re: More prestigious Blueblood Brand: Alabama or Ohio State?

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Top 25 College Football Blue Bloods
By: Jason Rhea | March 6, 2020

1. Alabama (140 points)
To the surprise of very few, the Crimson Tide rank number one in our blue-blood countdown. No matter what metric you want to use, Alabama is the clear number one here. They have six more national championships than their closest competitor with 17. With 916 wins, 71 bowl appearances, and 135 consensus All-Americans they have the consistency and longevity that no other program can match.

2. Ohio State (133 points)
Woody Hayes, Earle Bruce, John Cooper, Jim Tressel, and Urban Meyer all set the stage of one of the best-coached teams in the country. The Buckeyes also have 50 bowl appearances, 40 conference championships, and eight national championships to bring to the table. Additionally, the Buckeyes 924 wins only ranks second to Michigan in terms of total wins in program history. Ohio State has six Heisman Trophy winners and Archie Griffin is the only player that can lay claim to winning back to back trophies.

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8 College Football Programs Named True 'Blue Bloods'
ANDREW HOLLERANJAN 23, 2022


Which college football programs are the true "blue bloods" of the sport as we head into the 2022 offseason?

In college basketball, it's a pretty short list, with Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana and UCLA making the list for most fans.

College football has a longer list.

According to a poll conducted by Pick Six Previews, there are eight "blue blood" programs in college football.

They are:

Alabama
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Michigan
USC
Texas

Bama has won 9 national title games. Ohio St has won 3.

What are you talking about man? Alabama is the most decorated college football brand of the modern era. The only reason Ohio State gets sunshine pumped is because there has to be some glimmer of hope in the Midwest which is a big market, or else the SEC might as well go play their own brand of semi pro football.

Also, UGA is the #1 seed in the playoff, has 3 consensus NC and 5 others that could be claimed, including the last one, They’ve won the SEC 14 times which is #2 all time. They are in the top 5 in bowl wins and bowl appearances. They’ve won every major bowl multiple times. They had the SEC’s first Heisman, and we’re the first to host a major football power (Yale 1929). Nobody is saying they are a top 5 all time team, but they definitely are a major program and player.