Nebraska a blue blood?
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Probably because they only have a 57% winning percentage all time, whereas Nebraska is still sitting at 68.8%, despite being absolute poopoo 7 of the last 6 seasons.
Blue blood status is at risk. You can't be at the bottom of your division in a sorry-*** conference and be respected.
Nebraska is definitely a blue blood. Natty’s, Heisman winners, conference championships, and finishing in top 25 for 48 straight F’ing years man!
UN lost the 'Has Been Bowl' and the two bits and broken chair trophy.
Doesn't one's blood turn blue when they are dying from lack of oxygen?
Doesn't one's blood turn blue when they are dying from lack of oxygen?
Yes. Minny won those mythical NC's before there was TV, national audience, etc....give me a break.
still a blue blood.. the tide were absent for a couple of long runs that together span nearly 30 years
I'm not someone who thinks blue blood status is lost easily, but the last 7 years has certainly accelerated the process. No other blue blood school in recent memory has entered near as bad of a stretch as we're going through currently. I used to think we were good for 20 years at bare minimum, but I'm starting to change my thinking on that. If the next 7 years is like the prior 7, I don't think hardly anyone will think of us as a blue blood.
Doesnt a fan from abother school that creates a screen name like this guy did just to post on a Husker freeboard tell us everything to answer the above question?
I'd say it depends on your age. In today's day and age the term blueblood doesn't really have a lot of meaning. Someone in their 40's or older might still consider Nebraska a blueblood but everyone younger pretty much just knows Nebraska as a fair to middling football program. Ask a younger fan of college football outside of Nebraska which teams they consider a "blueblood" if you will and I'm willing to bet that at least 9 out of 10 won't mention Nebraska. They'll mention the teams that have been relevant over the past 20 years like Bama, OSU, Oklahoma, Clemson, LSU. Some will throw Texas and ND and maybe Penn St and Michigan in there but those are the brands that carry a lot of weight with the under 40's. The geographically challenged 30 and under crowd couldn't find Nebraska on a map and has no idea Nebraska was ever good at football.
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Not this **** again….
Minnesota doesn’t have 7 national titles and Nebraska has 195 more wins than Minnesota..
Nebraska has also 46 conference titles Minnesota has 18
..Gophers have no national titles in modern 2 platoon football end of story…
minnsota has a back up kicker, probably qb......and a run blocking o-lineNot this **** again….
Minnesota doesn’t have 7 national titles and Nebraska has 195 more wins than Minnesota..
Nebraska has also 46 conference titles Minnesota has 18
Gophers have no national titles in modern 2 platoon football end of story…
Nebraska is a blue blood due to its long-term, enduring football success. Minnesota is a blue blood mainly due to teamperature.
Weird. I’m in my 40’s and have seen Nebraska win 13 Conference Championships and 3 National Championships.
This response is for Iowa fans living on our board, as well as uninformed Nebraska fans.
Any google search will show you that yes, Nebraska is still a blue blood.
If you’re curious, type in “blue bloods of college football” and Nebraska will be on 95 percent of the websites as a blue blood. Don’t take my word for it.
now, can we lose this status? Sure. Minnesota did. But it’s gonna be while yet before we get there.
Any google search will show you that yes, Nebraska is still a blue blood.
If you’re curious, type in “blue bloods of college football” and Nebraska will be on 95 percent of the websites as a blue blood. Don’t take my word for it.
now, can we lose this status? Sure. Minnesota did. But it’s gonna be while yet before we get there.
They still count. All time is all time.
Now, the Gophers do not measure up to Nebraska in things like overall winning percentage and wins. Those stats measure consistency and matter more than NCs.
Not sure I really care anymore.
We laughed for years at Notre Dame being called a Blue Blood when they stunk. They've never stunk for 20 years like we have.
I'd rather rally around getting better, winning games, and supporting the program.
The negativity is old and tired.
We laughed for years at Notre Dame being called a Blue Blood when they stunk. They've never stunk for 20 years like we have.
I'd rather rally around getting better, winning games, and supporting the program.
The negativity is old and tired.
I would say the sheer volume of conference championships also impress those who claim Nebraska as a blue blood… not to mention heisman/Outland/Lombardi trophy winners and all Americans.
Conference championships are much easier to win depending on how large and how strong the conference. For example, USC is the only blue blood in the PAC and the closest all time great program they have in conference is Washington. Heisman is just a media driven star player on great team (usually, unless you are Paul Hornung). Consistent winning vs strong competition is the best gauge of all time greatness.
I agree, I’m just mentioning some of the other factors. 48 conference championships, even in a smaller conference, is impressive no matter how you slice it. When you add it all together, it enhances the winning.
The Nebraska Blue Blood thing is just one of the little remaining shreds (like the sellout streak) we as a fan base desperately hang onto as we watch the program lose and continuously sink to new depths.
We had one hell of a streak at one time, but time marches on. Nearly 50 years since Devaney’s national championships and nearly 25 years since our last national championship. Over 2 decades without a conference championship and no hope in sight.
So yeah, if it makes us feel better - we’re a Blue Blood. And if anybody doesn’t believe it, I’ve got VCR tapes that will prove you wrong.
I'm more interested about that then talking bout hypothetical blue bloods.....the quickest way not to be a blue blood is have no kicker, back up qb or run blocking
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If they count to you albeit. They don't carry much weight in the national press.
Yes they are. A top 20 job for sure IMO. Our fan base is second to none…in any sport. A Blue Blood still but another 10 years of losing could easily change that.