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San Diego Union Tribune: "UConn still not a Blue Blood."

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This is great:

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

UConn has the resume of a college basketball blue blood, but is it one?

BOSTON — The University of Connecticut was originally Storrs Agricultural College, founded in 1881 by the Storrs brothers, humble farmers and merchants who also had the town named a…
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Just yesterday I was joking with a friend about being able to hear Kansas fans saying we're not a blue blood unless or until we can commit multiple level 1 violations and come away unscathed. Maybe that's the test.
 
Not a blue blood they say? Oh well, who cares. We have 5 National Championships in the last 25 years. Here’s how old fans of “blue bloods” would have to be to have witnessed 5 titles themselves.

Kentucky: 66
UNC: 42
Duke: 33
Kansas: could have been old enough to witnessed the Big Bang, still wouldn’t have witnessed 5 titles.

I’ll take what we have, and where we are going, over some made up club.
 
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I'm tired of the Blue Blood articles and debates but "what?" at this sentence? when did UCLA and Indiana become excluded?

"The traditional, accepted blue bloods are North Carolina, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky. Some include UCLA with its 11 banners and Indiana with five"
 
Actually, I found this article surprisingly enjoyable and very complimentary of the program. They are essentially saying we're more dangerous b/c we're still not considered a blue-blood. We're hungrier than others, we're obsessive and we have a chip on our shoulder. I like us that way. I prefer that to being considered a blue blood.
 

It is a prickly subject in these parts. The Huskies wear blue, but are they a college basketball blue blood?

(Jessica Hill / Associated Press)
Statistics say they are, with five men’s titles in, yes, the last 25 years to go with 11 women’s titles. Society says they aren’t, or at least not yet — which is not necessarily a good thing when the Aztecs encounter No. 1 overall seed UConn again in the NCAA Tournament, this time Thursday night (4:30 p.m. PDT, TBS) in the Sweet 16 at Boston’s TD Garden.
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Rico444 said:
Is the quote listed in your thread title actually in the article? I don't see anything where the author actually says we're not a blue blood.
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No, she says something like the #'s view UConn as a blue blood but society doesn't and then she tries to connect it all back to Hurley feeling slighted and using it as a motivator.

We're considered a blue blood, this is just someone who had to come up with an article.
 
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Best Uconn related article I've read in the last 3 weeks. Acknowledged JC on the "Heavy lifting" and mentioned our international jumbo on the floor in the early years.
 
I could care less about the blue blood bs. People know about UConn. Walk through any airport in the US wear UConn apparel and people will want to talk UConn hoops with you.
 
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McLovin said:
Not a blue blood they say? Oh well, who cares. We have 5 National Championships in the last 25 years. Here’s how old fans of “blue bloods” would have to be to have witnessed 5 titles themselves.

Kentucky: 66
UNC: 42
Duke: 33
Kansas: could have been old enough to witnessed the Big Bang, still wouldn’t have witnessed 5 titles.

I’ll take what we have, and where we are going, over some made up club.
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I was just compelled to prayer for this hall of fame level read I just have to let you know, king/queen/royal.
 
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