CS: Definitive 8 College Football Blue Bloods

[BigFin]

Here’s A Definitive List Of College Football’s 8 “Blue Blood” Programs

Any issues?

Theres:
Nebraska
Texas
Alabama
Michigan
USC
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma

No team from the state of Florida?

 

[outofyourmind]

No team from the state of Florida?

You have to be somebody from at least the Truman administration, forward.

 

[B_dub]

No team from the state of Florida?

Yeah. Those were the first schools that popped out of me as well. Like others have stated, Florida State certainly has the resume as of late, but only has played about half the games when compared to these other teams. Florida has been very impressive but not getting their first title till 96 pushes them back when compared to the others with the longer resumes.

 

[outofyourmind]

If your team hasn't won more than 600 games since World War II, they aren't worth shit.



The End.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

If your team hasn't won more than 600 games since World War II, they aren't worth shit.



The End.

I see what you did there

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Ignorant. Despite having our worst stretch since the 1960's, we're still right up there with some of the best. Since our last title:
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You can BS all you want about us not having a recruiting base, but when exactly has Nebraska ever had a recruiting base? We've done okay just the same.

Ok, your new reality is you'll be around the 16th best program in the country. The problem is no more partial qualifiers to recruit, and you got stuck in the weak division of the big ten. The Big ten is built on Penn/ohio talent, and you're not in the big ten east.

 

[GoldRusher]

Nebraska has no buisness on that list now, Michigan and Texas need to get it together quick or they should go too pretty soon IMO.
I like Texas location as far as long term stability but I like UM's coach better I shouldn't use the word like, I can't stand the bastard but I DO think he is a better coach, Texas screwed up not hiring Dantonio iyam

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Ok, your new reality is you'll be around the 16th best program in the country. The problem is no more partial qualifiers to recruit, and you got stuck in the weak division of the big ten. The Big ten is built on Penn/ohio talent, and you're not in the big ten east.

We are potentially going to sign a top 10 class this year coming off a 5-7 season. STFU if you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

 

[GoldRusher]

I'm not trolling. As I said, I understand why you get listed, but Texas really needs to be more consistent.

10 years ago Alabama wasn't getting respect in the same way either and for the same reasons.

Agree and good comparison to Bama pre Saban. IMO if Texas gets their act together as far as leadership then they would rival anything Alabama is doing however, to date that's not the case. they are going to be interesting moving forward with the new guys.

 

[Across The Field]

Honestly, while there are a pretty distinct set of "Blue Bloods", I'd say there is a top tier and a second tier, based on how things have shaped up in recent times -

TOP TIER: Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, USC

SECOND TIER: Texas, michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame

Since the turn of the century, the first four have been consistently dominant with very few down years. The second four have fallen off in terms of what you would expect from a "blue blood".

 

[ericd7633]

The more interesting question: The top 8 programs since 2000.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. LSU
4. OU
5. Florida
6. USC
7. Texas
8. Oregon

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Honestly, while there are a pretty distinct set of "Blue Bloods", I'd say there is a top tier and a second tier, based on how things have shaped up in recent times -

TOP TIER: Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, USC

SECOND TIER: Texas, michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame

Since the turn of the century, the first four have been consistently dominant with very few down years. The second four have fallen off in terms of what you would expect from a "blue blood".

I think it's tough to say that given that we are talking about blue bloods. OU, OSU, and Bama didn't exactly set the world on fire in the 1990's. They came back, though. I don't think you would have argued that any of those teams were in jeopardy of losing blue blood status at the time.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Nebraska has no buisness on that list now, Michigan and Texas need to get it together quick or they should go too pretty soon IMO.
I like Texas location as far as long term stability but I like UM's coach better I shouldn't use the word like, I can't stand the bastard but I DO think he is a better coach, Texas screwed up not hiring Dantonio iyam

For the record, Michigan just won 10 games last year and dominated an SEC division champ in a bowl game...

 

[ericd7633]

I think it's tough to say that given that we are talking about blue bloods. OU, OSU, and Bama didn't exactly set the world on fire in the 1990's. They came back, though. I don't think you would have argued that any of those teams were in jeopardy of losing blue blood status at the time.

OSU was 10th in winning % from 90-99 and finished in the top 10 in 5 of those years. Bama won a title in the 90's. So in other words both could be considered top 10 programs of that decade. I'll give you OU.

 

[ericd7633]

For the record, Michigan just won 10 games last year and dominated an SEC division champ in a bowl game...

Michigan is also 24th in winning % this century.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

OSU was 10th in winning % from 90-99 and finished in the top 10 in 5 of those years. Bama won a title in the 90's. So in other words both could be considered top 10 programs of that decade. I'll give you OU.

Guess I was thinking of late 90s-early 2000's for Bama. Not sure what I was thinking with OSU

 

[Across The Field]

I think it's tough to say that given that we are talking about blue bloods. OU, OSU, and Bama didn't exactly set the world on fire in the 1990's. They came back, though. I don't think you would have argued that any of those teams were in jeopardy of losing blue blood status at the time.

Seriously? Ohio state had four seasons in the 90s where they lost 2 games or less (three of those were 1-loss seasons), won a Rose Bowl, and put tons of players into the NFL. If John Cooper could have beaten michigan we likely would have had at least one NC, considering the obscene talent on those teams.

 

[GoldRusher]

For the record, Michigan just won 10 games last year and dominated an SEC division champ in a bowl game...

Yup, good year, good start and like I say I think Michigan made the best possible hire that they could. I think the biggest hurdle will be recruiting vs other blue bloods. It might work out, time will tell.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Seriously? Ohio state had four seasons in the 90s where they lost 2 games or less (three of those were 1-loss seasons), won a Rose Bowl, and put tons of players into the NFL. If John Cooper could have beaten michigan we likely would have had at least one NC, considering the obscene talent on those teams.

Yeah, I am not sure what I was thinking there. As much as Cooper is bashed for not beating Michigan, I guess I just assumed it didn't go so well overall. I admitted I was wrong above.

 

[Across The Field]

Yeah, I am not sure what I was thinking there. As much as Cooper is bashed for not beating Michigan, I guess I just assumed it didn't go so well overall. I admitted I was wrong above.

I actually missed your post, I think we were at the same time. You weren't fair off to assume that, given not only his inability to beat michigan but his overall poor bowl record, though the Rose and Sugar Bowl wins he had were impressive.