re: Here's a stat that is hard to believe (oh, how the mighty have fallen -- and keep falling)

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Being a "blue blood" has to do with a longevity of success -- you don't lose a "blue blood" status over the course of even a few years.

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Exactly. There are 8 teams who lead CFB in nearly every statistic- until Nebraska starts falling below those 8 teams (and Georgia/Penn State are getting pretty close at this point), they're still a blue blood.