Tennessee fans know college football didn't start 8 years ago and have seen programs regress to their means over time. Tennessee will not stay the Tennessee of the 2010's. Top 10 programs don't cease to be top 10 programs because they were bad for 10 years. OU in the 90s, Bama pre-Saban, LSU 90s, Michigan 2005-14, UGA 88-97, Florida Muschamp-McElwain, ND mid 90s-2011, Texas since 2009, USC late 80s-early 2000s. The overwhelming majority of the time a top program valleys, they bounce back. Nebraska is the exception, not the rule.Tennessee fans know college football didn't start 8 years ago and have seen programs regress to their means over time. Tennessee will not stay the Tennessee of the 2010's. Top 10 programs don't cease to be top 10 programs because they were bad for 10 years. OU in the 90s, Bama pre-Saban, LSU 90s, Michigan 2005-14, UGA 88-97, Florida Muschamp-McElwain, ND mid 90s-2011, Texas since 2009, USC late 80s-early 2000s. The overwhelming majority of the time a top program valleys, they bounce back. Nebraska is the exception, not the rule.