They won a BCS bowl before that 0-12 season, and have won multiple conference championships. They are going to the Peach Bowl this year.
It isn't just a one year thing. Unfortunately, UCF grew while Holtz tanked our program. We climbed back from the Holtz years but it wasn't nearly as high or as fast as UCF from their 0-12 season.
If they make the right hire, they aren't going anywhere. "Passed" us is subjective, but I would much rather have their recent years over our recent years. Including 0-12. Hell, 2-10 isn't much better.