(05-29-2017 03:33 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I've been watching college football since 1991 and I haven't seen anything from UGA that would make me think they're close top the same level as FSU or Miami. They were comparable to Clemson until Clemson went to back to back championship games and won one of them. UGA is more comparable to GT who has more national championship and one more recent than any of UGAs. UGA has a lot going for it. So much going for it that they are a huge underachiever. They have a lot of 10+ win seasons but not a lot of conference championships and haven't played for a national championship since I've been following college football. Many of the other barons have played for or won a national championship in the last 26 years but not Georgia.

Auburn has the best argument of the Barons to be a King other than Nebraska. Just because Mandel downgraded Nebraska doesn't mean that anyone regards them any less. That said I agree with Mandel's reasoning for dropping Nebraska the same way I agree with his reasoning for dropping WVU. While he dropped those programs both of them stand out as more prestigious than the other teams in their respective groupings. It wouldn't take much success from either to be promoted back to where they were in my opinion but who really cares what Stewart Mandel thinks.

Before 1991 Georgia had some beastly teams, the Hershel Walker years of the 80's...before that of course. Florida St is still somewhat of a newbie power. They used to play at schools like San Diego St before the legend Bowden turned them around in the 80's...