re: Is LSU a blue blood? Is Georgia?

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That is a good point. My mind still remembers Pete Carroll’s dominance even though Reggie Bush tainted some of that. Nebraska was a power that fell off after Tom Osbourne retired. I do not see them returning to glory. They have become a faded power. Tennessee to some extent too.

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I think you hit the nail on the head. It all boils down to memory and perception. I grew up in the 60s and 70s, watching college football mostly in the 70s, so those powerhouses mean more to me. As time goes by their legend grows in our minds and to a degree dwarf the accomplishments we see today.

Accomplishments of today seem lesser to people because they have heard the stories of teams from "old timers" like me of Archie Griffin, Bo Jackson, Hershcel Walker, Terry Beasley, Pat Sullivan and on and on.

in 20-30 years I suspect the legends of Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama and LSU will grow and they will be considered Blue Bloods, and if teams like Nebraska and USC don't get their act together their memory will fade away much like Army, Harvard and some of the ooooooold teams.