Legacy. Few fans take a team's historical performance so seriously as do college football fans. Probably because contrary to most other professional leagues in the country, there is some sort of sentimental involvement between fans and a college team that surpasses geographical location of a school or their Alma Matter status. And that is when things get very interesting, because sometimes, a program is expected to perform brightly just because it has historically been quite an efficient and powerful school. For instance, when the football season starts, one expects the Florida Gators, the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Michigan Wolverines, the Texas Longhorns, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to have a great season. But that is not only because of their rooster, or because of the numbers the team was able to crush during the previous season, but a matter of the team's legacy and the really high standards to which its fans expect it to live to. And that puts a great deal of pressure upon these programs. Here are this season's losing college football programs. Let's start with the Bulldogs. Georgia has had a good comeback.

After a very rough early season, the Bulldogs are finally starting to put in together back to back wins this season. They now have managed to string together 4 wins in a row to make this a 5-5 season so far. But there is one issue keeping the Bulldogs from really demonstrating their potential: Georgia has still not won a game to a winning-record team this season. And that's just not going to make the cut. The Miami Hurricanes are not experiencing their best season ever either. At 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play, the Hurricanes could be doing much worse, but their chances of playing in the a Bowl game are not looking so bright right now. The Hurricanes got some kudos last week when they put down Maryland 20-26, to stay behind Virginia Tech by a two game deficit. The Michigan Wolverines are also 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten Conference.

They are now bowl eligible, but yet, it is uncertain if the team lead by Rich Rodriguez could really get it together and pull off something worth taking into the end of series bowl game. If they can get pass their serious issues on the defense, Rodriguez might not only secure his job, but even gain some respect in the community. The Fighting Irish are also struggling on their end of the pool. They have now lost to both Navy and Tulsa on consecutive games, yet Notre Dame has managed to hold to a 4-5 record this season. If they want to make it into a Bowl game, the Fighting Irish will need to win at least two of the games they have left this season. They will face Utah, Army and South Carolina. Its not going to be easy, but if they guys from Notre Dame put their heart into it they might just pull off the trick.

The USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns are not living to their great name either. The Longhorns fell to Kansas State 39-14, and have now lost 4 of their last 5 games. So the trick here is to recognize that the defending Big 12 Champion might not make it to a Bowl Game unless they manage to win over Oklahoma State, Florida Atlantic and Texas A&M. At least two out of three and they might have a chance. Now, the Trojans are not doing too well. They have lost three of their last 5 games and because of an NCAA sanction; the Trojans are staying in town this upcoming season. Probation, probation.

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