We are living in them now. Enjoy them while we can, they won't last forever. If 9 - 3, a beat down of coots (7th in a row), and a bowl bid is a down year, we are very fortunate. It may seam like a long time ago, but this would have been an outstanding year in the past.
Remember how bad the ACC is over all during our run... FSU fell off quickly after (Jamis...).... Miami has been in the desert for YEARS.... VT also BLAH..... Then there was a few year with Louisville and Lemar. (short lived no defense..)
But I hear ya... our competition hasn't been all that great, kind of like recent SEC east..