Is Nebraska a "blue blood" program?

[admo]

Tennessee is blue blood.  Way more than you ever thought.  But you ought to know this.  They should be up in that 70% range.   They started in 1902.  Here is 100 years worth from 1926 to current.  

Look at their history.  They won a lot.  Just ask any Alabama, Louisiana or Mississippi fan that is 30-80 years old.  They will tell you about Tennessee.

Let me know if see any good seasons. 

I'm sure when it happened, players, students and fans celebrated those wins in the 20's 30's 40's 50's and so on as if the Beatles were on stage.  Or Elvis.

Tennessee From 1926...to current days
8-1.........1926
8-0-1
9-0-1
9-0-1
9-1.........1930
9-0-1
9-0-1  
7-3
8-2
4-5
6-2-2
6-3-1
11-0
10-1
10-1.......1940
8-2
9-1-1
7-1-1
8-1
9-2
5-5
4-4
7-2-1
11-1.......1950
10-1
8-2-1
6-4-1
4-6
6-3
10-1
8-3
4-6
5-4-1
6-2-2.......1960
6-4
4-6
5-5
4-5-1
8-1-2
8-3
9-2
8-2-1
9-2
11-1.....1970
10-2
10-2
8-4
7-3-2
7-5
6-5
4-7
5-5-1
7-5
5-6.........1980
8-4
6-5-1
9-3
7-4-1
9-1-2
7-5
10-2-1
5-6
11-1
9-2-2.......1990
9-3
9-3
9-2-1
8-4
11-1
10-2
11-2
13-0
9-3
8-4.......2000
11-2
8-5
10-3
10-3
5-6
9-4
10-4
5-7
7-6
6-7.....2010
5-7
5-7
5-7
7-6
9-4
9-4
4-8
5-7
8-5
3-7......2020
7-6
11-2
9-4

What I always liked about Tennessee, is that they are very similar to Nebraska.  Decades and decades of winning. Both great programs, had great players, great teams, great coaches.  Had to replace legendary guys.... had some bad luck coaching, some bad seasons during the last 10-15 years.....but they keep riding it out, grinding, rebuilding and bouncing back.  Huskers had the excitement of being National Champions a bit more for sure. 

But both programs have been Blue Bloods through and through..... since Babe Ruth was swatting home runs and getting people excited about the long ball.

And also, in 1972, Tennessee had the SEC's first black college quarterback. Condredge Holloway.  

Huskers are Blue Blood.  Tennessee is Blue Blood.  Know your stuff.  

 

[lo country]

Here was an interesting stat.  We are not alone.  And yes, we are still a Blue Blood.

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

Here was an interesting stat.  We are not alone.  And yes, we are still a Blue Blood.

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ohio state was 9 years ago already?! wow.  also....... suck it Notre Dame

 

[Akees]

Tennessee is blue blood.  Way more than you ever thought.  But you ought to know this.  They should be up in that 70% range.   They started in 1902.  Here is 100 years worth from 1926 to current.  

Look at their history.  They won a lot.  Just ask any Alabama, Louisiana or Mississippi fan that is 30-80 years old.  They will tell you about Tennessee.

Let me know if see any good seasons. 

I'm sure when it happened, players, students and fans celebrated those wins in the 20's 30's 40's 50's and so on as if the Beatles were on stage.  Or Elvis.

Tennessee From 1926...to current days
8-1.........1926
8-0-1
9-0-1
9-0-1
9-1.........1930
9-0-1
9-0-1  
7-3
8-2
4-5
6-2-2
6-3-1
11-0
10-1
10-1.......1940
8-2
9-1-1
7-1-1
8-1
9-2
5-5
4-4
7-2-1
11-1.......1950
10-1
8-2-1
6-4-1
4-6
6-3
10-1
8-3
4-6
5-4-1
6-2-2.......1960
6-4
4-6
5-5
4-5-1
8-1-2
8-3
9-2
8-2-1
9-2
11-1.....1970
10-2
10-2
8-4
7-3-2
7-5
6-5
4-7
5-5-1
7-5
5-6.........1980
8-4
6-5-1
9-3
7-4-1
9-1-2
7-5
10-2-1
5-6
11-1
9-2-2.......1990
9-3
9-3
9-2-1
8-4
11-1
10-2
11-2
13-0
9-3
8-4.......2000
11-2
8-5
10-3
10-3
5-6
9-4
10-4
5-7
7-6
6-7.....2010
5-7
5-7
5-7
7-6
9-4
9-4
4-8
5-7
8-5
3-7......2020
7-6
11-2
9-4

What I always liked about Tennessee, is that they are very similar to Nebraska.  Decades and decades of winning. Both great programs, had great players, great teams, great coaches.  Had to replace legendary guys.... had some bad luck coaching, some bad seasons during the last 10-15 years.....but they keep riding it out, grinding, rebuilding and bouncing back.  Huskers had the excitement of being National Champions a bit more for sure. 

But both programs have been Blue Bloods through and through..... since Babe Ruth was swatting home runs and getting people excited about the long ball.

And also, in 1972, Tennessee had the SEC's first black college quarterback. Condredge Holloway.  

Huskers are Blue Blood.  Tennessee is Blue Blood.  Know your stuff.  

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Can't argue the wins. However, I can't call you a blue blood program when you have won one national championship since 1967. Just my opinion. 

 

[Gorillahawk]

With the talent Notre Dame brings in year after year it's crazy that they haven't won a natty in 36 years. They honestly don't have the excuse of "it's hard to recruit to Notre Dame". Honestly Nebraska is the only team on that list that can say it's somewhat difficult to recruit kids to come play there

 

[BigRedBuster]

With the talent Notre Dame brings in year after year it's crazy that they haven't won a natty in 36 years. They honestly don't have the excuse of "it's hard to recruit to Notre Dame". Honestly Nebraska is the only team on that list that can say it's somewhat difficult to recruit kids to come play there

I think it really shows how hard it is to win a natty.  I have always focused on competing for and winning conference championships.  If you do that, you will have a chance to win the natty.  Fan bases should be happy with that.

 

[husker009]

Historically, yes, but an entire generation of recruits weren't even breathing the last time we had what would be considered by most an elite season (2001). We have had so many "meh" seasons the last twenty years that our blue blood image is in jeopardy and more of a folktale to the younger generations. Only older fans remember our glory days now, and that is never a good thing. 

 

[I am I]

We cannot erase up a completely historic run of 9 win seasons (when only 11games played), 35+ consecutive bowl games, ranked in top 25  consecutive weeks, top 25/10/5 rankings for records of that achievement, dozens of conference championships, playing for major bowl wins (when there were only 5 major bowls) for 30+ yrs, winning 5 natty’s and legitimately playing for 8 over a 40 yr span. 
even from 01-14 we were super competitive. 
 

in my mind only since 2015 were we kinda  dog crap. Lost way too much and weren’t really competitive. But even then, we are something like 6-27 in one loss games. Win just 10 of those one score games to be .500 in close games and we would be on a “radar”. 
 

we’ve had a bad 7-9 yr run but not total dogs#!t either,  up until the last 6-7 yrs over a 60 yr span. 
So in 60 yrs we’ve been legitimately bad for less than 10 yrs. That’s f’in awesome. And we are trending up, no mater what the pessimistic say. 
I have a good 30yrs of watching N football left in me, and I’d bet we finish my last 30 like I watched the first 30 
 

 

[TGHusker]

Honestly Nebraska is the only team on that list that can say it's somewhat difficult to recruit kids to come play there

And yet, Tom was able to overcome that in his 25 years.  Go back to basic fundamental football - recruit keepers, scheme towards the talents on hand, develop those keepers and put a priority on both DL and OL.  Win the trench, you typically win the games. 

 

[TGHusker]

Here was an interesting stat.  We are not alone.  And yes, we are still a Blue Blood.

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Kind of amazing that with the run OU had under Stoops - they got stuck on that one 'surprise' championship in 2000.  Was the USC NC vacated by the NCAA violations or was that a different year.   

 

[Lorewarn]

They honestly don't have the excuse of "it's hard to recruit to Notre Dame". 

They absolutely can, because it is hard to recruit to ND. They have very stringent admission standards.

Also, why are y'all still talking about this? I gave you the chart a long time ago. The chart is the truth and the way and the life. 

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

They absolutely can, because it is hard to recruit to ND. They have very stringent admission standards.

Also, why are y'all still talking about this? I gave you the chart a long time ago. The chart is the truth and the way and the life. 

Pretty sure the entrance is exam is "what is touch down Jesus signaling?" And "How many horsemen were there?". 

 

[JJ Husker]

With the talent Notre Dame brings in year after year it's crazy that they haven't won a natty in 36 years. They honestly don't have the excuse of "it's hard to recruit to Notre Dame". Honestly Nebraska is the only team on that list that can say it's somewhat difficult to recruit kids to come play there

IDK, I’ve been to Norman Oklahoma and South Bend Indiana and Lincoln is a rose garden comparatively. I know ND has some inherent recruiting advantages but location isn’t one of them. Tuscaloosa is also pretty sketchy but it is near the ‘cruits.

 

[gossamorharpy]

link wont work from mobile, stay tuned

 

[husker009]

IDK, I’ve been to Norman Oklahoma and South Bend Indiana and Lincoln is a rose garden comparatively. I know ND has some inherent recruiting advantages but location isn’t one of them. Tuscaloosa is also pretty sketchy but it is near the ‘cruits.

Norman is just a few hours from Dallas, and that's the main reason why they have continued to have a winning program. There is lots of talent in that area, and it helps being relatively close to that. We don't have any geographical advantages like that.