Based on a spring game and fall camp hype?
Neither have we since the late 90s or early 2000s
We sure will find out.
Here's where I have to wave the BS flag, big time. There is a fine line between potential to win the National Championship and doing so. 2010, we choked in our four losses. You can argue hypothetical situations, but that's not what happened. I remember the pains of Texas, A&M, OU, and let's not forget the abortion of a game that was Washington. Champions fine ways to win games. Even if our "top 50" guys are as good as anyone else, this is a team sport and the last two years, we have failed when we needed to win. There are paper tigers and real ones.
That said, I agreed with pretty much everything else.