Blue Blood - does Florida qualify?

[RuffRuff]

 

[superjohn]

No. They are in the next group with Nova, Louisville, and Michigan State.

 

[MexicoHusky]

My least favorite discussion.... but i suppose these shows need something to talk about

 

[HooperScooper]

No. Not that close. Did they talk about UConn being a “Blue Blood” back in 2011?

It is kind of a stupid topic.

 

[ctchamps]

I'll think about this and maybe post my thoughts after watching the UConn football bowl game. 😎

 

[Hoophound]

No chance. They are in the Nova category, maybe even a notch below that. I only say that because they completely caught lightning in a bottle having a bunch of lottery picks come back and try for a repeat rather than enter the draft. It helped that a couple were from very wealthy families. Part of what makes a program a Blue Blood is the ability to win over and over with new groups of players and coaches. We have epitomized that.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

No chance. They are in the Nova category, maybe even a notch below that. I only say that because they completely caught lightning in a bottle having a bunch of lottery picks come back and try for a repeat rather than enter the draft. It helped that a couple were from very wealthy families. Part of what makes a program a Blue Blood is the ability to win over and over with new groups of players and coaches. We have epitomized that.

Just curious, who are you referring to on the wealthy families' connection?

 

[superjohn]

Ranking the programs historically and modern day/currently.

UConn is the best program of the modern era, the time since the tournament expanded to 64. This could go either way between UConn and Duke. UConn has 6 national championships to Duke's 5. Duke has been consistently better with way more final 4's but I give the nod to UConn because they won national championships under three different head coaches and won back to back with different rosters in the most dominant fashion in the modern era and Duke won theirs under only one coach. UConn is also the best current program. Ranking them historically is a bit tricky but this is my order for the top 10-

UCLA
Kentucky
UNC
UConn
Duke
Kansas
Indiana
Villanova
Louisville
Michigan State

 

[Scrutineer]

Just curious, who are you referring to on the wealthy families' connection?

Noah and Horford both had wealthy athlete fathers. One of the others was well off too, as I recall, but I'm not sure who it was and I'm too lazy to research it right now.

 

[Scrutineer]

Ranking the programs historically and modern day/currently.

UConn is the best program of the modern era, the time since the tournament expanded to 64. This could go either way between UConn and Duke. UConn has 6 national championships to Duke's 5. Duke has been consistently better with way more final 4's but I give the nod to UConn because they won national championships under three different head coaches and won back to back with different rosters in the most dominant fashion in the modern era and Duke won theirs under only one coach. UConn is also the best current program. Ranking them historically is a bit tricky but this is my order for the top 10-

UCLA
Kentucky
UNC
UConn
Duke
Kansas
Indiana
Villanova
Louisville
Michigan State

I think you're being generous where you placed uNC because three of their championships came during the eighteen years of academic fraud.

Also, Kansas is too high seeing that two of their four championships were imaginary and, for those who argue they were dominant winning their league every year for lebenty-leben years, how many championships did their league win?
In other words, how good was the league?

 

[imno1]

Questions?
How many championships do you need to be considered?
How long can you go without a championship before you lose bb status?

 

[bendm]

The 5 BBs are Duke, UNC, UK, KU and UConn. The 5 light-blue bloods are Louisville, UCLA, MSU, Indy, Florida

 

[superjohn]

The 5 BBs are Duke, UNC, UK, KU and UConn. The 5 light-blue bloods are Louisville, UCLA, MSU, Indy, Florida

How is Nova not in your second group?

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[superjohn]

Who are these people and why are they so stupid?

Also, what does this have to do with Florida being a blue blood?

 

[Icehawk]

To answer the OP’s question - “No.”

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Villanova fits more than Florida IMO

 

[RuffRuff]

Who are these people and why are they so stupid?

Also, what does this have to do with Florida being a blue blood?

Didn’t think it needed its own thread

 

[Kembafan]

Current blue bloods: UK, KU, UNC, Duke, UConn

2nd tier (that I like to think of as former blue bloods who can get back to the first tier if they go on a run): UCLA, Indy.

3rd tier: Nova, Lou, MSU

4th tier, knocking on 3rd: Florida.

5th tier: everyone else except cuse and BC

6th tier: Cuse.

7th tier: all high school programs.

8th tier: BC

 

[Huskyforlife]

No. Not that close. Did they talk about UConn being a “Blue Blood” back in 2011?

It is kind of a stupid topic.

There was a conversation.

 

[storrsroars]

My opinion is that Kansas, UCLA, Indiana, UNC, Kentucky and Duke all had old gilded-age Newport mansions right on the coast. Indy's fell into disrepair, so UConn demolished it and had Frank Gehry build something modern. UCLA's is in major disrepair waiting for someone to take it over.