Thursday, April 10, 2025

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Orange and blue blood? Experts weigh in on Florida basketball’s debatable blue blood status

I would not put Duke on that list.

No presence on national basis before the Sixties. No consistent national relevance before the 1980s.

Not coincidentally, Krzyewski became coach in 1980.

It needs to show that it can win titles under multiple coaches. 

-Zeb

On Apr 10, 2025, at 11:39 AM, Shane Ford <goufgators01@gmail.com> wrote:

"I'm not sure that I'm saying anything controversial to suggest that football is a more important sport than men's basketball at UF," DeCourcy said. "Is it possible to truly be a blue blood if the sport is not number one at your place? The schools that we all acknowledge that are in that category ― Carolina, Kansas, Duke, UCLA ― it is obvious all of them are basketball schools."