We simply cannot replicate the LaVell days.
It isn't my craving national relevance... it's been the expressed goal of the program since declaring Independence.
We are facing a near future time when we will either be in league with those programs that are relevant or we will not.
We do beat big time programs. The Wisconsin and TN wins, etc are not negligible.
We have more national respect than ever, despite our flirtations with mediocrity at times.