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re: College Football Blue Bloods: Ranking The 25 Best Football Schools
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:24 pm to TrueLefty
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:24 pm to TrueLefty
They don't even know what blue blood means.
There are 8 blue blood teams. It does not mean they are among the most elite in the nation, it means they are the teams that were consistently good in the period of time when college football got popular and have large fan bases that give them a general advantage when it comes to things like revenue, TV time, etc.
However, I'm not going to lie. I giggled that they had ND #11.
There are 8 blue blood teams. It does not mean they are among the most elite in the nation, it means they are the teams that were consistently good in the period of time when college football got popular and have large fan bases that give them a general advantage when it comes to things like revenue, TV time, etc.
However, I'm not going to lie. I giggled that they had ND #11.
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Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:35 pm to 3down10
I think it should be a revolving list. There are teams on that list that haven’t done anything in at least 10 years. I think recent success should matter if we’re going to talk about current blue blood football programs.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:49 pm to DeafJam73
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10 of Tenn’s series wins were from 1934 to 1959. Since then, the series is not remotely the same.
Tennessee still leads LSU 10-9-2 following 1959, by the way.
This post was edited on 4/15/24 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:05 pm to TrueLefty
I stopped reading when I saw some inflated national championship totals from certain schools.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:14 pm to Tornado Alley
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Tennessee still leads LSU 10-9-2 following 1959, by the way.
True, but it’s not the lopsided “ownership” they beat their chests with.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:17 pm to DeafJam73
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I think recent success should matter if we’re going to talk about current blue blood football programs.
I just think the definition is different. Blue Blood isn't "current" it's all time. They don't rotate.
If OSU was terrible for a decade in a row they would still be a blue blood. Bama did nothing in between 1995 and 2007. Doesn't mean they weren't a blue blood during that entire time
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:23 pm to TrueLefty
Ohio State not being #2 is an insult to the college football viewing public.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:27 pm to Buckeye06
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If OSU was terrible for a decade in a row they would still be a blue blood. Bama did nothing in between 1995 and 2007. Doesn't mean they weren't a blue blood during that entire time
Yeah, people just don't get it. Blue blood isn't about a 10 year period, but a 100-year period. The 8 programs have been great programs since, at least, the 1920s and have always bounced back.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:28 pm to DeafJam73
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I think it should be a revolving list. There are teams on that list that haven’t done anything in at least 10 years. I think recent success should matter if we’re going to talk about current blue blood football programs.
Like I said, being a blue blood isn't really about being among the best programs as far as results go. It's just a term like OG. They are the OG's of college football, it's not going to change.
Just use a different term for those who have been better lately is all. Nobody is going to call Nebraska one of the top8 programs in the country, but they are still a blue blood.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:28 pm to Bama Bird
quote:Well said.
Yeah, people just don't get it. Blue blood isn't about a 10 year period, but a 100-year period. The 8 programs have been great programs since, at least, the 1920s and have always bounced back.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:51 pm to 3down10
Okay, I see what you mean.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:55 pm to Bama Bird
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Yeah, people just don't get it. Blue blood isn't about a 10 year period, but a 100-year period. The 8 programs have been great programs since, at least, the 1920s and have always bounced back.
So, it is impossible to become a “Blue Blood” if you aren’t already one?
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:05 pm to LSU Patrick
It is not impossible but it is hard to move up.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:44 pm to LSU Patrick
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So, it is impossible to become a “Blue Blood” if you aren’t already one?
Not necessarily... I do think Penn State is pretty close. The most objective way of looking at it is that they need more representation on these lists:
You're going to find the same 8 programs near the top of all of those lists (other than bowl record). If someone were to come along and end up there, I think they'd get blue blood consideration.... but no one is really close other than PSU
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:50 pm to Buckeye06
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I just think the definition is different. Blue Blood isn't "current" it's all time. They don't rotate.
If OSU was terrible for a decade in a row they would still be a blue blood. Bama did nothing in between 1995 and 2007. Doesn't mean they weren't a blue blood during that entire time
Right.
The simplest explanation of blueblood is this: they're the teams that have almost always been there. There are only a handful, as in most sports.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:54 pm to TrueLefty
Apparently LSU is a blue blood with 2 more years under Brian Kelly. I love LSU but it will never be considered a blue blood. I feel like that era is passed. Nebraska is still a blue blood for Pete’s sake.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 3:19 pm to DeafJam73
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Tenn is 3-7 vs LSU in the last ten matchups.
What bullshite.
"Let's only count when LSU had a streak."
Okay, in that case, let's only count the most recent meeting.
40-13.
Josh Heupel took a bunch of 3 stars and walk-ons to that feared Dead Valley.
By halftime your dancing fig coach that has never even won a major bowl game, your future Heisman winner, and a team full of NFL talent were hanging their heads.
Your fan base was in the parking lot claiming, "we would'a won ifin we had time to gets drunk."
Blue blood? More like veins full of crawfish shite.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 3:21 pm to TN Tygah
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Apparently LSU is a blue blood with 2 more years under Brian Kelly
What? Is he finally going to at least win a big bowl game?
He was the coach at a real "blue blood". What did he win at Notre Dame? NOT. A. frickING. THING.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 3:49 pm to TrueLefty
I like this list and think that the methodology is outstanding!
Posted on 4/15/24 at 4:59 pm to Rocky Horse
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What? Is he finally going to at least win a big bowl game?
He was the coach at a real "blue blood". What did he win at Notre Dame? NOT. A. frickING. THING.
Hey genius. You’re proving my point, because I was being sarcastic, and I also said earlier the term blue blood means nothing (Notre Dame). Article is dumb, like your post.
Also, UTk is trending downward. SEC coach of the year and that’s about it, fella.
And… did no one tell you that LSU is a better football school than Notre Dame? Just like LSU when Saban came was better than Michigan State. Believe it, don’t believe it, doesn’t change the fact that Tennessee will always be a joke. Ole Miss, LSU, and Georgia will win 3 national championships each before you win a single playoff game.
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