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Sogo

(6,994 posts)
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:22 PM Dec 5

The Big 10 Championship is this year's actual National Championship....

No 1 vs. No.2.

Should be good. On tomorrow night....

Ohio State vs. Indiana; both undefeated!

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Sogo

(6,994 posts)
7. After tomorrow night, the "Natties," as you call it, will be just another tournament.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 05:13 PM
Dec 5

Because the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the entire nation, both undefeated, will have decided who is the better team. What's more National Champion than that?

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WheelWalker

(9,383 posts)
9. I disagree. At the end of the playoffs there may be no undefeated teams
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 06:28 PM
Dec 5

And the national champion, hopefully, Oregon , together with both Indiana and Ohio State, might all have one loss. Every team is undefeated until they aren't.

Sogo

(6,994 posts)
11. I see what you're saying, but we'll just have to agree to disagree.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 08:30 PM
Dec 5

I think the national championship playoffs will just be a do-over after tomorrow night, and won't have much more weight than the bowl games. This scenario is unique to this year, because the top two teams are in the same conference, so more than likely it won't happen that often.



Dulcinea

(9,719 posts)
12. Any Big 10 team.
Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:49 AM
Dec 7

My Nittany Lions won't go to the national championship, so anyone from my conference is OK. Just NOT an SEC team. I have to defend my conference down here in SEC country.

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