Ole Miss was tied with us for SEC championships as late as 1966. For the first 31 seasons of the AP poll era, from 1936-1966, Georgia Tech was the second winningest program, behind only Oklahoma. Alabama and Tennessee were tied for third, Ole Miss was seventh. Arkansas and Ole Miss were the 3rd and 4th winningest teams of the 1960's (i.e. on par with what we were in the 90's), we were 19th. Arkansas won more football games than Tennessee in both the 70's and 80's as well. My point is teams can have a great history, but if they are irrelevant for long enough, it no longer matters, people will view them the way you view those programs. I am not saying that time has come for Tennessee, but it'll come sooner than most of us who remember our last run think if we don't get it turned around. If our current dysfunction continues another 10 years or so, our history will be nearly completely forgotten by the mass of non-Tennessee fans as well, we'll be starting from scratch brand wise. This next decade is absolutely critical for the long term future of Tennessee football.