This is a silly question, because there are no such things as college football bluebloods. You can make a list of the most successful programs in history, but you’ll be surprised at the terrible teams that are near the top - like Army and Harvard.

You can give more weight to recent success, but now it depends on your weighting. All of this is to say, it’s a matter of opinion.

I can promise you that, around the country, LSU is considered one of the top five programs.

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Posted by theantiquetiger

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Posted on 10/30/22 at 6:19 am to Penrod

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like Army

I actually consider Army as a Blue Blood team because of their history, but if I put them in my OP, people would have lost their minds.

Coach Dietzel actually left LSU for Army because of the prestige. It was up there with coaching ND.

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Posted by Swampcat

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Posted on 10/30/22 at 12:39 pm to Penrod

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This is a silly question, because there are no such things as college football bluebloods. You can make a list of the most successful programs in history, but you’ll be surprised at the terrible teams that are near the top - like Army and Harvard. You can give more weight to recent success, but now it depends on your weighting. All of this is to say, it’s a matter of opinion. I can promise you that, around the country, LSU is considered one of the top five programs.

100% well said.

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Posted by Klingler7

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Posted on 10/30/22 at 1:38 pm to Penrod

LSU is more feared and respected than when we were hoping Dennis Erickson would be our next coach.

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