Of course it is. But we were so good those years, expectations exceeded the norm. We couldve realistically won 5 national titles in a row from 97-01.
Arguably the 2 best teams (top to bottom) of that era were the ones that choked it away in 98 and 99.....led by Blake as an upperclassman.
Anyways, it's a completely different situation to compare Blake to Gaber.