Do You Still Consider Nebraska a Blue Blood?

[CJ Vogel]

Saw this on r/CFB this morning and figured I would share it with the good folks of OTF.

 Is Nebraska still considered to be a blue blood in your eyes?

Couple of Nebraska facts:

– Last National Title: 1997

– Last Conference Title: 1999

– Ten win seasons since 2000: 6

– Average wins in the last decade: 4.7 per season

– Nebraska hasn't won eight games in a single season since 2016.

– Nebraska hasn't won ten games in a single season since 2012.

– 51–64 overall record in the last ten years. Have not finished ranked in the top 25 for a single season.

Of course the history is there, but the program could have completely wrapped up after 2000 and the trophy case would not have changed a single bit. So, what say you? Nebraska still belong in the blue blood conversation?

[CJ Vogel]

 

[CJ Vogel]

 

[harveycmd]

They are as much of a blue blood as the criminal sooners or Notre Dame altar boys. 

[Deej]

They are 2-34 against top 25 teams in the CFP era. They are Purdue with a better history 

[Bunk Moreland]

I’m not even sure I consider OU a blue blood anymore, so no.

[CJ Vogel]

Just now, Bunk Moreland said:

I’m not even sure I consider OU a blue blood anymore, so no.

Now that's a bit bold.

I certainly would have OU in my blue blood class. Wasn't about six years ago they had won seven straight conference titles

[LonghornFan4Ever]

I would say yes because I think you can't lose blueblood status once you're considered one.  But another decade similar to the one they just had and it's safe to say they will never return to being a perennial powerhouse like Minnesota football pre-1960, Indiana men's basketball, Southern Cal baseball, etc.  Maybe they find a Curt Cignetti 2.0 to revive their program down the road, so I gonna count them out completely.

[Joe Zura]

Yes

[Bobby Burton]

Their move to the Big 10 was super ill-conceived. Much like Arkansas' early move to the SEC.

Both schools became outposts for their new conferences. It hasn't worked for Nebraska and Arkansas has never been the same since.

[harveycmd]

Of the eight blue blood football programs (Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, USC, Michigan, Criminal Sooners, Notre Dame and Nebraska), only the criminals, altar boys and corn guys haven't won a title in the last twenty-five years. That's why Nebraska is just as much of a blue blood as the other two.

[Bobby Burton]

8 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

 

So not A&M, clearly.

[Hank South]

Think you have to from a historically elite standpoint.

Top 3 helmet in CFB too imo 

[Bobby Burton]

4 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

I would say yes because I think you can't lose blueblood status once you're considered one.  But another decade similar to the one they just had and it's safe to say they will never return to being a perennial powerhouse like Minnesota football pre-1960, Indiana men's basketball, Southern Cal baseball, etc.  Maybe they find a Curt Cignetti 2.0 to revive their program down the road, so I gonna count them out completely.

I like that you mentioned Minnesota football there as a comparison.

[CJ Vogel]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

They are 2-34 against top 25 teams in the CFP era. They are Purdue with a better history 

Turn this up!

I also saw a stat – and this is besides the point, but it's wild enough to mention – that they haven't scored a single point in overtime since 2014. Spanning eight games.  Just insanity lol

[Bobby Burton]

2 minutes ago, Hank South said:

Think you have to from a historically elite standpoint.

Top 3 helmet in CFB too imo 

Top 3 helmet?

The N stands for Nowledge.

[Hank South]

Just now, Bobby Burton said:

Top 3 helmet?

The N stands for Nowledge.

Don't know what it is for me. Simple and iconic. 

[Joe Zura]

2 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

I like that you mentioned Minnesota football there as a comparison.

 Bobby always taking shots at Minnesota lol 

[CJ Vogel]

5 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

I would say yes because I think you can't lose blueblood status once you're considered one.  But another decade similar to the one they just had and it's safe to say they will never return to being a perennial powerhouse like Minnesota football pre-1960, Indiana men's basketball, Southern Cal baseball, etc.  Maybe they find a Curt Cignetti 2.0 to revive their program down the road, so I gonna count them out completely.

Now, Indiana basketball is also the subject of these conversations in the CBB world.

No National Titles since 1987. Last Final Four was in 2002.

They've made the tournament just twice since 2016-17. Only out of the first weekend once since 2010.

[Bunk Moreland]

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

Now that's a bit bold.

I certainly would have OU in my blue blood class. Wasn't about six years ago they had won seven straight conference titles

Yes, they are clearly a historic blue blood. But if that’s your criteria, then so is Nebraska. I know OU just made the playoff, but they are not even a top-tier SEC program IMO. And they have competitive disadvantages that make it highly unlikely they will ever come close to the kind of success they’ve had historically. Let me put it like this: OU may still be a blue blood based on their total resume, but we might be reevaluating that in 10 years. They are not a blue blood over the NEXT 50 years.

[Hank South]

1 minute ago, Hank South said:

Don't know what it is for me. Simple and iconic. 

This helmet not the dumb alternate stuff 

[Bunk Moreland]

4 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

I like that you mentioned Minnesota football there as a comparison.