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Why Michigan State is winning the national championship (top tier analysis)

I’ve seen lots of speculation as to who will take home the national championship trophy this year, but I can finally put the debate to rest as Michigan State will be winning the title.

Confused? Here’s why:

In 3 out of the past 3 years, the eventual national champion played Washington in Seattle the following year.

Obviously, this trend will continue and is not a fluke. This narrows our list of candidates to just 7:

Fresno State, Portland State, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, and USC.

But we can use the process of elimination to slowly narrow down our list to just 2.

Now you might see Oregon on the list and instantly assume that the preseason #2 team, with this blessing on their side, is bound to finally reach the summit. Unfortunately these people aren’t considering one crucial factor about the Ducks: god hates them. They should have had a shot in 2001 but the computers picked Nebraska. Then 2007 but Dixon got hurt. Then 2010 but they forgot how to tackle. Then 2012 but they lost to Stanford after a missed kick. Then 2014 but OSU blasted them. Then 2019 but ASU upset them. Then 2021 but Stanford again. Then 2023 but UW got them. Then 2024 but oops it’s OSU again. Then 2025 but they forgot to google Cignetti. Do you realize just how many times the Ducks haven’t won a natty? Clearly, they have no hope and will not win this year.

USC is the next logical candidate but then we remember Lincoln Riley is their coach. Lincoln Riley. The same guy who has coached 3 Heisman trophy winners, and hasn’t won a playoff game? Get real. They’ll probably miss the playoffs after finding a way to lose to Utah again. Sure, the Utes aren’t on their schedule, but USC finds ways to lose. They have since Pete Carroll left. How else do you think their best year since ended with losing to fucking Tulane. Tulane!

Obviously Fresno State can be eliminated next, since G5 teams never ever beat P4 teams ever. Every single G5 team that beat a P4 team was a fluke and if they played an SEC schedule they’d go 6-6 at best.

We can of course eliminate Maryland since winning the national championship means winning games past September, which as far as I can tell isn’t possible for the Terps.

Portland State is also from the state of Oregon, and as we discussed above they cannot have good things. Maybe they’ll win the FCS championship actually. Are they any good?

Finally that leaves us with Nebraska and Michigan State.

And let me tell you, this was tough. I looked at this from every angle, trying to find an edge. Finally, it hit me.

You see, as someone who lived through the trauma of the 2024 national championship game, I hate Michigan.

Did they cheat against us? Probably not. Did they cheat during the 2021, 2022, and parts of the 2023 seasons? Probably. Have they been served karmic justice for that? I don’t think so. Sure you can point to the parade of scandals that surround them, and the fact that they actually gave Dave Portnoy a degree, but that’s not enough. They just won a Basketball title for fucks sake. I think they only way they can atone is to watch their in state rival win it all. Therefore, we can eliminate Nebraska.

In conclusion the season can’t start soon enough go dawgs

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u/SparkMaster360 — 9 hours ago
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[GopherSports] When you buy 3 Red Baron® pizzas you win 2 free tickets to the game, while supplies last

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u/royalx — 10 hours ago
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[Jacquie Franciulli] Virginia Running Back Solomon Beebe Arrested and Charged with Three Counts of Animal Cruelty

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u/Tman450x — 6 hours ago
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[Thamel] Sources: Oklahoma and coach Brent Venables have agreed to a new 6-year contract that averages $10.5 million per year. It adds two years to the current deal and goes through 2031. Venables led Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff in 2025, OU’s first CFP since 2019.

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u/redwave2505 — 17 hours ago
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[David Eckert]: Colin Simmons on what caused his progression as a run defender: “I dunno. I think I just said fuck it.”

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u/defensecowboy — 15 hours ago
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I've Created a Google Sheet with Every College Football Game (NCAA, NAIA, JuCo, Etc.) 2026 EDITION

Some of you may remember the Google Sheet from the last two seasons that had every college football game, and this year's edition you can view here.

Each week has its own sheet, and has a watch link for each game (some do not have them because I have not found them yet or they are not live.)

Some Schedule Notes:

  • Each game week will run Tuesday-Monday.

  • If a time or network slot is blank, that means it is TBD.

The 2026 season will kick off right now with Hutchinson hosting Cisco, then Dodge City at New Mexico Military will kick off at 7 PM MT. (I had hoped to get this out sooner, but an actual office job made that a little harder, and the spotty McDonald's WiFi at lunch didn't help.

What's new this year:

  • Paid streams are now represented with a ($) in the watch link.

  • The ICAA has been removed but I have added independent schools that were not previously listed in full, as well as made an independent standings list.

Hope you all enjoy, and hope this helps you track the 2026 season!

P.S. This takes a lot of time and I do it for free. If you use this as a resource, please consider donating using the link at the bottom of each page. No AI was used in the making of this sheet, if that sort of thing matters to you.

u/master_bloseph — 11 hours ago
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Utah sues Freddie Whittingham, former assistant coach who followed brother Kyle Whittingham to Michigan

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u/pierdonia — 21 hours ago
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[Thamel] A power four personnel executive summed up the surreal scene in the wake of the Louisiana state ruling yesterday: “Pretty hilarious we are now cutting up NFL preseason games for late roster adds. It’s ridiculous.”

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u/Lakelyfe09 — 23 hours ago
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[Dellenger] ACC schools expressed opposition to anti-expansion legislation in Protect College Sports Act

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u/Lakelyfe09 — 21 hours ago
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Indiana football expected to sell out all 2026 home games; first full-season sellout in over 50 years

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u/DrInsano — 22 hours ago