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[AntG168]

So because a team has a rough patch that excludes them from being a blue blood? Cuz we’ve had some very rough patches in our history. You don’t just become unqualified after a few years of struggles.

The definition was explained to me. And i never considered UConn a blue blood

 

[pj]

The definition was explained to me. And i never considered UConn a blue blood

UConn is well on its way to being a blue blood, it just needs another generation of excellence. 4 more championships!

 

[auror]

Okay that makes sense. Thanks for the breakdown. I always thought it meant the national powers of CBB. Like some years ago when people were debating whether UConn was becoming a blue blood.

There's a lot of overlap between national power/marquee program/blue blood and people use the terms interchangeably (& incorrectly) too often.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

There's a lot of overlap between national power/marquee program/blue blood and people use the terms interchangeably (& incorrectly) too often.

A teachable moment and the lesson offered, followed by learning acknowledged w/humble appreciation. Not often seen in the parts. Nice.

 

[Hurleyman216]

There's a lot of overlap between national power/marquee program/blue blood and people use the terms interchangeably (& incorrectly) too often.

Are we sure it’s overlap or could it be underlap? Just checking because it really does change everything if it’s underlap...

 

[CAHUSKY]

The definition was explained to me. And i never considered UConn a blue blood

 

[auror]

A teachable moment and the lesson offered, followed by learning acknowledged w/humble appreciation. Not often seen in the parts. Nice.

Big props to @AntG168 for the humility in the exchange.

More teaching:

Blue blood is likely a racist term translated from the Spanish "sangre azul". A sect of the Spanish nobility used the term to describe that their skin was pale white and thus it was easy to see the veins of blue blood underneath. This implied they did not have any breeding in their past lineage with the dark skinned Northern African Moors who ruled Spain for a long period. It also implied they came from money because their pale skin showed they did not have to work in the sun. The Moor rule of Spain was 700 years long, so to keep a noble bloodline both unbroken and without Moorish intermarriage for that full period was a source of great pride for those that coined the term.

It was adopted by other European nobility and eventually Americans who downplayed the racism aspect of it and emphasized the long lineage & wealth aspects, which is why colloquially it's used to describe a person or institution of old money or tradition.

It's basically the opposite of mudblood from Harry Potter.

 

[AntG168]

Big props to @AntG168 for the humility in the exchange.

More teaching:

Blue blood is likely a racist term translated from the Spanish "sangre azul". A sect of the Spanish nobility used the term to describe that their skin was pale white and thus it was easy to see the veins of blue blood underneath. This implied they did not have any breeding in their past lineage with the dark skinned Northern African Moors who ruled Spain for a long period. It also implied they came from money because their pale skin showed they did not have to work in the sun. The Moor rule of Spain was 700 years long, so to keep a noble bloodline both unbroken and without Moorish intermarriage for that full period was a source of great pride for those that coined the term.

It was adopted by other European nobility and eventually Americans who downplayed the racism aspect of it and emphasized the long lineage & wealth aspects, which is why colloquially it's used to describe a person or institution of old money or tradition.

It's basically the opposite of mudblood from Harry Potter.

no problem @auror. Humility isnt a hard thing. A man who claims to know everything knows nothing. Always open to learning or being educated

 

[navery12]

There's a lot of overlap between national power/marquee program/blue blood and people use the terms interchangeably (& incorrectly) too often.

It's all those casual fans who get this confused

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

UCLA is a blue blood.

Also, after finally looking at the video, I see 7 legit P5 schools, with a mix of good coaches and aggressive recruiters. From the comments, I was expecting much worse.

 

[YoungFree]

head scratching top 7. Zero blue bloods. Has his stock dropped?

Very interesting...TCU and Texas Tech over UConn....what happened to UNC and UK?

 

[JMick]

Very interesting...TCU and Texas Tech over UConn....what happened to UNC and UK?

Seems like a lot of schools backed off because he didn't shoot well

 

[CL82]

Pretty interesting reddit discussion on blue bloods HERE. They seem to consider UConn first out.

The really interesting thing is no one has a definition of blue blood. It's like the famed definition of pornography "you know it when you see it."

Hard to not to include us once Hurley gets his first.

(Still Doomed.)

 

[husky99]

Very interesting...TCU and Texas Tech over UConn....what happened to UNC and UK?

Talk to a few bloggers and reporters, they said this list is a scratch your head...

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Gives me chills everytime

 

[HooperScooper]

Gives me chills everytime

Same here.