re: University of Tennessee, Miami, & Nebraska

I will be happy if Miami has nothing but 7-8 win seasons from here t eternity.

That program is cursed with the trash that you find in the sport. And it is always to the extreme. Some of it may be because of the region.

But they could be back to the top within a couple years. A good coach that wants nothing but to win big and go to a bigger program/NFL within 4 years can do that. Golden will never win big there because he has been there too long. Miami football is like the real estate in the city, rises fast and falls hard. Never consistent.

But to answer your question I think Miami can be the first to come back to elite level.

Tennessee has atlanta/Deep South/Charlotte/Va within a decent drive. Can round up talent with a good recruiter. Great facilities too. If they have one year where they beat Bama and florida then their recruiting can go into overdrive.

Nebraska they are way too remote and their glory years are Lon gone.

Every team in college football is just a handful of the right players away from being elite for a few years. Tennessee is best equipped to return to prominence consistently.