hmmmm.... how does a school become a blue blood?
Honestly, I feel like a blue blood is determined by how many bandwagon fans you have/fans that crawl out of the woodwork when you are good.
hmmmm.... how does a school become a blue blood?
And across multiple coaching regimes imo. Blue blood speaks to an institution itself inherently being at that high level.
Which is why UConn is considered a blue blood despite being more of a nouveau riche program compared to a Kentucky or Kansas.
Had they fallen off a cliff after Calhoun left, they may not be, but they’ve sustained it. Even Kevin Ollie won a natty.
Duke doesn’t seem to have skipped a beat when K left.
We are literally watching ISU turn into one of the Blue-Bloods, IMO
If you're never allowed to fall off for a year or two then the list of Blue Bloods is basically Kansas and Duke.I still think they're not quite there because of how hard they've often dropped off between those championship years. They have the titles but not the mid-level track record (elite 8s, etc)
fascinating to see that graphic. Why not include UCLA?A year or two is one thing but I think this (from a couple years ago) speaks for itself
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The only true blue bloods, imo, are unc, duke, Kansas, and Kentucky and there's a wide gap below
How far back are we going? That chart looks like it counts our final 4 appearance from 1944. To me a blue bloods has been consistently good for the last 20-30 years. Multiple championships in that time span and win their conference about 50% of the time, or more.A year or two is one thing but I think this (from a couple years ago) speaks for itself
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The only true blue bloods, imo, are unc, duke, Kansas, and Kentucky and there's a wide gap below
fascinating to see that graphic. Why not include UCLA?
A year or two is one thing but I think this (from a couple years ago) speaks for itself
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The only true blue bloods, imo, are unc, duke, Kansas, and Kentucky and there's a wide gap below
I can accept that ... I just disagree. Either way, the building a BB program is decades away.I almost did. They're close. But their last title being 30 years ago makes me question it.
I almost did. They're close. But their last title being 30 years ago (and their only title in the 64 team era) makes me question it.
I can accept that ... I just disagree. Either way, the building a BB program is decades away.