, you have to eliminate them. I'll say:

1. Miami
2. Nebraska

*Unless you are talking about 60+ years ago.

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Nebraska has no recruiting base, and Miami has no fan base.

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Having recruits is more important.

Miami, and it's not close. Nebraska is dead and UT? Lol

Nebraska.

Great facilities and fan base with a ton of resources.

With the right coach (and I believe Riley was a very good hire) they should be able to compete for the division crown and Big Ten title each year which will give them frequent shots at making the playoffs.

Even with average coaching the last few years they had multiple chances of returning to the top ten and making a run.

It depends on what you are saying. The U will never have sustained success ever again because of the lack of facilities/support. But they are sitting in the middle of a mother lode of talent. So they will have isolated years here and there where the stars align and they can make a run.

Nebraska is deader than Kelsey's nuts.

Theres a little part of me that wishes LSU would suffer the same fate just to get rid of the amazing amount of morons here and show them that no team is immune to losing the status of their program.

Even happened to Alabama, their favorite team in the world

1. DA U. all it takes is a good recruiter.
2. Huskers
3. UT

I think tennessee and miami have a chance, but nebraska will never get back to where they were in the 80s/90s. Each have their obstacles.

Miami and tennessee just need the right coach to re-enthuse the programs. Once miami gets some players and starts winning a little bit, the fans will slowly come back, and it could snowball from there into a powerhouse. Tenn needs to benefit from programs like lsu, auburn, uga and USCe slipping a little and then they can return to where they were in the 90s, a perennial top 10 team. There just isn't room right now in the SEC for Tenn to be that.

Nebraska has no shot.

I haven't reached a conclusion, but here is my take. Anyone agree/disagree?

Recruiting: Adv. Miami...they don't even have to recruit outside of Dade County. Former players are a tight-nit group.

Facilities: Nebraska. Memorial Stadium is very impressive. They also have top notch weight facilities.



Administration: Probably Nebraska. Tennessee is a close second.
Nothing is worse than a poisonous, apathetic administration. It can kill a program. Look at Colorado. The Buffs used to be a traditional "big name" team. They'd pull great players from New Orleans, Texas, and California (Kordell Stewart, Eric Bieniemy, Rashaan Salaam). They won a Heisman and a National Championship. Colorado was a national force. Then the administration decided they wanted nothing to do with the program. Now they are a Pac 12 whipping boy. Miami appears to have fallen the same path as CU. Nebraska has fired two coaches (Solich and Pelini) for going 10-3 and 9-3. The Nebraska Athletic Director essentially said that even though Pelini went 9-3, they weren't winning the big games and Pelini wasn't going to ever get Nebraska to the next level. That may turn some fans off, but I admire a program that strives for greatness.

Conference: Tennessee. You can't argue with the SEC right now.

Location: Miami. I'd personally say Knoxville, but I don't think recruits give a flip about the Smoky Mountains, crisp autumn season, etc..

Money: Nebraska. They've got around 1.25 billion compared to Tennessee and Miami's 850 million. This really isn't that big of a factor, but it shows that the University has the money available for upgrades, paying coaches, etc.

Fanbase: Flip a coin between Nebraska and Tennessee. I don't know much about Tennessee, but Nebraska fans are top class. They sellout every time...show up...they stay the whole game. I'd give them the edge, but I'm sure the Vols have some very loyal fans.

Nebraska and its not close they are a different level of program.