re: Is there a different buzz in the air about our football program?

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I don't think we've arrived as an elite program but we've arrived on the national scene.

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I posted the correct answer to what you asked. Now you are just moving the target to ask a different question.

No where in your original post do you say anything about Mizzou being elite or even championships. You want to know when Mizzou will be a legitimate program. When Mizzou has arrived. When Mizzou will be a consistent winner. After the 80s and 90s that is most certainly a legitimate question but it is clear that we have most definitely arrived on the football scene again.

Mizzou is legitimate, strong, damn good football program and has consistently been one for 10 years now. Mizzou has won several division titles and produces tons of NFL talent. They are most certainly one of the top teams in all of college football. The vast majority of teams would kill to have our resume.

Now are we elite. No.

I would argue that since we have no tradition, it would take winning 2+ national titles or at minimum 3+ SEC titles before anyone outside Missouri considered Mizzou elite. We would have to "suffer" through what Oregon has been going through the past few years.

I would argue that Oregon right now is elite, however until they win it all they will always hear about USC and UCLA being down. Was Florida elite before the 90s? It took several titles for them to earn that rep.


Also, if you want to feel better about the team, go back through those same last 10 years and cherry pick out the good games instead of the bad ones. There are many more good ones than bad.