College football blue bloods

[WillisWG]

This will chap a few butts

• Top 15 in program win percentage (Minimum 750 games)
• At least one national title in two of three eras (AP or Coaches poll in the two poll eras, winner of the final game in the Bowl Championship Series/College Football Playoff era)

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

I can’t see the argument for FSU or Miami. If you were nothing until Ronald Reagan became president, you can’t be a blue blood.

I will say their peaks are probably top 5 historically, but Blue Bloods imply Old Money. Those teams are New Money. I’m not buying LSU either. Nebraska is more of a blue blood than several teams on the list.

 

[chuckiepoo]

That there is definitely bait!

 

[WillisWG]

That there is definitely bait!

 

[Hacksaw]

I can’t see the argument for FSU or Miami. If you were nothing until Ronald Reagan became president, you can’t be a blue blood.

I will say their peaks are probably top 5 historically, but Blue Bloods imply Old Money. Those teams are New Money. I’m not buying LSU either. Nebraska is more of a blue blood than several teams on the list.

My thoughts exactly

 

[TNRazor]

Nebraska hasn't done anything in a long time, but I still consider them one of the blue bloods. I love that Florida, Auburn, and Penn St. we're left out

 

[AlsaceFreak]

My thoughts exactly

NCAA website has LSU with 5 National Championships ( 2 in the 1900's and 3 since 2000) . I think LSU deserves to be there.

 

[wtmvol]

NCAA website has LSU with 5 National Championships ( 2 in the 1900's and 3 since 2000) and Tennessee with only 2 National Championships (1951,1998) . I think LSU deserves to be there.

Yeah LSU definitely deserves to be there imo.

 

[Sarms58]

We’re getting to close to kickoff for this discussion - check back after bowl season…

 

[NighthawkVol]

Nebraska hasn't done anything in a long time, but I still consider them one of the blue bloods. I love that Florida, Auburn, and Penn St. we're left out

I’d put Nebraska and Penn State in over Florida State.

 

[Big Orange Captain]

Penn St and Clemson deserve to be in there

 

[chuckiepoo]

Penn St and Clemson deserve to be in there

Clemson? You must be a yoot…

 

[Big Orange Captain]

Clemson? You must be a yoot…

Clemson has 3 national titles since 1980

 

[Hacksaw]

NCAA website has LSU with 5 National Championships ( 2 in the 1900's and 3 since 2000) . I think LSU deserves to be there.

You make a good point and I'm inclined to agree with you. Guess I shouldn't have used the "exactly".

 

[chuckiepoo]

Clemson has 3 national titles since 1980

The only three, all since 1980. Not exactly a long or deep history. Still, more than we’ve won over the same span.

 

[YankeeVol]

I can’t see the argument for FSU or Miami. If you were nothing until Ronald Reagan became president, you can’t be a blue blood.

I will say their peaks are probably top 5 historically, but Blue Bloods imply Old Money. Those teams are New Money. I’m not buying LSU either. Nebraska is more of a blue blood than several teams on the list.

You're definitely entitled to be wrong, which you are.

 

[YankeeVol]

I’d put Nebraska and Penn State in over Florida State.

Nebraska hasn't been relevant in nearly 30 years (but should be in over TN). FSU over PSU all day every day.

 

[adam.vol]

I can’t see the argument for FSU or Miami. If you were nothing until Ronald Reagan became president, you can’t be a blue blood.

I will say their peaks are probably top 5 historically, but Blue Bloods imply Old Money. Those teams are New Money. I’m not buying LSU either. Nebraska is more of a blue blood than several teams on the list.

Duke Basketball didn’t start winning until after Ronald Reagan. If they aren’t a blue blood, then no one is. Perhaps we can reconsider the last 45 years?

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

You're definitely entitled to be wrong, which you are.

A good 10-20 years doesn’t make you a blue blood. Miami was good for about 15 years out of a 20 year stretch and has been mediocre since. FSU was good for about 20 years, took about 10 years off, and then had another 5 or 6 years. They are coming off a 2-10 season. Not a blue blood. LSU has a tremendously high ceiling but weren’t anything special until Saban. Again, not a blue blood.

You have to be great across generations to be a blue blood. I wouldn’t call us or Georgia blue bloods really, but we had an 80 year stretch where we were the winningest program in college football.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Duke Basketball didn’t start winning until after Ronald Reagan. If they aren’t a blue blood, then no one is. Perhaps we can reconsider the last 45 years?

Basketball is a bit different because college football existed for 70 years before the NCAA Tournament started. The NFL was around for nearly 30 years before the NBA (I do include pro alumni success in what I consider a blue blood). Their timeframes to judge off of are a bit shorter.

 

[DonDiego]

I can’t see the argument for FSU or Miami. If you were nothing until Ronald Reagan became president, you can’t be a blue blood.

I will say their peaks are probably top 5 historically, but Blue Bloods imply Old Money. Those teams are New Money. I’m not buying LSU either. Nebraska is more of a blue blood than several teams on the list.

Seriously, not LSU?

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Seriously, not LSU?

Yeah, they were really good in the late 50s and early 60s, then once Saban got there. But beyond that, they were never particularly special. I don’t think there should be 12-14 blue bloods, 10 at most, and LSU just isn’t a historical top 10 program.

 

[adam.vol]

Basketball is a bit different because college football existed for 70 years before the NCAA Tournament started. The NFL was around for nearly 30 years before the NBA (I do include pro alumni success in what I consider a blue blood). Their timeframes to judge off of are a bit shorter.

Basketball had a tournament 85 years before football. Surely people have always voted on who they thought was best prior to tournaments, in all sports.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Basketball had a tournament 85 years before football. Surely people have always voted on who they thought was best prior to tournaments, in all sports.

For many years, they voted and awarded the National Championship at the end of the regular season, before they played the bowl games! How weird is that?

 

[Rickyvol77]

There are only 10 traditional blue bloods in college football based on wins, winning pct, bowls, national titles, all americans, NFL players etc.

(not in order):
Alabama
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Michigan
Notre Dame
Texas
USC
Tennessee
Penn State
Nebraska


now another 25-50 years of success these programs are "right outside the door":
Georgia
LSU
Florida State
Miami
Florida
Auburn
Clemson
Washington