And OMFG how long will the hardon for the ancient history of Notre Dame continue? Idiocy.

Texas has one consensus national title.  They were largely irrelevant in the 80's, 90's and after one good decade in the 00's have sunk back to being irrelevant.  I get that they were very good for about a decade in the 60's and won 3 titles then.....so what? 

Michigan?  One split title since the 1940's.  Other than the rough patch with Rich Rod they did not suck but they weren't exactly nationally relevant either.  I remember Bo Schembeckler.  I remember him for having perpetually overrated teams that got their asses handed to them when they had to leave the safe confines of the Big 2 - Little 8 conference

Oklahoma had one title in 85, another in 00 and has been a bridesmaid numerous times.  They sucked in the 90's.

Southern Cal was irrelevant in the 80's and 90's, was very good while cheating under Sneaky Pete winning one title (later stripped) and one split title.  They've sunk back to irrelevancy since then.

Notre Dame was sucky in the early 80's, got good for about a decade under Holz and won one title, then went back to sucking starting 20 years ago.  They've been better in the last 5 years but got their teeth kicked in when faced by a truly elite opponent in Bama while playing for another title.

Penn State has two titles which it won in the 80's.  The program fell off a cliff about 20 years ago and hasn't been back.

Georgia won a title in 1980 and played for another in 81.  They spent large swathes of the 80's and 90s as largely irrelevant on the field despite the hype.  They have 2 SEC titles in 30 years.

Tennessee was up and down in the 80's, very good in the 90's and won one national title but by the mid --'s they ran out of gas and have sucked eggs for a decade. 

I'm sorry but these programs are NOT ELITE in my lifetime as a college football fan...but hey, its only over thirty five freaking years so what could I know? How long do the above mentioned programs get to coast on the fumes of the leather helmet days?

The elite programs in my college football lifetime BTW.......Alabama, UF, sow, scUM. Nebraska, Ohio State.  All of those have 3 or more consensus national titles and sit atop the charts for winning percentage over that time - not coincidentally.