re: LSU not ranked by ESPN as one of 8 "Blue-Blood" CFB Programs

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True meaning of Blue Bloods would be schools like.

Navy
Army
ND
Mich
Rutgers
Penn
Princeston
Yale
Harvard

If you want to say the best since 1950 then OK. But the true meaning of Blue Bloods in College Football are the originals.

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Goin' back as far as you are, you'd have several more of the 8 ESPN bluebloods still on that list. USC and Bama were both prominent from the 20's thru the 40's, each playing in numerous Rose Bowls. Ohio State was prominent in the 30's and 40's...and Oklahoma started their rise to power in the 40's. While Texas emerged in the 40's they didn't start to truly hit their stride till the late 50's and into the 60's. Of ESPN's list of 8, I'd say only Nebraska, and possibly Texas, weren't very prominent before 1950...and for Nebraska, you could say before 1960. I'll add the caveat thought that during the 3 year stint of Notre Dame's famed 4 Horsemen, they only lost 2 games...and both of 'em were to Nebraska...

As for Army and Navy, they were only truly prominent in the war years, and a year here or there during the postwar years. And talking pre-1950 football, Minnesota should be included as they were one of the most dominant teams throughout the 30's and early 40's...