Wonder what the Alabama record is for most seasons in a row ranked at #1 at some point.
As for UM, eventually this sort of thing starts to hurt. You end up with 3-4 losses by season's end and all the news stories start with "Despite being ranked in the Top 10 to start the season...." So far there has been so much media pandering over them that they've avoided too much damage even if they underachieved. Eventually, though, that'll change. Harbluff needs to have a really good season this year and a lot of kids are going to have to step up from him to do so.
As for UM, eventually this sort of thing starts to hurt. You end up with 3-4 losses by season's end and all the news stories start with "Despite being ranked in the Top 10 to start the season...." So far there has been so much media pandering over them that they've avoided too much damage even if they underachieved. Eventually, though, that'll change. Harbluff needs to have a really good season this year and a lot of kids are going to have to step up from him to do so.