Had a good Thanksgiving with some husker family members. Great human beings, but in complete denial about their football program. They admit they aren't what they used to be (ooohhhh, that took a lot of courage
), but argued that they are still a blue blood program.
That got me thinking of what defines a blue blood program. I looked it up and found all kinds of different meanings, so I guess it is kind of to each their own.
So, after some thought, I came up with my own definition of what being a blue blood college football program means. Everyone is free to offer up their own definition.
1.) Someone that has a rich history of winning. They have won multiple national championships and a large number of conference championships. The one exception to this rule is Notre Dame when it comes to conference championships.
2.) Someone guaranteed to be in the top 20% of college teams over any stretch of 20 years since 1940. You can have ups and downs, but a blue blood will find themselves and rebound even in their worst moments, in the top 20%% of teams over a two-decade stretch. Everyone thinks Michigan is currently struggling. They are still easily in the top 20% of teams since 2000. Nebraska is borderline over the last 20 years, but only had two winning seasons from 1941-1960.
3.) Someone you could confidently bet on to be in the top 20% of teams over the next 20 years.
With that said, my list of Blue Bloods:
Alabama
Georgia
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio St.
Oklahoma
Texas
USC
Fire away.
THE HERMENATOR
), but argued that they are still a blue blood program.That got me thinking of what defines a blue blood program. I looked it up and found all kinds of different meanings, so I guess it is kind of to each their own.
So, after some thought, I came up with my own definition of what being a blue blood college football program means. Everyone is free to offer up their own definition.
1.) Someone that has a rich history of winning. They have won multiple national championships and a large number of conference championships. The one exception to this rule is Notre Dame when it comes to conference championships.
2.) Someone guaranteed to be in the top 20% of college teams over any stretch of 20 years since 1940. You can have ups and downs, but a blue blood will find themselves and rebound even in their worst moments, in the top 20%% of teams over a two-decade stretch. Everyone thinks Michigan is currently struggling. They are still easily in the top 20% of teams since 2000. Nebraska is borderline over the last 20 years, but only had two winning seasons from 1941-1960.
3.) Someone you could confidently bet on to be in the top 20% of teams over the next 20 years.
With that said, my list of Blue Bloods:
Alabama
Georgia
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio St.
Oklahoma
Texas
USC
Fire away.
THE HERMENATOR
