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re: At what point does a blue blood become a has been?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:27 am to cubsfan5150
Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:27 am to cubsfan5150
Your question should tell you how far out of the loop you are.
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Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:46 am to CharlotteSooner
Piggies are a sad group.
They want so hard to be somebody but they will never be.
Especially since they suck at football and basketball now.
They want so hard to be somebody but they will never be.
Especially since they suck at football and basketball now.
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 12:47 am
Posted on 6/10/19 at 4:37 am to cubsfan5150
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At what point does a blue blood become a has been?
Depends. What sport are we talking here? If it a niche sport like baseball where no one can even name who won the title last year that 8 years is plenty of time to fall off. Real sports like football I'd say about 15 years. Do you still consider Miami a football blue blood?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 5:27 am to DoreonthePlains
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Tennessee should know.
Damn it, you jumped on that hanging breaking ball before I could.
You guys are throwing dirt on Smokey's face Waaaayyy Too Early.
Things have changed. As recently as Fulmer, Tennessee had to recruit strongly outside the state to be what they were. I think Richt being at Georgia, disrupting that Atlanta pipeline is what caused Tennessee's dive.
But demographics have changed. There is some quote or another about Dooley, where he said that population growth in Georgia made it possible for Georgia to be a perennial power.
Anyway that growth has happened in Middle Tennessee, over about the past 15 years.
Don't know if you guys are keeping up with current events, but Middle Tennessee is putting out an arse of prospects now.
Prove me wrong with numbers if you want, but Middle Tennessee is now equivalent to Alabama as a player producer - if it hasn't passed them already.
And the growth in that area isn't slowing. Louisiana is up next. And in the Middle Tennessee area Vandy doesn't exactly poach some in-state propects every year like the Barn does.
Vandy actually could do something, but it will take a coach who can sell academics to recruits - and those recruits are out there. Their footprint will have to be wider than just Tennessee though.
In short, Tennnessee's natural recruiting grounds are better than anyone in the SEC now, not named A&M, Georgia, Florida, or LSU. And they are closing in on LSU.
Just another one of those SEC jobs waiting on a Saban.
Alabama is what they are - right now. But they have to cast their net wider than Georgia or Florida. Those schools can win a national championship with just in-state players. Not that they would limit themselves to just that, but they could.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 6:53 am to Korin
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The announcers kept saying Miss St is a blue blood too so the bar must be pretty low for college baseball.
Swept your arse last year and beat your arse 2 out of three this year.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 6:54 am to cubsfan5150
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the Tigers are trending down
You sure about that?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 6:54 am to Farmer1906
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Ask Georgia
Why? Georgia is not and never has been a blue blood. And A&M isn't even in the discussion.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:34 am to cubsfan5150
I wish OU baseball was a “has been” like the 6x National Champion SEC Baseball flagship LSU.
OU has been to only 1 CWS since the new millennium, and only has 10 appearances total to 2 national titles in 1951 (def. Tennessee) and 1994 (def. Georgia Tech).
OU has been to only 1 CWS since the new millennium, and only has 10 appearances total to 2 national titles in 1951 (def. Tennessee) and 1994 (def. Georgia Tech).
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:35 am to cubsfan5150
The only blue bloods have been.
Alabama
Notre Dame
USC
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Nebraska (currently suspended from the club)
Texas (tenuous)
Michigan (ditto)
Penn State (likewise)
I suppose Tennessee was a member up until the 1970s, but not since then.
New blood might someday be eligible for the club but it requires more than a few good years. Miami looked like a lock, but have fallen off pretty hard. I expect they will be back.
Alabama
Notre Dame
USC
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Nebraska (currently suspended from the club)
Texas (tenuous)
Michigan (ditto)
Penn State (likewise)
I suppose Tennessee was a member up until the 1970s, but not since then.
New blood might someday be eligible for the club but it requires more than a few good years. Miami looked like a lock, but have fallen off pretty hard. I expect they will be back.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:36 am to cubsfan5150
There is a disturbing lack of Tennessee fans posting in this thread.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:36 am to John Milner
this moron doesn't even know what sport this thread is about.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:38 am to John Milner
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Alabama
Notre Dame
USC
Oklahoma
Ohio State
This... Nebraska is kinda on the border.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 7:39 am to civiltiger07
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civiltiger07
This is a football board, so maybe you lost your way
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Posted on 6/10/19 at 8:50 am to cubsfan5150
How is foul pop-up practice coming these days? Did I miss Arkansas' baseball national championship?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 8:52 am to DesertAg
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See: Nebraska
Tennessee
Miami
FSU
Texas
USC
LSU (when Woodward pulls the plug on Coach O and the rebuild begins)
OU (when Lincoln bolts for $50M a year in the NFL)
Ah, the Texas A&M fan chimes in even though the Aggies have nothing in common with anyone on this list because you have to had been something to have been a has-been.
I know, I know, 74-72, blah, blah, blah, etc. Sun shines on even a dog's arse every now and then.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:15 am to cubsfan5150
I would say Nebraska football is a good example of "has been". There are a lot of competitive teams not wining championships in all sports. But once you stop being competitive for 10 years, I think you are officially a has been.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:19 am to cubsfan5150
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At what point does a blue blood become a has been?
Let's ask Tennessee football. They are experts on the subject.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:47 am to Farmer1906
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Ask Georgia
When was Georgia a Blueblood in baseball? Did I miss something, or did you?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:13 pm to cubsfan5150
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At what point does a blue blood become a has been?
When they launch their own TV network and all of their men's sports go in the shitter in response.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 12:53 pm to DesertAg
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See: Nebraska Tennessee Miami FSU Texas USC LSU (when Woodward pulls the plug on Coach O and the rebuild begins) OU (when Lincoln bolts for $50M a year in the NFL)
Tenn, Miami, FSU and LSU are not blue bloods. The others are
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