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(02-11-2022 02:07 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(02-11-2022 01:19 PM)skylinecat Wrote:  Every year Miami is predicted to be good and every year they suck. Manny Diaz went 21-15. Richt was 26-12. Golden was 32-25. Shannon was 28-22. They are struggling to be at around a 60% winning percentage over the last 15 years yet every year they are ranked in the top 10.

Go out on the College Sports and Realignment board. There are a lot of people who think football is "better' when the teams that were good in the 80s and 90s are playing at their best. CFB is "better" when the blue bloods are playing in the marquee bowl games-- in fact, they want to drop the bowl games down to early 1990s levels when schools like UC could go 8-3 and not get invited to a bowl. This mentality is why Miami, Nebraska and Texas get ranked so high every year (and in some case it takes a major tanking or them to ever be dropped out of the poll by the end of the year).

Yep, Miami appears to have a rolling life membership bestowed by the Mindless Ranking Club; most years Florida State and Texas enjoy similar preseason accolades before fading away.

It bothers me less since UC seems to have finally earned its way to great rankings in '21 and will get the benefit of the doubt in '22. Let's hope it continues for many years to come with Fickell at the helm. Then, in about 2042 after Fickell retires, fans from other schools can make the same complaint about the Bearcats being perpetually ranked for a few more decades.