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re: Who are the sleeping giants in college football?
Posted on 5/19/13 at 11:49 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Posted on 5/19/13 at 11:49 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Id say Louisville. Their AD has shown that he is willing to dump the money into getting the facilities at least on par with the beat in the country and their major sports seem to be really climbing the mountain. I'll be interested to see how theh are in the next 10 years.
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Posted on 5/20/13 at 8:34 am to JOHNN
Maryland. I'm going to say it again. Just look at map and see where College Park is located.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 11:37 am to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Illinois should be better on population alone, even though it's more of a basketball state
Houston has talent in the area and has been very good in the past
I agree with the mentions of Maryland, how do they not field more talented teams?
Houston has talent in the area and has been very good in the past
I agree with the mentions of Maryland, how do they not field more talented teams?
Posted on 5/20/13 at 1:12 pm to SwatMitchell
quote:
ULL
WTH?!? Oh yeah, Big 12 bound, right?! That's what some of those nut jobs in Laffy were saying.
Take of the last "L" & if your talking the real U of L....Louisville, you might be right.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 1:50 pm to NoBoBullDog
I think you need a combination of all these factors:
A rabid fan base.
Money.
An administration that will sink the money into the football program.
A good recruiting base.
National exposure.
A decent history/tradition doesnt hurt.
A rabid fan base.
Money.
An administration that will sink the money into the football program.
A good recruiting base.
National exposure.
A decent history/tradition doesnt hurt.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:24 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Yeah, I think some people are confusing "sleeping giant" with a program that's just going through a down cycle, (while others are really reaching with their suggestions). I mean, LSU was a legit sleeping giant 15 years ago. We had some success and history but had never consistently reached the levels that should have been reached.
Texas A&M has been a sleeping giant, but after last year that seems very obvious now.
Tennessee and Washington have been very good in the past and Tennessee has a very rich history. 2nd winningest team in the SEC I believe. But it's not like these two are that far removed from winning. Tennessee won a national title 15 years ago and played in the SEC title game 5 or 6 years ago.
I just don't think Cincinnati, Houston, Maryland, etal will ever become consistent football giants.
Texas A&M has been a sleeping giant, but after last year that seems very obvious now.
Tennessee and Washington have been very good in the past and Tennessee has a very rich history. 2nd winningest team in the SEC I believe. But it's not like these two are that far removed from winning. Tennessee won a national title 15 years ago and played in the SEC title game 5 or 6 years ago.
I just don't think Cincinnati, Houston, Maryland, etal will ever become consistent football giants.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 5:23 pm to noladan
Might be crazy, but I can see UNLV blowing up sometime in the next 5-10 years. I think 10 years from now, we could look back at the completion of this potential new stadium as the first domino in a line of things falling right into UNLV's favor (if they can get it completed). Might be a long shot, but we never know the effect of revolutionary facilities on a program. And the new proposed stadium at least has the potential to make a major impact.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 7:10 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
I think ucla could be the best team in the PAC this year. Too bad they go to Stanford and Oregon.
By I agree on them becoming a sleeping giant
By I agree on them becoming a sleeping giant
Posted on 5/20/13 at 7:21 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:UGA is up there
No school has done less with more than Texas.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 7:41 pm to Baloo
quote:Disagree on this, Baloo. From DC, it's 2 hrs down 29. Traffic wise it can be a pain, but not once you're out of the DC area. Obviously MD is closer, so they have an easier time recruiting in DC, but UVA is rather simple to get to from DC/NOVA. VTech on the other hand is far as hell and driving on I-81 for 4 or 5 hours really blows.
Charlottesville is a nice town, but it's also kind of hard to get to from the DC area.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 9:09 pm to MetArl15
quote:
War Damn Hawks!
Why do Bama & ULM people say:
_________Damn________! It's so annoying. Alright, Bull Damn Dogs! Ragin Damn Cajuns!
Posted on 5/20/13 at 10:46 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
UCLA, aTm, Georgia
Posted on 5/20/13 at 10:56 pm to FLIPofthecoin
quote:
Can't believe no one has said Nebraska yet. Yeah, they're getting 9 wins a season, but that is low by Nebraska standards.
If anything Nebraska will get worse. Tougher competition, no reliable recruiting base anywhere near them, and no major attraction to bring in elite California and Texas recruits. That program is never coming back.
The only reason Nebraska was so good back in the day is there were only 10 or so programs that would get you on tv and Nebraska was one of them. Now you can stay home and get everything Nebraska can offer you. Also Nebraska would let just about any academic risk get a scholarship. Now every school will do that too.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 10:59 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
ATM
Posted on 5/20/13 at 11:02 pm to Monticello
quote:
That program is never coming back.
You know how many program's that's been said about? All it would take is the right coach and a couple of special players. They will never have 25 year run like Osborne did, but they could easily have top 5 seasons.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 11:03 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Illinois.
Historic stadium. Where the ghost galloped (Red Grange). Where Butkus made his name.
5 time national champions (most recently 1951).
George Halas played there. Without him there would be no Bears and the NFL would not be the same today.
Historic stadium. Where the ghost galloped (Red Grange). Where Butkus made his name.
5 time national champions (most recently 1951).
George Halas played there. Without him there would be no Bears and the NFL would not be the same today.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 5:21 am to noladan
Houston used to be a football power...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 7:00 am to Chillini
quote:Whatever happened to Kurt Kittner?
Chillini
Posted on 5/21/13 at 7:20 am to SuperSaint
Football wise he last played in Europe. Know he's living in Chicago and does some analyst stuff for Illini games.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 7:31 am to KingwoodLsuFan
quote:
Washington
This or UCLA in the Pac 12
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