Is Tennessee a "CFB Blue Blood"? - Twitter Poll

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just bob said:
Self hate perhaps not, more like self pity.

Bold - I'd say they were back then. haha

And I'm aware it's just opinion.... I suppose it would all come down to what you would define as a blue blood and whether it's all time or last 20 years or whatever. I think most people tend to go with what they saw in their lifetime so like from age 10 or so and on up.
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Agree with you there. And as far as UF, I do not consider us a blue blood, and would not really think of us as such in the mid-2000s, when we won national championships. To me, blue blood means sustained success, over at least 15-20 years.
 
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just bob said:
Self hate perhaps not, more like self pity.

Bold - I'd say they were back then. haha

And I'm aware it's just opinion.... I suppose it would all come down to what you would define as a blue blood and whether it's all time or last 20 years or whatever. I think most people tend to go with what they saw in their lifetime so like from age 10 or so and on up.
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The people who said no are just young pooperscoopers and they don’t know any better 😂I blame the parents
 
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Temple is number 6 in all time wins (in basketball) and Indiana is number 10 with at least 5 national championships. I don’t consider either one a blue blood program anymore.
 
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Raebo said:
Temple is number 6 in all time wins (in basketball) and Indiana is number 10 with at least 5 national championships. I don’t consider either one a blue blood program anymore.
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Oh, Indiana definitely is.

Temple, probably, along with Syracuse, Purdue, and a few others, but the absolute top of the heap are Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA.
 
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Volizona said:
I still think Michigan is over hyped. Most of their “extra wins” and championships were in the stone ages.
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No, that is Notre Dame. Notre Dame was once the top program in CFB but now they seem no where near a National Title Contender and haven't been in over 30 years.
 
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GulfCoasterVol said:
Was Alabama a "blue blood" when they had their decade of wandering through the wilderness ?
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Alabama had their 12 national titles to fall back on though. I was reminded of that number just about every day in school growing up because that’s all they had at the time
 
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Depends on how you want to define what is really a subjective and meaningless designation. Imo, the accepted definition is tied to long term success and also being the or one of the two dominant teams in a conference. Bama, OSU, Mich, SoCal, Tex, Okie and of course ND would be what most would consider the old money. Neb was a blue blood but lost their status.

Otoh, if you want to expand it to 10% of the teams in college football, Tenn is certainly in the mix.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Oh, Indiana definitely is.

Temple, probably, along with Syracuse, Purdue, and a few others, but the absolute top of the heap are Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA.
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No way UCLA is still a basketball blue blood.

They haven’t won a title since 1995.
 
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Daniel_Lincolns_Foot said:
No way UCLA is still a basketball blue blood.

They haven’t won a title since 1995.
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I’ll preface this with saying that I think the whole “blue blood” argument can get rather silly. There’s no set of parameters and it’s basically just in the eye of the beholder. That being said, I don’t agree with your take in UCLA. I don’t believe that a program can lose its blue blood status. Blue blood is basically meant to be a term used to describe programs that have been historically relevant over a long period of time, and/or one’s that helped in building the popularity of the sport. Despite UCLA going nearly three decades without a title, they clearly fit that bill.
 
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AlsaceFreak said:
Excerpt from the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia.... "The Identity and Personality of the Tennessee Volunteers are instantly recognizable to any fan of the game. Just try to imagine college football without orange jerseys, blue tick hounds, that Promethean stadium on the river, checkered end zones and Saturday crowds the size of a small city. This is, in short, one of the major brands. One of only 10 Football programs with 700 wins, Tennesse has produced several national champions, a few legends and one mythic coach. The Vols are, without doubt, among college football's elite."

I don't think I have ever seen it stated better.... gives me goosebumps every time I read it. GO VOLS!!!!
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ESPN loves us.
 
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McDad said:
Here's a good question, if a program isnt currently a blue blood and has never been a blue blood, can they become a blueblood over time if they ramp up the wins / championships in a sustained period?

I say the answer is, no.
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If enough time passes and they maintain the success, yes. Georgia may get there.
 
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I see several no votes for the Vols by folks who list ND as a blueblood. I don't get that; they've been more irrelevant than us recently, and for longer. If ND makes the list we certainly make it.
I also don't get anyone anywhere not having Oklahoma as a blueblood.
 
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My 2 cents:

Historically, yes. In the modern college football landscape? No. And if you say yes, you’re lying to yourself. If we’re talking who are the actual blue bloods in today’s game, I always think instate talent so I would list the following programs: Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, Georgia, LSU, Texas, Florida, Florida State. Florida and Texas have been down most of the last decade, but I don’t think anyone questions their potential if they got another Spurrier/Meyer/Mack Brown-caliber coach. Oklahoma doesn’t have the instate talent of the others, but they have recruited Texas like it was instate for decades upon decades. If people think Oklahoma will go the way of Nebraska in the SEC, they are in for a RUDE awakening imo.

I kind of think of us in that next tier of schools:
Michigan, Auburn, Clemson, Penn State, Oregon, Washington, Miami, Texas A&M. Schools where you definitely can get to or win a national title if eveything comes together, it’s just harder than the above schools to sustain success due to either lack of instate talent, being the little brother school in their state or other factors. Also, we’ll see how Washington and Oregon fare in the Big 10 because I think they could be a little inflated as programs and have yet to show they can handle the grind in one of the big boy conferences. Oregon probably does fine because they’ve got that Nike money and border California, but Washington? Idk. They might be in danger of getting lost in the middle section of the Big Ten.
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
My 2 cents:

Historically, yes. In the modern college football landscape? No. And if you say yes, you’re lying to yourself. If we’re talking who are the actual blue bloods in today’s game, I always think instate talent so I would list the following programs: Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, Georgia, LSU, Texas, Florida, Florida State. Florida and Texas have been down most of the last decade, but I don’t think anyone questions their potential if they got another Spurrier/Meyer/Mack Brown-caliber coach. Oklahoma doesn’t have the instate talent of the others, but they have recruited Texas like it was instate for decades upon decades. If people think Oklahoma will go the way of Nebraska in the SEC, they are in for a RUDE awakening imo.

I kind of think of us in that next tier of schools:
Michigan, Auburn, Clemson, Penn State, Oregon, Washington, Miami, Texas A&M. Schools where you definitely can get to or win a national title if eveything comes together, it’s just harder than the above schools to sustain success due to either lack of instate talent, being the little brother school in their state or other factors. Also, we’ll see how Washington and Oregon fare in the Big 10 because I think they could be a little inflated as programs and have yet to show they can handle the grind in one of the big boy conferences. Oregon probably does fine because they’ve got that Nike money and border California, but Washington? Idk. They might be in danger of getting lost in the middle section of the Big Ten.
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Correct. Washington will be a middle of the road Big10 school. Oregon will be another Penn St imo.
 
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aRmo said:
Correct. Washington will be a middle of the road Big10 school. Oregon will be another Penn St imo.
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Not so sure in this age of NIL. Keep in mind that Oregon has Phil Knight-Nike money behind them and he gives them whatever they need plus Dan Lanning is one of the top coaches in America. The two Big Ten teams projected to have a great chance of winning it all next year are OSU and Oregon and they play each other in Eugene. Michigan will take a slide back with a huge number of losses
 
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VOLfrombama said:
Absolutely yes. Just because the last 20 years hasn't been stellar doesn't erase the previous success.
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No...but it creates more to judge from.

So from a percentage standpoint it absolutely does erase past success, by lowering win percentage.

Army used to be a college football power 80 years ago 🙄
 
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LittleVol said:
No...but it creates more to judge from.

So from a percentage standpoint it absolutely does erase past success, by lowering win percentage.

Army used to be a college football power 80 years ago 🙄
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Gimme a break with 80 years ago. So did Vandy! But UT sustained it to the point that theyre still
Top 11 all time even after walking thru the desert for 2 decades. Being given the #1 ranking in 22 means respect as a program from their peers.

Top 10 in national titles with 6. Second most SEC wins which resulted in being arguably the most hated team in the conference, and some of the greatest players of all time means blue bloods.
 
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Raebo said:
Temple is number 6 in all time wins (in basketball) and Indiana is number 10 with at least 5 national championships. I don’t consider either one a blue blood program anymore.
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Indiana is borderline. They are definitely in the mix. Just like Tennessee Football, they have struggled the last 20 years but were elite before then. Actually that is a great comparison for us. Both are on the cusp.
 
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