re: We are a spoiled arse fan base.

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I remember being happy if we were just ranked, Top 10

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I'm an older fart than you and the 50's and 60's weren't all that bad. Dietzel, starting with the 58 National champ went 11-0, 9-2.5-4-1(remember when you could have a tie?)) and 10-1. So ranked four out of those five. Charlie Mac coached until 1979 and had us ranked 9 times with a high of number 7 twice and one number 8.

So it wasn't until the 80's that we started to slide. Stovall only got one ranked year out of his five. Arnsbarger was a breath of fresh air and had a ranked team all three of his years. I think I cried when he left. Mike Archer came in like a lion with two ranked teams but then went out like a lamb with two pretty bad losing seasons.

Then there was the 90's and the real suffering started with Curley Hallman and his four losing seasons in a row which included a 2-9. Dinardo came in and righted the ship for a while with 2 under performing ranked teams until he fell off the turnip truck and was fired mid season.

The 2000's are the golden years with Nick winning his national with a couple of other ranked years in his five. Les came in and in his 11 years had us ranked all but two years and won another natty. This was with some of the best talent in all of college football and perhaps he could have had another championship or two if he had an offense and could beat Saban.

Coach O had ranked teams 4 out of 6 years and the championship in 2017. Kelly has had ranked teams both of his two years here. So spoiled? Maybe but not like Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and a few more. It is perhaps of note that Kelly's current goal of not losing more than 3 games to show consistency was met in four out of Les's last five years before being fired. So I think Kelly is going to have show some improvement in the next few years and not consistency.

As all of us on the Rant know, every year should be a National Championship with no excuses accepted.