No one is saying that the program hasn't fallen. But we were only premier for a minimum number of years. What we're doing now if more reflective of our overall history than anything. We'd have winning seasons, make the postseason, and from there it's a crap shoot. As it is for the majority of the programs. Even hosting Supers is more of a crapshoot than many choose to acknowledge.
I think too many people have built up those three years as being more the rule rather than the exception. Omaha is always a goal, yes. As it is for the other 180 (+/-) ballclubs out there. For a program such as ours, making the postseason, hopefully good enough to host as a 1 seed, is the most realistic and attainable goal we have each year.
After 45 years of watching and studying college baseball, and it's very cyclical nature, I know it all will come back around. Baseball, more than any other sport, depends moreso on when you get hot.
It's also the reason why I won't start a season with a defeatist attitude as many of you do. I'll let the season play out first.