but how can we ignore

2 Outland trophies
1 Heisman trophy, and every other award won by the best college football quarterback ever
1 upset of the #1 ranked team in the nation
1 top 5 finish
2 top 10 finishes
1 New Year's Day bowl
several All-Americans
a ton of NFL draft picks

All of this was post-1985.

Now, much of it was probably due to the goodwill LaVell built up over the 1979-85 run, so it may be premature to say Bronco won't have these accolades come to his players now that he has established a reputation.