7 most disappointing college programs of the 21st century

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#51
JettVol said:
Really feel Michigan is the most deserving of this award. Don't get me wrong, we are absolutely in the top 5 for sure, top 3 IMO. We however, unlike the weak ten play in the hardest conference in college football, and have the hardest schedule/top 5 hardest schedules year in and year out. Michigan only has to really beat one team every year (OSU), They have a much easier road to be successful is basically why I think they should be #1.
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Nope. Michigan has had all of 2 losing seasons this century. We've had 6 (and currently 4 in a row). They've also won their conference title 3 times this century.

Yeah, we can always play the "but we've got a tougher schedule" card with just about any other program. Still, we managed to beat no more than 4 FBS teams last year. And 4 the year before. No one really cares about your strength of schedule when you're that bad. You'd have a hard time convincing most logical folks that you would do that much better against Michigan's schedule. And anyway, if we're taking "strength of schedule" into account, then we should probably also look at "size of blowout losses" too. And that doesn't look good for us either.
 
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#52
#52
VolArmy74 said:
You didn't even manage to mention 2005 Vandy. The entire 2002 season after being pre-season #2. The 187 fumbled snaps against Florida. Any bowl game played in the Georgia Dome and several other lowlights.
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Sorry, there were so many. The feeling I had after Georgia last year was almost like laughing honestly. Seemed like a cosmic joke being played on us. South Carolina game was a large weight lifted for sure.
 
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#53
#53
SayNoToJorts said:
A few disappointments come to mind...

2001 SEC Championship
2004 SEC Championship
2005 Alabama game (Foster fumble)
2007 SEC Championship (Ainge interception)
2008 Wyoming
2009 Alabama (blocked fg)
2010 Kiffin leaves
2010 LSU (too many men on UT)
2010 UNC (too many men on UNC still blows my mind)
2011 Kentucky
2012 Georgia (shoot out Bray fumble)
2012 South Carolina (Clowney forced fumble)
2012 Missouri (40T loss)
2013 Georgia (fumble at goal line OT)
2013 Vandy

There were other disappointments but these were off the top of my head. Yep, I'd say we win the award.
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You could have just put "2010-2013" and saved a lot of typing. We would have known what you meant.
 
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#54
#54
djohnnyg said:
You don't rise back to glory by starting the banjo player from Deliverance (Peterman) and the clueless Dobbs...who couldn't even throw it 55 yd's, and then the horrible Worley. No offense against those guys but they don't deserve to be in the SEC. Starting for Austin Peay? Maybe...or better yet some junior college somewhere.

Someone needs to tell CBJ that the QB position matters.
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Well, well....looks like Riley Ferguson finally came up for air.....
 
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#56
#56
At least there are people out there that recognize that we were a national power. It's a good thing that people can still remember our period of domination.
 
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SayNoToJorts said:
A few disappointments come to mind...

2001 SEC Championship
2004 SEC Championship
2005 Alabama game (Foster fumble)
2007 SEC Championship (Ainge interception)
2008 Wyoming
2009 Alabama (blocked fg)
2010 Kiffin leaves
2010 LSU (too many men on UT)
2010 UNC (too many men on UNC still blows my mind)
2011 Kentucky
2012 Georgia (shoot out Bray fumble)
2012 South Carolina (Clowney forced fumble)
2012 Missouri (40T loss)
2013 Georgia (fumble at goal line OT)
2013 Vandy

There were other disappointments but these were off the top of my head. Yep, I'd say we win the award.
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I was as hard on Foster as anyone for his fumbles, but that wasn't Foster. It was Anderson.
 
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SayNoToJorts said:
A few disappointments come to mind...

2001 SEC Championship
2004 SEC Championship
2005 Alabama game (Foster fumble)
2007 SEC Championship (Ainge interception)
2008 Wyoming
2009 Alabama (blocked fg)
2010 Kiffin leaves
2010 LSU (too many men on UT)
2010 UNC (too many men on UNC still blows my mind)
2011 Kentucky
2012 Georgia (shoot out Bray fumble)
2012 South Carolina (Clowney forced fumble)
2012 Missouri (40T loss)
2013 Georgia (fumble at goal line OT)
2013 Vandy

There were other disappointments but these were off the top of my head. Yep, I'd say we win the award.
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For the love of everything that is holy Foster did not fumble the ball against Bama in 2005. (Edit: Boca posted while I was typing,,,thank you)
 
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#59
#1 bama and florida winning way too many games!
#2 vandy beating us two in a row and 3 out of 4/5.
#3 losing to Kentucky once in the past 35 years!
#4 Henry signing with bama.
#5 Blowing 2012 game to Mizzou.
#6 No OL in 2012 recruiting class
#7 salmonella defense.
 
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Boca Vol said:
I was as hard on Foster as anyone for his fumbles, but that wasn't Foster. It was Anderson.
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Yep, and don't forget the defensive masterpiece that allowed the setup for the winning FG.

Now that I think of it, and I try really hard not to, didn't Anderson also gag a sure TD catch around the 10 yard line?
 
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djohnnyg said:
You don't rise back to glory by starting the banjo player from Deliverance (Peterman) and the clueless Dobbs...who couldn't even throw it 55 yd's, and then the horrible Worley. No offense against those guys but they don't deserve to be in the SEC. Starting for Austin Peay? Maybe...or better yet some junior college somewhere.

Someone needs to tell CBJ that the QB position matters.
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Well, get you great and glorious butt down there and walk-on as a QB. If Dobbs, Peterman, and Worley are that bad, you should have no problem.

Or are you just the blow hard that makes banjo boy look like Einstein?
 
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#65
I'm perplexed as to why Colorado and Syracuse are even on the list. It's not like they have a history of being National Powerhouse schools.

(I know CO had a run in the late 80's early 90s but other than that they are historically a 2nd tier team)
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
I'm perplexed as to why Colorado and Syracuse are even on the list. It's not like they have a history of being National Powerhouse schools.

(I know CO had a run in the late 80's early 90s but other than that they are historically a 2nd tier team)
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Syracuse does have a history. Look it up.
 
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#67
tm3 said:
4 losing seasons in a row for the first time since, what, 1903-6?

team with the 2nd highest total of SEC titles all time, winning at least one per decade throughout most of the 20th century, has had zero in this century and has gone 15 years total without one?

sucks to be reminded, but i'd say whoever wrote that piece is spot on.
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It is incredible how many people cannot handle the truth. All of us with any brain cells know we have sucked, especially since 2007. I don't call winning 10 games and winning the east sucking. We are at the lowest ebb of our program's history. Lsu is the only big 6 member that has been down as long as we have in modern times. We are a downtrodden program in every sense. Only wins will change the perception.
 
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SayNoToJorts said:
A few disappointments come to mind...

2001 SEC Championship
2004 SEC Championship
2005 Alabama game (Foster fumble)
2007 SEC Championship (Ainge interception)
2008 Wyoming
2009 Alabama (blocked fg)
2010 Kiffin leaves
2010 LSU (too many men on UT)
2010 UNC (too many men on UNC still blows my mind)
2011 Kentucky
2012 Georgia (shoot out Bray fumble)
2012 South Carolina (Clowney forced fumble)
2012 Missouri (40T loss)
2013 Georgia (fumble at goal line OT)
2013 Vandy

There were other disappointments but these were off the top of my head. Yep, I'd say we win the award.
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Losing the championship game shouldn't be on the list.
 
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BeattieFeathers said:
It is incredible how many people cannot handle the truth. All of us with any brain cells know we have sucked, especially since 2007. I don't call winning 10 games and winning the east sucking. We are at the lowest ebb of our program's history. Lsu is the only big 6 member that has been down as long as we have in modern times. We are a downtrodden program in every sense. Only wins will change the perception.
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iirc, LSWho went 18 years between SECC.

UT may very well go longer than that.
 
#72
#72
jpope9 said:
it should when its been multiple times and we should have won it?
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The only time we should have won it was in 2001 but turnovers killed us the week after we beat Florida. In 2004 and 2007 we lost to one team that went 13-0 and another that won the national title. Why were we better?:hi:
 
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#75
oregonvol said:
Losing the championship game to an inferior LSU team and their backup QB certainly should be.
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backup QB AND backup RB.

the handwriting was on the wall when CPF and co. allowed the players to pose with roses in their mouths (rose bowl coming against miami, you see) right after beating UF. talk about a lack of focus.

as far as the talent level, i agree that UT was the better team. however, there was an analysis on here a few years ago suggesting that LSWho actually was the more talented team. i think that it was based on # of players ending up on pro teams or similar.
 
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