Is the goal "being competitive" or "winning a national title?" If it's the latter, I honestly think we have better odds in basketball. Not with Coach L as HC, but ...
You're right in that we haven't accomplished much in basketball. But look at the last 20 years in football. Less than mediocre. And, without D'Eriq, another losing season last year. We've never even come close to a Divisional championship in the ACC (which is not much of a football Conference, minus Clemson).