Blue chips are athletes , particularly high school players, targeted for drafting or signing by teams at the college level. In college football , the term is considered synonymous with four-star and five-star recruits, while in college basketball , the term may also refer exclusively to five-stars. Collegiate players being scouted by professional franchises may also be referred to as blue chips .
20-506: (Redirected from Blue Chip ) [REDACTED] Look up blue chip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blue chip may refer to: Blue casino token Blue chip (stock market) , a corporation with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profitably Blue chip (sports) , collegiate athletes who are targeted by professional sports teams Blue Chip Stamps ,
40-566: A 1994 film Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa , located in Indiana Blue chip hacking scandal , a 2008 political scandal involving the use of corrupt private investigators by British "blue chip" companies Blue Chip Economic Indicators , a monthly publication of Aspen Publishers with consensus forecasts of the economy of the United States Blue Chip Electronics , a defunct American computer company Blue Chip series,
60-527: A 2017 album by Action Bronson Blue Chips 2 , a 2013 mixtape by Action Bronson Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blue chip . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_chip&oldid=1044807200 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
80-400: A nickname for Cincinnati See also [ edit ] Blue Chips 7000 , a 2017 album by Action Bronson Blue Chips 2 , a 2013 mixtape by Action Bronson Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blue chip . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
100-418: A trading stamps company Blue Chip (album) , a 1989 album by Acoustic Alchemy Blue Chips , a 1994 film Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa , located in Indiana Blue chip hacking scandal , a 2008 political scandal involving the use of corrupt private investigators by British "blue chip" companies Blue Chip Economic Indicators , a monthly publication of Aspen Publishers with consensus forecasts of
120-613: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blue chip (sports) Blue chip players are those who have proven themselves to be among the best at their positions in their respective sports and are more sought after and wanted than other players. They are typically perceived as "can't miss" prospects who are desired by most organizations. Blue chip athletes are likely to have an immediate impact on teams that acquire them and have proven skills rather than speculative or untapped potential. Many top recruits eventually go on to be successful at
140-535: Is possible that a team has already busted the Blue-Chip Ratio. According to Elliott, "either due to data changing after the fact, via industry contraction/expansion/merger, or perhaps due to an error of my own, 2010 Auburn no longer seems to meet 50% in the BCR . . . while I am confident that Auburn did meet the threshold when I was back-testing the model a half-decade ago, I can no longer back it up with proof." Although
160-557: Is the percentage of four-star and five-star players on a team. Furthermore, Elliott posits that teams need to have a Blue-Chip Ratio of at least 50% to be able to win a national championship. Since 2011, every national champion has had a BCR of 50% or higher. According to Elliott, the Blue-Chip Ratio has been referenced by all major broadcast networks and is closely monitored by head coaches and administrators. It has also been covered and referenced by many other sports journalists. Elliott has acknowledged: "I don't actually think that
180-436: The 2018 season . Sixteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2019 season . Fifteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2020 season . Sixteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2021 season . Fifteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2022 season . Sixteen teams had enough talent to win
200-679: The 1955-1959 GMC (automobile) versions of Chevrolet Task Force trucks Blue Chip Conference , a high school athletic conference in Indiana Bluechip (software) , a voter database used by the Conservative Party in the UK from the mid-1990s to 2009 BlueChip Stadium , a former name for ASB Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand The Blue Chip City , a nickname for Cincinnati See also [ edit ] Blue Chips 7000 ,
220-405: The Blue-Chip Ratio will hold forever. Standards are made to be broken." He posits that a team with 45-49% BCR, a transcendent QB, and great injury luck could eventually win a national championship. He has cited 2014 Oregon , 2015 Clemson , 2021 Cincinnati , 2022 TCU , and 2023 Florida State as examples of teams that came close to winning it all despite having a BCR less than 50%. In fact, it
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#1732847622092240-491: The economy of the United States Blue Chip Electronics , a defunct American computer company Blue Chip series, the 1955-1959 GMC (automobile) versions of Chevrolet Task Force trucks Blue Chip Conference , a high school athletic conference in Indiana Bluechip (software) , a voter database used by the Conservative Party in the UK from the mid-1990s to 2009 BlueChip Stadium , a former name for ASB Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand The Blue Chip City ,
260-425: The expanded twelve-team College Football Playoff will allow greater access to the playoff for less talented teams, the expansion will also require those less talented teams to win three or even four difficult games to win the national championship, possibly making it even more difficult for them to bust the ratio. For the 2024 season , Elliott believes that Tennessee (46% BCR) is the most likely candidate to bust
280-428: The free dictionary. Blue chip may refer to: Blue casino token Blue chip (stock market) , a corporation with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profitably Blue chip (sports) , collegiate athletes who are targeted by professional sports teams Blue Chip Stamps , a trading stamps company Blue Chip (album) , a 1989 album by Acoustic Alchemy Blue Chips ,
300-424: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_chip&oldid=1044807200 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages blue chip [REDACTED] Look up blue chip in Wiktionary,
320-442: The national championship (BCR of 50% or higher) in recent seasons. Many Blue-Chip Ratios prior to 2014 are unreliable or unavailable, due to a lack of articles listing them, errors or discrepancies in older recruiting rankings, etc. Elliott has listed Blue-Chip Ratios of several national champions before 2014, but not non-champions. Teams that won the national championship are highlighted in bold. Eleven teams had enough talent to win
340-405: The national championship during the 2014 season . Twelve teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2015 season . Thirteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2016 season . Ten teams had enough talent to win the national championship during the 2017 season . Thirteen teams had enough talent to win the national championship during
360-447: The professional level, especially in basketball and baseball. In 2013, national recruiting analyst Bud Elliott created a concept known as the "Blue-Chip Ratio" ( BCR ), which calculates which college football teams have enough talent to win the national championship in any given season. Essentially, the Blue-Chip Ratio is the ratio of blue chips to non-blue chips a team signs over the previous four recruiting classes. Put more simply, it
380-405: The ratio. Elliott does not include transfers in his calculations. Even with the transfer portal and the removal of transfer limitations in the early 2020s, national champions have not relied on outside players thus far. 2021 Georgia and 2022 Georgia made either few or no additions through the use of the portal. 2023 Michigan had nine transfers, regarded as important on the team, but most of
400-424: The team was still recruited out of high school. The majority of transfers are used to fill holes in a roster, rather than adding talent. Most elite players are recruited out of high school and remain at the school with which they signed. An analysis in 2023 showed that almost every top team's Blue-Chip Ratio decreased when including transfers. The following are lists of all the teams that had enough talent to win
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