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1. Notre Dame
They don’t have their own TV network, but they do have their contract with NBC and of course the film “Rudy.” The Fighting Irish are the college football elite and believe their successes from the 1940’s through the 1970’s guarantees them preferential treatment. The BCS even concurred with a special arrangement if they finished in the top 10 they would trump other programs for a bid into the big four games.
The College Football Playoff hasn’t shown that same treatment — but hasn’t had the need to. Under Brian Kelly the Irish did play for the BCS National Championship Game in 2013 (for the 2012 season) but those wins were erased by the NCAA and their time at the top was erased by Nick Saban’s Alabama defense.
The Irish fight song bellows, “Rally sons of Notre Dame: Sing her glory and sound her fame.” It’s even called “Notre Dame Victory March” but it hasn’t been literal in terms of victory. After Dan Devine left at the end of the 1980 season the Irish have had a losing season under every head coach since.
Lou Holtz guided the Fighting Irish to the national title in 1988, but he too had a losing season in 1986 while Gerry Faust before him had plenty of losses piled up. Bob Davie had two losing seasons, while Ty Willingham, Charlie Weiss and Brian Kelly have all had each.
The Irish embody overrated as they begin every season with Heisman Trophy hopefuls, a ton of hype, and the expectation that they’ll finish in the top 10 while that’s only been true once since 1993
The College Football Playoff hasn’t shown that same treatment — but hasn’t had the need to. Under Brian Kelly the Irish did play for the BCS National Championship Game in 2013 (for the 2012 season) but those wins were erased by the NCAA and their time at the top was erased by Nick Saban’s Alabama defense.
The Irish fight song bellows, “Rally sons of Notre Dame: Sing her glory and sound her fame.” It’s even called “Notre Dame Victory March” but it hasn’t been literal in terms of victory. After Dan Devine left at the end of the 1980 season the Irish have had a losing season under every head coach since.
Lou Holtz guided the Fighting Irish to the national title in 1988, but he too had a losing season in 1986 while Gerry Faust before him had plenty of losses piled up. Bob Davie had two losing seasons, while Ty Willingham, Charlie Weiss and Brian Kelly have all had each.
The Irish embody overrated as they begin every season with Heisman Trophy hopefuls, a ton of hype, and the expectation that they’ll finish in the top 10 while that’s only been true once since 1993
Michigan’s fight song is called “The Victors” and they’ve had successful seasons in the past but the Wolverines haven’t been in the national title hunt since the 1999 season where they finished No. 5 in both polls.
Michigan brings with it much tradition and pageantry from the winged helmets, the beautiful campus in Ann Arbor, MI, and “The Big House” holding 115,000 fans at excess. Michigan’s greatest NFL player was a part-time starter and 6th round draft pick in Tom Brady. Their national championship team in 1997 split the title with Nebraska. Bo Schembechler’s 1985 squad finished second overall, but the Wolverines lone title was the AP title from 1997.
Many pundits feel if Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson lined up across from the Huskers he wouldn’t have made an impact against a run-first attack. The Huskers had Scott Frost at quarterback and the power run game of Frost, Ahman Green and Joel Makovicka ripped off over 3,600 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns. The Huskers beat the third ranked Tennessee Volunteers and future Super Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning while the Wolverines beat No. 7 Washington State and NFL dud Ryan Leaf.
Since Carr’s forced retirement the Wolves have had three double-digit win seasons. One was from Brady Hoke in 2011 (11 wins) and the other two were Jim Harbaugh in 2015 and 2016. Even Harbaugh has already had a let down season with only eight wins in the 2017 season. Michigan wasn’t quite worth a documentary or the constant over-hype they receive in college football.
Michigan brings with it much tradition and pageantry from the winged helmets, the beautiful campus in Ann Arbor, MI, and “The Big House” holding 115,000 fans at excess. Michigan’s greatest NFL player was a part-time starter and 6th round draft pick in Tom Brady. Their national championship team in 1997 split the title with Nebraska. Bo Schembechler’s 1985 squad finished second overall, but the Wolverines lone title was the AP title from 1997.
Many pundits feel if Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson lined up across from the Huskers he wouldn’t have made an impact against a run-first attack. The Huskers had Scott Frost at quarterback and the power run game of Frost, Ahman Green and Joel Makovicka ripped off over 3,600 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns. The Huskers beat the third ranked Tennessee Volunteers and future Super Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning while the Wolverines beat No. 7 Washington State and NFL dud Ryan Leaf.
Since Carr’s forced retirement the Wolves have had three double-digit win seasons. One was from Brady Hoke in 2011 (11 wins) and the other two were Jim Harbaugh in 2015 and 2016. Even Harbaugh has already had a let down season with only eight wins in the 2017 season. Michigan wasn’t quite worth a documentary or the constant over-hype they receive in college football.
The expectations in Austin, TX surrounding their beloved Texas Longhorns are monumental. Texas boosters and fans have national championship dreams and were the darlings of the recruiting world for over a decade under Mack Brown. ESPN gave Texas their own Longhorn Network.
The Longhorns haven’t had a double-digit winning season since they flopped in the 2010 BCS National Title Game, following the 2009 season. That spans the final years under Brown, then Charlie Strong and most recently Tom Herman. Herman’s recruiting prowess already has the Longhorns “back” according to some media and most fans.
Texas holds a national title from their 2006 Rose Bowl upset over the USC Trojans. However, with the onslaught of top-rated recruiting classes the college football world was constantly talking about what’s next for Texas and the ‘Horns haven’t delivered.
Before Mack Brown, Texas finished the 1996 season 8-5 with Priest Holmes and Ricky Williams at running back under John Mackovic. Before Mackovic, David McWilliams had extremely underwhelming seasons besides the 1990 season where Texas finished 10-2-1. Yet even in 1990, the Longhorns were annihilated by the Hurricanes in the 1991 Cotton Bowl. No matter how big of a slump the ‘Horns are in, the college football world is supposed to hold them as a blue blood.
Texas fans and the media have put enough of a hype machine behind the Longhorns for the past decade, now it’s time for Tom Herman to right the ship and get the ‘Horns back into the hunt. The Longhorns fight song says, “Texas Fight, Texas Fight, For it’s Texas that we love best” and yet the Longhorns haven’t requited the love with victories.
The Longhorns haven’t had a double-digit winning season since they flopped in the 2010 BCS National Title Game, following the 2009 season. That spans the final years under Brown, then Charlie Strong and most recently Tom Herman. Herman’s recruiting prowess already has the Longhorns “back” according to some media and most fans.
Texas holds a national title from their 2006 Rose Bowl upset over the USC Trojans. However, with the onslaught of top-rated recruiting classes the college football world was constantly talking about what’s next for Texas and the ‘Horns haven’t delivered.
Before Mack Brown, Texas finished the 1996 season 8-5 with Priest Holmes and Ricky Williams at running back under John Mackovic. Before Mackovic, David McWilliams had extremely underwhelming seasons besides the 1990 season where Texas finished 10-2-1. Yet even in 1990, the Longhorns were annihilated by the Hurricanes in the 1991 Cotton Bowl. No matter how big of a slump the ‘Horns are in, the college football world is supposed to hold them as a blue blood.
Texas fans and the media have put enough of a hype machine behind the Longhorns for the past decade, now it’s time for Tom Herman to right the ship and get the ‘Horns back into the hunt. The Longhorns fight song says, “Texas Fight, Texas Fight, For it’s Texas that we love best” and yet the Longhorns haven’t requited the love with victories.
Georgia isn’t as overrated as the top three on the list, but they’re still a media darling that believes it deserves more love than they’ve received. Sure, they were effective under Mark Richt as a top 10 finisher in eight seasons, but they weren’t a national title competitor even once.
Actually, the Bulldogs hadn’t finished in the top two in both polls since their national championship in the 1980 season until the 2017 finale. UGA might be turning that overrated label around, but until Kirby Smart walks away with the CFP National Championship trophy, UGA is overrated.
The Bulldogs have accumulated top five recruiting classes for the better part of the past decade and have produced NFL talent on both the offensive and defensive side of the football. Star running backs like Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel even shared a backfield with each other. Georgia has had highly touted quarterbacks like Aaron Murray and Matt Stafford. The defense has had All-American caliber players like Champ and Boss Bailey and David Pollack.
The Bulldogs are consistently pre-season darlings of the media, their fanbase expected better than ten-win seasons, and their aura with Athens and the hedges has them as an overrated program in college football.
Actually, the Bulldogs hadn’t finished in the top two in both polls since their national championship in the 1980 season until the 2017 finale. UGA might be turning that overrated label around, but until Kirby Smart walks away with the CFP National Championship trophy, UGA is overrated.
The Bulldogs have accumulated top five recruiting classes for the better part of the past decade and have produced NFL talent on both the offensive and defensive side of the football. Star running backs like Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel even shared a backfield with each other. Georgia has had highly touted quarterbacks like Aaron Murray and Matt Stafford. The defense has had All-American caliber players like Champ and Boss Bailey and David Pollack.
The Bulldogs are consistently pre-season darlings of the media, their fanbase expected better than ten-win seasons, and their aura with Athens and the hedges has them as an overrated program in college football.
The Oregon Ducks don’t have the history of expectation like the Bulldogs but their media hype and fanbase (while very respectful in my dealings with them) expect a national championship. Oregon, however, hasn’t provided one.
The Ducks have found their way to three second-place finishes and a third-place ranking after losing national title games to Ohio State and Auburn while back-door’ing into the second position in 2012 and 2001. The Ducks hype came from Phil Knight, the man behind the of Nike fortune, and their amazing indoor facility and the gaudy uniform combinations. What Rich Brooks built on coaching chops, Mike Bellotti dug in and picked up four double-digit win seasons before retiring and handing over the reigns to Chip Kelly.
The Kelly era is where the hype machine took full effect. The indoor facility, the modifications to Autzen Stadium, and the uniform combinations became the basis of the hype but the gravy was the spread to run offense and quarterbacks like Dennis Dixon, Jeremiah Masoli, and Darron Thomas.
The speedy running backs and the zone option offensive scheme became trademarks of the Ducks. Eugene has produced their fair share of mediocre seasons under Brooks, Bellotti and Helfrich with only Chip Kelly coming out unscathed with a bad record. However, Kelly was also found in violation of NCAA recruiting rules and left Oregon for the NFL.
The Ducks fans expected a big name hire when Willie Taggart left for Florida State and instead missed on names like Justin Wilcox before landing on an internal hire in Mario Cristobal.
The Ducks have found their way to three second-place finishes and a third-place ranking after losing national title games to Ohio State and Auburn while back-door’ing into the second position in 2012 and 2001. The Ducks hype came from Phil Knight, the man behind the of Nike fortune, and their amazing indoor facility and the gaudy uniform combinations. What Rich Brooks built on coaching chops, Mike Bellotti dug in and picked up four double-digit win seasons before retiring and handing over the reigns to Chip Kelly.
The Kelly era is where the hype machine took full effect. The indoor facility, the modifications to Autzen Stadium, and the uniform combinations became the basis of the hype but the gravy was the spread to run offense and quarterbacks like Dennis Dixon, Jeremiah Masoli, and Darron Thomas.
The speedy running backs and the zone option offensive scheme became trademarks of the Ducks. Eugene has produced their fair share of mediocre seasons under Brooks, Bellotti and Helfrich with only Chip Kelly coming out unscathed with a bad record. However, Kelly was also found in violation of NCAA recruiting rules and left Oregon for the NFL.
The Ducks fans expected a big name hire when Willie Taggart left for Florida State and instead missed on names like Justin Wilcox before landing on an internal hire in Mario Cristobal.
