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re: Programs that are really on a "decline"
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:53 am to Urb in Meijers
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:53 am to Urb in Meijers
I love that the OP listed three Pac-12 schools, as if the whole conference is in decline, when it is probably the second strongest conference in the nation right now.
ACC - Miami's decline is now complete, so I'd say Virginia Tech
Big 10 - Nebraska (Michigan's decline is now past tense)
Big 12 - TCU, maybe Texas depending on their hire
Pac-12 - USC
SEC - Florida
Though I really don't like the whole "program on decline" label. First, it requires you to be real good in the first place, and we're so often wrong about whether declines are one to two year rebuilds or genuine decline. I think Nebraska's problems are genuinely systemic, so this is a new reality for them, and Miami's decline has been so thorough that they won't ever be what they were.
Bama is about to decline for the simple fact that pretty much anything is a decline from their past 5 years.
ACC - Miami's decline is now complete, so I'd say Virginia Tech
Big 10 - Nebraska (Michigan's decline is now past tense)
Big 12 - TCU, maybe Texas depending on their hire
Pac-12 - USC
SEC - Florida
Though I really don't like the whole "program on decline" label. First, it requires you to be real good in the first place, and we're so often wrong about whether declines are one to two year rebuilds or genuine decline. I think Nebraska's problems are genuinely systemic, so this is a new reality for them, and Miami's decline has been so thorough that they won't ever be what they were.
Bama is about to decline for the simple fact that pretty much anything is a decline from their past 5 years.
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Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:13 am to theBeard
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did this program ever reach a point to have a decline?
TCU is coming off a recent Rose Bowl victory...now look where they are at? They were winning 10 games a year and now they are medicore.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:15 am to benhamin5555
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Georgia- Yet another season of unmet expectations for the Bulldogs. Mark Richt's seat has to be getting hot
I'm not really sure this one applies, they had horrendous luck with injuries this year. Damn near all their offensive skill position missed time or had season ending injuries.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:17 am to texastiger38
Yeah, I think Georgia going 8-4 with a near Biblical rash of injuries demonstrates the overall health of the program, not decline.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:17 am to Buckeye Backer
TCU has been average at best. They have always played a weak, weak schedule. If I think of top programs TCU never comes to mind
This post was edited on 12/4/13 at 9:19 am
Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:18 am to jefffan
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West Virginia/TCU: The Move to the Big-12 has only hurt these schools who used to rule their previous conferences. It's only year two though.
an adjustment period for sure but 5 to 6 years from now will really be telling. WVU facilities and recruiting have gotten better since the move.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 9:52 am to Buckeye Backer
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TCU is coming off a recent Rose Bowl victory
Yes. TCU had 10 win seasons for nearly a decade and finished No. 2 in the polls in 2010. Now they're barely .500
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