What is a Blue Blood

Blue Bloods are teams that were good in the 70’s.

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So that is 5 out of 6 of the active National champions coach"s that have won National Championships. 80% !!!!

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There’s a built in calculator on your smartphone.

I stand corrected 83.33 %.

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Just wondering how others view blue bloods ??

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Michigan, Notre Dame, Bama, USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, Oklahoma

So is LSU a blue blood in ur opinion??

5 of the 6 coached at LSU at some point.

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So would anybody else in the SEC blue blood beside Alabama ??

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I listed the teams that I consider Blue Bloods. Tennessee, GA and Florida have all had periods of success, but I think they all come up short from a sustainability standpoint. If we have the kind of success over the next ten years that we have enjoyed since 2000, it would be hard to argue against classifying us as a Blue Blood program using my arbitrary definition. Again, it’s just my opinion.

A blue blood is a program that can (could) have success without even trying. Combination of kids who just want to play for the institution, regardless of the coaches, facilities, etc. Prototypical example is Notre Dame, which could field a dominant team despite the fact it had outdated facilities and played in a dumpy 40K seat stadium at a time that most teams had at least 75K seats.

Money and culture has obliterated the concept of a blue blood college football team. Can't keep up? You won't get the recruits, no matter who you are or ever were.

LSU is definitely the blue blood program of Louisiana (Tulane's long standing joke makes whatever standing they once had irrelevant). LSU is as much of a blue blood as any SEC team, but I think our national historical reputation is more one of mystique - Grey Ghost and all that - and I kind of prefer that anyway, because as I said, money has rendered "blue blood" status meaningless.