Knockin at the Door

Chasing the crystal ball. There's a handful of teams that can realistically expect to have a shot at the trophy at the beginning of every college football season. It requires hard work, dedication, a negotiable schedule, a veteran team in most instances, a "fortunate" bounce (or two), and on occasion it just falls into the hands of our knowledgeable and unbiased cfb media personnel.

For the last 6 years, UGA has been hangin around the top 10 and doesn't have the hardware that they need to complete this team's resume. UGA has 5 top 10 finishes in the last 6 years. I thought that I'd check out other top programs to see how the Dawgs compare.

Everybody's got six shots, here's the list, crystal ball owners are highlighted.

6 - USC
5 - OHIO ST, GEORGIA
4 - LSU (2), TEXAS , OKLAHOMA
3 - IOWA, MICHIGAN, VIRGINIA TECH, WEST VIRGINIA
2 - AUBURN, LOUISVILLE, MIAMI, WASHINGTON ST
1 - FLORIDA, ALABAMA, BOISE ST, CALIFORNIA, FSU, KANSAS, KANSAS ST, MISSOURI, PENN ST, TCU, UTAH, WISCONSIN

Analysis
Just pencil USC in every list until further notice.
UGA is sticking out like a sore thumb at the top of the list.
Iowa has fallen like a rock.
Mike Price is a pretty good coach with an excellent eye for talent. (nsfw, maybe)
Florida got the most bang for their buck.
Nebraska, Tennessee, and Notre Dame, oh wherefore art thou?

How finicky is college football......the ten years prior to this list, Nebraska would have 8 appearances to USC's.......zero.

We've been knockin at the door for 6 years. As Bum Phillips would say "It's time to kick the damn thing in".