SLUdog said:
Championship game. If they aren't their season is a failure. This is the best chance they have had to be a championship team since 1970. I know they were close in 2003 but I don't remember anybody putting them as a top 10 team in pre-season.
You are correct. We haven't higher than 15 in any poll since 1970, and we haven't been pre-season Top 10 since 1970.
However, I wouldn't say that you could call our season a failure if we don't make the title game, considering that there are two other SEC West teams that will be ranked right around us or ahead of us.
You could say that Florida's season would be a failure if they didn't make the SEC title game because they've got no one that should be able to challenge them. We have two teams in our division that look to be able to challenge us. If we make a NYD bowl and finish in the Top 15, I'll consider the season a success. Anything more than that is going to be dependent on getting some breaks and staying fairly healthy.