Originally Posted by
BrunswickDawg
Yes - the CFP era is a short span, but that doesn't discount the changes that have happened over the course of the BCS/CFP era. The money and exposure drastically changed many school's ability to compete - including MSU.
The fact that in a 4 year span none of the traditional programs I listed show up in the Top 25 is a prime illustration of that change
If you look at this list - how many of them would you have placed ahead of MSU over the past 4 years if you were just guessing based off tradition?
Nebraska - 5 National Titles across a 30 year span, 53 bowl games, 46 conference titles, 893 wins
UCLA - 1 National Title, 17 conference titles, 36 bowl games, 577 wins
Texas - 4 National Titles across 3 decades, 53 Bowl games, 32 conference titles, 897 wins
Miami - 5 National Titles across 3 decades, 39 Bowl games, 9 conf. titles, 623 wins
Tennessee - 6 National Titles across 5 decades, 52 Bowl games, 16 conference titles, 833 wins
Texas A&M - 3 National Titles across 3 decades, 38 Bowl Games, 18 conference titles, 732 wins
Arkansas - 1 National Title, 42 bowl games, 13 conference titles, 701 wins
GT - 4 National Titles spanning 70 years, 44 bowls, 16 conference titles, 728 wins
Va Tech - 10 conference titles, 31 bowls, 738 wins
West VA- 15 conference titles, 36 bowls, 744 wins
Colorado - 1 national title, 28 bowls, 27 conference titles, 694 wins
Minnesota - 7 national titles across 60 years, 19 bowls, 18 conference titles, 688 wins
Wisconsin - 29 bowl games, 14 conference titles, 697 wins
BYU - 1 National Title, 35 bowl games, 23 conference titles, 568 wins
S. Carolina - 1 Conference title, 22 bowls, 602 wins
Fact is over the past 4 years - and really 9 years more than likely - we have out performed a large number of traditional powers.