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re: Why do Texas fans believe they are a blue blood?
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:22 pm to Old Sarge
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:22 pm to Old Sarge
quote:Disagree.
Wins that you rack up during the leather helmet days without any championships to show for it does not make anyone a blue blood
There were definitely bluebloods back in the Leather Helmet Days, but they have just lost that status due to mediocrity in the intervening years.
Minnesota, Harvard, Princeton and Yale are among the ten teams with the most national titles, all in the leather helmet days (though one of the Minnesota titles can be argued to be "modern era").
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Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:24 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
I don’t think we disagree. It seems like we agree.
But all of those Ivy League teams had something little brother Horn didn’t, championships
But all of those Ivy League teams had something little brother Horn didn’t, championships
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:27 pm to Old Sarge
quote:In the Leather Helmet Days? Agreed.
But all of those Ivy League teams had something little brother Horn didn’t, championships
But I find it difficult to dispute the assertion that the 'sips gained blueblood status under Royal. Hard to argue with three national championships in eight years. See my long post on previous page.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:36 pm to tBrand
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but the thing that hurts the most is when you guys add an S to the end of Texas to make it Tex-arse like you’re saying Texas is a butt
Thank you. This made me actually laugh out loud!
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:36 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
We did choke in 1977, 1983, and 2009 the number should be higher you'll get no argument from me.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:48 pm to tBrand
quote:It truly is a devasting display of wit, is it not?
the thing that hurts the most is when you guys add an S to the end of Texas to make it Tex-arse like you’re saying Texas is a butt
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:56 pm to GoGators1995
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For years it was 8 programs (alphabetical order) on r/CFB and Rivals:
Bama
Michigan
Nebraska
ND
Ohio St
OU
USC
Texas
this is generally what the college football world sees as true
go compare most SEC teams to Texas on Winsipedia
https://www.winsipedia.com/texas/vs/georgia
Texas has a better history than everyone in this conference except Alabama and Oklahoma
And then you have sort of a "new blood" group with:
Miami
FSU
Florida
Clemson
Georgia
LSU
I don't know what Penn State and Tennessee are....half-bloods?
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:10 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
"Blue Blood" seems to be more of one's opinion, so who really cares?
Hasn't helped Texas or OH against UGA lately.
All that matters is what you do next Saturday.
Go Dawgs.
Hasn't helped Texas or OH against UGA lately.
All that matters is what you do next Saturday.
Go Dawgs.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:12 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
If only there were 1000 other threads on this lol.
Also show me you don’t know the meaning of the phrase.
If you want an answer: wins, brand, grew the sport when tv came around. If college football began in 1970 Texas isn’t a top 10 program likely, given it didn’t we are deal with it.
Also show me you don’t know the meaning of the phrase.
If you want an answer: wins, brand, grew the sport when tv came around. If college football began in 1970 Texas isn’t a top 10 program likely, given it didn’t we are deal with it.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:12 pm to dawgfacedmutt
It's crazy how TX and aTm go at each other around here. lol!
Should be a fun game.
Should be a fun game.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:13 pm to Foreskinski
Historically? Texas is top 5 in the sec
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:15 pm to JacieNY
You are saying Texas isn’t top 5 historically in the sec?
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:17 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
When did the sport take off?
Blue blood status is tied to that.
Blue blood status is tied to that.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:19 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
lol really? Ark made another natty? Ark got screwed out of another in 08? Ark has made back to back semifinals in the playoffs?
Hate Texas for whatever reason you want but this take is just stupid
Hate Texas for whatever reason you want but this take is just stupid
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:27 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
We have championships, much less than we should but the 3 in 8 years during the growth of the sport are a big factor.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:28 pm to Pimphand
And 08
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:31 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Why do Texas fans believe they are a blue blood?
"All hat, no cattle"
Bumbles have 4 Natty's, same as Utx, and nobody thinks them a blue blood.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:32 pm to TexasWranglers
Before the 70s they voted on the NC BEFORE the bowl games....Think about that. That's the most subjective bullsht, popularity contest ever & what constitutes old school "blue blood" status. It was a fkn shameless joke.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:36 pm to DawginSC
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They are not even top 5 in the SEC
This year? Nope.
As a program/job/destination? Absolutely. The only places that could be considered more desirable or better jobs than Texas are Bama and UGA. And UGA is only recently there so that might be recency bias.
Wasn't that long ago they hired Charlie Strong as the 5th or 6th option because no one wanted the job. Tom Herman wasn't much more desired.
Texas is the perennial NC of hype though, no question.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:38 pm to Cheese Grits
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Bumbles have 4 Natty's
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