Miami Hurricanes

[UNTflyer]

Dynasty?

[GreenBat]

In what sport?

Talking smack and not backing it up!!

[UNTflyer]

Five National Championships in 20 years. Noone else has done that.

[Green Mean]

They are definitely a football powerhouse....sure they have been known to have that thug image but these days you will see that almost everywhere. They are a small school but yet are really supportive of the program. If you are going to count the last couple of decade then yes I would call them a dynasty over everybody else I think.

[greenminer]

Dynasty implies a series or succession of titles. You could possibly make a case that they were a dynasty in the 80's, but with 4 titles in 9 years (none in succession) that equates to one every other year at best...not a great case IMO. They didn't give the ancient Chinese rulers the title of dynasties because they ruled every other year. There are cases of back-to-back titles in every sport. I think to be considered a dynasty, you have to win at least 3 titles in a 4 year span. Just my opinion. Below, you'll obviously see others would disagree with me.

The last two titles are 1991 and 2001...so every 10 years?. With 5 total titles they are a football powerhouse, and a household name. These teams had a dynasty:

Boston Celtics - 7 consecutive titles

Chicago Bulls - 3 in a row, twice; or 6 out of 8 years

UNC Women's Soccer: 18 of the 25 NCAA championships, including 17 of the first 20

Maybe the ND Fighting Irish of the '40s?

...and the Yanks have won 3 consecutive titles, and 4 consecutive titles. Not really an MLB fan, so they can have their 26 titles and call it whatever they want.

...interesting off-season thread. Thank God.

PS: Notre Dame has 8 titles (11 consensus)...are you forgetting that? From Wiki:

Division I-A

Note: The NCAA does not officially recognize a champion for Division I-A college football. This list is compiled using CFBDW's list of recognized national champions [1].

* Princeton (24 championships between 1869 and 1935)

* Yale (19 championships between 1874 and 1909)

* Pittsburgh (5 Championships between 1904 and 1939 including a 32 game win streak 1914-1919 and a 22 game win streak 1936-1938 over the 35 year period Pitt only had 2 losing seasons and both were within a game of .500 or better, for the time period the Panthers went a combined 250 wins, 57 losses and 18 ties).

* Harvard (3 championships from 1898 to 1901, 5 championships between 1908 and 1919)

* Minnesota (5 championships between 1934 and 1941)

* Notre Dame (5 championships between 1943 and 1953)

* Army (2 championships: 1944 and 1945)

* University of Oklahoma, 1948-1958 (national championships in 1950, 1955, and 1956; 47-game winning streak between 1953 and 1957; 107-8-2 record during span)

* Alabama (6 championships between 1961 and 1979)

* Nebraska, 1969-2001 (national championships in 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997; additional title game appearances in 1983, 1993, and 2001; won the "Game of the Century (college football)" 35-31 over Oklahoma, in 1971; won at least nine games each season from 1969 to 2001; 24-0-1 record from 1970 to 1971; 60-3 record from 1993 to 1997; 330-60-4 record from 1969 to 2001)

* University of Oklahoma, 1971-1980 (national championships in 1974 and 1975; worst season in span: 9-2-1 (1976); 105-11-2 record during span)

* Southern California (3 championships from 1928 to 1932, 3 championships between 1972 and 1978, back-to-back chamionships in 2003 and 2004)

* Miami (FL), 1983-1994 (national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2001)

* Florida, 1990-2001 (national championship in 1996; (Southeastern Conference championships in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2000); It is one of only three schools to ever win 10 games for six straight seasons and one of only four to ever win at least nine games for 11 straight years.)

* Florida State, 1987-2000 (national championships in 1993 and 1999; title game appearances in 1996, 1998, and 2000; AP Top 5 Finish every year (NCAA record) during span; 152-18-1 record during span)

* Boise State University, won 8 of 9 conference championships from 1999 to 2006, undefeated in conference play from 2002 through 2004, perfect 13-0 season in 2006

Edited July 6, 2007 by greenminer

[UNTflyer]

Note: The NCAA does not officially recognize a champion for Division I-A college football.

Isn't it time this changed?

[LongJim]

Isn't it time this changed?

No.

[PHSCoach]

I must really be old UCLA basketball??????????