When you do a little historical comparison of college football dynasties, you'll see this. Keeping it close to home, CPB's best runs lasted about 5 years each, 1961-66, 1971-75, and 1977-79, and 80 wasn't much of a dip, lost 2 games by total of 10 points. I think it's something about human nature and staying motivated through perennial success. If you look at other great programs (there are few who compare) of the past and present, you'll see the same thing.
The good news is that coaches such as CPB, Bobby Bowden, Bud Wilkinson, Knute Rockne, Barry Switzer, and Joe Paterno (it's a short list, but feel free to add if you can) were able to put together more than one similar run with the same program, and there's no reason CNS can't. At 62, he's the same age CPB was in 1975, clearly in better health and having just signed a new contract he clearly intends to.
A little more perspective: Roughly 98 out of 100 FBS programs are dying to have 11-2 as their "down" year. Still more perspective: Right now, Oklahoma is 11-2 and happy. We are 11-2 and unhappy.
The good news is that coaches such as CPB, Bobby Bowden, Bud Wilkinson, Knute Rockne, Barry Switzer, and Joe Paterno (it's a short list, but feel free to add if you can) were able to put together more than one similar run with the same program, and there's no reason CNS can't. At 62, he's the same age CPB was in 1975, clearly in better health and having just signed a new contract he clearly intends to.
A little more perspective: Roughly 98 out of 100 FBS programs are dying to have 11-2 as their "down" year. Still more perspective: Right now, Oklahoma is 11-2 and happy. We are 11-2 and unhappy.
