Has a program had this quick or a turn for the worse? I can’t think of one. Even the Miami teams that under performed in early 2000’s were littered with talent. I don’t see hardly any up in Tallahassee at the moment. That’s just crazy to me considering where they were in 2013-2015
I don't think that any team has gone from National Championship contender to chump this quickly and this profoundly, without the "NCAA probation" factor.
2013 - F$U wins national championship
2014 - F$U in the CFP playoffs, but are ranked #5 overall
2015 - F$U finishes 2nd in the Atlantic, but are ranked #14 overall
2016 - F$U finishes 3rd in the Atlantic, but are ranked #8 overall
2017 - F$U has the 3rd worst conference record in the entire ACC, and are 7-6 overall [Jimbo's final year]
2018 - F$U again has the 3rd worse conference record in the entire ACC, and are 5-7 overall
2019 - F$U improves conference record, fires coach, and are 6-7 overall
2020 - F$U predicted to be one of the worst teams in the ACC
They went from being a Top 10 team (yes, Clemson had begun to surpass them) to a sub-.500 team over multiple years in the snap of a finger. Coaching changes. Desperation coaching hires. Terrible recruiting classes. The stench that comes from a dead carcass. NO NCAA PROBATION to blame it on.
Once you have a 4 year period of sucking, it becomes very hard to recruit. Ask Miami.