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they have been, it is been going for over 150 years and yeah the nation has been following college football religiously for 100 years, longer actually. The game represents the civil war, that is why it is so special to Americans.

5 hours ago, knapplc said:

 

 

OP is almost certainly not a Nebraska fan, so they have no reason to worry about Nebraska's pride.

come on bro, no need to go there, mike rozier, how many can even say that name and know he was the best nebraska back of all time

4 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

Some of you are leaving Bob Devaney off the blue blood years, and let's not forget that Nebraska football put the state on the map in the first half of 20th century.

 

But yes, OP, if nothing changes in the next 50 years, Nebraska will have turned into Minnesota. 

that is my point, we are in the low point that blue bloods must pull themselves out of or we are minnesota.

8 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

Nebraska is a blue blood program that has fallen on hard times.

 

That's what everyone thinks, because it's true. 

5 hours ago, gossamorharpy said:

hot damn, this thread is still going?  I guess I'll add on to it.

 

To me a Blue Blood entails the following:

-Extended run of dominance/contention

-Titles across multiple runs/decades/iterations

-Legendary players

-Legendary Coaches

-Loyal/consistent fanbase

-A place where if all things came together, you can absolutely win and win big.

 

Where do we register on this?

 

-Extended Run? Already covered in this thread.  Even though the last 7 years have been the lowest of the program, the run from 70-2014 very few programs can match.  None of them matched in terms of wins in that time period.  

-Titles across multiple decades: Check

Legendary Players?: Heismans, AA's, we literally have college football position group awards named after Nebraska players

Legendary Coaches: Tom Osborne is considered one of the greatest to ever do it- and this is widely acknowledged across CFB, not just husker nation.  You can make the argument he'd be on the mt. rushmore of CFB coaches

Loyal Fanbase: What other progrum would have the intensity/following after 7 years of humiliation?  

Can you win?: You most certainly can win at Nebraska.  While the past 2 coaches have been subpar- we really haven't been that far off.  We just haven't put together a team that has both the offense and defense humming at the same time.  If taylor martinez was 1 year older we might've won it all in 09 given the defense and Suh.  

 

I can easily poke holes in other progrums qualification as Blue blood....

 

Texas is considered one- yet we have more titles and have seen greater highs more consistently than they ever have.  If it wasnt for the heroics of vince young, they'd still be leaning on their titles from 50-70 years ago.

 

Miami- No fan base, but absolutely a place with history, famous teams, coaches and the right coach can win there.

 

Michigan- Theyre the logo, great players, fan base etc.  If it wasnt for their bs split title in 97 you'd have to go all the way back to the 40's and pre WW2 to find them at the top (depending on how tonight goes)

 

This thread is dumb, I'm dumb for continuing it.  Go DAWGS tonight but more importantly our march back to the top begins the SECOND this game ends tonight.  2024 is here boys and girls, lets buckle up cause we backkkkkkk

30 years- blue bloods do it for  a century in college football minimum, Minnesota was just as dominant for a similar stretch, Yale was many times more dominant, legendary, etc...  Nebraska has to be resurgent for us to actually be called a blue blood. We have to come back from this trough we are in and win a natty or we are definitely not a blue blood. Just sayin

12 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

And…

How does thinking we are blue bloods help our program when the rest of the country doesnt think we are blue bloods

2 hours ago, admo said:

Your YELLING scared my black cat, "Pooter". 

 

Even my brown Labador "Goose" looked up.

 

But I get what you are saying, and you are right.  Just shh, take a down a notch   We don't yell at trolls.  

bro i am a cornhusker fan, just trying to get this toxic notion that we are blue bloods out of our heads or we are never going to have a decent team

6 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

A little peak at your unquestionable bluebloods as compared to Nebraska over a random 34 seasons 1982 to 2015.

 

Lost 5 games or more

Bama 10x

Michigan 8x

Notre Dame 16x

Nebraska 5x

 

Lost 2 or fewer games

Bama 13x

Michigan 10x

Notre Dame 5x

Nebraska 16x

 

In conclusion, you don’t know WTF you’re talking about.

what happens in 10 years when Nebraska still is having 5-7 seasons, 20 seasons...still a blue blood.  I don't think it is realist as a fan to consider my program a blue blood when it just had a good 30 year run is all I am saying. it leads to unrealistic expectations. We play at the level of Minnesota, our program is alot like Minnesota. Minnesota in 1970 would have been considered a blue blood and Nebraska not. just sayin

competing for national titles, i think that is how a blue blood would define themselves

6 hours ago, Gage County said:

 

Such an awesome reference @Nebfanatic! Did you go to the Missouri game played in St Joe?

The 1902 Skers went 10-0 and didn't allow a single point, 182-0. 1903 was undefeated as well.

michigan was national champs from 1901-1904 or something like that. 

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.

hahahhahaha, cant believe you would think that...go huskers

basically the same mode of choosing a champ until the bcs. 1994 Penn State should share a title with Nebraska imo

those arent just ivy league natty's, those arent just ivy league HOF, and AAs lot more than Nebraska

you just going to leave out the 1960 natty?

13 hours ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

I don't know for sure but I think Nebraska has lost more National Championship games than any other program.  Definitely a blue blood  

Yale has 3 times AA, HOF and 19 national titles...are they a blue blood?

On 1/1/2024 at 9:45 PM, HuskersNC949597 said:

Huh?

 

The 1902 team went undefeated and unscored on, but we don't go touting our 1902 "national championship" even though we probably could if we really, really wanted to, etc. etc.

 

Nebraska is a blue blood by virtue of having success in the early 20th century, AS WELL AS the run that is longer than you claim, 1962-2001 without a season at-or-below .500. The more important question is if blue blood status can be lost and what the criteria for that is.

17 hours ago, runningblind said:

Iowa claims 5 Nattys too. We only claim modern era titles, not ones during ancient years where there were 4 or 5 different entities naming winners.  We could have upwards of 10 like some other schools if we did that also.

minnesota has ap national championships. They were dominant for the same amount of time.

Minnesota has like 5 or 6 nattys, they were dominant for basically the same length of time. We arent better than Minnesota, how are they not a blue blood?

3 hours ago, Gage County said:

There's only 8 teams with more wins than us. What's it take to be a blue blood?

 

 

Minnesota has 6 nattys and no one calls them a blue blood

I mean Nebraska was good for 25 years, does that make a blue blood program or did we just have a good run over 25 years ago. Nebraska was basically good from 71-97, there are some programs which have been relevant for well over a century. I often hear people on here say we are a blue blood program. I dont feel like we are. Lot of people arent even old enough to recall when Nebraska was a good program, we dont have national champioships like Michigan in 1895 or some such. I think it is more we had a good run. Do you think we are a blue blood program.

do you mean registered sports entertainment like the NFL? The NFL is not a sport like the NCAA, it is registered as sports entertainment like professional wrestling. In that regard yes,  but more for the ability to modify the outcome of a season, to put it bluntly, free of legal ramifications.

44 minutes ago, PDXHusker said:

What does that have to do with conference officials trying to influence transferring, or in Raiolas case, high school kids? You think they have more clout than the SEC conference officials and are dirtier somehow? Good luck!

money, bigger names means bigger. They will eventually get to the point where they are completely rigged like the nfl, that is why they will leave the ncaa. They are missing out on billions in wager money like the nfl receives. If you think the nfl is even remotely legit then i also have a bridge to sell you.

5 hours ago, PDXHusker said:

Oh yeah, the conference commissioner is calling recruits on our behalf. He told Ohio State to eat out and McCord was ours. 

I dont think you understand where this whole conference realignment is heading, these giant conferences I believe will leave the NCAA

It is in the Big 10s interest that nebraska become a power again, do the conferences have any input into the transfer portal and can they coax an outcome with nil partnerships?

If nebraska get mccord and flemming next year, nebraska will be tough. Mccord fits right into the nebraska style and a top receiver, nebraska hasnt had top receivers and qb in a long time. They will put a licking on colorado if this happens

2 hours ago, presidentjlh said:

There is an honest to goodness curse on this program. I am convinced.

it goes back to the colorado thrashing in 2001

6 minutes ago, lo country said:

Yep.  I truly miss Bo's passion.  Rome is burning and Riley watched chewing gum, Frost all stoic and arms crossed and Rhule just meanders up and down the sidelines....At least Bo was at risk of getting a 15 yard sideline penalty or an injection for yelling at the refs.  Kids would run through a wall for him.  I am also disappointed in Rhule after the "If we die, we die speech.   That was like the Spartans "with your shield or on it", but he hasn't lived up to that.  Nor has the team played to that.  He got me this year with his speeches.  Not again....

Why did they get rid of Bo, he was a great coach

Ahhh! Nebraska and the good ole jet sweep. jet sweep, fake jet sweep