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re: Does anyone just enjoy watchng football anymore?

Posted on 9/15/19 at 1:14 pm to
Posted by scleeb
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 9/15/19 at 1:14 pm to
"There is a large portion of our fan base that seems perfectly fine with a program that is mediocre for 3-4 years with one season of threatening for the SEC and maybe more. If that is the standard you set, that’s what you will get."


In a fourteen team league that is arguably the toughest in college football, when you always play one of the most demanding schedules in football, is contending every 3 to 4 years truly unacceptable, unrealistic?

I think there are two distinctly different games now. One with coaches and players and another, that is money, administrators, and wealthy boosters. It would be interesting to study to what degree the dog wags the tail or, the tail wags the dog.
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
34995 posts
Posted on 9/15/19 at 1:33 pm to
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college football, when you always play one of the most demanding schedules in football, is contending every 3 to 4 years truly unacceptable, unrealistic?


When the non-contending years are 7-6 and 8-5 type years, yes.
Posted by See5
Member since Jul 2012
958 posts
Posted on 9/15/19 at 2:13 pm to
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In a fourteen team league that is arguably the toughest in college football, when you always play one of the most demanding schedules in football, is contending every 3 to 4 years truly unacceptable, unrealistic?



I think it's perfectly realistic especially in the midst of maybe the greatest dynasty run in college football history occurring in the same state.

There's not another program in the country that has had compete against a perennial top 3 team in-state over a 10 year span and still manage to win an NC, win 2 SECCGs, and appear in 3 during that time. Most program would shite the bed in the same position and most head coaches would too. One thing I can credit Gus with is that he's not afraid of Saban unlike 99% of the coaches in nation.

You've got Bama, no description needed; UGA, who was a sleeping giant that was not performing at potential in a weak division; and LSU, who has no in-state competition, all to battle against and who I believe all have natural advantages over us. That's tough. I do think we have underperformed against them lately and would like to see that turned around.

The only thing I want is more consistency, not necessarily outright dominance. I'm all for hoping and working for Auburn to have better success but asking for 10-11 wins a season is unrealistic at the moment to me.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 2:20 pm
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