re: Struggling 3 teams of the Big 6

I’m glad the down years consist of being a top ~15 program.

Here’s to hoping it gets better not worse. Just need a few more Louisiana baws on staff

Georgia
2013: NR
2014: 9
2015: NR
2016: NR
2017: 2
Georgia has also finished unranked 3 of the last 5 years.

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I don't believe that either of these three teams are in a great position moving forward

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This is my point. We have 2 years left in the current decade (2018 and 2019), and unless LSU, Florida, or Tennessee can finish in the Top 10 one of these next two years.... which looks doubtful at this point.... we may complete an entire decade in which three members of the Big 6 only combined for three Top 10 finishes.... with zero of those occurring in the last seven years of the decade.

I'm not sure I can remember a time in which 3 members of the Big 6 were so down at one time.

It would be better to compile a complete list of each teams end of the year ranking from 2000, and 2010 instead of arbitrarily using years that benefit a certain team.

most people have a drink to mask their pain. Try it.

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losing fisher at fsu will be a big plus for y'alls recruiting. and I also think mullen recruiting extremely well for msu; why wouldn't he be a good recruiter at UF?

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FSU hired another ace recruiter though so it is still gonna be rough to beat them for the elite kids.

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FSU hired another ace recruiter though so it is still gonna be rough to beat them for the elite kids.

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Ya, as long as FSU doesn't continue to fall off. I see it getting tougher in Florida.

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Georgia since 2002:

2002: #3
2003: #7
2004: #7
2005: #10
2006: #23
2007: #2
2008: #13
2009: NR
2010: NR
2011: #19
2012: #5
2013: NR
2014: #9
2015: NR
2016: NR
2017: #2

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so UGA has finished unranked 3 of the last 5 seasons yet you chose the arbitrary number of top 12 to view LSU. Congrats on finally having a good season

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If you go back to 2010: Alabama (8), Georgia (3), and Auburn (3) have a combined 14 Top 10 finishes.... each with at least 3. LSU (2), Florida (1), and Tennessee (0) have a combined 3 Top 10 finishes during the same period.... none with 3. If you look at Top 5 finishes this decade (since 2010): Alabama (6), Georgia (2), and Auburn (2) have a combined 10 Top 5 finishes... each having 2 or more. LSU (1), Florida (0), and Tennessee (0) have a combined 1 Top 5 finish.... none having 2 or more.

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now do unranked seasons since 2010

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I fail to understand the arbitrary number of yrs he's using to measure each programs success or struggles.

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Because it captures the current snapshot of where each program sits today...

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UF 5 yrs

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Yes. Florida of the last 5 years is nothing close to the Florida of the Spurrier/Meyers years. It's like two totally different programs at this point. Sure I can include Urban Meyers' national titles by going back a few years, but is that really indicative of where Florida's program sits today?

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LSU 6 yrs

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Again, the LSU of the Saban / Early Miles years is light years away from where the program sits with Coach O. It's like night and day. LSU looks nowhere close to being able to put up the type of seasons they did in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, etc. Those days are long gone. Why include them now if the program is nowhere close to being at that level?

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UT 15 yrs

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Yes, UT has been horrible for about 15 years. The struggles really got bad about 10 years, but the Vols started looking bad following the '01 season in which they were looking like they were possibly going to play for the National Title the first week of December. Things have obviously changed.

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UA 10 yrs

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So should I add the Shula years to paint a picture of where the program sits today? Do you think that'd be relevant?

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UGA 15 yrs

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UGA has been quite consistent every since Mark Richt's 2nd season. There have been some ups/downs... specifically a bit down towards the final years of Richt, but the program really hasn't taken any drastic turns.

Georgia has four Top 5 finishes since 2002 that are all fairly spread out evenly: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017. Our longest drought of finishing outside the Top 25 has been just 2 years (2015 and 2016), which was answered by playing for the National Title and finishing #2 in 2017.

Again, we've been pretty much in the same state of success since 2002.

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AU 13 yrs

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Auburn is a very consistent roller coaster ride, specifically since about 2004:

Top 2 finishes in 2004, 2010, 2013
Top 10 finishes in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2017

Since 2004, Auburn has never had more than 2 consecutive seasons in which they finished outside the Top 25.

You can pretty much count on Auburn going through their cycle about every 5-6 years: 1 team that wins the SEC and competes for the National Title.... 1 team with a losing season... another team that has a great year and finishes somewhere around #10... and the other two years they are near the back of the Top 25.

It's actually very consistent. It's where their program is today and its where they've been since at least 2004.... honestly probably even since Pat Dye.

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UGA and Auburn have exactly 1 more top 10 finish this decade than does LSU.

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And both of them finished in the Top 10 this year... and both should start at or near the Top 10 next year. That's their current state.

It's not the current state of LSU football.

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UGA and Auburn have both had more seasons in which they finish unranked.

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But that's not where they are today.

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Yet you lump LSU in with Florida and UT...

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LSU, Florida, and Tennessee are all three looking weaker now than what they would consider their norm of the past few decades. And all three are looking like they'll struggle again next season.

Alabama is at the top of the college football world.
Georgia just finished #2 and will start next year in the Top 4.
Auburn just finished in the Top 10 and will start next season right around the Top 10.

It's obvious three of the Big 6 members are currently in a pretty good state while its obvious 3 others are struggling a bit. If you have a problem seeing the difference, I can't help you. But its obvious.