Great thread, I've been close to blowing a gasket on this issue as well.
Our current culture as a real recency effect problem, in that, if it didn't happen in the last five minutes it's irrelevant. Part of the problem is that anyone under the age of 25 or so has no idea of anything that happened outside of their lifetime. I don't think it's their fault necessarily, but history is definitely out of style these days. Accordingly, CU football is out of style, because we've sucked for 4 years. Well the haters are going to be eating crow by betting against us with our new deal, because you can't keep a good thing down for long, and if you examine the history of CU football, the last 4 years are the exception, not the rule. Now that we have the revenue thing worked out (bet on CU starting in the Pac 10 in 2011, and the penalties being a minimal hit to the AD's revenue), we just need to put it to good use, as in hiring better coaches (not just head, but assistants) and upgrading the facilities. Better coaches, better facilities, and a better CA pipeline mean better recruiting, and winning is all about recruiting.
When Colorado has been an elite program in the past, it was due to great recruiting in California, not Texas (with all due respect to Alfred and Knavis).
