re: The eight blue bloods of college football…?

The basic definition of a blueblood is a program that has been elite for most of its existence. LSU football’s elite play started in the 2000’s.

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Why 8? Why not top 10?

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Ok, explain Michigan. Texas. Nebraska.

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None are bluebloods

The year is 2050 and 6/8 have not won a title in nearly 50 years. But people will still coin them college football royalty

ESPN's Blue Bloods in 2016

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T1. Alabama Crimson Tide | 10

The Tide own 11 national titles (including the most recent one). They play in the ever-competitive SEC, where they have won 25 conference titles, 12 more than the next closest team. Alabama also has more bowl wins (35) than any team in the country.

T1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 10

It's hard to argue with the highest all-time winning percentage in all of college football, which is the perch on which Notre Dame sits. At 892-313, the Irish have won more than 73 percent of their games. They have also won eight national championships and generated seven Heisman Trophy winners.

T1. Ohio State Buckeyes | 10

Ohio State also has seven Heisman Trophies, including the only two-time winner in running back Archie Griffin (1974, 1975). The Buckeyes have six titles to their names, half of which were won by Woody Hayes, who led the program for 28 seasons. The Buckeyes have won 35 Big Ten titles.

T1. Oklahoma Sooners | 10

The Sooners have won 72 percent of their games since taking the field in 1895, and they've won 75 percent of their conference games. With seven national titles and 14 undefeated seasons, Bob Stoops' program is a lock for blueblood status.

T1. USC Trojans | 10

The Trojans would be part of the seven-Heisman club were it not for Reggie Bush's vacated trophy. They have won seven national titles and boast 33 bowl wins, the No. 2 mark in the country behind Alabama.

6. Michigan Wolverines | 9.92

The Wolverines fall short of their fellow blue bloods in national championships with only two. But while Notre Dame has the best winning percentage, Michigan has won more games overall by a margin of 33. Current coach Jim Harbaugh will try to widen the gap.

7. Texas Longhorns | 9.83

The Longhorns have won four titles and are one of eight teams to have won 70 percent or more of their games all-time. Texas won or shared 25 conference championships during its time in the Southwest Conference but has only won three in the Big 12.

8. Nebraska Cornhuskers | 9.5

Relatively speaking, Nebraska has enjoyed more recent success. The first of the Cornhuskers five national championships came in 1970. They went back to back in 1970-71 and again in 1994-95. They've also produced three Heisman winners including 2001's winner, quarterback Eric Crouch.

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9. LSU Tigers | 9.33

LSU is often a part of the national title conversation, but the Tigers have won only three, the most recent of which came from current coach Les Miles in 2007. They've also produced only one Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon in 1959.

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LSU is not a blue blood

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Not sure how you can pull this logic. Duke is considered a blue blood in basketball but only had sporadic success in the 60s, which only included some conference championships. They didn't even win their first title until Coach K's 11th year in 1991.


But because LSU didn't have success until a decade later they're not a blue blood in football

At some point, Nebraska needs to GTFO out of this discussion - the other listed programs have found success, one way or another, this century. Nebraska hasn't finished a season with less than four losses in 20 years + currently sport the longest bowl-drought among P5 schools. Their last national championship was almost a decade before the latest recruiting class was even born.

There are very few people, not in a nursing home or grave, that care what Nebraska did with Tom Osborne, who looks like he climbed out of a grave himself.

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At some point, Nebraska needs to GTFO out of this discussion.

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Some of these schools at least have an argument for belonging because while their golden age might be in the past, they've been at least pretty good overall recently.

Nebraska has been terrible for quite a while.

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Oklahoma Texas and Nebraska are on same level as LSU.

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What are you 12?

Do your fricking research.

Oklahoma can lay a claim to the greatest program of all-time.

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When you look at the big picture of college football since 1936, no program has achieved greatness as consistently as Oklahoma. We didn't even count the fact that Oklahoma owns the longest win streak in FBS history (47) or leads the nation with a .765 winning percentage since World War II. The 1956 Oklahoma team catapulted the Sooners past Notre Dame to the top of the Prestige Rankings, and it's been in the top spot ever since. OU's seven national titles have spanned four decades.

The Sooners have finished in the final poll's top 5 an astounding 29 times. But the real fuel for OU's rise to the top of our rankings has been its conference dominance. The Sooners finished the regular season with at least a share of their conference's best record a stunning 39 times, seven more than any other program in the country. - ESPN

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