re: Sark to Texas OFFICIAL

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It's hard for many my age to accept, but USC just isn't an upper tier program anymore.

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A school like USC is just the right head coach hire away from being an upper tier program and, frankly a top 1-2 program.

Bama, Texas, LSU, USC, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, ND

they've all wandered the wilderness for some time periods due to not having the right head coach. Some more than others. Ohio State has had probably the least amount of time in that wilderness. I'd say Michigan (and I'd put Tennessee and Nebraska in there too) has the hardest time escaping the wilderness these days due to not being located within the best recruiting areas (or, in the case of Tenn, being in the right away but surrounded by several other big programs). ND as well along with the academics.