College basketball’s blue blood stock report

It’s a conversation now. It couldn’t be avoided. Not after what UConn did last March. The Huskies were so dominant on their way to a fifth National Championship that the question was unavoidable.

“Is UConn a blue blood?” For some, it’s an absolute no-brainer. For others? Not so much.

“I’m just mostly proud of the way we’ve done it and with the type of people that we’ve done it, the way we recruit young players, develop young players,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said, via CBS Sports. “We do it without cheating. We do it without lying.”

Earning that blue blood label is fickle and nefarious. It can come and go. How much should historical success play into it? College basketball has changed so much in the last decade. What could the next 10 years have in store? Things might change but the blue blood debate will still rage on with no true correct answer in sight. 

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Introducing the blue blood stock report, part one. We’ll revisit ahead of conference play and once more before March Madness. Let’s dive in: