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re: Is LSU a blue blood? Is Georgia?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:49 pm to RiverCityTider
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:49 pm to RiverCityTider
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There have been times that USC has completely dominated the sport. USC has had some of the greatest teams ever.
Absolutely. 40+ years ago. Where do you draw the line. There have been times that Nebraska has dominated to sport, too.
quote:So a team cannot be kicked out of Blue Blood status from not being relevant?
Why? Because they achieved such a level of mystic that it lasts for a long long time.
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:00 pm to DawgsLife
And Shakespeare hasn't written anything worth reading in a while. Would you rate him below John Gresham?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:19 pm to DawgsLife
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So a team cannot be kicked out of Blue Blood status from not being relevant?
Jeebus Harry Christ, does no one read the 37 off season "blue blood" threads every off season?
It is a poor metaphor to use, as it is so commonly misunderstood.
BLOOD STATUS does not change. Blue Bloods represent nobility. Even if that Lord/Lady becomes destitute, they are still of noble birth and higher on the class scale than anyone of non-noble birth, even if said person pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and have more wealth than most nobles.
Of the typical list of 7-8 "blue bloods", their status is confirmed because of their influence they have over football, name recognition, and energy they draw in rankings/press even when slight above average.
Their status generates from the beginnings of football and will endure until its end. As time goes on and the frame of reference shifts from 150 years to 300 yrs, I'm sure their will be appetite for more blue bloods from the shifting perspective of nobility and frame for what is the "beginning" of football.
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