Is Nebraska a "blue blood" program?

Hilltop said:
You do realize their last "championship", was in 1960.  They finished 8-2- somehow ahead of the one loss Washington team that beat them in the Rose Bowl and ahead of undefeated Missouri, Yale & Ole Miss...  Sounds very "dominant" ... smh 
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They voted for the champion before the bowl games up until 1968.

 
Fru said:
I’ve never understood why the Minnesota comparison is so prevalent when discussing Neb’s modern day struggles. Acting like a program whose dominant era predated integration and any resemblance of the modern day game is somehow comparable to the what cfb has been for the last 40-50 years makes absolutely no sense to me. 

Some food for thought. From 1962 to 2003, Neb didn’t have a losing season. One .500 season in there, but never a losing season. No program can say that, let alone any of the 7 other blue blood programs. 
 

I also think the “Neb has been bad for 20 years” trope is largely overstated. Yes, we took a step back. But I ran the numbers in another thread a while back and from 2003-2016, Neb kept pace with most of our B1G peers for wins, losses, bowl games and top 25 finishes. The lion share of our “terrible” 20 year stretch is mostly indistinguishable from the likes of Iowa, Penn St and Michigan.

It’s obviously been historically bad since 2017. But Blue blood status doesn’t just go away because of a couple bad coaching hires and a bad 7 year stretch.
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I feel like that is an easy cutoff line for me. You can find other reasons to move it up more maybe, but for sure no championships before integration should bear any relevance. 

 
Lorewarn said:
The chart is the way, the truth, and the life. All hail the chart.

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The chart is fair, unflinching and just. CHART, CHART, CHART!

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desertshox said:
They voted for the champion before the bowl games up until 1968.
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Well aware but that has absolutely zero bearing in this conversation.  Minnesota was far from dominant that year, and in no way compares to Nebraska's historical dominance.  They were a good football team that enjoyed the favor of more AP writers.  Many of which hadn't seen other teams play due to the availability of broadcasts in 1960.  I would also point out that Iowa, Missouri, Ole Miss, and Washington were all recognized as national champions that year by various organizations.  All of those schools claim a title that year.  It was a joke.  

 
I find this whole thread and posts ironic and amusing. Never thought i'd see the day a staunch Big 8 supporter would go out of there way to tarnish and question the credibility of the program that largely ran the Big8 until its end.

New year same trolls

 
gossamorharpy said:
I find this whole thread and posts ironic and amusing. Never thought i'd see the day a staunch Big 8 supporter would go out of there way to tarnish and question the credibility of the program that largely ran the Big8 until its end.

New year same trolls
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It's either an Iowa or Colorado fan.  

 
Blueblood, IDK, we were team that had a good 30 year run. Look at Michigan they have been relevant for a century and quarter, alabama...century, Notre Dame...century. I think you really have to go through the different iterations of football and still be relevant to be called a blue blood. I mean if we dont come back on line in 10 Years you will have to be 50 years old to remember when Nebraska was decent. that doesnt scream blue blood to me...personally.

 
BIG8forever said:
Blueblood, IDK, we were team that had a good 30 year run. Look at Michigan they have been relevant for a century and quarter, alabama...century, Notre Dame...century. I think you really have to go through the different iterations of football and still be relevant to be called a blue blood. I mean if we dont come back on line in 10 Years you will have to be 50 years old to remember when Nebraska was decent. that doesnt scream blue blood to me...personally.
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You really don't know what you're talking about, right? All 3 of those schools went through periods of mediocrity and periods where they were excellent. Oddly similar to another school.

With that said carry on with the trolling.

 
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