I get so confused around here sometimes.
So the greatest dynasty in college football history is the benchmark?
I get trying to prove a point and all, but come on! You don’t need me to tell you that that is ridiculous. There’s not another team in the country on that level. But it’s our benchmark?
Listen carefully.
We are the University of Fcuking Florida. Our benchmark is to be in the national championship conversation every single year.
Every. Single. Year.
I didn't say win it every year. I didn't say go undefeated every year. I didn't say beat 'Bama every year. But we should beat them regularly. Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, aTm, all beat 'Bama sometimes, even when 'Bama is very good.
We should consistently recruit in the top 5 and never fall below top 10.
We should always have an exciting, high-scoring offense and an intimidating, fast defense.
We should always be preseason top 10. We are allowed to have an off season once every 7 years but it should be an aberration and a a surprise, never expected. And an "off" season means 3 or at the most 4 regular season losses, never more, no matter how many injuries we have that season. Never go worse than 8-4 in the regular season. Never lose to an unranked team.
We should finish the post-season ranked in the top 5 most years but no lower than top 10 except for that once every 7 years hiccup.
We should be the default East pick every year. The preseason question should always be whether some other East team will be able to challenge Florida.
When other teams see Florida on their schedule, they should pencil in the loss or imagine some crazy argument for why they might be able to keep it close late and hope for some good luck.
We should be in Atlanta at least 2 out of every 3 years. That's the goal EVERY year. That isn't a "good" season for us. That's the bare minimum we expect. 9-3 is a "bad" regular season for us and not acceptable. 3 regular season losses at Florida puts your ass on a very hot seat. 4 losses should get you fired.
We should win the SEC at least 1 out of every 3 years. That's a "good" season for us.
We should win the National Championship 1 out of every 5 years. That's a "great" season for us.
That's the standard for us. That's the benchmark.
Can we do that? Of course we can. All we need is a commitment to football--build the facilities, recruit the kids, coach them up, fill the stands. We have all the advantages we need. I'm not being delusional here. We have the talent around us, and we play in the right league. The only reason we aren't at this level is because of incompetent leadership.
Alex.