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Who says UConn isn't a blue blood? UNC, Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, Kansas.......and UConn too. He just said it.
Part of it I always believed was that we never have the consistency the other programs have.I say UConn isn’t a blue blood.
But, we should absolutely be in the Champions classic over Michigan State. The love that program - and Izzo - gets is beyond absurd.
Why not UConn...lack of history prior to the 90's? I think 1 more Title UConn joins no doubters.I say UConn isn’t a blue blood.
But, we should absolutely be in the Champions classic over Michigan State. The love that program - and Izzo - gets is beyond absurd.
Blue Bloods are blue bloods, like it’s set in stone - you can’t change it.Why not UConn...lack of history prior to the 90's?
Just UNC, Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, Kansas in your opinion? Those 5 are absolute blue bloods....followed by Indiana, UConn & Mich State in that order. Nobody else in conversation if not including UConn.
I was thinking about this the other day. ESPN has the Champions Classic every year as one-night event pitting Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, and Kentucky every year. Why not expand it to 8 with UCLA, UNC, Indiana, and UConn?
I can see that...so I'll currently rank UConn as the #2 "New Blood" behind Puke at #1 with Nova, Mich State, Louisville all tied at #3.I actually don’t think Duke is a blue blood. The blue bloods are as follows:
UNC, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, UCLA.
It’s not about winning so much as it is about being foundational to the history of the sport.
ExactlyUConn will never be a blue blood. It's the same as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk will never be old money like the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers, but I'm sure they don't stay up nights worrying about it.
Yet, Duke is snuck in, somehow. In my lifetime, they definitely were not considered a blue blood.UConn will never be a blue blood. It's the same as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk will never be old money like the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers, but I'm sure they don't stay up nights worrying about it.
The only thing those other schools have over us is more Final Fours and regular season wins due to longevity of basketball tradition.Yet, Duke is snuck in, somehow. In my lifetime, they definitely were not considered a blue blood.
UConn’s Resume
Sounds pretty blue bloody to me, but I really don’t care about it that much. When another Natty and let everyone debate our status.
- 4 NCAA Titles (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014)
- 5 Final Fours (1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014)
- 4 Big East/AAC Conference Tournament Titles Since 2000 (2002, 2004, 2011, 2016)
- 4 Big East Regular Season Championships Since 2000 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
- 20 year average NCAA Tourney Seed = 7
People knock down the UConn “Blue Blood” status because lack of history. Like you just mentioned, we have won National Championships in 3 different decades, and with multiple coaches. It is a stupid argument because if 1 out of the 4 Championships we have were won in the 70’s or 80’s, would that make us more of a “Blue Blood” in some peoples eyes???I'd say we're a blue blood based on the following categories: Won championships in 3 different decades. Won championships with multiple coaches. You know who doesn't meet both of those criteria? Duke.
Well, it's because they're down years are much much better than ours. They didn't win the regular season but are still a 1-3 seed every year. I get your point, but it's not apples to apples.The only thing those other schools have over us is more Final Fours and regular season wins due to longevity of basketball tradition.
However, when you've won 4 national championships, I don't care for bragging about 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place finishes in a tournament. That's what loser programs hang their hats on. We hang championship banners, not runner up ones.
Also fun Duke fact, they have only won the ACC regular season ONCE since 2006. They haven't won it in over a decade. I feel like no one ever brings that up or counts it against them, but that is always counted against us.
The Rockefellers and Vanderbilts were nouveau riche once themselves. Time changes things, but it's lots of time, not a single generation.UConn will never be a blue blood. It's the same as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk will never be old money like the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers, but I'm sure they don't stay up nights worrying about it.
It probably would, which is stupid. However, Duke's titles have all come since the 90's as well. But they had FF's in prior decadesPeople knock down the UConn “Blue Blood” status because lack of history. Like you just mentioned, we have won National Championships in 3 different decades, and with multiple coaches. It is a stupid argument because if 1 out of the 4 Championships we have were won in the 70’s or 80’s, would that make us more of a “Blue Blood” in some peoples eyes???
Outside of the bad Ollie years, our down years weren't terrible. We made the tourney almost every year for a 25 year stretch starting in the 90's. It looks like we will be a mainstay in the tournament for a loooong time with Hurley. People will forget about the 2017-2019 stretch when we win our 5th title in the next few years.Well, it's because they're down years are much much better than ours. They didn't win the regular season but are still a 1-3 seed every year. I get your point, but it's not apples to apples.
And we absolutely belong in the Champions Classic and not Michigan StateThis isn’t really a discussion (and it’s a pretty dumb meaningless one, to the extent that it is)
What we are is one of the most accomplished basketball programs.
What we’re not is a blue blood.
The term “blue blood” has an actual definition.
You can’t “become” a blue blood or stop being a a blue blood. It’s not how the term works.
But again, we are amongst the most accomplished programs ever. That’s all that matters. Bill Gates is richer than every Vanderbilt family member in history - probably combined. The Vanderbilts are blue bloods, Bill Gates is not. Bill Gates doesn’t care and neither should you.
If it's a true Champions Classic, the entire Big Ten should be banned.And we absolutely belong in the Champions Classic and not Michigan State